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    What should I do with older Dish receivers?

    Thanks. Looks like it's time for Plan B.
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    What should I do with older Dish receivers?

    Appreciate the responses to my question. I know about the wiring issue which I can address. I do not have a Hopper account. As I read your responses, I seem to recollect that MPEG2 still worked on the Western Arc as only the Eastern Arc required MPEG 4. Is that true?
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    What should I do with older Dish receivers?

    I did a Dish Chat a few days ago asking if could swap a 222 for two 211's. The CSR told me yes, but it would cost $95 for an installation fee and I would have to sign a new 2 year service agreement. I've been with Dish for at least 12 years, so the new service contract requirement is, IMO...
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    blackout rules question

    Read my post again -- there are no blackouts.
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    blackout rules question

    The home markets of both teams are allowed OTA telecasts of the game. If you subscribe to satellite/cable and get NFL network, you get both.
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    Unable to "go back" to forum

    I've had this problem for weeks also. If I click on the "back" button multiple times, and we're talking 10 or more sometimes, eventually it works. I do not have this problem on any other web site.
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    Archaic credit card update process

    I had the credit card I use for autopay replaced with a new one - new # and expiration date - last month. Apparently, credit card companies do this from time to time as a fraud protection measure. Anyway, can't say when I did it in relation to my billing date, but I did it online and there...
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    RFD HD now live

    I posted earlier that I wasn't getting it on 9449. I just checked and I am getting it on 4231.
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    MSNBC and Cooking in Dish America Gold?

    I was a naysayer and was wrong! Thanks to Tony, et al, for fixing this issue in favor of the customer!
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    RFD HD now live

    I have DA Gold but no RFD HD.
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    MSNBC and Cooking in Dish America Gold?

    Well, what a surprise! Despite what the web site states, Cooking is not in any DA package. I just checked and MSNBC HD is not available on channel 209. This is turning out to be a joke. Neither one of these channels is available in DA. Can't wait for the next post by a Dish Network...
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    MSNBC and Cooking in Dish America Gold?

    I've had what is now DA Gold almost since the HD-only packages were first introduced. I have never received MSNBC and I recollect that when this channel was added in HD, there were posts on threads that complained, as was the case with many other HD additions, such as Fox News, Speed, etc...
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    MSNBC and Cooking in Dish America Gold?

    According to a sign that periodically appears outside Dish HQ on Santa Fe Drive in Littleton, CO, starting pay for a CSR is $11.50/hr + benefits.
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    MSNBC and Cooking in Dish America Gold?

    I have DA Gold and I have never received Cooking or MSNBC.
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    Dish Network HD Package Comparison Chart

    ckhalil18, I have Dish America Gold with Platinum. I assure you MSNBC HD is not a channel I receive. I suggest that if you want to have your listing as accurate as possible, you also need to check how you've shown Palladia and HD Theatre.
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    Dish Network HD Package Comparison Chart

    ckhalil18, I think you have a few errors. For example, MSNBC HD is not available with the 'metal' packages. You also need to check HD Theatre and Palladia.
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    Channel Numbers

    What I don't like about the channel number assignments is that not all of the HD channels are in the 9000 range. Some HD channels are only in the high 200's, like Epix. I like to flip through the program guide using the 9000's to see what I'd like to watch. It really irks me that I then have...
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    722k OTA antenna height.

    I'm not sure what point you're trying to make in your last post, and I'm not about to get into a lengthy "discussion" with you. According to awcwire.com, the impedence of RG 58 coax is 53.5, for RG 56 it's 48, for RG 11 it's 75, and for RG 6 it's 76. As I'm sure you know, TV antenna systems...
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    722k OTA antenna height.

    See link: http://www.satelliteguys.us/old-voom-news-developments-archive/7506-quad-shield-rg-56-a.html
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    722k OTA antenna height.

    RG56 cable is not 75 ohm, it is used mainly for ham radio installations. TV antenna installations should use RG6 cable, RG11 for longer cable runs. Antenna Web and DTV Answers are the last two sites I would go to for information. TV Fool (already mentioned in a post in this thread) and AVS...
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    Better Business Bureau calls out Dish, satellite TV

    Those of you who think so may be correct regarding foreign based call centers, but I have to wonder why Dish constantly has a sign on their operations center property on Santa Fe Blvd in Littleton, CO stating it is hiring CSR's at $11 an hour plus "bonus". It's been there every time I drive by...
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    Apartment Complex That Forbids Satellite Installation - Interesting Case

    chicagonettech, your post is very detailed and very good with a couple of exceptions. The first: OTARD does not cover short wave and am/fm antennas. Here's the excerpt from OTARD: In addition, masts CAN be greater than 12 feet in height. If they exceed 12 feet, they MAY need, for example, a...
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    HOA Terminology, Is this Legal?

    Here's the exerpt from OTARD re: antenna mast height: There isn't anything in OTARD that restricts mast height to 12 feet. You MAY need to get a permit for one over 12 feet, but that just means the mast has to be secured properly, which you'd want to do anyway.
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    Lost NHLN

    I posted earlier that I lost NHL Network in HD with Turbo Gold+Platinum. I continued to receive the SD version and CSR's couldn't help me. I emailed a contact I have at Dish and late Friday afternoon received an email response from Programming stating HD service was restored. I'm on vacation...
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    NHL Network now available in Top 200 and higher!

    I emailed a contact I have at Dish today regarding my loss of NHL Network in HD. Haven't heard back from her yet but I did receive an automated phone call from Dish this afternoon asking me to take a survey about dissatisfaction with the CSR's I talked to last night. I didn't take the survey...