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    Retailer Chat Recap: January 14, 2010

    All of this is about as clear as mud for those of us who don't have multiple DVR's going on or AEP. I've gathered that one 722 with TurboHD Bronze will now be 34.99 plus $6 DVR fee - so a net $1 increase in cost - not totally awful, I suppose, and might even be an incentive for me to think...
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    Dish Pricing Update

    They won't comment "publicly" until the announcement is made... that's why nobody is hearing back. Can't blame them, really!
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    Dish Pricing Update

    Any idea how this applies to DVR Advantage? I'm on the TurboHD Bronze DVR Advantage and just wondering what the potential change would be. All I have is one 722 - so I'm exempt from the additional $17 fee, I take it. Man, I was thinking about adding a second 722... this is a HUGE disincentive...
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    WOIO Cleveland Picture Horrible!

    I THINK THINK THINK this is because they haven't upgraded the equipment to add graphics or scrolls or weather maps on top of the signal yet. At least, I remember being told that pre-transition - no idea if that's still the case. I distinctly remember watching Sarah Connor Chronicles last...
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    WOIO Cleveland Picture Horrible!

    Yeah - WJW was disappointing at the switchover because they went from competing with WEWS for the area's BEST signal to being next-to-worst following the switch down to 8. Honestly, it doesn't surprise me that you get WJW with a roof-mount but not WOIO - yes, WOIO is on RF 10, which is...
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    WOIO Cleveland Picture Horrible!

    I've noticed this too - also on WJW, the Fox affiliate allegedly covering Cleveland. I've been wondering if Dish is getting WOIO via an off-air reception of some sort... while I didn't think it was common, it does exist and the blocking and glitching I've seen are VERY DTV-like glitching...
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    Got Dish Yesterday. Can I cancel?

    Just a note - the signature at the end of installation is the legally binding moment of contract formation. This is important. If it were otherwise, Dish could get away with making you pay for service from the moment you clicked "order" on the website even before your install date - and could...
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    Dish HD Channel Moves Coming...

    Something tells me they're cramming all that other stuff together to make room for some really glorious-looking QVC HD! As a Turbo sub, since that's all we're likely to get, let 'em make it darn good, I say! :D
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    Dish-landlord-legal questions

    Saw something similar to this in a housing court in Ohio... the dispute was over a landlord trying to basically rip off this lady's deposit as some landlords (but by no means all) are wont to do. One of the things he listed was removal of DirecTV equipment and cables, and listed it as a $250...
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    Is TURBO HD on the way out?

    This is why I'm really regretting going with Dish at this point - the cable co here may be SLOW, but they eventually get there and (at least usually) don't outright mislead you or play games other than taking forever to get stuff rolled out. Dish (or, at least, Charlie) flat out lies to you and...
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    LOST CC ON SCI-FI HD

    I've lost captioning in similar fashion on sci-fi, discovery and TNT (just discovered the last one with the NBA playoffs.) I don't know if there are signal issues happening or what - on occasion a hard reboot of my 722 fixes it, but more frequently I just have to wait for it to sort itself out...
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    Trying to return to Dish

    It doesn't matter if he's single or not... all that matters is that the name changes - you can use a spouse's name even if you have no spouse, if you get my drift. I was trying to be oblique about it, but if you need it spelled out...
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    I am confused about Turbo HD Programming

    Really seriously doubting Dish would do anything as customer-service-oriented as listen to all this complaining. I mean, come on - jack prices up and then screw TurboHD over? It's classic Dish behavior, and I really wish I'd known more about that prior to signing up. Currently thinking I'm...
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    Trying to return to Dish

    Or use your wife's name or something like that... but seriously, if it hasn't been long, they should be able to at least reconnect you with what you had, without making you pay crazy fees.
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    Turbo HD gold customers get hosed!!

    Unfortunately, this is evidently the correct analysis. Charlie is clearly just hoping to delay discontinuing TurboHD as long as possible, to use it as a "fishing lure" to get new customers, especially scraping the bottom of the barrel moneywise. It's not a bad business plan - sign people up...
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    Rumor NO MORE!, SpeedHD, FX HD & More THIS WEEK! (NOW LIVE)

    Man, this is disappointing - so since I'm on TurboHD Bronze DDA, paying $39.99+tax a month, I now have to pay $54.99+tax a month to get Classic 100 DDA with Bronze HD? If you ignore the SD channels - which would be pointless to watch on a 52" 1080p set, for the most part - that's paying $15 a...
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    DISH NETWORK® TO BEGIN BETA PROGRAM FOR RETAILERS ATTENDING 12TH ANNUAL TEAM SUMMIT

    Pretty cool - interested to hear what Claude has to say about this!
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    I can understand why a cheapskate like me (TurboHDBronze) doesn't get the new HD ch.

    YOU GOT CHUCKED! Vote with your feet - if you're not pleased with the options, pursue another provider if possible. That's the only hope of getting through - there is no way to make yourself more clear, even though it is likely to hurt a bit.
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    so did turbohd get any new channels

    YOU GOT CHUCKED! Vote with your feet if you can!
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    MSNBC hd coming to Dish June 29

    Something tells me there's no way Dish is going to add MSNBC HD to TurboHD... oh, well! Seriously considering moving back to cable - in my area I get almost as much HD as Dish is offering, including channels Dish is screwing us on, for only a little more than Dish wants for Classic+HD. At that...
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    Rumor NO MORE!, SpeedHD, FX HD & More THIS WEEK! (NOW LIVE)

    I agree, we're all getting way too excited... Dish is TOO good at breaking hearts with what they do. As a TurboHD subscriber, for example, I fully expect to not get anything new. In fact, I would not be surprised if rumors appear at Team Summit about Dish wanting to get rid of TurboHD entirely...
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    Cancel Dish for better Deal?

    Yeah, technically that's true - but been there done that and know literally hundreds of others who have done the same. There's really no way to stop it, since people move, apartment complexes have high turnover, etc, etc... Actually, Dish has some CSR's who are so credit-happy that I'm...
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    Cancel Dish for better Deal?

    Since you're presumably out of contract, just cancel and sign up in your wife's name... that's the real-world solution to what you want to do, proprieties be darned. That said, I'm shocked they didn't offer you a deal in exchange for a new contract.
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    $109 to get 61.5 Dish? Any way around it?

    Play CSR roulette... you never know.
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    Turbo HD gold customers get hosed!!

    Seriously! Really kind of regretting signing up for TurboHD at this point; glad I'm only stuck with Bronze.