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    Adding a room.

    I have a 722 receiver serving two rooms, have been out of contract for years , and pay only for top 200 pkg plus $7 dvr fee. I would like to buy my own receiver to put in the bedroom . Which 211 unit is the best or would a Wally work on my account?
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    Question about Dish Anywhere

    I am thinking about upgrading to a Hopper and one Joey from a 722 and would like to know how Dish Anywhere works with the Hopper. Is it like the 722 where it uses the tv 2 feed to operate. In other words, with a Hopper and Joey would i loose being able to watch the Joey feed if someone in...
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    Looking for best deal

    Hi, we are a senior couple that has been with Dish for15+ years and are tired of paying $100 a month to watch tv on two tvs. We currently have a vip722 and top 200 programing. The channels we watch are TBS,TNT,HGTV,DIY,HIstory,Hallmark,Hallmark Movie,Fox Southwest and the sports channels that...
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    moving

    We will be moving to another city in the next few months and i was wondering how long do I have to be away from Dish to be considered a new customer. We have been with Dish for at least 15 years and could just do the moving thing, but it seems like we could get a better deal as new customers as...
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    gaither channel

    does anyone know what happened to the Gaither channel on 255. i haven't heard anything, but it has gone to time life commercials. dissappointed to say the least.
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    help

    After losing power for 25 hrs. Ifind I can't get a few channels including 122,124,138,140,142,144,153,etc. Is this alinghment or the receivers? we had a storm Monday.
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    Media Server

    Is there any other Media Server that I can use with Roku 2 to stream movies from my computer besides Plex? Plex works fine with the Roku but is having problems with my Xbox and Sony Blurays.
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    component output

    Does the Hopper have both component and HDMI outputs and are they both live? If so, can the component output be split to feed two tvs? I need to run 1 main tvs and 2 very seldom used tvs off 1 receiver. How about the Joeys?
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    211k remote

    what would be the easiest way to control a 211k from a second room. I plan on running a component cable from a bedroom to an adjoining seldom used bedroom and would like to be able to control the 211 from both rooms.
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    UCLA basketball

    With the basketball season starting tonight, I am looking for information. I am a UCLA fan and have watched all their games in past years by taking the sports package. With the new Pac-12 network this year, I was wondering what I needed to do to get their games on T.V. The way I understand it...
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    apple tv

    Does anyone know if you can play movies stored on your computer over an apple tv unit? I can with WD TV , but would like to ad MLB to my options.
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    Today's Ranger games

    After a rain out last night,the Texas Rangers will have a double header today(thursday). First game starts at 3:05 ct. I need to set up DVR to record both games. Wonder if they will both be on 416 HD or what. Should I set one manual timer on hd to get both or an sd for first game and one hd...
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    DLNA

    Has DLNA started working or has everyone just gave up and moved on? I am still waiting to hear that it does before I decide to upgrade. Otherwise I am happy with what I have.
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    mirroring to a second tv

    Thinking about switching to Direct tv from Dish for full time RSN's, and would like to know if it is possible to run two tvs off of one box. Have a bedroom that gets little use, but would still like tv in it. Will the remote work in the second room and would I be able to get a HD feed? What...
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    how will dlna work

    How is DLNA supposed to work when all the bugs are gone? On a two hopper/two joey setup, would I be able to watch my movies from my pc on any unit while watching tv on the others? Is there an option in the menu that you go to or what? How complicated is it to operate for a 85 year old in-law( is...
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    Dish, Hopper and RSN

    Can one of you who claims to know things about Dish that others do not tell me what Dish is going to do with the RSN"S. Fox Southwest is well over 50% of our viewing and I do not want to upgrade to Hopper/Joey with a new contract if there is ANY chance my RSN might go away. I have been with Dish...
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    wiring diagrams

    Anywhere on here that shows wiring diagram for two Hoppers and two Joeys?
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    streaming mp4 files

    I had ATT dsl and was streaming mp4 files from my pc to a Sony 370 bluray over ATT 2wire gateway. Switched to Suddenlink cable for faster internet and have tried a Linksys E2500 and a Netgear 3700 router and cannot get bluray to play the same files. The bluray sees the folders, but when I try...
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    sports pack

    Can anyone tell me if I drop the spot pack, will I still get the alternate channels where they put the HD feeds when all RSN's are carrying the same game in SD?
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    making dvd

    Recently ordered a pay-per-movie and dvr,d it. When i went to make a dvd, I could only get it to do letterbox. Is there anyway to set my receiver , a 622, to record an hd movie in full screen? When I watched it live, it was full screen hd. Using a toshiba dvd recoder. thanks.
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    fm transmitter

    can anyone recomend a good, reliable fm transmitter to allow me to use my radio on all fm radios in my house? where to buy also.
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    ota signal

    my 622 sends ota signal to tv 1 ,but not to tv 2. any way to fix this? thanks.
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    moving

    can i "move" from abilene tx to mansfeild tx to get dfw locals and kera in hd?
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    pbs

    I understand in Abilene Texas I would receive the national feed for PBS which is sd. Anyone know why this is? Was in the boonies of Okla ( over 140 miles from Okla City) and they got PBS in hd. Any way around this?
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    switching to direct

    I am currently with Dish and I have a 622 and two 211k's feeding 3 hdtv's and 1 sd tv. I would like to switch to Direct with whole house mvr service. What equiptment would I need and what would it cost to switch? I have the top 200 package with the sports package and would like something...