Dish Network dish - Worth anything? Taken away

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Dish Network dish - Worth anything? Taken away

Postby AuStruck » Wed Nov 25, 2015 3:02 pm

Just had roof replaced. Contractor asked what to do about the Dish Network dish. I originally paid for all equipment but after two or three years cancelled all service.

I told the contractor "take it off - It's mine". To my surprise his crew took the dish away. He was $1000 dollars cheaper than other bids. Sort of a friend.

Should I ask for it back?
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Re: Dish Network dish - Worth anything? Taken away

Postby hobo finds » Wed Nov 25, 2015 3:26 pm

$.03 a pound for it at best...
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Re: Dish Network dish - Worth anything? Taken away

Postby Thogey » Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:23 pm

Just junk. not hardly worth the effort to bend down and pick it up.

You can see them in the scrap yard shred heap.
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Re: Dish Network dish - Worth anything? Taken away

Postby Rosco » Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:35 pm

Thogey wrote:Just junk. not hardly worth the effort to bend down and pick it up.

You can see them in the scrap yard shred heap.


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Re: Dish Network dish - Worth anything? Taken away

Postby AdamsSamoa » Wed Nov 25, 2015 5:39 pm

google scraping a satalite dish. There is gold in the LMB... a little, but it is there.
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Re: Dish Network dish - Worth anything? Taken away

Postby spacecase0 » Thu Nov 26, 2015 12:54 pm

the LMB might be able to be resold http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=dish+network+lnb

some people use the dish to make a solar cooker
http://www.instructables.com/id/satelli ... ar-cooker/
handy to have for when the power fails
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Re: Dish Network dish - Worth anything? Taken away

Postby fansubs_ca » Tue Dec 08, 2015 2:20 am

I've heard of people repurposing them to make point to point WI-FI bridges.

I've also heard of this being done with old 4 foot dishes as well.
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