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  1. M

    BB Tour or the HTC TP2

    I am having a hard time choosing between these two. I currently have an 8330 Curve and I am more than satisfied with it, but I am intrigued with the TP2. But, I don't know how I will "really" like the touch screen in everyday use, which consists mainly of phone, text, and internet use. I played...
  2. M

    What are these channels?

    In my guide I can see SHO3HD and EXTRHD. They seem to be part of a package but I cannot find any info on them on the Directv site. I searched this forum and found nothing about them either. I don't subscribe to any of the Premium movie packages but I still see these 2 in my "what I can get" list.
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    Sports Packages

    I was browsing around up in the Sports channels and I was surprised to see that I could get every baseball game that was being shown, on all the regional networks. I thought I would only be able to see Fox MW and Fox KC since my Service address is in KC. I double-checked my account info and I am...
  4. M

    Spotbeam question

    ...the Kansas City locals. I am considering a "move" to KC from my current location in order to get the HD locals from KC. I currently get them from E* this way but I really want to drop E* altogether. I have kept them just for the HD locals while wating for a DNS waiver, but I am considering...
  5. M

    HR-21 question, turn off or leave on

    Coming from an E* 622, which never turns off, what is the answer? Will the HR-21 miss a timer event if it is turned off?
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    HD Locals question

    Since I am only a 1 week D* customer I have not spent too much time in the D* forums. I have been trying to find some kind of rollout schedule for D* HD Lil's. I presently reside in the Topeka, KS DMA. I know that the recently launched D11 will have some inpact on HD Lil's but what impact?
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    HD local only package

    Is this possible, along with the DVR charge? I have a D* install tomorrow and it will take some time for my DNS waivers to process. I have become too mush of an HD-snob and want to keep E* around for my locals until not needed anymore.
  8. M

    Remote code for a Yamaha V461

    Anybody have a working code for this receiver that will work for my VIP622 remote? My Wife is complaing about having to use 2 remotes. All the ones E* lists do not work.
  9. M

    Ice storm took out 129

    I live in Kansas and you all know what we have been through this week. Finally have power back and now have a problem with my Dish1000. The ice has been cleaned off of the dish and the lnb but I still cannot get 129 to show up. Could it be that the ice is still covering up the switches, which...
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    LNB drift after I "moved"

    I almost hate to ask this but is there any other way to have the lnb serviced other than "moving" back to my billing address. The drift has now reached into the 7's. From watching the discussions it would see E's CS is maybe watching for this more. I couldn't stand losing my HD locals.
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    Pixalization on recorded HD-LIL's with a 622.

    I am having this problem with my previously flawless 622. It started with the 3.65 software upgrade and has continued through the latest fixed release. Every so ofter in a DVR'd HD show the picture just scrambles for a few seconds and then it goes back to normal. It looks kind of like it does...
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    Will E* ever get the 622 right?

    ...a weekly hard lock, or the MPG4 video gets jerky (cured by a reboot), etc, etc. Don't get me wrong, I think it is probably the best receiver there is, but these glitches always seem to come at the worse time and you loose something you really wanted to see. Why do we have to be E*'s Beta testers?
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    Manual Timers on a 622

    I now have a major gripe with my 622. Why can't you set a manual timer. Since the Nascar race was postponed from yesterday I went to FX and programmed in what was on at 11:00 AM Central, race start time. I then went and edited the ending time to make a 6 hour record window. All should have been...
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    Are E*** CSR's really incompetent or do they do it on purpose?

    ...that they had not done the debit but figured they had used the $299 credit from the 622 purchase. And to tell you the truth, I never look at the E*** bill since it is autopay. I will call them tomorrow to get that fixed, if I can get a CSR that speaks English. And this all going on while I...
  15. M

    622 going bad

    I guess my 622 is biting the dust. I started getting the SBSOD after the L356 update. I thought it might have gotten a bit better after changing the auto shut down but it did not. It crashed itself 8 times yesterday while trying to watch 3 recorded events. Needless to say, I was not amused. I...
  16. M

    DPP44 question

    Yesterday "cleaned up" from my recent upgrade on my Dish equipment. I had moved my TV to another side of the room before the install so I had the installer run a cable to that side instead having cables ran acroos the floor. Only thing was he also hooked up the 2 existing cables from my 500 Quad...
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    Screaming Black Screen of Death after L356 on a 622

    ...today. I have had 3 different recorded events screwed up because of it ( the last one was Grey's Anatomy, Wife is VERY Displeased). I called D*** and expressed my concerns about my now almost useless receiver and they told me that since there was already a Service Call scheduled for...
  18. M

    622 with a DVI cable

    ...510 and 811 combo. The 811 currently hooks to my Hitachi via a DVI connection. I know the 622 does not have a DVI hookup. What do I need to do? I guess I could just use component but wouldn't some kind of converter be a better solution? I am also sure whoever D* sends out will NOT have what I...
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    49% problem 811 vs 622

    Can anyone tell me if the 622 has a better OTA tuner than the 811. My local ABC station is just oh so close to being able to lock it in. It might be worth the price to upgrade if it is a better tuner.
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    Can't get 110 back

    I had my roof redone while I went out of town for a few days. I told the installers just to make sure and mark the mount holse of my dish (Dish 500 Quad) and remount it in the same place. I knew I might have to fine-tune it maybe but it should be close. Got home and had nothing so up on the roof...
  21. M

    Switch problem

    I seem to be havin g a problem with my switch. It shows up mainly on my 510 receiver, although it is beginning to give my 811 problems also. I keep getting an error that says to run the "Check Switch" utility. When I do, most of the time it completes fine but not always. The error always shows...
  22. M

    OTA locking worse since 265?

    I have been experiencing a problem locking OTA signals since 265. The problem seems to be getting worse. My 811 is only used to watch CSI and Judging Amy in HD. Or to watch SD when the 510 is recording something I want to watch later. After 265 I immediatly started having the 49% problem, which...
  23. M

    Anyone else fill out the form at www.iwantmyhdtv.com?

    I saw the announcement on CH#136. Don't know if it will help but I filled it out. I would gladly take down my 13' RS antenna if I can get HD locals from Charlie
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    Adding a OTA digital local on an 811

    Ever since 264, my OTA has been screwed. At first, after the 264 update, I lost both of my digital stations. After doing a new scan, the 811 said it found a new station but it wouldn't lock it. Last night it finally locked on and the new station turned out to be my old CBS digital feed. I still...
  25. M

    TMC-W and TMCX-W going HD?

    My wife got a call from a Dish rep today trying to get her to add Showtime to the HBO/Max package. She told him that I had HBO because of the HBOHD channel. He told her that Shotime had an HD, which I knew. He then told her that 329 and 330 were going HD in December, of which I have never seen...