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  • WELCOME TO THE NEW SERVER!

    If you are seeing this you are on our new server WELCOME HOME!

    While the new server is online Scott is still working on the backend including the cachine. But the site is usable while the work is being completes!

    Thank you for your patience and again WELCOME HOME!

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    Want to upgrade...

    That's the dumbest thing I've ever read in my life. They own the business, and make the rules. If they don't want to lose customers, they need to treat the ones they have better. This man is not cheating the system. He's working within the system that DISH created with their short-sighted...
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    HELP! HOA making me move DISH

    Yeah, you seem like a reasonable neighbor. Look, HOAs are like anything else you buy. As a consumer it's your obligation to educate yourself, and make a decision that's right for you. If you decide that you are served well enough by local zoning laws and ordinances, be my guest. But in...
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    Why Did I Know It Would Happen?

    Well, to tell the truth, Jeff, I'm not back. The BS that DISH pulled on this has made me think, and even though the CEO's office has responded telling me that they'll honor the two DVR install, I think I'll decline. I was hopeful that increased competition from DirecTV and cable, along with...
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    IR repeater suggestions?

    Steve, I haven't used their splitters yet, but I will tell you that they're straight shooters. If you ask them, and they tell you that you won't have any HDCP issues, you can take that to the bank. They also offer a thirty-day, no questions asked refund. Another thing that I've experienced...
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    Why Did I Know It Would Happen?

    I'm not asking for anything for free. They charge a monthly "rental" on the units. And as far as the deal I "claim" to have negotiated, I didn't negotiate it, it was offered to me. And when the CSR tried to tell me it wasn't I called him on it, and gave him the Rep ID of the person who...
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    HELP! HOA making me move DISH

    Dishcomm, you're right. HOAs were created for the purpose of preserving property values. But further, they were also created for the purpose of making living in the neighborhood a more enjoyable experience for those that live there. This includes many of the restrictions that you seem to be...
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    Why Did I Know It Would Happen?

    Exactly. Why would I want half of the system I have now? And why should I have to pay DISH $600 to get the same technology I'm getting now for free from Comcast? Personally, I think it was a compromise on my part to only get two TVs on HD, and the other two on SD. I guess "Better TV for...
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    IR repeater suggestions?

    I happen to have some experience here. I originally wired my family room with components from a company called JobSite. They offer nice components at a fair price. Their decora wallplate receiver is considerably cheaper than many other Plasma proof receivers on the market, and does a great...
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    Why Did I Know It Would Happen?

    Well, the installer showed up this morning (DISH employee). I told him that I had ordered, and been promised a VIP722 and a VIP622, and wanted to verify that he had that on his WO. He told me that his WO stated a 722 and a 222. So, we called DISH to see what was going on. The CSR told me...
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    HELP! HOA making me move DISH

    Actually, not true. In a single-family residence the HOA doesn't "own" anything except for things like esplanade ROWs, etc. The land on which your home sits is yours, and you provide a utility ROW for such things as water, gas, electrical, cable lines. But the HOA doesn't own any of that ROW.
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    HELP! HOA making me move DISH

    My two cents: I am not on my HOA board. Though I've thought about it, and may run at some point. Mainly so that I can work toward more consistent enforcement of the rules in place (Like why they don't tell my neighbor to move the 5th wheel that he leaves on the curb for two weeks at a time...
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    They cut my lines...is this STANDARD?

    "Over-zealous Comcast tech?" Bit of an oxymoron, isn't it?
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    What to do...

    BTW: Before I forget to say it. I've used this site quite a bit in the past. I hadn't spent much time here in the last couple of years. But I just want you guys to know how impressed I am with the quantity and quality of resources here. Most everyone here makes a useful contribution, and you...
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    What to do...

    Oh, I understand that, and I also know that the folks who whooped it up on the forum over there because of the testing results are more than likely just trying to justify their own purchasing decisions. Everybody wants to believe that they made the best buying decision, and is willing to...
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    What to do...

    I called DISH today and told them that I wanted to cancel my installation scheduled for tomorrow, because I didn't want to lose my ability to have two HD-DVRs, like I now have on Comcast. I was really not willing to lose my ability to record HD on my upstairs television, nor was I going to spend...
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