Recent content by zman

I have both ATT Uverse and DirecTV. I use Uverse for my internet and DirecTV for viewing. For internet, Uverse is hard to beat (ok, maybe fios). But for TV it sucks. I have very few issues with rain fade on my DirecTV. It works well except in the worst of storms (located in TX so we get a lot...

Well, I learned what not to do. I decided to try a restart with the 0-2-4-6-8 trick to reload the software. It rolled me back to 0x57b. Now the crappy black at the bottom of the screen during pause or skip is back. Guess I have to wait not for directv to send me the updated software again.....

When I go to Menu - Extras, all I see are 7 icons: Messages, Active, Game Lounge, TV Apps, Music&Photos, Caller ID and ShowRoom. There is nothing on the screen referencing Pandora or any code?? By the way, I did try multiple reboots but that did not help.

I have had the new HD GUI for a while now. I just got the latest software 0x59e on my HR24 about a week ago. My wife was the first to turn it on after receiving the update and a message came up mentioning Pandora and the Power Saving feature. She is not sure exactly what it said. Now, a week...

Love the new guide. Still no Pandora after three days and using the IAMANEDGECUTTER trick.

I received a "tvmail" mesage on my receiver from Directv welcoming me to tnew guide. Problem is i have the old guide. Tried a restart, still get the old guide. Strangely after the restart my tvmail message is now gone.

I do plan to cancel the free HBO/Cinemax before 3 months is up as I never watch these anyway. As I read the bill, it should then remain at $61. I do not see the $9.96 credit in my bill anywhere. The credits I am getting now (disregarding the free HBO) are .. $10 for HD Access (I am assuming I...

I just switched form E* to D* last week. I have 3 HD TVs and only had one HD receiver with E*. No really good discounts to upgrade so I made the switch. Here are the details: * I went with the Choice Xtra as it was similar to what I had with Dish except I no longer get the encor channels...

Has anyone heard any updates on this issue? It does not seem like Dish wants to fix this. My wife is starting to ask if we should move to DirecTV of Uverse (funny how certain things like this bother certain people - of course at times it blows so loud through the stereo you can hear the...

1) On a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being the worst and 5 being the best) what do you rate DISHONLINE.COM as far as its overall rank. 1 - THe part where it connects to my reciever only works about 1% of the time (have a 622) even though my receiver shows all is well. Have a feeling it has something to...

Has anyone else noticed that the dishnetwork injected commercials are about 30% higher in volume than the regular commercials? I think they have always been a little louder, but in the last month or two it has really become annoying. I have a 622 reciever and anytime a dishnetwork commercial...

I watched one of these movies last night. To me this is a good deal and is on par with Redbox and Netflix pricing. Sorry Dish, but I cannot imagine anyone paying $6.99 for DVD quality on demand movies (just my opinion, but dish HD movies are not quite bluray quality). Keep this .99 deal up and...

So from a "non dvr" receiver, it seems clear that you could pause a recorded show, but what about a live show. By this I mean, can I pause a live show on a non-dvr receiver? I am considering a switch to Directv and this solution really works good for me, assuming the pause function is availabe...

One logitech harmony on our coffee table. The others stay put up behind the tv and most have no batteries. Every few months, my uncle comes down and he has dish network. He wants the old dish remote becuase he has all the buttons memorized so I have to dig it out and load it with batteries...

$3 a month...how? They want me to pay for the receiver plus the extra monthly receiver fee. I am looking at Directv now, as they are implementing sharing of DVR recordings. With that I could get 2HD DVRs and 2 HD recievers all networked together. Since I have 3 HDTVs in my house and 1...