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    Hero's and Icons #29 now only in Spanish, WTF

    Perhaps an error on the table Dish sent that maps channels in the STB. Perhaps this messed up table could be in a number of STB's until corrected with new table OR CORRECT table but programmed with incorrect restrictions (policy or misunderstanding of policy restrections rights) regarding...
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    Hopper Plus with two Hopper 3's

    My question is what is the experience of a Hopper+ with 2 H3's? Can both H3's and Joeys (yes required upgrade to Joey 4's) see the ONE H+ or will it only be accessible/usable to only ONE of the H3's. Thanks in advance for your responses.
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    Hopper Plus with two Hopper 3's

    Hey, I, for one, understand as I am caring for my elderly mother in her home (Not quite dementia, but short-term memory problems, and not easy learning the details of tech), and 2 H3's was absolute necessity ( I had to buy the 2nd H3, but I got a good price and it that was the ONLY additional...
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    How does Dish TV determine when not to record a rerun?

    IMHO, I think it has to do so with the memory or limit of number of events in the Schedule screen. So YMMV. Every timer you have will constantly find any instance of the program and load it into the Schedule and then determain if it is to be recorded or Skipped. So, if you don't have many...
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    screen saver for hopper 3?

    My uncle pauses FOREVER, and it's a bad idea. What I do is just press record if it is LIVE TV and turn the channel if I don't want to see spoilers while I need to do something else or for watching a DVR recording, after pausing, I just dump out of it and into LIVE TV and then I am done with...
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    FTC unsubscribing proposal

    This has been law in California for a while, but since when, I do not know. Yes, this proposed rule by the FTC makes sense, but I would rather see Congress pass such a law to be certain it stays regardless of whatever Administration takes over the White House.
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    Dish Loses ClearPlay Patent Lawsuit

    Every big company gets these patents suits and win or lose, after appeals. Cost of doing business. ClearPlay could settle for the same or smaller amount in a settlement for money NOW that could likely net them MORE money in the long run by saving lawyers and legal fees if they really appeal...
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    Dish hit with 469 million verdict

    Are ClearPlay and the shut down CleanFlicks in any way related? They are/were both Utah companies, and ClearPlay sure looks like a legal version of CleanFlicks. Anyway, even if this judgement sticks, it is still fairly chump change for Dish--and at agreed upon number of installaments.
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    Hopper plus

    Right. And by "they" not going to fix it, you mean Microsoft. The problem for Dish customers with the original DishPlayer line was that Echostar (at that time Dish was merely the brand name for the DBS service of Charlie Ergen and friends Echostar Corp.) provided the hardware while Microsoft...
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    Switching from Directv to Dish

    To answer the OP's question: I think Dish still uses 1440, but please, the resolution is NOT as important as the bit rate and the aesthetic choice is of clarity showing flaws in PQ--as is often reported by DTV users vs. a bit of softening to keep those pixels from showing their ugly presence--as...
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    Wally and Hopper Duo on Same Dish

    The Channel Stack Splitter is used for "mixed receiver" installations or even MDU type Wally installations using a DPH42. For example, with one DPH42 multi-switch using both outputs and the necessary number of Channel Stack Splitters, one can install up to 32 Wally's in an institution of some...
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    Reasons for intermittent, random signal loss

    I've come across this problem every now and then for quite some time. Perhaps it is the fiber feed to Dish experiencing problems. OR- My guess is this is a issue at Dish, as in either tweaking or perhaps the statistical multiplexing can NOT resolve the demand for the data (channels and their...
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    H3 going bad?

    Our H3's have exhibited all manor of things that could be the sign of HDD dying, but they often fix themselves or require a reboot and then I find that the other H3 will experience the SAME problems, so it aint the HDD. And not it aint the cabling or equipment either because others on this...
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    When OTA Loses Signal Dish Shuts Down

    I have not had either of our H3's shut down due to losing an OTA signal. However, there are funky things ONE of our H3's does (such as frequently becoming UNlinked to its H3 after it is off overnight at least 3 times a month), while the other H3 NEVER loses its Link. There are other buggy...
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    Experience w/ Hopper Duo

    There is a reason "the plus" as you put it is officially named (in every piece of literature, and conversation) The HOPPER+. I'm sure the folks at Dish went to pains to choose that name for the new device in hope of making it clear to the Dish subscriber, but, alas, to avail :).
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    Upgrade required for continued reception of some International Channels...?

    The problem for me is I know of those solutions, but I don't want my PC on all the time and the media players for PC's STINK! However, I may download select programming from a streamer (LEGALLY) for playback later, but I won't bother that route now. Also, times are a changing because younger...
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    "Locals only" possible, where no OTA reception?

    But if only so that the broadcasters can still point to "FREE" TV, but they would probably sell to wireless companies and cash out. Keep in mind that the vast majority of local stations today are owned by huge corporate interests who still can get revenue from cable and Sat for ATSC 1.0 while...
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    Upgrade required for continued reception of some International Channels...?

    Surely a problem for those who have datacaps and/or slow ISP speeds, but the thing that REALLY bothers me with ALL of the live streaming channels currently available on Dish is--yes you can trick-play, but NO DVR recording; NO RECORDING of the streamed content for later viewing nor setting any...
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    Upgrade required for continued reception of some International Channels...?

    Dish Anywhere is nearly 100% live streams, but no trick play.
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    "Locals only" possible, where no OTA reception?

    Uh, Malibu is notorious, and those Santa Monica mountains are MASSIVE and just don't permit it, but I don't know exactly where you are, but I would guess your neighbors (I know they could be a long walk away :)) don't get OTA, unless they are on a peak themselves. I think for as long as you are...
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    "Locals only" possible, where no OTA reception?

    Keep in mind that is no NO Govt. requirement that TV makers provide an ATSC 3.0 de-modulator in any TV's, unlike the Govt. mandate that all TV had to have an ATSC 1.0 demod. And considering that the broadcasters will still provide "programming" over the ATSC 1.0, I don't think the Govt. will...
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    Picture issue

    In my experience the Display Format stays fine until I change to a different channel, and then it won't auto correct or if I go back to my SD, it defaults back to the format I did NOT select for it the first time I tuned to it. This has been the case for YEARS--and YEARS! OK, I don't know if...
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    Hopper3 Largest External HD, Maximum # of Hard Drives? Latest Info?

    Would not be the first time such an article creates confusion rather than getting it right :).
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    Rg6 ghz limit

    . . . And DTV uses Channel Stacking (DTV SWM technology), which is incompatible to Dish's Band Stacking as far as what is output at the LNBF and switching technology. IMHO, both have advantages/disadvantages, so I don't feel one is necessarily better than the other, but it does depend upon the...
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    Rg6 ghz limit

    Thanks for the clarification of 200 feet that Dish will stand behind. I think I got others reporting longer than 200 feet cable runs as working (in some cases) and confused that with the number 250 feet, which I had seen some time ago. My IIRC's are dusty at time :). Thanks, again, for the...