Recent content by wmi

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    New HD local markets being launched

    Do you know why and for how long?
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    Dish Network wants to steal my receiver

    I took it that the OP was upset that "cheap Dish" wouldn't upgrade his current receivers to HD receivers for free and that's why he bought them off Amazon. Maybe I was wrong. I don't have too much of a problem with Dish charging to upgrade SD receivers to HD receivers. That is something that...
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    XSTREAMHD™ SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ECHOSTAR SATELLITE SERVICE

    Both owned by Charlie Ergen. Two different cars, same driver. On paper, you can separate the two. In reality, not so much.
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    New Local Weather Channel

    Apparently, channel 213 has disappered into the Bermuda Triangle, never to be seen again.
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    Dish Network wants to steal my receiver

    Dish is not obligated to upgrade your receivers for free. Whether each of us like it or not, it really comes down to a "take it or leave it" deal
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    New Pricing Chart

    Had a tech tell me that they have been told the DVR fee would increase to $10 a month.
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    Macon, Ga. locals in HD... how come Dish doesn't have them?

    Just wondering why Dish doesn't have the locals in HD for the Macon DMA? Does Dish understand that many HD customers in this area are getting tired of waiting and are ready and willing to switch to Directv to get them?
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    New Year's Eve Live not HD!?

    As bad as Dick Clark looks, ABC should've broadcasted in black & white. It was sad, like watching a freak show.
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    Getting ready to get rid of Dish

    Why do you have such a problem with Dish using space on the new sats to provide more people their HD Locals?? And I saw your post where you mentioned that Dish should just offer a national HD feed of the networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox) instead of using space for various HD Locals. That is...
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    Getting ready to get rid of Dish

    This wasn't just about this thread, it was also about comments he has made in other threads. In some other thread, he basically threatened to cancel then because he found out that Dish is going to a use lot of space of their new sats to add more HD Locals. He didn't care if other people got...
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    Was this a bad install?

    If you want that 2nd receiver so you can watch 3 different shows in 3 different rooms, just call Dish @ 1-800-333-DISH.
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    Getting ready to get rid of Dish

    People like you will never be satisfied no matter who their provider is. As I told you before, there's no one standing between you and the door. Please don't come back in here when your new provider doesn't plan every decision based soley on what YOU want. Get over yourself. You aren't...
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    Dish Installers Hit or Miss

    Congrats for making an ass out of yourself. Most customers prefer I use their HDMI over the ones Dish provides. I save those for other jobs considering that we frequently don't have them in supply. As far as component cables, hell's bells, we'll never run out of those. You would have had a...
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    Convert from Dish 500 to Dish 1000

    It all depends on line-of-sight to the 129. Usually we can replace the existing Dish with the Dish 1000 and capture all 3 sats (119, 110, and 129). But sometimes we have to install the Dish 1000 in an different spot, or do what we call a "2-dish" solution and leave your existing dish which...
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    Convert from Dish 500 to Dish 1000

    The 222 only gives you HD setup to one TV and SD to the other. May I suggest that if you're going to upgrade to HD to go ahead and upgrade all the way to a HD DVR (622 or 722 receiver). Just like the 222, the HD DVR would feed HD to your HD TV and SD to your other TV.