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COMCAST exploited their digital transition to grow their monopoly and trickle portions of new features for extra fees. I'm dumping COMCAST to go to Satellite, because they have turned their service into 1990's satellite over cable. The STB and DVR's are positively awful, the one I was given is...

What do you mean by "tariff", the government places a tariff, the content provider?? I've never heard this, the government is taxing each TV that receives digital cable service in your home? Why is this NOT more common knowledge?? Huh, CableCard was mandated by the 1996 telecommunications...

Harshness, yes, I must admit your right. Unfortunately, what COMCAST has created is NO better now, I'm stuck with very unreliable and troublesome SD recording using their inferior STB's and DTA's. The fear is so great people would use a HTPC to illegally distribute digital recorded premium...

Part of the DVR service is downloading the content guides for operating the DVR, my guess, is yes, you would still pay it, but I don't know anymore than you; so confirmation is still needed for others that might read the thread. I want to hook up a HTPC, and even a TiVo, there is no way for...

I read in the small print you must have autopay and paperless billing, which saves Dish Network a lot of money and hassle. So yea, looks like Dish knows the first bill people stop paying when they are in tough times is the TV bill, they are looking to get around that with the free HD as the...

Any disadvantage to be on those satellites vice the 110/119? Less reliable signal? The same number of channels, same number of HD channels? More problems with weather? Local Channels (DC local channels). Keep in mind, the Top 200 w/HD package is the most I think I'll ever want. The free...

OK, so definitely an advantage for at least one dual tuner for myself, so then I would only have to pay for 3 more tuners, so only $21/month over the package cost. So even if I buy the reciever, I still have to pay $7/month to hook it up, or is the "access fee" less than the "lease"? Granted...

Just out of curiousity, whats the purpose of the "messenger wire" where does it connect? This composite cable is still just two RG6 cables and a wire molded together, two individual RG6 coax and a wire seperate would work equally well, provided the are the minimal quality needed? Ouch; I...

Thanks, sounds like what I thought at least, Dish is a little cheaper than Directv. Now its just a matter of can I get it cheaper than COMCAST. At the least it appears now that COMCAST has completed their digital transition in my area, basically turning their service into 1990's satellite...

Thanks for all the help guys, and the patience with my inexperience. 1 Coax to a Dual Tuner Reciever: this does NOT jive with what I've learned so far, in fact a few install docs I've seen for dish network show 2 coax running to their dual tuners. Is this the result of the DishPro Technology...

Sorry to hi-jack the thread with a newb question, but I "thought" the recievers themselves did power injection? Am I wrong on that? If I need to add an inline amp, I have to get a power injector?

Thank You, very usefull info, why they can't put that info on their website? Granted none of their competitors do either, which is probably why. You pay $15 for three receivers, but recieve $5 credit for one, is that $15 "TOTAL" for 3 recievers or $15 "EACH" for reciever for a total of $45...

Fee after fee, NON of them ever mentioned on the website? I guess I'm suppose to sign up and then find out it costs $35/month more than was ever mentioned? Where do I find out the bottom line, please tell me its before I sign a contract, am I going to have to waste an hour on the phone to...

OK, I have to buy the receiver outright, and then still pay monthly fees? Do I have to buy from The Dish Store? I see them sold at other retailers. How much extra /month for the Solo311? In a DirecTV vs Dish Network Comparison, they said the Dish Network does NOT charge for additional TV's...

Slinglinks? Is this the networked over the AC power plugs? Eitherway, I'm covered, I don't have to use a phone line, I can use internet via enthernet. That means I get 3 max as part of the "FREE" Install, OR that means I get 3 MAX as it is a limit for Dish Network? If I can add additional...