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    Considering a return to Time Warner

    Hello! I am trying to do the same thing you did prior to installation but I can't talk to any installer people until I place an order...which I don't want to do until I talk to the installer...chicken and egg thing going on. How did you manage to talk to anyone first? I also have basic questions...
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    Is there a way to contact the local TWC installer BEFORE placing an order???

    Greetings! I am switching to TWC (mostly because Dish is dropping AMC and the War Department, aka she who must be obeyed, must have that channel but also because I pay way too much for the few channels we actually watch) so I want to discuss some wiring location and receiver options with the...
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    Never Thought It Would Come To This With Dish

    I've returned 4 622s in the last 2 years and am on the Dish terror watch list, so I can't wait to switch to D* or FiOS or maybe ditch all pay TV and enjoy OTA and Netflix. Just waiting for the last 622 to kick the bucket. Already getting wonky, probably a few more months and I'm out.
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    Has anyone else ever been switched to a 'Special Account" aka 'Terror Watch List"???

    r10fret, I hadn't paid for it for quite some time. When I signed up for Dish's "HD in a Box" deal back in 2004, it was a 34" HDTV and an 811 receiver for $1000 plus up to three extra SD receivers, when they arrived with the equipment they asked if I wanted another room hooked up I said yes for...
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    Has anyone else ever been switched to a 'Special Account" aka 'Terror Watch List"???

    Thanks for the responses. I have a total of one (1) 622 DVR on my account. And other than an 811 many many years ago and this unused receiver which I offered to return but they said I could keep (the CSR told me I could probably even sell it on ebay if I wanted to) I've never had anything but...
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    Three 622s with hard-drive failure in last two years...is this better than average?

    Ah the harshness. This DVR sits all by itself on TOP of a media cabinet far from any heat source (other than itself) in a well-ventilated room that rarely gets over 75 degrees in the summer.
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    Has anyone else ever been switched to a 'Special Account" aka 'Terror Watch List"???

    About a year ago I received a voice-mail from Dish asking about what Dish receivers I had. Thinking it was a marketing call I didn't call back. A few weeks later my wife calls and says the TV doesn't work. I think it's the DVR going bad (again) so I tell her I'll take care of it after work. When...
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    Three 622s with hard-drive failure in last two years...is this better than average?

    I don't even know if it is the hard drive, the phone techs don't do much more than just send me a new one. All I know is at some point every 622 I have had starts jumping to 'LIVE' while watching a show that is still recording or jumps to the end (or permanently freezes) when watching the same...
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    Dish you have Disapointed .Again!

    Will BBCA-HD carry Monty Python in HD? I'm joking. Cheers.
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    622 HDMI broken. Do I need DHPP to replace?

    Is there a place where one can read about DHPP details, rules, what exactly you get for your $6/month? I have had it for years and my 622 is 'acting up' again and when I called asking what to do about possible replacement I was told by CSR that there would be a $30 shipping charge. Previously I...
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    TV-2 picture format issues?

    I have noticed it too, but in my case it helps because I used to have to change 'view mode' on my HD TV2 on some channels but now they are all appropriately sized.
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    F1 races on SpeedHD not in 16:9 (but they are in D* and cable) WHY?

    Thanks for the responses! One question: can you folks that get F1 in 16:9 (which seems like everyone but me and maybe two other chaps) please tell me if the program description says 'HD' at the end? I know it's not really HD but many shows that are not really HD but appear on HD channels are...
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    F1 races on SpeedHD not in 16:9 (but they are in D* and cable) WHY?

    At least two others on the Speed forums have this same issue with F1 on Speed HD through Dish Net. Just sayin'.
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    F1 races on SpeedHD not in 16:9 (but they are in D* and cable) WHY?

    Yes the Turkey race was on Fox and it was broadcast in 16:9 and I saw it in 16:9, but every other 2009 F1 race I have (and I have all six so far from this season) are recorded on the Speed HD channel and are in 4:3. Can this be just my receiver??? I know all about the * button, thanks for the...
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    F1 races on SpeedHD not in 16:9 (but they are in D* and cable) WHY?

    Why would they be fed something different than everybody else? D*, cable and Verizon Fios show the 16:9 world feed, Dish doesn't. Seems like they are going out of their way to make it 4:3. Will try tech support...don't think they'll know anything. Are you in front of your TV? Are you sure you're...
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    F1 races on SpeedHD not in 16:9 (but they are in D* and cable) WHY?

    Searched for this topic in this and the Speed boards, didn't find anything. It seems while Direct and cable SpeedHD subscribers get Formula One races in 16:9 (the feed from Europe is not true HD but certainly better than 4:3) Dish reformats it and broadcasts it in 4:3 on both Speed and SpeedHD...
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    Delete Commercials?

    I try to only record shows on channels with no commercials ie noggin and pbs. and set the timer to start a few minutes in and end a few minutes early so I get 24 minutes or so of 'pure' programming without commercials. Cheers.
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    4 month old vip622 stuttering now?

    The DVR I had in my cooler downstairs room had lower average temps than the same model upstairs in the hotter room. Both had similar use time. Upstairs had hotter hair. In my experience with Dish DVRs, hotter room = hotter temps. That was my original point. Cheers.
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    External Hard Drive Archive Bug Thread

    Wow. You'd think Dish's very own tech support would have known that. Thanks for the info.
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    4 month old vip622 stuttering now?

    Not to argue, but I thought that keeping the DVR (or anything like an amp, XBOX, PS3, etc.) in a cool well ventilated spot is necessary to keep it running cooler...so if the little fans are sucking in hot air won't that limit the amount of cooling they provide the DVR?
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    2nd receiver fee not on bill???

    I've been looking for ways to save some $$$ and I decided to get rid of the 2nd receiver (311) in the bedroom. I checked my bill to see how much I might save but there is no lease or use charge for the second receiver. I have a DVR service fee, Silver/Platinum HD fees, DHPP, Classic Silver with...
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    4 month old vip622 stuttering now?

    I have the same video stutter issue. My 622 is maybe two years old. My temps are 134/107/116 and it is also in an open area away from anything else in a moderately cool room. I have called tech support twice about this, both times they sent a guy out but since I couldn't replicate the problem he...
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    External Hard Drive Archive Bug Thread

    Apologies if this has been addressed, I couldn't find it: When I try to create a timer on my 622 to record to the external drive (from the Create Timer menu, far left, under Type I have 'DVR', 'Auto Tune', 'Reminder' and 'Ext'), I choose Ext but the 622 only tunes to the station and that's...
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    Problem with VIP622

    Interesting. I do speak Spanish, and it's the part where the guys says that's what happens when cousins marry. (pero bueno creo es el resultado cuando se casan entre primos, slaudos.) That last word should be 'saludos', by the way. I also know how to spell in Spanish. ;) Cheers.
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    Playboy tv HD

    I too hope for PLBY-HD! Looking forward to hi-rez tattoos and piercings...and close ups of the man-taints. Seems to me the general trend in porn these days is less attractive women doing naked stuff and more tattood and pierced whores and strippers spitting on things and cussing up a storm. Eff...