Direct TV question

[Tugg Speedman]

I live in downtown Chicago.  Occasionally when I drive by an apartment building you see multi direct tv dishes.  It really clutters the building and detracts from its look. (Saw another earlier tonight which got me thinking about it)

Why aren't all the boxes connected to one dish?

[ChicosBailBonds]

I live in downtown Chicago.  Occasionally when I drive by an apartment building you see multi direct tv dishes.  It really clutters the building and detracts from its look. (Saw another earlier tonight which got me thinking about it)

Why aren't all the boxes connected to one dish?

Because the building isn't hardwired centrally.  That's very expensive and many building owners don't want to do it.  Most certainly it can be done and there are 1000's of buildings across the country that do go down that path, but many do not.  So they allow their tennants to either put their own dish on a balcony or roof.  In those situations, you are probably also seeing DISH Network dishes also...so it's two companies.