A. YES.  The FCC ruled that 6 NBC, 13 CBS, 8 ABC 10 PBS, 23 FOX  AND CW AND MY PORTLAND are in the Portland market. Our service area in the Portland market is in the following counties  Kennebec, Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Oxford, and Sagadahog. The FCC ruled  that 2 NBC, 5 CBS, 7 ABC 12 PBS, 22 FOX  AND CW) are in the Bangor market. Our service area in the Bangor market is in the following counties Somerset, Penobscot and Waldo.  

Q. Can I get the Red Sox, Bruins, & Celtics on satellite?

A. YES! NESN and CSNNE are our Regional Sports Networks and can be found in the following packages for Central Maine; TOP 120 PLUS for $45 month or $30 month for the first year, with first time qualifying customers & 2 year commitment; TOP 200  for $53 month or $38 month for the first year, with first time qualifying customers & 2 year commitment; TOP 250 $63 month or $48 month for the first year, with first time qualifying customers & 2 year commitment.

Q. Are there blackouts?

A. Yes. Blackouts are the same with all providers. When there is a blackout  you can usually find the game on another Network such as ESPN (in all most packages) or the locals like Fox 23 or CBS 13 & 5.

Q. Can I get channel 5 WABI ? 

A YES & NO. TV Man is a Central Maine Dealer and we understand this channel can be important to all our customer North of Augusta. The FCC ruled 5 WABI (2 NBC, 5 CBS, 7 ABC 12 PBS, 22 FOX  AND CW) are in the Bangor market only. Our service area in the Bangor market is in the following counties Somerset, Penobscot and Waldo.  

Q. Can I get channel 6 WCSH ? 

A YES & NO. TV Man is a Central Maine Dealer and we understand this channel can be important to all customer Augusta area. The FCC ruled 6 WCSH (6 NBC, 13 CBS, 8 ABC 10 PBS, 23 FOX  AND CW AND MY PORTLAND) are in the Portland market only. Our service area in the Portland market is in the following counties  Kennebec, Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Oxford, and Sagadahog.

Q. Can I get local access channels?

A. NO. Local access (Town Hall Meeting etc) are supply by your local cable company only.

Q. Can I save money with a dish?

 A. YES. DISH Network TOP 120 and TOP 200 after the sign up special are usually less than most cable. With TOP 120 you get most of the basic channels and have huge savings at $40 month or $25 the first year, with first time qualifying customers & 2 year commitment. TOP 200 has much more channels than most cable providers and is also less money $53 month or $38 for the first year, with first time qualifying customers & 2 year commitment;. The big variable is what do like to watch and how much do you want to save. 

Q. Can I go ALA Carte?

A. NO. There are some ala carte but require that a program package is purchased. Super Stations, Bloomberg, Encore Movie Pack, Outdoor, RFD-TV, Veria, Multi-Sports Pak & movie packs are ala carte or add-ons. TOP 120 with Encore Movie Pack (westerns, mystery, drama, love, action and more) is only $30 on special  for the first year, with first time qualifying customers & 2 year commitment;

Q. What are the extra or hidden charges?

A. Taxes, DVR, HD, extra rooms, and warrant service. Taxes are easy State of Maine on basics service a dollar or two and more for advance programming or movie packs. DVR service $6, HD service $10, extra rooms $7, and $6 for warrant service.  Please use DISH Network calculator for more exact month pricing. DISH Network calculator

Q. I been told I can not get DISH because of trees has anything changed? 

A. YES. DISH Network now has two choices for us to point dishes the western arc and the new eastern arc. The older western arc can and still is being used but has its satellites at 20* and 26* above the horizon which is tough. The new eastern arc is 38* above the horizon and is very easy for us to site in.

Q. Why use TV Man can I get a better deal with you? 

A. YES. We are an authorize DISH Network dealer and installer. Ads that show $19.99 are running the bare bones lowest price point set by DISH. For all lease equipment (DISH provides in there lease program up to 6 rooms, 1 DVR or 1 HD/DVR or 3 HD  there is no charge for equipment but they can be higher monthly fees) . We offer all that DISH has to offer. Exact monthly price can be find on DISH Network calculator this is a official DISH site. We speak English. We are local since 1984. We extend our service to return visits to help you understand the products. And we offer a wide variety of referrals. Quality installation to minimize problems with experience and professional train techs.

Q. Who has the most HD DISH Network, DirecTV, or cable?

A, I don't know. The truth is what do you want to watch? What package are you going to get? Does this package give you the HD channels that you are interested in? Everyday someone ask me can I go 'ala carte' and there is too many shopping, religious, sports or pay per view channels. Look for an affordable HD package that carries the channels you watch. A muti-sport pack with 50 HD channels is worthless if it's blacking out the games you want to watch but will give you the most HD numbers numbers?

Q. Could I have reception problems?

A. YES . There is occasional maintenance with the dishes. I have DISH Network and my personal reception is almost trouble free and I believe yours also should be the same. There are 2 types of reception problems; weather and installations. 

1. With weather rain should not bother but dark heavy thunder showers as they come can disrupt services from 2  to 5mts and in some cases 15 to 30mts. Also rain like cats and dogs can take out service but once I did stand in the pouring heavy rain with a customer and talk about moving his dish and never lost receptions. Additional as I am typing this web page a thunder storm came through and I never lost reception as I was listening to a music station on DISH Network. Snow should not bother but sticky snow can stay on the dish and cause some temporary reception problems. For snow on the dish you can do any of the following; gently brush the snow off the dish, wait for this type of snow to slide off it does face South, you can spray your dish with Pam oil or a silicone spray to coat the dish, buy a dish cover, call TV Man 622-1017,  call DISH NETWORK 1-800-333-3474, call DIRECTV 1-800-531-5000. 

2. Installations problems can cause you to lose service with any of the following conditions hot, cold, wind blowing, mist, rain & snow or any combinations and sometimes with no apparent rhyme or reason. You could have any of the following problems; bad fitting, bad wire, a piece of RG59 in line, or bad alignment. Less often there is equipment problems such as receivers, & LNBs. Remote problems can be caused by the following; bad remote, bad batteries, batteries installed wrong, dog chew remote, dropped remote, neighbors with DISH (easy fix), CFL lights, remote antenna needs relocating and radio transmitter devices in the home.  For service call TV Man 622-1017,  call DISH NETWORK 1-800-333-3474, call DIRECTV 1-800-531-5000.