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    Hopper Plus Inquiry

    Except for a switch to Direct TV for a year, I've been a DISH customer since they began in 1996 (still have 3 Dish and 1 Hughes receivers in my garage). My kids have been bugging me to cut the cord, and gave me a firestick for my BD. I called Dish to cancel, and they offered me a sweet deal of...
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    Where's my Satellite?

    It's been a while since I last used my 211z receiver while camping in my motor home, and at the time I used a DISH 500 antenna on a tripod and just aligned it by hand without a lot of trouble. Unfortunately, it's been a few years now since I've used it, and at 79 years of age, nothing seems to...
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    What's the most economical way to upgrade Hopper 2 to a Hopper 3?

    I received only 1 reply on my previous post so I reworded this one, hoping I could get more feedback that would offer different approaches to attain the same objective. So how did you go about upgrading to your Hopper 3?
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    Defective Hopper2 - How can I upgrade to Hopper 3

    My Hopper 2 (a replacement for a previously defective unit) has been acting up and will need to be exchanged again so I'd like to get the Hopper 3 this time. I'm on a month to month plan and I don't have the insurance add on. Any ideas how I can go about doing this?
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    $10 mo for 6 mo offer to stay with DISH vs $764 if I move to Direct TV - which one would you take?

    Exactly my point; that value is in the eyes of the beholder and to each his own. It's a trade off as long as they don't run out of those willing to play the game, which the most current statistics say they are.
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    $10 mo for 6 mo offer to stay with DISH vs $764 if I move to Direct TV - which one would you take?

    ...placing a value on those benefits and features that one might consider as an offset to any actual monetary savings. The issue I raised is that E* and D* business models were driving "price conscience" consumers to the competition, only to offer them a better deal than they offered them while...
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    $10 mo for 6 mo offer to stay with DISH vs $764 if I move to Direct TV - which one would you take?

    ...analysis. Just ask those financial professionals whose job is to predict future growth and failures of businesses and you will know exactly why D* has merged with AT&T and E* is looking for a suitor. Their business model can no longer sustain the company's profit goals.and that's why I...
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    Potential D* customer wondering if HR 54 is available yet?

    I don't have a 4K TV at the present time but could see myself buying one in the next year or so as more 4K content becomes available. I was one of the original plasma pioneers having paid over $10,000 for one of the first models to come out (which I still have) so I learned the hard way not to...
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    $10 mo for 6 mo offer to stay with DISH vs $764 if I move to Direct TV - which one would you take?

    It's hard to believe that a company's business model is intentionally designed to drive price conscience customers to a competitor, especially with the current trend of consumers "cutting the cord" and a declining loyal customer base. In today's competitive marketplace, neither a company's...
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    $10 mo for 6 mo offer to stay with DISH vs $764 if I move to Direct TV - which one would you take?

    It's hard to believe that a company's business model is intentionally designed to drive price conscience customers to a competitor, especially with the current trend of consumers "cutting the cord" and a declining loyal customer base. In today's competitive marketplace, neither a company's...
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    Potential D* customer wondering if HR 54 is available yet?

    Currently off contract with E* and Hopper hard drive failure prompted me to shop around. Found a great D* deal that saves me almost $800. Not familiar with their products but heard that the HR 54 was the newest 2 TB HD DVR.
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    External HD capacity altered after DISH format?

    Anyone ever had this problem?
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    External HD capacity altered after DISH format?

    Off contract Hopper HD going on the blink so I wanted to BU the HD just in case I decided to stay with DISH instead of switching to Direct (which my wife wants to do because of money savings and their genie recording capacity). I hooked up a clean 2TB WD drive, and after being formatted, I...
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    Hopper and Joey problems - live TV and DVR playback freezing and pixelating

    Never did get any help from DIRT team. I sent then a PM as requested but it took like 10 minutes between replies and I just didn't have the time. Guess it was a busy day for them. Does anyone have any tips on troubleshooting to see of this could be a hard drive failure like Tampa8 and darrengs...
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    Hopper and Joey problems - live TV and DVR playback freezing and pixelating

    tried starting conversation but no response
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    Hopper and Joey problems - live TV and DVR playback freezing and pixelating

    Hi Mark - A sluggish remote isn't a big concern right now. " Yesterday live picture and DVR playback started to freeze momentarily with some pixelating. Rebooted both Hopper and Joey with no success. I know others have had similar problems in the past but couldn't find any solutions mentioned on...
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    Hopper and Joey problems - live TV and DVR playback freezing and pixelating

    I have the Hopper located in a walk in closet so lots of room and temperature not a problem as far as I know. Joey is in an open bedroom
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    Hopper and Joey problems - live TV and DVR playback freezing and pixelating

    Can't figure out what's going on. Thinking it might have been some recent software updates because I noticed remote control response was sluggish lately so changed batteries but nothing improved. Yesterday live picture and DVR playback started to freeze momentarily with some pixelating. Rebooted...
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    Satellite Scramble Or Old Age Setting In? Result: No Hdtv Over Holiday Weekend.

    Went camping over the memorial day weekend in So Cal area less than 50 miles from where I live . Hadn't had RV out since last year so it has been a while since I used my VIP 211z. I don't know what happened, since then, but I couldn't find the right satellites to get my receiver to work...
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    Can I use Smart 3D TV features with my Hopper?

    I guess I'm confused because I thought that you have to use the TV remote to access the TV features and the DISH remote to access the Hopper features so I don't understand how they can be cross compatible. For example, how do you use the TV voice search feature or smart phone link with the dish...
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    Can I use Smart 3D TV features with my Hopper?

    I've been looking at purchasing a Samsung UN65F7100 SMART 3D TV on a Black Friday deal, and I'm wondering if anyone has any tips about using a smart TV with a hopper. Would I be wasting my money with this particular TV because the Hopper will negate (or perhaps even duplicate) many of the great...
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    Confused about VIP 211K for vacation home

    Been trying to research info on my own but I"m not certain I completly understand what adding a VIP211K to my account entails. Here's my understanding of what I've read. 1. I can't lease a VIP211K directly from DISH as an addition to my current account (Hopper and 1 Joey) and pay the...
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    Rate changes if not installed in time

    I saw Scott mention something about it but didn't see anything from DISH (could have overlooked it). Was this in a special letter sent to current subscribers?
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    Rate changes if not installed in time

    That's my main reason for posting. Where did this information come from? I saw it mentioned somewhere in this forum but I couldn't find any reference to an actual "official" announcement giving the details.
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    Rate changes if not installed in time

    It's my understanding that even if I order DISH this weekend and they process charges against my credit card, my rate isn't guaranteed until the installer activates my receiver? I don't understand how can that be if I'm agreeing to a specific contract term and price and they accept my money...
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