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  1. J

    New Install in Charlottesville, VA (What Will They Install?)

    All, I am thinking of subscribing to Dish again, after being a non-subscriber for several years. My head is spinning trying to figure out what Dish will install, so that I can be prepared for the install (and to make sure that I won't be in for a difficult time should I buy another TV soon)...
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    Who Bought Adelphia in Albemarle County, VA?

    I read in the paper that Comcast has bought the franchise rights to the City of Charlottesville, VA. (How Comcastic!) That's great and all, and while I have a Charlottesville mailing address, I am actually in Albemarle County. Does anyone know who got the franchise rights in the county...
  3. J

    721 Problem w/ L177 Software: Long Acquiring Satellite Data Times

    My 721 receiver automatically took the L177 software download sometime late last week, I presume Friday night. Before that time, my receiver had been working fine and had not needed or been hard reset for several weeks. Yesterday morning, the power went out. It was a very clean power outage...
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    Tri Cities TN/VA Locals Problem...

    I was just on the phone with E* for an unrelated problem when the tech support agent got a pop-up on her screen. She asked me if I was in the Tri Cities TN/VA DMA, which I am not. If you are in this DMA and are having a problem with your locals, and you choose to call E*, they are asking...
  5. J

    Recommend Me an E* HD Receiver

    All, I have a Sony KV-27HS420 HD-Ready TV to which I would like to connect an HD receiver. (It's CRT-based, 4:3 aspect ratio, and has both an HDMI input and HD-component inputs.) I'd like to get an HD receiver for this TV, but don't want to spend a lot... at least not on this TV, and at least...
  6. J

    Adelphia HD in C'ville, VA... When???

    I had a co-worker that recently signed up for cable with Adelphia in Charlottesville, VA and was told that they had HD. After they hooked up his cable and left him with the HD cable box, he discovered that Adelphia in our area has no HD. Well, I gave Adelphia a call the other night, and asked...
  7. J

    I've About Had It With My 721...

    I've just about had it with my 721 receiver. Last month, one of the tuners failed and the receiver had to be replaced. Now, less than a month later, the receiver has reported that the hard disk has failed twice within a week. And the only reason the CSR set up a return was because it would...
  8. J

    Guide Wrong After Daylight Savings Time Starts...

    I've noticed that the guide on all my receivers is wrong for all channels starting with the Daylight Savings Time change tonight. Can't E* have this displayed correctly for those of us that do lose an hour tonight?!
  9. J

    Why So Many Current 301 Receiver Versions?

    Why are there three different current versions of the 301 receiver software? Why I ask: I had two 301's with 2.05. One needed replaced and apparently I got one with 2.29 on it. I'm now confused and don't know which is better... if there is any real difference. Will the 301's ever be...
  10. J

    Difference Between "Output 1" and "Output 2"

    Is there any difference between "output 1" and "output 2" on the 721 and 921 receivers?
  11. J

    E* Spooling P205 to 301 Receivers

    I noticed that E* has spooled P205 to at least one of my 301 receivers. Does anyone know what was fixed(?) in this release?
  12. J

    Post-Install Trouble

    I've had service for a week now, and have noticed a problem that has just started today. When the installers put the dish up, they peaked the 105 satellite at right around seventy -- let's call it the high 60's just to be safe. Unfortunately I don't remember which transponder was used to peak...
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    721 Bugs... Are these known? & Where to report them?

    I am the proud owner of a 721 receiver and the owner of two 301 receivers. (The 301's just aren't much to brag about.) I am overall happy with my 721, after all I ge two tuners and no DVR fee... However, being a Test Design Engineer, where my daily job is to find bugs in my employer's...
  14. J

    721 Build w/ DPP Separator Support... When?

    Does anyone have any idea when E* is going to spool a new 721 build that includes support for the DPP Separator? I've heard it was going to be in the January release, but January is going to soon be over! :shocked [Plus, my install date is Friday and I'd like to only have one coax cable...
  15. J

    Dish Pointing... Elevation Question

    I'm trying to point a Dish 300 towards 61.5 with an azimuth of 161 and an elevation of 42. [End of DISH specific details.] When I set the dish to an elevation of 42 and placed the dish on the mast, I was expecting the dish and LNBF arm to be at a near 45 degree angle... but it wasn't. The...
  16. J

    105 SuperDish Mounting Options

    I am about to subscribe to DN because they have the Charlottesville, VA locals and because I am also going to subscribe to Sky Angel (assuming I have line-of-sight to 61.5). I do know the Charlottesville locals come from the 105 location, and that I will need the SD105. I live in an...