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    Hooking up a nearby 2nd TV to a Dish receiver???

    I use an amplified HDMI splitter driving a 40 foot run between floors with no problems The 40' HDMI cable is 24ga 3/8" diameter made by Rix Labs bought from Amazon. The biggest HDMI cable I've ever seen. I am able to remotely change channels with the RF remote by holding it close to the HDMI cable.
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    BBC World News is available

    Unless BBC World News comes loaded with obnoxious commercials, you will never see it. CNN and FOX News would have a hissy fit.
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    Dish Phone Number for adding HBO needed

    Instant streaming with HBO-GO comes with the $10 HBO Dish subscription.
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    Free listen event Aug 26 - Sept 8

    After listening to all the advertising on CNN and Fox, I am reminded why I'm not interested in signing up to pay for it. These advertising filled channels should be free all of the time. :blah:blah:blah:blah
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    Free lifetime license?

    The radio in my Dodge Ram cannot be turned off. The satellite radio is on when the vehicle is on. To avoid receiving a satellite deactivate signal you would need to cover the antenna with foil when not using the radio.:)
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    Why do we have to pay for locals with Dish?

    Only if you are also subscribed to Dish locals, otherwise it just says "digital service" for the name of the program in the guide. Dish had it turned on accidently a few years ago for a short time for everyone with an ota module (or maybe it was just to tease us).
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    Why do we have to pay for locals with Dish?

    Our PBS affiliate has 4 channels, our ABC affiliate has 2, but Dish only carries the first channel of each. I'm glad I'm grandfathered so I don't have to pay $60 a year for less local channels than my OTA module provides.
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    Is it possible to receive 119/129 on a Dish 500 pro plus.

    I will give that a try the next time I am out there. The trick is to get check switch to see 129 on one of the ports.
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    Dish pole mount question

    I used an 8' ground rod connected with #6 copper wire to the dish and connected to a grounding block on the coax from the dish. I ran the RG6 coax through 1/2" flexible plastic conduit.
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    Is it possible to receive 119/129 on a Dish 500 pro plus.

    I receive 119 on port 2, but port 1 just says connected when I do a test switch. I am pretty sure that it is aimed correctly. I can receive 119/129 on a 500 pro connected to a DP34 external switch, but it appears that 129 is blocked on the 500 pro plus with the internal switch. I am using a 222k...
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    What just happened to the 129* satellite?

    Storm in Cheyenne WY uplink center again
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    Black screen on several channels on the western arc.

    HD HBO channels dead until power on reset I tried viewing the HBO HD channels during the free preview weekend and all were dead until I did a power on reset. That's the first time that has happened to me.
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    Al Jazeera America $5.00 a la carte ?

    AJA doesn't have 15 minutes per hour of commercials like CNN. Much less of has-been football players on diets :-}
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    OTA

    Does your subscription include the locals? I have a grandfathered annual account without locals, which is why I do not get the program guide on any of the OTA channels.
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    Annual Subscription not available for new subscribers?

    I was told by a CSR (while complaining about the $58+ increase in my bill) that they no long sell annual subscriptions. Is that true? I own my own receiver and dishes and am on the annual HD200 tier w/o locals.
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