Recent content by geekboy2000

When were the 8 or so additional National HD channels added, and what are they? I scrolled through my guide (all channels), and I can't find anything new. I don't recall receiving an e-mail indicating the addition of any new channels either. Though they may have kept to the letter of their...

Maybe they hired on a lot of ex-Comcast CSRs. Back when I had Comcast, they never knew when the problem was with their network either (apologies to the Comcast folks that do know what they're doing). Unfortunately, this hasn't yet spread to the automotive industry. I'd really like a replacement...

:eek: That's great! I guess I shouldn't be surprised that they don't realize they're having problems. I guess they don't read SatelliteGuys! :)

Since I didn't do it myself, and, in another life, used to be a home service (TV/VCR) tech, I didn't want to tell the Tech how to do his job. Nevertheless, I still thank you for taking the time to respond with the info. I posted (just now) above, the results of what he did. I believe (yeah, I...

The Tech just left. He got what I saw on-screen, from about 44 signal level to 60. I inquired as to whether I could get any more out of it, amplifiers, etc, and he stated "that should be more than enough". He was from the same organization that did the initial install (14 months ago), and...

As always (you'd think I'd learn), I should have checked here first. After re-booting, re-configuring, re-booting my router, pinging, etc, I concluded: "Hmm, it's on the network, but it's not connecting to Dish's servers". DOH! So yeah, same here in 19044.

I called Dish, and have a Tech coming out 10/18. I was quoted $29.99. I'll post back with the results. If it can be properly tweaked for 30 bucks, it's more than worth it to me.

Thanks! It's not the technical aspect that I have a problem with. It does sound easy, and that kind of thing doesn't scare me. It's the fact that it's on the roof, and: 1) No ladder. 2) If I had a ladder, I'd be queasy as hell up there. 3) I could probably beat the "queasy", but my back isn't...

Fair enough. You've been very helpful. Thanks again!

Thanks Gary. Assuming that I can't do this (I know my limitations, particularly when it comes to being on the roof), is this something I can request that Dish do? Do I call them directly, or call my installer? Cost (just a guess)? Thanks again. Mark

Thanks! When I select Dish 300, I'm seeing a signal strength of 45, Azimuth of 171, and Elevation of 42. Skew shows N/A.

Typically, I get outstanding reception across the board, but with the slightest rainfall, I lose 61.5. I used the Dish Pointer utility, and determined that I had dead-on azimuth, elevation and skew (249, 29, and 127 respectively), and a signal level of about 80 for the 110/119 satellites, but a...

Did Hilary Rosen of the RIAA change jobs and wake up on the wrong side of the bed again? Don't worry folks. This is the same knee-jerk reaction we've seen before in the music industry. As these knuckle-heads watch their revenue steadily decline, they'll eventually come to their senses. Just...

Yes, it is. Thanks for the notification! I always thought that it was only possible to make guide additions via the scheduled or manual updates/maintenance, but yet, there it is on the guide and working fine. :)

Initially, I thought.... "Ho hum . . a news channel in HD", but I soon realized that this means that: The ultra nasal-sounding, can't tell if it's a man or a woman, over the top, sickening, caricature of a journalist, might not haunt me on CNN! I can't even remember the bone-head's name, but...