Recent content by Bob Caruthers

No ESPNU-HD. I'm tired of waiting. How stupid and hardheaded can these guys be?

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Signal Loss Question Solved: My dish was covered with snow!

Complete signal here in the Texas panhandle. Happened right at 4:00 pm (central).

It is the annual question. It irritates me that they won't add ESPNU-HD.

I did what I should have done before asking the question: I Googled it. I found several theories about what causes the static pop when changing channels, so in the end there really isn't ONE answer: Nobody really knows because there are so many variables. It hasn't been popping today. I wish I...

Popping noise... I found the answer...

I have an EHD attached to my 211. It works as advertised. Easy as pie.

Ken, Thanks again. You hit the nail on the head. After posting, I realized that the HK remote has an On and an Off button, so I guess the code will only work the On part. I've tried to get the HK remote to "learn" the functions of the Dish remote which is the way I really want to go...

Thanks, KKlare. As I said, I use AUX to turn off and on my AVR. Holding down the AUX for a couple of second lights everything up the I punched 2 as the manual says then the codes. Then #, then Record. Worked like a charm, but it will turn ON the AVR but it won't turn it OFF. Do you have any...

I got a new HK AVR today and want to program the codes into my DISH remote. I've done this before for another AVR, but I must be tired because I can't figure out how to enter the codes. I can't remember, do I just punch in the numbers or is there a button I hold down first. I'm using AUX and the...

My VIP 211 recognized my 1TB external hard drive right away. It took about 15 minutes for DISH to format it.

I'm in business. Thanks to all for your help. The EHD works like a charm just as advertised.

I've had some pretty squirrelly things on my bill through the years. This month I had a bill with a $145 Equipment Exchange (then removed) plus two separate charges for a Service Agreement which I didn't have. The CSR made a big deal out of not charging me $25 to cancel the Service Agreement...