Recent content by pilot370

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    VIP 922 and External HD

    I plugged the HD into the front USB because the rear USB is used up with a wifi dongle and my wife HATES seeing wires of any kind! So in the meantime I will just transfer back to the VIP 922. John
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    VIP 922 and External HD

    Hello all! I have had a few issues with 922's failing on me and have lost a lot of material I had on the Internal HD. I now have my recordings on an external HD. I went to the internal HD and its empty. All I wanted was to back up. So, I am guessing I have to transfer back from my external to...
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    3rd 922!!

    It's in a well ventilated area, nothing on the sides or the top of the unit. Do they tell you to NOT plug it into a surge protector? That was the first thing the tech asked me over the phone. It was plugged into an outlet by itself. They told me too that I would need just one Sling Loaded...
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    3rd 922!!

    The tech I was talking to online quoted me a price of 400.00 for the Sling Loaded Hopper. I assume there was a tech fee of 95.00 included in that. I will wait to get this 922 and when it goes I'm headed for a Hoppa! So that should be in 6 months or so!
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    3rd 922!!

    Just a little venting. I am now on my 3rd 922! The 3rd one is on its way now. It will only stay running 10 minutes tops. Trying to get it to run longer so i can get my DVR'd programs over to an external drive but it won't stay running long enough to even format the external drive:mad:! This is...
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    Getting VIP 922

    Just got off the phone with Dish and I'm upgrading to the 922. Looking forward to it and the maybe using the Google TV in the future. Gonna keep the 722k for the second tv option upstairs. :up:up He also mentioned that the 922 is a lot more stable now as people have been reporting on here. John