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  1. S

    Better get Netflix for NFL on Xmas

    This is probably the most accurate statement in this entire thread. Americans LOVE to complain, but when it comes down to it, they will pony up. It's just a lousy game of chicken where you already know the subscriber will blink first, what is curious is WHY a service would want the NFL. For...
  2. Bruce

    Better get Netflix for NFL on Xmas

    Again I agree, but by 2029, almost all TV Programing will be via streaming, so I expect some laws to change before then. Considering all the Networks/Locals are trying to figure out how to monetize ATSC 3.0, advertising revenue is no longer enough to support free OTA , I would not count on it...
  3. Bruce

    Better get Netflix for NFL on Xmas

    I believe the majority that live in Florida were not born here. My brother moved to Maryland, my step brother to California, my step sister still lives in Michigan, as do all my cousins.
  4. Bruce

    Need Information & Advice

    Being in Florida, I get the Solar salespeople about once a week , I just tell them to go away with the Ring speaker, so tired of them knocking at my door.
  5. A

    Better get Netflix for NFL on Xmas

    Ive always wondered how many people dont live in their old states anymore? Most people that I know 90% or more we not born in Arizona and came from someplace else. But this is a retirement state no doubt!
  6. dfergie

    Whats for breakfast?

    Bacon and eggs sunny side up (but hard) in air fryer plus milk... first home cooked breakfast since Tuesday morning not counting hospital Thursday.
  7. NYDutch

    Teardown video/photos of Hopper 3 or similar receivers

    Navy basically has it right. About the only recognizable devices under the hood are the hard drive and cooling fan, along with a bunch of chips and supporting resistors, capacitors, etc. Trying to trace out who does what is an exercise in futility lacking any schematics and appropriate chip...
  8. comfortably_numb

    Better get Netflix for NFL on Xmas

    My takeaway from the comments on the article: People gripe and complain about games being streamed across multiple providers, but when it comes down to it they still pay up. The profit machine will keep grinding until people choose not to pay!
  9. HipKat

    Need Information & Advice

    At one time, Dish owned Dish One and used them as an outside sales force. They employ mostly college kids and sell other services too. DTV and I had too many ring my bell about the Solar rip-off. They were fine then but since they went back on their own, they've been terrible.
  10. M

    Better get Netflix for NFL on Xmas

    I'll take my chance ;) Point is...RIGHT NOW, not 2029, not 2038, not next year if you live in the teams local market (where the stadium is located) you dont need any other option than OTA because right now law forces them to carry it on a local station.
  11. Stuart Sweet

    What happened to all the good universal remotes? Where can you get one?

    A decade or so ago, you could get a universal remote that set up via your PC and could be programmed to do exactly what you wanted. There were a number of them that worked well and weren’t that expensive. Go to find one today and they’re either super-inexpensive or super-expensive. They’re...
  12. T

    New Matter Feature Released With Matter 1.3 - Energy Management!

    Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgbgDkJeyBs Direct YouTube Link - New Matter Feature Released With Matter 1.3 - Energy Management! TWIT's Website TWIT Live Feed
  13. navychop

    Need Information & Advice

    I have had Dish 20ish years, and am mostly happy. BUT- be aware that they are losing programming so you want to be sure Dish will carry the shows you like. Both satcos are declining and we don’t know how long they will be around, or even if. If you are making a big change, I can’t help but...
  14. Bruce

    Need Information & Advice

    So the OP should do as I say, get everything in writing and confirm. Why are these salespeople so heinous to deal with, why does the companies allow it, do they believe the only way to get new subscribers is to lie, so that is why it is ok? I have read the DirecTV Salespeople at Costco were...
  15. harshness

    Gas Price Info With National Gas Temperature Map

    Mine hasn't moved but the Redwood City Costco has gone down 6 cents to $4.839.
  16. HipKat

    New Install, new equipment?

    Perfect, Massive increase in work for Dish Techs
  17. harshness

    Spring Cleaning?

    I point out that YouTubers benefit mightily from discussion traffic within their respective channels. It is not in their best interest to spread themselves around discussing things in other forums (in addition to being an enormous time suck to follow multiple forums).
  18. Bruce

    Better get Netflix for NFL on Xmas

    The takeaways from that article- First, the NFL has continued to tiptoe away from its cable-television model. The league already broadcast a playoff game exclusively on NBC’s Peacock streaming service in January, a paid home that nonetheless drew a larger audience than the previous year’s...
  19. HipKat

    Been with dish for 12 years - needed faster hardware!

    Not only that but you can have all 3 TV's on and still record 13 more at the same time
  20. HipKat

    Been with dish for 12 years - needed faster hardware!

    Sounds like the OP has a Hopper 2000 without a Hopper Snap added
  21. TRG

    Whats for breakfast?

    Ham, egg and cheese omelet smothered in green chile. Side of hash browns and tortilla. Coffee.
  22. navychop

    Teardown video/photos of Hopper 3 or similar receivers

    It runs on magic smoke kept tightly in these little black boxes held tightly to a circus board. They don’t like for light to be let in by removing the cover. So long as it works, and you don’t see the magic smoke escaping, it’ll be just fine.
  23. HipKat

    Need Information & Advice

    The Salesman was probably from a company called Caliber - formerly Dish One. From the OP, it seems he was legit but Caliber reps nationwide have a history of being complete FOS in a lot of the things they do and say to get people to switch to Dish. YMMV
  24. Universe93B

    Teardown video/photos of Hopper 3 or similar receivers

    Anyone have any good Hopper 3 teardown videos or photos of what the insides look like for a curious engineering/science mind? Or a similar satellite receiver is good also. Even though I'm not an engineer or mechanic, I always like to learn how things work. Might as well learn about the...
  25. comfortably_numb

    Better get Netflix for NFL on Xmas

    Juicy comments on this article. https://sports.yahoo.com/beyond-money-nfl-jumped-at-christmas-games-on-netflix-for-2-key-reasons-013346467.html