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    VIP 211 green screen

    I found some older threads, but didn't know if it was better to bump an old one or start a new one. I have a leased VIP211 about 4.5 years old. Last week I got a solid green screen while watching a recorded program on the EHD. Unplugged, restarted, and was able to finish watching the...
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    EHD and SlingAdapter on same receiver?

    Sorry if this has been asked - I did a search and didn't find "EHD" and "Sling" together. I just used an EHD to back up recordings on my old 722 and restore them to a new 722K. I'm pretty sure I didn't have the Sling Adapter connected during this process. Later, after having the SlingAdapter...
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    Signal strength question

    I'm getting a lot of pixelation and signal loss on some channels (esp. on the 129 satellite), and seem to have quite a low signal, but only on 1 receiver. On my 722, I'm getting a signal in the low 30s (on a scale up to 125). The 110 and 119 show a better signal, but still only in the upper...
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    Fort Wayne Fox Follies

    So, our local Fox affiliate (WFFT) is dropping its Fox affiliation at the end of July and going independent. Another station (WISE) is picking up Fox network programming and carrying it on one of its digital sub-channels. So far, I'm seeing nothing about Dish picking up that subchannel, and...
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    Receiver reported stolen after 4 months!

    I bought a 211K off eBay in November. Sealed new in box, seller has 100% positive feedback, R and S numbers were cleared by Dish, and it activated fine when I received it. Fast Forward to today, and it's disabled. Called Dish and they said "It's stolen, you're screwed". Any chance it was...
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    Good customer service news (for a change)

    Thanks to all of the pricing discussions here (notably the "Echostar pricing calculator" and "post your bill" threads), I realized last summer that I was paying a $7 "leased receiver fee" on my FIRST (and at that time only) receiver, and had been for just over 2 years. I've since added a second...
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    Split single signal to 2 receivers?

    I currently have one receiver (722), but I am purchasing a second (211K) for another room. I have two coaxial lines coming off of the dish, but only one of them is routed into the house; the other stops at a bracket on the outside wall. The house was originally wired for cable TV; thus the...