Recent content by Wayne88

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    Very Disappointed

    My move to D* Interesting.......I came back to Directv after being with Voom then Comcast then Dishnetwork. I was offered and received the NFL Sunday Ticket. I paid $199 for the first HR20 and $299 for the second HR20. I was at first "given" 2 HR21 but I insisted and finally received 2 HR20s...
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    How Do You Release The HR-21 Without DOD?

    HR-20 vs HR-21 How hard is it to get a HR-20? I was expecting 2 for my install on Saturday morning. I will call tomorrow and if it turns out that I will be getting 2 HR-21s, I might cancel the installation and stick with my Dish HDDVRs. Do they charge the same for the HR-20 and the HR-21. I am...
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    Just had Directv installed, couple of ???

    HR-20 vs HR-21 I am moving back to Directv (was with DTV from 2002-2005)as well after leaving them for the ill-fated but fantastic VOOM in 2005. I then went to Comcast for a year and have been the former leader of HD-TV: Dishnetwork for a year and a half. I must admit I will miss the VIP 622...
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    HD Channel List: Dish Network vs DirectTV

    Directv vs Dishnetwork HD channel lists Thanks for the comparisons between Dish and Directv in terms of HD line-up. Although I love the Voom channels, I will be leaving Dish and going back to Directv (had them from 2002-2005 then went to ill-fated Voom) if Dish is unwilling or unable to match...
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    Kiss off Dish!

    HDMI on 622
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    Which is better Dish or DirecTV??

    Dish or Directv Hi Jim, I think that it depends on your needs. I had Directv from 2002 through 2005 and switched to Voom (until they folded). Then I had a year of Comcast. I know what you mean about the blurry fuzzy analog stations with Cable. I have a VIP 622 HDDVR and love it. The HD...
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    622 did not live up to my expectations

    Vip-622 As a relatively new Dish subscriber (I joined after the Comcast promotion ended), I have no experience with the 942. I started out with a 622 and a 211. The only HD STBs I can compare them to are the Motorola DCT-6412 from Comcast (actually had 2 of them) and the Motorola HD STB that I...
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    Got them ol' 622 HDMI bad output blues

    HDMI and the 622 Interesting ......one fine day after working earlier in the same day, my HDMI output stopped giving an image. I rebooted the box a couple of times but it still did not work. So I took it out and went with component output from the 622. Is rebooting what you mean by...
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    OTA and the VIP 211

    Thanks for all of the suggestions. Upon further study, I think it has something to do with the line (from the antenna) feeding the downstairs TV/STB because now I notice that even on the TV (fed by the same antenna) I only get one of the 6 digital sub-channels for that local PBS station (I get...
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    OTA and the VIP 211

    Hi all, After on year with Comcast (after 3 years with D* and 1.5 months with Voom until they folded), I am happy to have joined Dish (so far) and wish I had done so when Voom went under. I have the VIP 622 and the VIP 211 and the HD platinum package. Ok finally my question: I have no trouble...
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    [COMCAST] TNT-HD?? Will Comcast NJ Ever Get It?

    Tnthd & Espn2 Hd I have to really take my hat off to the folks in South Jersey and anywhere else that have been deprived of TNT HD. When I joined Comcast last year (on the Dish buyback promo after Voom went Doom), the fact that Comcast in Baltimore City had just added TNTHD made switching to...
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    [COMCAST] Faster Internet speeds

    DSL versus Comcast I feel your pain John & CF. Comcast only increases the speeds in area that already have FIOS. So here in Baltimore city which (unlike Baltimore county) Verizon does not seem pressed to bring in FIOS anytime soon we are stuck with 6mbps/384 or 8mbps/768kbps Comcast tiers until...
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    Quick Facts for 622 and 222

    211 vs the 222 Thanks for the info tawhite! I must admit that a year with Comcast (after 3 years with Directv and 1 and a half months with Voom ) has left me clueless of satellite hardware. So Dish is actually simultaneously broadcasting MPEG-2 (211) and MPEG-4 (622)? Wayne...
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    Quick Facts for 622 and 222

    222 Ok I am really confused. After a year with Comcast (dish buybak program following the demise of Voom). I have decided to go to Dishnetwork with the HD Platinum package. I have an installation date set for the 11th of May. Here's my point of confusion: I could have sworn that in addition...
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    [COMCAST] Faster Internet speeds

    Faster Internet Speeds Hey John, Long time no see! I have been hearing about these new speeds for a while. I know that they have initiated them in Reston VA and in some other select locations to combat (or try to combat) FIOS. Do you know when they will be wide spread (as in when they will...