Recent content by jk870

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    Cold Weather issue

    Matt--I just PM'd you about this. I discovered that I have the same problem here. System has been unusable since a few hours after installation...when the temperature dropped. I thought it was just a matter of not being able to see 129 and the dish needing to be relocated, as did Dish Tech...
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    Can't see 129; temporarily prefer SD channels on Hopper?

    Thanks guys, that was precisely the problem. Coordinated the clamping of a heat lamp onto the eve where the switch is installed, and within minutes, the problem cleared.
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    Can't see 129; temporarily prefer SD channels on Hopper?

    Yes, everything was working when he left (temps in the 40s-50s). Things went downhill an hour or two later...when the sun went down and temperatures dipped below freezing. Now that I think about it, this could be a logical explanation. It has stayed below freezing since he left, and the...
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    Can't see 129; temporarily prefer SD channels on Hopper?

    Thanks. They are in the Denver DMA.
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    Can't see 129; temporarily prefer SD channels on Hopper?

    Recently convinced my parents to switch from DTV to Dish. 2 Hopper/3 Joey Installation happened last weekend, but the tech was brand new, and the dish was located poorly and is apparently not getting a clear view to the 129 satellite. Possibly the others as well, we're experiencing so many...
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    No broadband with hopper

    I'm kind of relieved to hear your issue, because I just switched my parents to Dish over the weekend and am having the same issue. 2 hoppers, 3 Joeys. Hoppers have S234. First Hopper connected to Ethernet would not connect to OnDemand, Weather Channel app, or any other apps. Skeptical of the...