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    So far,not very impressed with HWS/J setup.

    I think that is what he ended up doing. He still ended up doing a bootstrap. After that the software seemed to install very fast. I really don't know if it was a software problem or hardware. I am sure we will get it straightened out. I installed my first dish over 30 years ago, a 10' c band...
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    So far,not very impressed with HWS/J setup.

    I have a 2 dish setup. I get 110,119 and129 on one. I get 61.5 on the other. I was told I would get a new single dish, but the installer claims I am better off with this setup.I will give it til next Monday, unless it gets worse, to see if I am over the hump.
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    So far,not very impressed with HWS/J setup.

    Actually the software stalled at 82% six times. One of those it was over an hour and a half, while he went to get a new hopper. Today I called Dish, and they sent a software update. Tonight I lost tuner 3. From what I read in the forums tuner 3 has to have good wire. It is working ok again at...
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    So far,not very impressed with HWS/J setup.

    He used the cables from my install 6 years ago. Just changed the switch. He even left the 2 dish setup which Dish said I needed updated. My 722 and 211k setup was working great. The 722s hard drive was acting up. The joey just came back to life after about 3 hours of down time. I could use the...
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    So far,not very impressed with HWS/J setup.

    Well, tonight I come home and the joey has no signal. I try the hopper and it works! I guess Dish will be getting a call!
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    So far,not very impressed with HWS/J setup.

    Well, I got my hopper with sling and joey setup Friday. The installer said it would be real quick , as it just needed a switch change and hopper/joey install. He figured about 30-45 minutes. Everything went as planned until the software update. It would stall at 82% every time. He had to go to...
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    I guess they are still installing Hopper without sling. (But I am happy now.)

    Well, Dish called and told me that I WILL get the sling version after all. They also told me my owned 211k is compatible with it. I am paying more than I would for Direct, but I am staying with Dish. I am not one to jump around services just to save a few bucks, as long as they give me good service.
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    I guess they are still installing Hopper without sling. (But I am happy now.)

    I am strongly thinking of going to Direct. I am a 6 year Dish subscriber no contract. I thought I would check with dish loyalty to see if they could offer something to stay with them. They offered a free hopper and tech service. I was ready to say yes but then asked if it was the hopper with...
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    Dish dispute with Sinclair...reached deal in principle

    Well,I will give it 3 weeks.If not settled by then,I go to Direct TV. I am not going to loose the Packers! I agree BOTH parties are VERY GREEDY!!!
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    Cost to add new receiver?

    If you are wired up for the new receiver,I would purchase it. If not,you will need a service call,so I would just lease it! I just went through this. I wanted to add a 211k,and my room was wired for the 222 which I no longer needed. I asked Dish to send me the 211 and I would install it myself...
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    Just got the $10/month Platinum charge removed...

    Well,I tried this and my bill went UP $10 per month. They told me it is because I had the dvr bundle,and now all fees are seperate! I was on the phone for over an hour,trying to get this straightened out.My phones battery went dead before I found out what the outcome was! I informed them I am...
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    Local HD channels added today

    I talked to a customer service superviser,and she told me they have a list several pages long of locals due to go HD on the 25th of this month. One she confirmed was the CBS out of Madison,WI. The ABC local was not on her list. Of course I told her,Dish has lied to me for almost a year on this...
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    Disneys xd in HD

    As far as Disney HD,it is about the worst HD channel on Dish. Which is really disappointing,in that Disney had a history of providing top notch picture quality.It was one of the first color series with the Wonderful World of Color. Its HD quality stinks,and of course all of its new shows seem to...
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    Free Preview of Premium Channels?

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A penny is about what Cinemax is worth per year! I found 1 show worth watching in the past 12 months!
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    222 new 3g smart card video problem

    I am having similar problems with my 722.The same day I put in the new smartcard one of my 2 hd locals went out of sync. SD is fine. I called the station ,they say it is not on their end.Called dish,they tell me the smartcard is not at fault.So,I have 2 local HD channels,and with the voices so...
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    Today will be a test of how well Dish is in a snow storm

    I live in Wisconsin,so far this month we have over 30" of snow.I haven't lost signal yet! Nor did I lose it all last winter! I do lose it at the start of a rainstom however.It only goes out at the very start,and lasts about 5-10 minutes.I have 2 dishes for 110,119,129 and the wing 61.5. Today...
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    christmas eve surprise?

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hey,I LOST over $300,000 in the market in the past 3 months! I think they should cut the price by 40% !
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    HD Local Additions

    Gee,we now have 2 stations in the Madison area. Still no CBS,the only network worth watching! Directv has 5 stations in our area.
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    HD locals

    Dish will probably only give you 1 local in HD.That seems to be the crap they are pulling now days!
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    What is magic about the February date?

    It is also the date that many will lose price protection,and dish can(will) raise prices! So,ir is not all good for the feb date!
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    Cannot view online bill

    My online billing was screwed up for 8 months.I could not get anyone at dish to help.I finally talked to a tech and he tried to get into my account,no luck. After about an hour on the phone he reset my password,and I was in. Trouble was they had been billing me for the insurance for the last 8...
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    119 screwed up

    What I can't figure out is you are saying the problem sat is 119. I was watching TNT this morning,and it was breaking up.I checked and it was the HD 0n 110.I went to the SD on 119 and it was not breaking up.This doesn't bother me though as come jan 5, I will be a Direct convert,unless dish puts...
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    HD locals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA timeframe??

    Those of us in the Madison WI area are in the same boat.We only have Fox in hd.The other3 networks are to be up in hd before years end,according to several dish csrs and installers.I called to cancel,for the second time,but they gave me a month of service free. Well,3 strikes and they are OUT! I...
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    Neighbor's motion sensitive light changing channels on my VIP 222?

    It will bounce some,yes,but I hardly think it will "bounce" over to the nieghbors ,through at least 2 walls!
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    Neighbor's motion sensitive light changing channels on my VIP 222?

    I would think it would be the otherway around! The uhf remote would change his channels,but his ir remote would change yours.Are you sure about the remotes? IR has to have line of sight.UHF doesn't.