Recent content by NYDutch

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    EchoStar/Dish raises doubts about 'ability to continue as a going concern'

    Just like our Firestick remotes. I recently got one of the new Firestick Pro remotes that have two programmable buttons and backlit buttons. Very handy...
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    EchoStar/Dish raises doubts about 'ability to continue as a going concern'

    How "seamless" do you want it? My wife just turned on the TV from her Firestick remote, selected YTTV Live, and scrolled through the channels until she found something she liked. If she knew what she wanted, she would have just pressed a button on the remote and asked it to find the program she...
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    Teardown video/photos of Hopper 3 or similar receivers

    Navy basically has it right. About the only recognizable devices under the hood are the hard drive and cooling fan, along with a bunch of chips and supporting resistors, capacitors, etc. Trying to trace out who does what is an exercise in futility lacking any schematics and appropriate chip...
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    EchoStar/Dish raises doubts about 'ability to continue as a going concern'

    Exactly... Our twin daughters are 56, and one streams everything she watches, works at home doing medical billing/auditing with two screens open on her desktop plus her laptop also sits on her desk, all with multiple windows open. And she has a bunch of apps on her phone that she uses regularly...
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    EchoStar/Dish raises doubts about 'ability to continue as a going concern'

    My 88 year old neighbor is quite comfortable using YTTV as her primary provider. She also makes good use of her Firestick remote's voice option for finding programs on other apps without a lot of manual searching. She tells it what she wants (big Naked & Afraid fan) and only needs a couple of...
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    How things have changed

    Of course it won't be that quick. More likely a series of cutbacks until there is no longer enough people to keep the service functional. Dropping program providers would be a likely first move along with call center layoffs. Discontinuing new subscriptions would be another early move in...
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    EchoStar/Dish raises doubts about 'ability to continue as a going concern'

    Exactly... Our local seniors center has various level IT courses they offer regularly. The entry and intermediate courses are almost always fully booked. The advanced course less so, but is still always nearly fully booked. I used to teach all three levels, but my travel and now health...
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    How things have changed

    Irrelevant... At some point the Orby folks decided the service was not financially viable and they shut it down. Dish could very well do the same thing given Echostar's precarious financial condition. Large and small companies have shut down losing services, products, or divisions regularly...
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    How things have changed

    How bad did it get for Orby before they decided to "just turn OFF the Signal and go home"?
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    Has anyone tried to stream services from Canada w/ Sat Dishes becoming a thing of the past in US.

    You might find this article useful: https://www.hp.com/ca-en/shop/offer.aspx?p=watch-tv-without-cable-canada
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    Dish Remote Question!

    My point is that the providers pay Dish for placement on the remotes. I don't know how often those selections are updated.
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    Dish Satellite Names

    Did 23 replace 10 & 11? Not being on Dish now, I haven't kept up. I went by what my DishPointer app lists, but that could well be out of date.
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    Dish Satellite Names

    I don't know which labels your app uses, but the 110 satellites are Echostar 10 & 11, and the 119 sats are Echostar 7 & 14 as I recall.
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    Dish Remote Question!

    Which buttons are used depends on which providers are paying for them.
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    61.5 Satellite?

    Are you sure you have a clear view of both satellites?