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    Broadband Setup on th VIP 622

    VOOM-original capability ever to arrive? Remember Way back in the dark ages, when we had VOOM as a provider, and right before they went belly-up, they promised these really cool multi-room streaming DVR's, which I think DirecTV bought the rights/technology to? Well...here we have Active...
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    Help - Quick Recap of E* market and Recommendations?

    Short version: I had E* for 4 years, including 6000 + 921. Sold out and went to Voom. Voom died, went to cable, waiting for: 1) MPeg4 receiver deals for "new subscribers" 2) Whole-house DVR (or equivalent) 3) VOOM content to be bought (already had cable by time of E*/V* announcement -grrr)...
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    Mpeg4 Dvr?

    My bet - December 11, 2005 I know I'll be wrong based on historical evidence, but... Just like the 921, I believe they will release *SOMETHING*, whether it is ready or not in December of this year, for the Christmas season. I believe they will start advertising in September that it will be...
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    DISH to carry all 21 in 2006

    Video and equipment quality I had Dish for nearly 4 years, and although dismayed with unnecessary technology issues, and certain decisions Charlie made, I can honestly say the video quality was always excellent on the HD channels. SD often was poor, but HD was always excellent - on par or...
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    DISH to carry all 21 in 2006

    Ditto TimeWarner here...but more or less, same applies. Aggravated this was not announced in advance. Silver lining is, I guess, that MPEG4 is not yet in production/available, nor are the whole-house solutions (any of them)...so this gives time for both to deliver/mature before switching...
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    POLL: After VOOM, who will be your provider?

    Ditto I left Time Warner 4+ years ago, due to no forward-looking HD. To show you how behind the times they are...in my area, they just got HBOHD. No SHOHD, CINHD, UHD, etc.,etc. But, considering the poor state of E* and D* HD options, seemed better to me to benefit from the ~$23/mo...
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    current dishnetwork and directv offers

    Looking for advice I had E* for about 4 years. Left in January for Voom, because not enough HD, and they put the screws to original 921 purchasers, and by my understanding, will put the screws to new 942 purchasers by end of year. Voom is great, and had the son not sold out the father, I...
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    Thank You letters to VOOM and Charles Dolan

    Mr. Dolan: Thank you for providing an additional DBS choice. For most of us, the real problem is lack of broadcaster choices. In my area, I can suffer with 6 local TV stations OTA, or 1 cable company (w/no OTA STB support). Previously, I could choose from 2 Satellite providers (dish...
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    Flash!!!! There will be no official statement on Monday

    I like your thinking I was wading through the complaining, thinking I would make this point at the bottom. Bottom line is that if there was no possibility, they would simply have said it was over. The fact that they are staying their comments implies that there is still a possibility...
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    Great News - Voom Is Here To Stay!!

    Insightful and I agree More importantly, my ***WIFE*** likes Voom. She likes it better than Dish, and for the most part, she is technology agnostic. Sure, I love Voom, and I hoped my wife would put up with the move from Dish. I was so sad when about 1 week after I received installation...
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    The End of VOOM?

    Sadly, I just joined VOOM about 2 weeks ago, and I'm tied in for 6 months, or until death do us part... -NICK
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    Why Do I See So Much Hate For Dish?

    Overstated Certainly there are plenty of people who may feel as strongly as to say "hate", but personally, I don't. I am *annoyed* with Dish ;) ... Like a burr under the saddle...I would say that I dislike companys that forget who the customer is, but the reality that I'm probably not their...
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    4 Year E*, soon V*

    Basically, my feelings about E* service and product(s) matches the same comments as the "8 years E*, moving to D*" thread from a day or two ago, except that I really want HD, and want to give V* a try. However, if it fails to deliver the goods, or the business finally goes insolvent, or is...
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    OTA EPG Guide question

    What about the EPG from the OTA station itself? I hate to be dense, but I thought that the 811 received the capability a while ago to decode the Program Guide data transmitted as part of the OTA transmission? However, even with 284, I could not see that data, as of last night. I assume I...
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    Highly inappropriate material on a kids channel

    I'm glad there's at least 1 other responsible parent out there I agree with your analysis, above. I have a similar problem with our local television stations, which on Saturday morning run the latest killing/murdering/depravity they can find right before they switch to Nick Jr. at 8:00am...
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    echostar is in trouble, i want to give them one last chance

    I just wanted to point out that Microsoft has successfully used this same principle for *YEARS* to kill their competition. Take Novell for instance...they had (and some could argue still have) a superior LAN networking solution to Microsoft's offering. But, MS marketed the h*** out of their...
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    Should Dish Quit Talking to Customers?

    Every relationship dies when communication ceases. Intentionally terminating a communication pathway that one party at least clings to the notion of it holding value sends a powerfully negative message. I think to sum up the points of this discussion thread (and add my own perspective): *)...
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    Crystal Ball, Dec 2004

    In short, I am re-evaluating my TV Content Reception options, and I need your help. I would like to compile a generally-accepted list of what each vendor does well or poorly, sticking with the majority, with the understanding that someone will always be on both sides of the fence. AND, I...
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    I predict...

    Keep in mind that I know nothing As a technical question, oh Sagely-types... I thought that the Dish boxes worked on MPEG2, and that the VOOM boxes worked on MPEG4 and/or WMP9 formats? If so, is this being done in software (hard to imagine), or on a hardware accelerator? If the latter...
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    No Dishwire, now no OTA Guide Data?

    Here here... Ditto...mine will be available on Ebay in ~ 1 hour...it's already there, just waiting for the clock to reach the right time to start...24 hours from now, I'll be done with my 921. V* or D* will be getting my business within 6 months. As soon as I know the lay of the HD-DVR...
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    Will the Dish 921 have asynchronous DishWire IEEE-1394?

    ROI not Technical problem I thought I had seen in prior messages that the 921 is really running on Linux. If that is correct, then it would be entirely possible to restore from tape and playback off the DVR menu. ...being unfamiliar with the D-VHS standard, it is entirely possible/likely that...
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    L149HECD-N has arrived

    I don't know what changed between last night and today. Last night, I was watching a show, and powered off the tv with the TV power button, specifically to test the segregation between the main power and tv power buttons, and the TV turned off, yet the vocals from the show continued. I have...
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    L149HECD-N has arrived

    Not so, my good man.... Please try your TV Power button. :D You'll note that it no longer powers off the 921 at the same time. It only powers off the TV - as expected! I must say that I was hoping for a fuller release, but at least this 1 improvement is really welcome. Also, (and I...
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    Switch for Dish 500 and 921

    DP34, yes DishPro Adapter, yes easy