Recent content by bolco

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    EchoStar to Acquire Sling Media

    Now I'm gonna have to pay a $5 access fee if I don't subscribe to at least AT100! I can hear it already..."Me no pay Five Dolla access fee!"
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    E-Mail Theft ?

    Scott, I have been very supportive of your wonderful community since its inception. I just need to know if you provided my email address to PanSat Direct. Either free or for a fee? I only inquire because I have my E-Mail address hidden from public view, BUT I received a solicitation from...
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    WOW silver sensor OTA antenna!!

    Is this ONLY an indoor antenna? OR Can it be mounted outdoors? I'm in a low lying area about 25mi south of Pittsburgh and I'm having bad reception problems with my current old outdoor antenna that happens to be missing a few elements from it. I can reliably tune to my local CBS-HD...
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    Tampa Locals Outage

    Welcome to the August edition of the Charley Chat ;)
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    508 Guide Problems

    Is anyone having trouble downloading the program guide in the 508? My progress indicator goes up 'bout 1/2 way then it freezes. I can't use my guide because it wants to download every time I press the button.
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    More installer humor. (Grounding related)

    BZZZZ! Wrong answer. :no
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    Dish Network Girl

    OOOOOOO, then I could pair that up with my Britany Troisi Screen Saver! Yipee!
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    Priceless

    Two tickets to next years Super Bowl...$1000.000 One night in a cheap motel...$29 The look on Kermits face when the Mtv produced "Muppet HalfTime Show" goes bad...Priceless! :shocked
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    Wireless PVR (DVR) Modulator

    Might I suggest the X-10 DVD Anywhere kit for $69.99 I use THREE of these in my house, and they work great. They do break-up when the microwave is in use, and if I use my 2.4GHz wireless LAN laptop close to a receiver. But you'll have that with all 2.4 products...
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    Question about the frequency of "Rain Fade"?

    RainFade *should* be rare. I always tell my customers that if they would be driving down the highway with the wipers on high speed and would still need to pull off of the road, that they will lose signal. If you lose it more than that, or if the signal doesn't return when the downpour stops, I...
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    E* DVR Fee Lowered

    No problem.
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    E* DVR Fee Lowered

    From today's E* FaxBlast... PROMOTIONAL NEWS: • DISH-Video-On-Demand Service fee: We’ve listened to your feedback and now the DISH-Video-On-Demand Service fee for America’s Top 50 and DISH Latino packages and higher is only $4.98 per month. DISH-Video-On-Demand Service fees for America’s...
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    E* DVR Fee Lowered

    SatelliteGuys.us BREAKING NEWS...... I've just been told by my distributor that if you subscribe to America's Everything Pack that the DVR fee is FREE...BUT, if you subscribe to a MINIMUM of America's Top 50 (or Dish Latino) that the fee will be $4.98. Seems that the $10/month fee wasn't...
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    How do you revert a 721 from dishpro to legacy system?

    Correct. Unhook coax, run check switch, reconnect coax with new lnb, run check switch.