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    The Weather Channel....is BACK!

    Have not taken in everyones thoughts on this, my thoughts below as a weather enthusiast, I am not a Direct customer but have been, same with Dish, I am now with Charter. TWC has done this themselves, the channel should be about weather, not reality TV, I have not witnessed but heard of severe...
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    Sorry guys...

    Except this person took the car for a spin....
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    SSD...Worth it?

    I have 2 systems running Intel SSD's, probably 1 year or more at this time, one is a video editing/gaming rig, the other is our laptop used by the whole family daily but also gets mounted and used frequently in our car.
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    Charter internet

    Charter is no longer supposed to be charging for modem rental, it should be rolled into the monthly cost along with this new accounts are required to use Charter supplied modems. If you are still seeing it on your bill I would contact them, I have had great results with the online team on...
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    922 loud fan and black screen

    Opened it up just for grins, did see 2 bulging capacitors....We just don't watch much TV anymore, the only thing that has kept me from dropping is we like to take in an occasional St. Louis Cardinal game...The box arrived today to return the 922, the 722 has been up and running for over a week...
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    922 loud fan and black screen

    My 922 just started rebooting every few minutes yesterday...Left it without power until this evening and it's doing the same thing....Hate to get into a contract again, Hoppa or dig my old 722 out....
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    DP 44 Necessary

    Hopper with 1 or 2 Joeys, hopefully March 15. :)
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    DP 44 Necessary

    I must have a DP500/1000 as we used to need 118.7 for our locals. I assume it's something that can be dealt with when I upgrade. This came up as I am trying to eliminate/minimize our electric usage, hoping I can eliminate the DP44 and the inserter.
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    DP 44 Necessary

    My current setup is a 922 that is fed by a DP44, more than likely I will be changing to the new hopper/joey setup. Is my DP44 necessary? We are on the Western Arc, we used to use the 4th bird at 118.7 for our locals, but they have since moved and I no longer have that being fed into the switch...
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    do i need this modem received on 1/16/2012?

    Here is the email address for Centurylink's Internet Help Team, they will let you know what needs to be done: TalkToUs@centurylink.com
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    DISH Hopper coming at CES ?

    I have not gone through the whole thread, sorry if it's been asked. Will it be compatible with BBMP? :D
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    What do you use for GPS in the car and are you happy with it?

    Our Garmin Nuvi is several years old now and still does a decent job, at this time we would likely be wise to replace it other than upgrading the maps. Two years ago I invested in Garmin Mobile PC which has been discontinued, it was like having a Garmin on your laptop, if you travel with the...
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    Anyone try SpiderOak for cloud backups?

    I have used Carbonite for several years now and my renewal is coming up in January. It works great, I really wish it was cheaper to add more computers. Currently I have my computer that updates my weather website act as a document server for all systems in our home. The "document" folder is the...
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    Dish Approval for RG6

    Not sure if your familiar with a local supply house: Home - Skywalker Communications They may be able to help, I have seen "approved" cable in their catalogs in the past on what I believe would be their own line of coax.
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    Tell me why I should wait on the XIP receiver system?

    I have an hdmi splitter in my closet with my 922, it feeds hdmi to the living room tv, bedroom tv and the projector in the basement. If I want to watch something different in the theatre room I fire up the HTPC, login to Dishonline recline and :popcorn