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    New Wally Receiver to Launch March 17th

    Looks like a St. Pat's Day present for those of you interested in the new Wally receiver. Dish has announced that the Wally will be available March 17th. The retail price will be $99. It should be free for most qualifying new and existing customers. I'm not sure if it was said before but it...
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    Poll on Hopper problems

    I've seen few posters say that they want to wait on getting the upgrade due to all of the problems they see on here. I'm not sure if they are actually reading what some of the problems are or not. I think some just look at how many pages there are and just assume the Hopper 3 is riddled with...
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    QPSK receivers will go dark Feb. 10

    All QPSK receivers will go dark as of Feb. 10th. Here are the receivers being affected. 301, 501, 508, 510, 1000, 1500, 2700, 2710, 2712, 2812, 2800, 3000, 3100, 3120, 3200, 3500, 3700, 3722, 3750, 3800, 3822, 3900, 3922, 4000, 4100, 4500, 4700, 4722, 4900 and 4922.
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    Hopper 3 Available Jan. 30th

    It's finally official!!!! EDIT FROM SCOTT - It's CONFIRMED! :)
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    222/222k Receiver Available Again

    Effective Jan. 28th the Vip 222/222k receiver will be available once again to existing customers. Looks like they finally built up their stock again and are offering for upgrades again.
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    Retailer Chat 1/12/16

    The chat will be starting shortly and I'll try to post what info I can. I'm guessing it will mostly be about the Hopper 3 and the upcoming promotion.
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    New Hybrid LNB coming Dec. 10

    Just received notice that Dish will be releasing new LNBFs for Hopper installs starting December 10th. I had brought this up some time last year and it's finally happening. What makes these so great is that they eliminate the need for a Solo or Duo Node to be installed. I'm still trying to...
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    Tailgater 2 Available Aug. 21st

    The sequel the Tailgater will be released August 21st. It will have a new look and will be able to support to single HD receivers. However, the secondary receiver will be limited to the channel lineup from the orbital location that the primary receiver is on. So if someone is watching ESPN on...
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    The 100

    Has anyone watched this series at all? I'm not sure if it's been on any networks since I found it on Netflix yesterday. I thought it sounded like something I'd like and boy was I right. I ended up watching the first 8 episodes just yesterday.
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    New Referral Promotion - XBox One

    Just got a notice from Dish that the next referral promotion will be offering an XBox One. This looks to be very similar to the PS4 promo. It will be starting after June and ends at the end of the year.
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    Downgraded

    For the first time ever I have downgraded to the Top 200. I was originally an Everything Pack customer and then when I went to the Hopper and fees got high I dropped to the Top 250. I finally made the decision to drop from that pack to the Top 200 now which made me feel kind of sad but I found...
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    Retailer Chat

    New Spring promotion will start January 15th. Most of the current new customer and existing customer promotions are being extended. New customer discounts on packages will continue. There will be a slight price increase on packages. Similar to what has been done in the past. Flex24...
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    $150 Prepaid card for New Customers

    Effective tomorrow and ending January 14th qualifying new customers can receive a $150 prepaid card when they sign up for Dish. Dish was running a similar promotion offering a $100 prepaid card through the Thanksgiving season. If you are thinking of signing up with Dish or know someone is be...
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    922 News

    Effective Nov. 13, a ViP 922 receiver added to a new or existing account will not have Sling functionality enabled.Existing accounts with a Sling-enabled ViP 922 receiver will retain Sling functionality.
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    Scam phone calls.

    I've been getting a few customers telling me they received phone calls from "Dish" telling them that their equipment is too old and needs to be upgraded. They asked for receiver numbers and for their credit card info. I told my customers that those were scam phone calls and that Dish does not...
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    New DishNET Plans Launching

    Dish will being making new Dish NET plans available to subscribers in certain geographic locations in the next few weeks. Different regions will start and different dates. These new plans are not available in all regions. I was reading through the new plans and rules and it's kind of...
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    New Customer Promotional Offer

    Starting November 2nd and going till December 5th Dish will be offering a $100 gift card to new customers who sign up for Dish. This offer is even available from retailers! I'll try to add more details when I can. I'm a bit limited since I'm working from my phone. I've been in the hospital...
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    HD Free For Life Returns!

    Returns November 6th.
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    Retailer Chat Oct. 16th

    I'm watching the newest retailer chat today and am seeing some news actually worth posting for once. Looks like we are going to see some price changes. Everything Package going up $2 to $126.99 effective October 22. Customer's that are still in the introductory price will receive a $2...
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    NFL Week 5 Picks

    Thu Oct 28:25 pm Minnesota Vikings Green Bay Packers Sun Oct 51:00 pm Atlanta Falcons New York Giants 1:00 pm Baltimore Ravens Indianapolis Colts 1:00 pm Buffalo Bills Detroit Lions 1:00 pm Chicago Bears Carolina Panthers 1:00 pm Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans 1:00 pm Houston Texans Dallas...
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    I may purchase a 4K TV by end of the year

    Since we are planning on closing our business at the end of this year I plan on upgrading my main TV and appliances while I can get them for cost. My 58" plasma is 5 years old now and I don't look forward to purchasing a TV from another store in the future so I want to try and hold of as long...
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    Four Wireless Joeys Allowed on Accounts Now

    Effective immediately customers can now get up to four Wireless Joeys on their account. The rules still apply that only one WAP can support three Wireless Joeys so the customer would need to purchase a second WAP for $50. I believe the fourth Joey would also need to be purchased as well. The...
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    222/222K News

    Effective September 18th the 222/222k receiver will no longer be available for existing customer promotions. Basically this just means that no existing customers will be able to upgrade to the 222/222k receiver under the Dish'N It Up promotion. Customers will still be able to purchase the...
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    BTN Grandfathered?

    Was the Big Ten Network included in the Top 120 for free when it originally came out? I can't remember. I have a customer that I just upgraded yesterday that tells me he lost his BTN and regional sports channels. I looked up his account and see that he only subscribes to the AT120 so I told...
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    Prairie inet?

    I just received a mailer advertising prairie inet broadband internet for me. I have never heard of it and didn't even realize that there was a different internet provider in the area. I live in Eastern Iowa and there are not a lot of options, especially really fast options. I currently have...