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    Good Experience with Dish

    Hi to all, All I ever see here is complaints and ticked-off people so I thought I would post a good experience with Dish. To begin I have been with Dish for quite a while, I am on my third dish and fourth generation of receivers. When I call I get the "you are one of best customers" blah...
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    Need Your Opinion

    Just looking for your thoughts on this subject. Should I drop PlatinumHD and add Playboy channel? There would be zero net change on my bill. Is the Playboy channel any good? Should I wait for all the changes coming in February first?
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    Poll, Do you have your NEW smartcards yet?

    Two cards received and installed in my 722's. No problems at all.
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    How many times have you had your ViP 622/722 replaced?

    I have two 722's that were started up in Feb of 2008. So far no problems (I am knocking on wood), other than my kids loading up the DVR.
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    Cablevision Systems Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call (Voom Info Specific)

    Read into to this what you may. Craig Moffett - Sanford C. Bernstein Just following on to the question about the WiFi business Tom. Can you give us any early indications on the operating characteristics of that network as you get it built out and what kind of connect rates are you getting from...
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    Is TODAY the day?

    I haven't heard about this. I like both channels so I hope they keep each.
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    Lost our MOJO !!! Did Dish Ever Have it?

    Product News No Mo’ MOJO HD Come December All-high-definition network MOJO HD will shut down programming December 1 MOJO HD will be shutting down on December 1 October 08, 2008 | by Arlen Schweiger Looks like MOJO HD has unfortunately lost its mojo. The network, whose all-1080i HD...
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    DIRECTV/Dish Merger Unlikely

    News Malone: DIRECTV/Dish Merger Unlikely The Liberty Media exec's comments could also rule out Voom deal. By Swanni Washington, D.C. (September 29, 2008) -- Liberty Media Chairman John Malone said Friday that any merger between his DIRECTV and rival satcaster Dish Network is far from...
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    VOOM Goes BOOM - update Dish Drops all 15 VOOM Channels

    Cablevision & Voom News from Dolan Dolan: ‘Cablevision not for sale’ | Print | Forward Chris Forrester, on 21-09-2008 Speaking at last week’s Goldman Sachs “Communicopia” media conference, Cablevision CEO James Dolan said he no longer expected to be looking to sell the company’s cable...
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    Finally discovered, E* “turbo charge” changed my 1080i setting to 480p!

    OK get this. I have two 722's and my family room receiver did the upper left corner thing and kept the 1080i and the living room receiver never experienced the upper left picture but reset to 480p. Can I blame the kids?
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    FOX NEWS HD - Where are you?

    Just another reason why Charlie is janky.
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    Dish Network....the Horror, The Horror

    I ran accross this article while searching on E*. Palm Beach Post: Palm Beach & Treasure Coast news, sports, entertainment, jobs, cars, homes
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    Businessweek: Dish Starts Falling to Earth

    While not the Dish supporter I once was I am excited about this Newsweek report. Why? I hope Charlie gets a little upset and pushes for something big. Something to separate E* from D*. What that is I don't know but the buying public is seeing a difference now and it's not in E*'s favor.
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    UHF antenna help

    I will have alum siding, my computer room and one level to navigate through. I will move the antenna until reception works from both the porch and bedroom. Thank for all the help.
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    UHF antenna help

    Has anyone extended the range of the UHF antenna by moving it using coax cable. Here is my current set up Upstairs I have one 722 connected to my HD tv and then the SD is split between three bedrooms (my children take turns with the remote). Downstairs I have the other 722 connected to my HD...
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    OFFICIAL: Dish Network Not Enough New HD Complaint Thread

    In the first quarter they actually added 35000 new customers, unfortunately it was 90% down from one year ago. Some analysts are even suggesting that Dish may have a net loss of subs this quarter. While this is not a direct result of VOOM in my opinion, removing any channels sends the wrong...
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    Top Ten HD Channels Add Wish List

    Mlps/St.Paul CW Kung-fu(VOOM) Monsters(VOOM) VoomMovies(VOOM) FilmFest(VOOM) GamePlay(VOOM) Rave(VOOM) WorldSport (VOOM) FX Fox News This is my wish list.
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    Anyone Experiencing 129 Issues?

    I lose some transponders on 129 at least every other day. Most times it is TBS and TNT but once in a while my locals are out.
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    Sat reception problems?

    I am in Minnesota and have been experiencing some channel loss in HD as of late. I checked the signal strength with the following results: 110 all transponders were between 47 and 63, pretty good I think. 119 great reception across the board, hit 70's a couple times. 129 most were between...
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    129 has gone bad as of last 3 days

    It's really kind of funny in a sad way. I can be watching the HD version of a local channel and it will lose signal. Then I go to the SD version and it is fine. Mostly on heavy clouds or poor weather but seems to be more and more these last few weeks. I am in the Twin Cities area of...
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    HD picture quality not as good as before?

    I noticed a drop last night watching the hockey game. It is way down from earlier in the playoffs. Also the Twins were back on SD and my schedule states it should have been HD. Dish!!! Don't bring me down!
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    Statement from Dish Network on VOOM Takedown

    [It's all about the perception of potential subscribers who compare E* side by side with D*. Marketing is 99% perception and 1% clearly stated facts. Now that E* & D* are somewhat more equivalent what differentiates them? As an experienced marketing professional VOOM would be a beneficial...
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    Unique programming I'll miss with VOOM gone

    You guys keep pouring salt in the wound. I do miss Voom.
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    VOOM Goes BOOM - update Dish Drops all 15 VOOM Channels

    (Mike) - 05/16/2008 08:00 AM Dish dropped the Voom channels. Should Direct decide to add these channels I will switch in a New Your minute. Just thought you should know there are many who feel this way. Discussion Thread --------------------------------------------------------------- Response...
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    About time Voom said something

    I will follow this mess for a while. If? When? Voom is picked up by a provider in my area I will make the switch. I checked Comcast and Direct websites for programing and there just isn't a difference between any of the three providers in my area. Money differences of 10 - 30 per month is...