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    Attn DirecTV: Yankees Fans in Upstate NY can not see some games

    My understanding is that the Sunday Twins games are on 29 in the metro and FSN outstate. According to the schedule page for the Twins on the MLB site, the outstate viewers would need to use an alternate challenge to watch the game on Sunday (6/14: 652 on DirecTV and 448 on Dish).
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    Ion Channel to go HD February 16

    One of the uses I have for Ion in my area is to test receiving equipment because of their transmitter's distance from my home.
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    Backfeed TV2 and Get OTA through one cable?

    It's not hard - I do the same thing using a few lengths of RG6 and a couple 5-900 MHz splitters. My setup also feeds signal from the antenna directly into the TV, which has both analog and digital tuners. (The TV is set up to ignore the analog signals, and I know I will have to rescan after...
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    Moving to a neighborhood that doesn't allow dishes

    And if they want to be difficult, maybe several 1-meter dishes, one for each orbital slot, will have them seeing the error of their ways.
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    TurboHD w/ Comcast internet in an Apartment

    The condo I live in has dual wiring into my unit: one line from Comcast and one from Dish. As far as the Comcast line is concerned, i just have the internet plus the lowest tier of video they offer, which is a lower price than the internet with no video service, and this is not a promotional...
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    Rcvrs on acct list- includes DTVPal

    But then I am 99% certain that Dish does not know about mine, unless they are able to track government coupons.....
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    D*/E* Merger?

    Malone also has to be careful about his public statements on this possibility lest he run afoul of the SEC.
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    Uplink Activity Report - 8/1/2008 4:02pm - 1 change

    How I would translate the message appearing on what is normally GolTV: "GolTV has removed this channel after proposing unreasonable contract renewal terms. We are working on a solution to the problem. 888-248-3065" This is what I am seeing on channel 407, which is currently showing what appears...
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    Sears & DTVPal

    Called ahead and found two at the Sears at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN.
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    Uplink Activity Report - 7/23/2008 12:17pm - 130 changes

    Another shopping channel mapdown to lock out. Sheesh.
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    722 does not always record

    perhaps a rogue #2 remote?
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    Dish to begin DRM on PPV May 6th

    Dealt with by locking out channel 103, everything in the 500's, and channels 9464 through 9467.
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    Dish web site and iMunizator "scareware"

    The fact that these cretins make money peddling scareware is a sad commentary on the intelligence of some on the net.....
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    That $5 Phone Line Fee...

    Actually, I used two Airport Express units to accomplish the same and to set up the wi-fi throughout my home.
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    For those who would like to Track AMC14

    right now a bit over 15,000 miles above the Pacific.
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