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    922 Sling Setup Instructions

    Multiple sources: - Dish support (both first person I spoke to and then his supervisor-- I just could not believe that they had the audacity to market the product as "slingloaded" but not make sure it worked with their full line of Sling hardware) - The forums I was using a 722 with a...
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    922 Sling Setup Instructions

    It is official that the 922 won't work with the Slingcatcher. Worse yet there seems to be ahigh defect rate for Dish DVRs. Particularly the 922. But a standalone Slingbox is reliable. If I had an ideal technical choice I would have a TiVo in conjunction with cable.
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    922 Sling Issues?

    Thanks for that. Finally some signs of light. I can successfully access the DVR using direct IP from Windows Slingplayer 1.x. Mac Slingplayer 1.0.10 does not work-- I get an error saying that this client will not work with the backend. Mac Slingplayer 1.0.4 does work. (But the first two...
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    Thinking of Switching to Dish

    Good luck. I would wait longer than two months.
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    Thinking of Switching to Dish

    Unstable DHCP connections to ethernet Problems using the external hard drive to restore old shows (that won't affect you as a new customer) Inability to export shows to external hard drive at the current time (they say a future software release will solve that) Sluggish response on web: "Dish...
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    Thinking of Switching to Dish

    My advice is that the VIP922 is a very promising DVR but it would not be wise to switch to a completely new account and to the VIP922 right now. The product seems to be unfinished and rather unstable. You might want to keep checking back here after there have been two or three more software...
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    922 Sling Setup Instructions

    Yikes! I cannot believe they would do something so stupid! I use a Slingcatcher to watch TV in the bedroom. Why didn't they tell me about all the limitations? (Is it maybe because they released the product without completing it?) What old versions of the player will work? I have both Mac and...
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    922 Sling Setup Instructions

    [On remote] Click on Menu twice. The ID and pw are on the lower left. Please let me know if you get this working. I am trying to get my Slingcatcher going. (Also Slingplayers on Mac and PC.)
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    922 Sling Setup Instructions

    To find your Sling ID number (it used to be called the "finder ID"): [On remote] Click twice on Menu. The Sling ID and password appear in the lower left of the screen. I will be interested to know if that solves your problem.
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    922 Sling Setup Instructions

    Thanks for the guide. But like everything else Dish Network has been doing to develop, release and "support" the VIP922, it is superficial and incomplete. Does the Sling circuitry support: Slingcatcher Slingplayer 2.x Windows Slingplayer 1.x Windows Slingplayer 1.x Mac Also: Does the...
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    922 Sling Issues?

    Anyone using Slingcatcher? Slingplayer on PC or Mac? I cannot successfully connect to the VIP922 from Slingcatcher. Or by using Slingplayer software on my PC or Mac. I have a lot of prior Sling technology experience over the past few years-- and networking expertise. So you'd think my...
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    922 Sling Issues?

    You are fortunate. I cannot get either of the EHD's with 722 content to work consistently. One drive never works. The other only worked once. Both drives tend to make the DVR freeze sometime after connection. If the connection works at all. Sometimes I get random connected or disconnected...
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    922 Sling Issues?

    I was using a Slingbox Classic with a VIP722 for quite a while now. If my new experience with the integrated VIP922 Sling circuit & software is any indication, a standalone Slingbox is far more reliable. Actually not far more-- it's completely reliable. Of course you have to have all the network...
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    922 Sling Issues?

    Although this may have been your particular problem, I have seen this happening even though my router (Linksys WRT54GLS with Tomato firmware) has a reserved IP address and recognizes the DVR by its MAC address. There is no problem with renewing the lease. During the install, the tech had to...
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    922 Sling Issues?

    If nothing else proves the point that this product is not ready for wide use-- this one is it. I am having similar problems. (Among many others as you can see by my posts.)
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    922 Sling Issues?

    I have been a longtime Slingbox user. Isn't the default port 5001? I asked tech support and they said yes. But I must admit that I still cannot connect remotely using direct IP addressing-- even though I have done this for 3 years with my standalone Slingox Classic. I have strong home...
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    922 Sling Issues?

    It may not be much consolation but you are not alone. It's very unstable. This is a beta product-- not ready for public use! If there is a miracle solution I sure would like to know.
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    922 Sling Issues?

    Me too!
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    922 Sling Issues?

    Unacceptable user manual The user guide is short and superficial. It doesn't have a single reference to the word/phrase "Sling" !!!
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    922 Sling Issues?

    USB for EHD's is unreliable at best I had two EHD's with backups. One doesn't work at all. The other keeps triggering errors about connect/disconnect. And the DVR freezes easily and frequently. AND Dish installer & support confirm that you cannot backup to external drives until a FUTURE...
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    922 Sling Issues?

    What is "SlingHealth"? What is SlingHealth? A diagnostic utility? How can I learn more and/or download it?
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    Watching content outside the US

    Thanks for thinking creatively. This is a solution that would work-- but with the limitation of one show at a time. I used to have a ReplayTV DVR hooked up by IR blaster to a standard DirecTV receiver. But later on with the DirecTiVo, I really got spoiled by the dual tuner capabilities-- it's...
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    Watching content outside the US

    Thanks for the suggestions. I've already looked into what satellite programming is available to Thailand. The variety is underwhelming. (Although I must admit that I'm unfamiliar with the acronym VSAT. ) Having looked at a variety of satellite boxes and satellites, I didn't see anything that...
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    Watching content outside the US

    One more point: I am aware of the Archos 605 and 705 portable devices. I know these would allow me to download SD content from SD or HD DVR's. This might be the most flexible approach. (And would allow me to watch content while flying back from the US.) BUT as far as I can tell, I would be...
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    Watching content outside the US

    I live most of the year outside the US but I want to watch content where I am living in Asia. I am currently part of a DirecTV subscriber home in California. My friends are switching to Dish Network. Here are the things I already have in place (or know about): I have a Slingbox in California...