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  1. mattb

    DISH Hacked - Websites are BACK ONLINE!

    Btw it's starting to get Media attention just saw this NBC News tweet: Dish Network still reeling from week-old ransomware attack
  2. mattb

    does anyone remember the Ohio News Network?

    I miss ONN never watched it on satellite but had it on Time Warner cable. Stinks that it was not profitable for the former owners of WBNS-TV (The Wolfe family) to continue. They ran it out of a double-wide trailer next to the WBNS Studios in Columbus :)
  3. mattb

    AT&T To Buy DIRECTV for $67 Billion

    I have UVerse for TV so I am mixed how I feel about this whole deal.. As long as my IPTV service stays as is (or gets additional channels) I am fine. I see this really as a way for AT&T to have their own service provider to offer video to rural areas (or areas they don't want to upgrade to...
  4. mattb

    AT&T To Buy DIRECTV for $67 Billion

    Both D* and AT&T already "outsource" a majority of their telephone customer service.. I doubt much will change.
  5. mattb

    Blockbuster to close all 300 remaining stores and distribution centers by end of December 2013 or ea

    Times are a changing' in the rental industry .. Honestly BB would have been gone a lot sooner if it wasn't for Dish propping it up for this period of time. (I know here in Columbus MOST of the BB's closed around the time Dish was getting ready to take over) .. In fact they bulldozed a few of...
  6. mattb

    DISH introduces new Business Package with ESPN

    It's quite popular to do so... one of the wing joints I frequently visit has their HD TV's hooked up via Composite cables to DirecTV boxes.
  7. mattb

    If you could only aim at one sattelite which one would it be?

    If I still had Dish and had to point at one slot. I would point at 119 likely.
  8. mattb

    Outage due to sun

    As a kid I was always amused by the sun fade each year.. Would watch the good o' analog C-Band signals on cable fade to static then eventually the cable company would put up a cheesy slide with a "sun" on it explaining the issue.
  9. mattb

    Need Disney HD to switch

    My guess is not IF they make up but WHEN.. all programmers want their programming in as many eyes as possible.. It's realistically only a matter of time before ABC/Disney and Dish become 'pals' again.
  10. mattb

    Starz outage.

    Can't blame dish on this one.. It was an issue with Starzz itself.. also was out on AT&T UVerse.
  11. mattb

    Porn pop up dish network, I kid you not.

    Dish just wants you to get excited about what it has to offer!!!
  12. mattb

    RRsat Signs Contract With Russia Today For Global Distribution Of RT HD Channels

    I find it interesting "Russia Today in Spanish" ... What would most Spanish speakers want to watch about Russia?
  13. mattb

    A 'cool' VIP222K

    Hey now... Uncle Charlie wants you to cook your VIP222K so you can "pay" for the latest hopper or something :P
  14. mattb

    Dish And The Dream Of Internet TV

    ALACart option would only mean you would actually pay more.. I am kinda happy with getting 200 channels for X dollars a month..
  15. mattb

    Tropical Storm News channel

    Was watching WWL at work earlier here in OH (My employer has a DirectTV Commercial account) and we get the "Isaac Channel" While WWL Streams their news online it was cool seeing it on the tv... Surprised Charlie isn't doing something like this.. Guess he doesn't want to pay someone to sit...
  16. mattb

    Ohio News Network to Cease Operation August 31..

    I don't mean to pull out this old thread.. but I thought maybe folks here would be interested in knowing that a FTA favorite of the past [before it went fiber only], ONN is finally hanging up it's towl for good... August 31st the Ohio focused cable news network will sign off.. Dispatch reports...
  17. mattb

    Directv dispute with Viacom IS OVER!

    LOL and people say Dish Network is bad.... AMC's suite of channels is far less popular than Viacom's.
  18. mattb

    7/2/2012 1:02pm - Uplink Activity Report - 4 changes

    Cable here used to in the 80s/90s have a "Public Access" channel... talk about some interesting stuff... It also was interesting because after 11pm it would show stuff that most would not let their kids near. Shows ranged from folks with some production skills and semi-pro setups.. to the guy...
  19. mattb

    Setting up large Scale system for apartments

    You could always look at someone like these guys: Better Cable TV with NeX3! They recently started offering Dish at my apartment complex I live in.. They have 3 dishes mounted on / near each building.. and I think use a QAM type setup in the dish receivers (I am not sure which model they use)...
  20. mattb

    Lawsuits, Contracts and More

    All providers have fits with channels, E* is not alone.. D* does it.. I had AT&T Uverse drop channels due to disagreement.. Time Warner has before too.. Your really not safe with any provider...
  21. mattb

    Echostar Shutting Down U.S. Cable Set-Top Unit

    Could be worse... I'd take a Cisco/SA or Moto box over the Piece of Junk PACE DVR that my local cable company "Insight" has.. It does only two tuners and the DVR function menus are ugly and a pain to navigate (You can view recordings by channel, by date, by title) that's it.. and their not...
  22. mattb

    History Gone?

    Interesting Hotel Net/Lodge Net decided to go with D*... I guess it makes sense for their business decisions... It's always "interesting" to see what your going to get when you stay in a hotel.. Most recent hotel visit I stayed in a Hilton in Boston and they had a mix of "locals (which came...
  23. mattb

    How do Dish decide what ARC you're on.

    I think part of it depends on where your locals are. (If their offering your local channels)
  24. mattb

    NHK World Perhaps?

    you can watch NHKworld currently for free via CNN's website... NHK is also streaming via their website NHK WORLD English
  25. mattb

    ATT u-Verse drops HGTV, Food Network...

    Yeah and People say Charlie is the only one who plays hard ball..