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    QUESTION - What Bugs or Usability Issues do you have with your Hopper?

    Yes I have had this problem along with many other issue around DVR recording. Per dish there are no know issues with e DVR recording and as of yesterday they are sending me a new hopper stating mine is defective. LMAO funny how many people are having DVR issue yet it is not a "known issue" This...
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    QUESTION - What Bugs or Usability Issues do you have with your Hopper?

    Yes I have had this problem along with many other issue around DVR recording. Per dish there are no know issues with e DVR recording and as of yesterday they are sending me a new hopper stating mine is defective. LMAO funny how many people are having DVR issue yet it is not a "known issue" This...
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    QUESTION - What Bugs or Usability Issues do you have with your Hopper?

    I have had this problem and other recording issues (Like 3/30 it did not record PTAT or anything else) SOme people at Dish say they know others say there is no record of this type of issue.
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    QUESTION - What Bugs or Usability Issues do you have with your Hopper?

    So one thing I woudl like to see updated is a TV format setting that holds that format on every channel. Coming off a 625 connected through my Sony Media center. Having the channel change sizes drives me nuts, my 625 was always upgraded to 16x19. This is even happening on the HD channels the...
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    Outrageous cost to upgrade!!

    I had the same problem, ask for Customer Retention. I got mine for $25.00 installed Dish reakly needs to buy a clue. They give a new customer Discounted service and a free Hopper system. WHat they are really saying is please go to direct tv we don't want our exisiting customers, we want ne...
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    Loaction ID?

    If you don't answer or call back they will shut off service.
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    QUESTION - What Bugs or Usability Issues do you have with your Hopper?

    I am have recording issues. The guide shos it is set to record but then it does not, I also had an issue wihtit only recording on 1 tunner ans saying on th eother shows a conflict. Last night it did not record PTAT even though it has been set to for a week, it has been recording PTAT fine. It...
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    722 in endless reboot cycle. Please help!!

    try putting it in the freezer over night (if you can get HD out with out breaking the tamper seal put just the HD in the freezer) I have used this trick on Laptop and PC drives for years and it works about 70% of the time.
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    Loaction ID?

    so what is a service area? If I have one at my house and 1 50 miles away at my cabin we get teh same local station off teh same satellite how does dish know, If I use a HAVA or SLINGBOX I can remote in and get teh location ID when they want it in 1 phone call. Does teh location ID actually have...
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    Loaction ID?

    Yes they left a message a few days ago, I beileve it said i had 7 days to call back, when they called a few days later I answered it. The message just said It was important I return the call to avoid disruption of service, not why they wanted me to call
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    Loaction ID?

    we do have 4 receivers, and only 1 is connected to phone, no phone jacks any place close to the others, and the wireless jacks have to much static. But there would be noway for Dish to know if one was not in my house since since it would pull off the same satellite. and what about people who use...
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    Loaction ID?

    Dish called and wanted the location ID on all my recievers. Waht is it? and why do they need it?
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    NEWBIE DISH RECEIVER 625 BAD HARD DRIVE

    Dish uses at least 2 different Hard Drive either will work in the 625 ( I have swaped them) You can pick one up on EBAY cheap (around $20.00) 1) Western Digital WD2500JB (250gb) 2) Samsung HA250JC (250gb) Samsung is a quieter driver if I have a choice I use the Samsung but remeber if you...
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    how do you install 2nd receiver for a bedroom yourself

    So one thing before you get a lot of time in. Call Dish with the R # and s# and be sure 1) it is not a leased box 2) there is a $0.00 balance an you can activate on your account. Ebay very good for High balance boxes and leased boxes... Niether can be activated. Other then that both are...
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    NEEDED - Defective DPP 44 Switch

    Hence wanting a dead switch which to most people is worthless. Once we have the prototype we can build new switches from that design not build them from old switches. You have to start some place or there is no advancement. Since almost no one uses the expansion ports why not use them for...