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    wiring help, if at all possible.

    So my father has a 322 receiver, and wants to mirror tuner 1 into one bedroom, and mirror tuner 2 into another. Tuner 2 is already mirrored, however im not sure if this is possible with tuner 1 short of running a cable directly to that room. tuner 2 is backfed thru the cable via diplexers, is...
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    installation time normal

    so my friend called me up to come over and stay with her during her installation the other day, she said the installer made her feel a little uncomfortable. Anyway, he shows up at 6pm, rather late, but whatever as long as he gets it done. It was a 4 room install, on a newer house. 1 622, 1...
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    322 receiver, TV1 UHF Pro?

    okay, so i know this is possible, but i need some assistance. If i want to use a dish uhf remote for tuner 1, how is this done? I know a UHF Pro 4.0 remote is needed, but can i use the UHF Pro Key labeled 2? or do I need one labled 1 with UHF? im kinda confused.
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    cheap place to get quad lnbf?

    besides ebay? I am going to be hooking two 522's to one dish, but it only has a dual lnbf right now. Unless there is another way to do this. Also, can someone help me out, how do i run one cable only to the dish? I have all the pieces from a previous install, but not sure if the cable was...
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    2 accounts, 1 dish?

    So i am going to be moving in with some friends soon, they already have dish, with 1 625. I have my own account, that has a $1000 prepayment on it, and would like to use it while living there. Is it possible to hook up my 522 to the dish, even though its a different account? I dont think dish...
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    Pocket Dish unlocks USB/possible to download to pc now?

    DISH NETWORK INTRODUCES POCKETDISH PORTABLE MEDIA COMPANION Three Handheld Styles Play Music, Store Photos, and Display TV Entertainment, Anywhere ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 11, 2005 - EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and its DISH Network™ satellite TV service announced today the...
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    two 625s per account soon

    the search is somewhat limited, so i dont know if this has been posted. According to our dish rep since the 510s will no longer be available for new activations they will now allow 2 625's per account. now the nice thing would if they would allow you to network these so you can watch any dvr'd...
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    522 record other than dish content?

    i am pretty sure the answer is no...but i thought id ask. I moved in with some relatives for the time being i have dish and they have directv. I cant shut off my dish as my employer made a $1000 prepayment on my account and i will lose that if i disconnect. so i am going to go from AEP to...
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    why no ground?

    so i had my dish moved to a new house yesterday, and upon their completion (after they left (of course)) i noticed there was no grounding cable/wire. isnt this required?? this is now the 2nd time ive had one installed and not gounded. also just as a side question, i was wondering how...
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    Vaction service?

    so i am moving somewhere where they already have directv with every channel, so my dish network isnt needed really during that time. The company I work for made a $1000 prepayment on my Dish account, so i definately do not want to lose that. I know i can pay $5/mo and put it on a...
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    installing myself

    so i will be moving to a temporary location by the end of the month (will be there maybe max of 6 mo) and do want to turn on dish home protection and lose the 1 free dish mover per year. I would like to use the free dish mover when i move into the house im having built so that its...
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    yes network

    So i work for Frontier Communications, we just partnered with Dish, and now can offer their services. One of our major markets is NY state. The deals there are usually very good, but a lot of customers wont even consider switching without the yes network, even if we can save then $20+ per...
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    625 2nd hard drive

    i thought i posted this before...but can find it so here i am again: the specs on the 625 say it has 2 hard drives, one for regular dvr, and one for the dish on demand. now ive read you cannot record dish on demand..so what is the point of this hd?
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    sirius plug and play tuners?

    so i was thinking of getting my dad a plug and play sirius tuner for fathers day. Ive been looking into ones that have a built in fm tuner so then it can work with stock radios in the car and his boat. Now if he gets two car kits, one for his truck and one for the boat, all he needs to do is...
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    new product

    so i was speaking with our dish rep today and she was talking about a new products in the works for mobile video. basically she said that the product would be similar to an ipod, it would connect to the usb port of your receiver and download recorded content from the dvr. Basically then you...
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    522 problem

    well i consider myself lucky as i have never really had any problems with the 522 until now.... recently every now and then when i turn on my television in the morning when i get up, i see the floating dish logo that says press select....i do so, and NOTHING happens. It has happened with...
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    Using tv as computer monitor

    Now ive read elsewhere that i could use a VGA to component cable to hook my tv up as my computer monitor and that it'll look much better than the tv out through s-video...is this true? Ive found these cables, but they have this disclaimer: Please be aware the Cable itself will Not Support a...
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    942 upgrade?

    if you are an existing dish customer, can you add the 942 as long as the $250 upgrade fee is paid, or is it only avail to new dish customers like the 522?? A good friend of mine recently purchased a 62" Mitsubishi HDTV and has a 522, but would like the 942 for the hdtv/dvr. Can they do this or...
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    this ad caught my eye

    So i was watching local channels the other day and a Cablevision ad came on talking about the rate increases with dish. What caught my eye was they were talking about what you get for the increase. They said "Their America's Top 60 package includes 16 public intrest channels and 12 shopping...
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    Any easy way to do this?

    So I wasn't home for my dish install with my 522. My fiance was there, and I ended up with a lazy installer, who ran two cables into our bedroom, installed the receiver there, and then ran tuner 2 through the existing house wiring. I would prefer the receiver being in the living room so that i...
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    Question about moving

    So i am going to buy a new home. When I move from my current residence can/do i take the sattellite dish with me? Will dish charge me anything to move it to my new location? Do i have to pay install charges?
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    Multiple remotes?

    If i were to purchase more TV2 UHF Pro remotes, could i use as many as i want or can i have only 1 remote. Logic tells me the 522 doesnt know any better what remote the UHF signal is coming from, but tell me if i am wrong. Basically i want to be able to have multiple tv's on tv2, but not have...
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    Recording PPV

    If I were to purchase an all day PPV event (say a movie that plays it self over and over all day) and wish to record it, do i have to hit the record button to start and stop button to stop, or can i just select it from the guide? I dont want to record all day, but i also dont want to sit and...
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    Guide Color

    is there anyway to change the guide color like you can with newer DirecTV units?
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    Secret menus?

    are there any hidden goodies in the 522 that isnt shown in the manual?