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    VIP 211z on a dish DP plus 500

    Guys I have a VIP211k reciever hooked to a DP plus dish 500 satellite antenna I would like to add a new VIP211z to the same Dish antenna. (That 211z is hooked to a tailgator right now. The LNB has four places to hook coax to it. Viewing the lnb straight into the coax fittings from left to right...
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    Better modem? Benchmark?

    Recently my old RCA lldigitall broad band modem I bought from Amazon 100 yrs ago gave it up after comcast cable went down in my block and they tried to recover. Mysteriously that's when my internet problems started that was traced to my modem being faulty (as the CS put it)I'm not complaining a...
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    possible tailgater problem

    I have a vip211k hooked to a 1518 carryout auto satellite dish with RV programming. The carryout died the last time out and I'm tired of trying to get it to work so I ordered a Tailgater directly from King Controls. What kinds of problems will I have setting the taigater up to get the view the...
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    Tailgater Vrs Carry out

    Ihave a winegard 1518 Carryout permantly mounted on a lader mount and braced in half a dozen places with homemade struts. It has recently malfuntioned in that it starts up and acts like it finds all the satellites but when the signal aquistioning process finally times out the message on the...
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    What DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem is comcast issuing

    What DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem is comcast issuing for internet to public
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    Owned Modem comcast speed upgrade any problems?

    In my area ,Las Cruces NM, Comcast has upgraded the speed of uploading and down loading. In the email that alrted us it has a proceedure to reboot vour system before the system can go faster. There is a place at the bottom of the dialog box to click on to check your modem to see if it is a...
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    Why no channel list for Basic ?

    Can some one tell me why Comcast in LasCruces NM has none of the Basic Cable Channel line ups listed on thier website. I have all the little boxs needed to recieve all of the digital channels on Basic cable. I think I have lost several of these channels but I cant tell because of no listing to...
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    Hopper & Joee Tech

    Is there a place besides the dish products web page a person can get a real good explanation of how the hoppers and Joees work without all the hype?
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    How to find a local dish installer?

    How would I find a local dish installer? Las Cruces NM
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    Have Cut the cable moving to stationary dish anttena from RV auto carry out What" Proceedure"???

    I have cutt the cable and With permision from Dish I have brought my RV 211K into the house and am using my auto carryout dish anttenna mounted on my RV.(parked close by the house) I have a wesrtn arc dish mounted above the house roof and aimed at 119, 110, and 129 I would like to use. ( I am...
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    Trouble shoot check w/out subscription?

    I have an owned 211K plus a carryout auto dish installed on/in my class C RV. I know it all works just fine because I just came off of a 2month trip and had trouble free viewing the entire trip. I scheduled my pay-as-you-go subscription to go inactive at the end of July. Does Dish still...
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    vip 211k OVERHEAT?

    Have there been any problems with VIP 211Ks getting hot or overheated specificly near or right over the blue light on the front? this reciever is used in an RV. The dish antenna is a carryout auto dish. After the reciever has been on for 2 to 3 hours it seems to reset to a black screen and...
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    Auto carryout reception in Indiana

    We are going on an RV trip that will include a trip to Warsaw Indiana 46580 Via Witchita KS 67208 from Las Cruces NM 88001. What kind of reception should I expect from my winegard Carry out auto dish while in Indiana?
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    Subscription reinstatement

    I own a 211K used with a "carryout" automatic dish that we use in our RV. We subscribe to the latest RV pay-as-you-go programing that dish offers and am paid up through next month( Feb). We have not let our account lapse. I came close one or two times but always caught it in time. I started my...
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    ROKU IS FALSELY claiming UNLIMITED ACCESS TO AMAZON PRIME INSTANT VIDEO CHANNEL.

    :rant:I received my Roku XD last nite and went through all the steps of setting up the Roku to use Amazon prime instant videos as my primary channel. I have been watching `Dr Martin" using my laptop to stream to my LCD TV via HDMI cable. Seasons I thru 9 with approx 9 episodes per season are...
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    Auto Carryout dish antenna causes Less stress

    I have recently acquired an auto aiming carryout dish antenna. My wife is almost an anti TV person and could care less about tv watching in the RV. If it were up to her we would have no TV at all. She is happy with her KINDLE. In the past one of the sources of extreme frustration and ill will...
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    711 with EHD saving DVR programing

    Hey guys I have a 711 hooked to an auto dish in an RV. I want to know if my scheduled programs for recording on a EHD will be retained when I turn off the reciever when I move from place to place? Thanks lots Dave H
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    Cable High Cost Reduction in Southern New Mexico

    I want to pass on some info about the high cost of cable in the Southern NEW Mexico area. Our Comcast cable bill is nearly $150 a month for 6MB download internet and the lowest tier for HD. Its been a sore point for quite a while because I am the Vidiot and my wife could care less about TV in...
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    Needs a good reasonably priced Sat Finder/Meter

    I need to replace my ElCheapo Sat finder/meter. I will use it only when I setup in my RV. What would all you good people recommend that is reasonably priced ($30 or so) ?
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    Changing out a Dish 500 for a 1000.2

    I have recently acquired a 211K and a 1000.2 to take along in my MH. I have recently acquired a 1000.4 WA because of better signal strength and maybe an easier setup due to the fine tuning to take the place of the 1000.2. I am going to replace my old Dish 500 that is substantially installed to...
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    Satmaps Malfunction?

    I have tried every hyperlink to Satmaps I can find and all I get are a lot of "CLICKS". It sounds like when a virus is trying to overide my virus checker/cleaner with multiple dropdowns. Everything else works fine.
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    Difference between 1000.2 and 1000.4 WA

    What is the difference between the 1000.2 and the 1000.4 WA? I really need details folks. As I understand it the 1000.4 WA and the 1000.2 have the same 110-119-129 LNB array. The only diferrence is the 1000.4 WA has a different and/or larger parobolic dish that increases the signal strength.
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    Signal strength of 1000.2 Vrs 1000.4 WA

    I would like to know if the slight increase in signal strength of the 1000.4 WA over the 1000.2 would make it a little easier to "findthe birds". I'm real interested in the answer because I am an RVer and will be aiming at the birds from time to time using a Bullseye mount and/or a tripod.
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    Possible FTA Newbie needs guidance

    My wife and I are are getting tired of the high cost of Cable TV. We have Comcast with internet. I can get HD OTA, all affiliates +, with a boosted antenna. DSL is not available at my residental location. Dail up is not an option. WAY TOO SLOW. We bank on the online. If we ever have the option...
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    VIP 211K out put True HD

    I just found what I think is a problem with the HD output on my VIP 211K hooked to a 1000.2 Dish with plus 60 signal strength accross all Sats. The signal from the reciever to the TV is being transmitted by an HDMI cable. After I bring up the guide and choose an HD program to watch and start...
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