Solid Signal doesn’t sell Bell equipment. Some of our dishes and accessories are Bell compatible, but we don’t sell it and we don’t support it. It’s not that we wouldn’t like to, but it’s just not possible for us
Why? Because Bell equipment is designed for Canada and it’s not legal for a retailer like us to import it into the US. It’s not approved by the FCC, and everything that works with any sort of radio signal needs their approval. On the other hand, Solid Signal does not have a Canadian operation. We will ship some things to Canada, but in general we’re sort of a US operation. We love serving our US customers and they keep us as busy as we can be.
But technologically speaking
The truth is, though, if you had a Bell satellite system in the US and you were within 100 or so miles from the Canadian border it would probably work. I don’t have any hard data, but satellites don’t know what country they’re beaming down into. You can focus a satellite beam so it stops short of covering the entire continent, but if you’re going to service the people of Toronto with strong signal, it’s practically impossible to keep that signal from leaking over to Michigan, New York, even Ohio. That’s how satellite beams work. It’s not possible for them to have a hard stop at a border. Bell Satellite signals bleed in the US, DIRECTV and DISH signals bleed into Canada. It’s impossible to stop them. The two countries work together to make sure that broadcasts from one don’t interfere with the other.
It’s not legal for you to bring that stuff into the US. But hey, I’m not a border agent. I don’t know what you’re bringing. I’ve heard stories of people having things confiscated at the border but I don’t know how true it is. I mean, does it really sound right that your average US border patrol agent would know the difference between satellite gear designed for the US and stuff designed for Canada? Seems to me that’s kind of a stretch.
On the other hand…
All I can tell you is that there’s some really good satellite TV systems for the US and Solid Signal can only sell you equipment for the US. If you are looking at equipment for US use, though, I’d like to invite you to find out what real customer service is all about. SolidSignal.com has the best selection of parts and accessories, the same things you’ll find on installer trucks. If you need help setting up an account or starting new service, call us at 888-233-7563. We represent all the major satellite TV and internet companies. Our folks are experts, and they’re located in the good old US of A. We’re here for you with a team of caring helpful technicians, and we don’t read scripts or make you jump through long phone trees.
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