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    Directv without contract?

    Hi guys, I want to get Directv but I don't like being obligated to a contract. If I purchase my own receivers will I still be able to get new service offers or would I pay regular price on packages?
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    Wow terrible service with Dish moving to Directv

    So yesterday I had a chat with a customer employee for retention to stay with Dish network today while I'm still at work I get a call from my son complaining that dish didn't work in his room. I log into my account and to my surprise all my receivers have been removed. I go back to chat and...
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    1000.4 Eastern Arc and Hopper inputs?

    In the hopper receiver check list which satellite is input 1,2,3???
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    Dish 500 & Dish hopper?

    Hi Guys, I'm planning on using a dish 500 i have in my garage for tailgating I have a dish hopper and I got an extra solo node aswell. I this possible anybody have a diagram?
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    First Stike meter & 1000.4 eastern arc

    Does anybody have experience aiming a 1000.4 eastern arc dish with a FS1 meter??
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    No MOCA is my hopper defective?

    Hi guys, I had this setup for about two years 1 hopper & 2 joeys all of sudden today on both joey's its not detecting the hopper, in the hopper menu the MOCA is greyed out. Checked all the cables everything seems fine, I tried one joey directly to the hopper via Ethernet and it finds the joey...
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    combining 61.5W,72.5W with 110w?

    Hi guys I have a 1000.4 Eastern Arc because my neigbors tree is blocking 119w and 129w I'm able to get 61.5W, 72.5W but 77W is really weak and i loose signal when it rains. Noticed the channels I'm missing on 77W are located on 110W which I can get. Can I just put a small 18 inch dish...
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    Dish Hopper Black screen then rebooting?

    Hi guys I just noticed this the past two days, all of a sudden I'm watching something then the screen turns black and after about 30 seconds the hopper reboots. I'm not getting any error messages This usually is happening within an hour or two. Any suggestions?
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    Modify 1000.4 Western Arc To Eastern Arc ?

    Hi Guys, Since my neighbors tree is blocking my satellite view to 119w & 129w I have to swap to Eastern Arc, can I just buy a new lnb or do I have to change the lnb arm aswell with foil trick and the middle LNB I was able to get the following signal strength Satellite 61.5W Signal...
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    Do I have a defective LNB?

    Hi guys, I just bought a 1000.4W and I'm only getting sat 110 with a first strike meter & dish hopper I took a closer look on the LNB and noticed 2 of the LNB's have white spots. Do you guys think this why I'm only getting 110W??
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    Only getting 110w with acutrac III meter & 1000.4W

    Hi Guys, I just got a 1000.4 western arc for camping and I'm testing it out with accutrac III plus on the meter i'm getting signal 70% 70% 40% that's the highest i could get but when i do a switch check on my hopper I'm only getting 110w any advice guys?
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    Only getting 110w with acutrac III meter & 1000.4W

    Hi Guys, I just got a 1000.4 for camping and I'm testing it out with accutrac III plus on the meter i'm getting signal 70% 70% 40% that's the highest i could get but when i do a switch check on my hopper I'm only getting 110w any advice guys?
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    Used hopper card?

    Hi guys If I purchase a used dish hopper with no pending bills do I need to get a new card or can I use the original card?
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    Tailgating with Directv SWM5 coming from Dish Network?

    Hi guys I currently have dish network and usually tailgate during summer, based on past experience I'm thinking of getting directv but have no idea how to install a SWM5. With dish network I would use my accutrac III or simply find 119 with the foil trick on the outer lnb's. Is it...
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    Limit # hoppers not under contract?

    Hi guys I currently have 1 hopper and 3 joeys all payed for I'm not under contact, I'm thinking of getting 2 extra hoppers and selling my 2 joeys on ebay. I have 4 bedrooms and thinking of putting one in the basement. Is their a limit to the amount of hoppers for people that are not...
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    small dent on 1000.4 dish

    Hi guys, I just got a 1000.4 dish from ebay I can use this summer for camping and noticed it has a small dent in the middle do you guys think it's going to affect my signal? my whole purpose on getting a 1000.4 was to get a better signal then a 1000.2
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    Problems with cheap meter and Dish hopper

    Hi guys I just moved places, I own my hopper and dish I'm trying to align my 1000.2 dish with a cheap $15 meter the problem I'm facing is when I connect the meter to the hopper the needle goes up and down by itself without moving the dish or meter knob, do I need a meter that has 22KHz?
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    My hopper keeps rebooting any advice?

    I had this receiver for about a year with no problems, today in the morning I noticed the receiver reboots after 4-5 minutes I dont get an error code just simply hopper is starting up, the led light is solid green, I left the receiver unplugged for about a minute issue still persists, tech...
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    Birdog Perfect Vision for setting up 1000.2

    Hi guys I struggled 2 days to get 129w on a 1000.2 and was only able to get 110 and 119 setup do you guys think its worth getting a Birdog, someone is offering me one for $100 used.
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    Issue with Installation 1000.2 West Arc with hopper and solo node 129W

    I have one hopper and 2 joeys I got a 1000.2W the lnb of the 1000.2W has 3 outputs but the solo node only has 2 inputs so I connected a cable to ouput 1 and 2 to solo node, did the trick with foil and just aiming 119 with the middle lnb I got 75% after i took out the foil I saw that 110...
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    Installation Question 1000.2 West Arc with hopper and solo node

    I'm doing my own installation i have a 1000.2 W (110,119,129) solo node, 1 hopper and 2 joeys my question is that the lnb has 3 outputs but the solo node only has 2 inputs did i get the correct switch, or do i need a duo node?
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    Limit per Account ?

    Hi Guys I want to move to dish from directv but I have question regarding the limit of receivers per account, I know Directv has a limit of 8 but I'm not sure if joey's count as well At my house I want to get 1 hopper and 2 joey's for 3 tv's in total and on my cottage 2 receivers (211K)...
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    switch for Standard LNB's 110,119 , 129 with two Vip 222K ?

    I got 2 Vip222k receivers at a reasonable price in ebay since I want to have dish network without a contract I have a standard dish with 3 lnb's (EMP) for 110, 119 and 129 I was wondering which switch do I need to accomplish this?