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    Under a commitment after being told i would not be.

    Been a dish customer for 4-5 years, never under a commitment sine my original 18 month one. Last fall, after trying to figure out ways to save money due to both my spouse and I being out of work, I called Dish to see what i could do to get my bill lowered. I lowered a package level...
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    Issue on Saturday Night (UFC)

    Ok, a quick background, a few months ago we disconnected our home phone to save money, and have been paying the $5 a month for not having our dvr hooked up. I wanted to watch the UFC(HD)pay per view , and knew i would probably have to run an ethernet cable to purchase it, but then i found...
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    Odd issue wtih CPU freeze ups

    It started yesterday with random freezes on the PC, while the wife was online playing warcraft, could only get it to work by doing a hard reboot. last night i was trying to diagnose the issue, and it took a long time to reboot, i tried scans and multiple other issues and came to this one...
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    If I lower my package

    If i lower my package, Can i still access shows on my DVR that are from channels in the higher package?
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    Minor aggravation with PS3 Wireless

    Whenver i turn on my PS3 it disconnects My PC's from the network momentarily(1 wired, 1 Wireless), which isnt a major issue, except that my son has started to turn it on by himself and it always seems to happen as I am i the middle of something in Warcraft..lol Anyone else ever have this...
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    Can someone ask their dish contacts..

    What the status is on splitting Noggin/The N. I really would like to know why Dish is getting special treatment on this channel, and when we can expect this to happen. its been 4 months since the channels split, and we dont get it here yet. I know its been talked about before, but its...
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    Went thru Downgrade/Retention last week

    So, I recieved a postcard from Comcast with the really good 3 day sale last week, digital cable with 3 premiums AND HD content for $39.99/month for 12 months,(+$10 for DVR) too good of an offer to let slide by, but I really didnt want to jump providers so i called up Dish last Wednesday (my...
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    Be careful of what you wish for (or complain about)

    So for many months as a WOW junkie, I used to try and convince my wife to start playing as i thought she might like it, and its something we could share on occasion. She said she never would do it, and complained on how it sucked away too much of time. After taking a 6 month break, i came back...
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    Any MMO players?

    I am getting the urge to get back into a MMO again... any WOW players around here? EQII? or others? I have WOW and the Expansion, but just didnt have the specs to solo thru much of Outland, and i had taken a 5 month break and all my former friends/guildies had moved on to other chars or...
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    Hellgate: London

    Anyone play the demo yet or in the beta? I have tried 3x to download the demo and for whatever reason it always gets corrupted. Just want to know if it is living up to the hype or not.. if it is as good as it sounds, I will pick it up next week.
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    Minneapolis area Rain Fade

    Just out of curiosity for any of you Twin Cities members, do you regularly lose 129 on a rainy day? I seem to keep signals from the other sats, but i lose 129 everytime we get any sizeable amount of rain. its really annoying my wife, and I just want to know if its "normal" or if i should...
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    622 DVR Question

    Ok, i have heard mention of their being "3" tuners in the 622, and read somewhere in the past on here about being able to record 2 shows and still watch OTA. Is this possible? If so how does that work? I just noticed that with this new TV Season, I have a possible 3 show at once conflict...
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    PS3 start up/menu screen Red?

    I have noticed that my PS3 startup and menu screens ahve a reddish hue to them on occasion lately, I first noticed it yesterday when I needed to do to the update, but it was that way again this morning after downloading some demos... Its always been blue as far as i can recall.. and it was...
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    PS3 Firmware update

    I had to do a firmware update on my PS3 last night , but didnt have time to play with or research what this latest update did. I think it must of been released yesterday, because on Monday i had not issue playing TW 2008 online, and last night it wouldnt let me on. Does anyone know?
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    interesting promotion..

    Not sure how long it is going, but over the weekend I convinced my wife that trading my 360 in now was the best option, its been acting flakey again, and i already sent it once for repair and dont want to go down that road again as this time I will have to pay for it... So i called around...
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    Recording starts at odd time, or stops early.

    I have had a couple of over the last few weeks, and was wondering if anyone else has had this on the 622. 1. I recorded the Survivor Reunion show for my wife, and it only recorded 38 minutes of the hour. just cut off. (It wasnt due to football delay, as i had it set to record the show...