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    722K and Sony TV HDMI dropouts

    Haven't tried a new cable yet. I suppose I could. It isn't the TV, at least not the TV alone. Other HDMI-connected devices work fine. This behavior is limited to the VIP722K.
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    722K and Sony TV HDMI dropouts

    Hi all, We've had a 722K attached (HDMI) to our Sony KDL-40V5100 for some time now without any real problems. Once in a long while the sound would stop working and we'd have to pull the plug on the TV to get it working again. Sony found the problem and released a firmware update for the TV...
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    OFFICIAL DISH / FOX ORDEAL DISCUSSION THREAD

    I must say that while I really like Dish Network, this is getting ridiculous. We've been customers for less than a year and this is the second time that channels have gone bye-bye. If we lose local Fox channels, I'll be pretty disappointed, and if Fox Soccer Channel disappears, I feel sorry...
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    any standard policy for pole mounts?

    We were originally going to have ours pole mounted. There were no additional charges. The dishes ultimately were mounted on the side of the house though since there is a gas line nearby...they would've had to call and have everything marked. Would've preferred the pole, but I'm okay with the...
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    TV Recommendation

    You can't go wrong with Samsung in my opinion, particularly the series 6, but your eyes will tell you which is the "one." Go to a store like Best Buy so you can see a large variety of TVs next to each other. I think most people end up preferring the picture of a certain make best.
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    HD locals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA timeframe??

    Anyone else have their fingers crossed that you'll be able to watch HD locals tomorrow?
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    how dish donates to charities

    Yes, I could see wanting the donation to be from Dish Network staff or something like that, but in reality, you are a part of Dish Network. I'm sure that they aren't looking to upset anyone. At least they do something to raise money for a good cause. That's more than a lot of companies do.
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    Remotes

    I can assure you that both are. I have Dish and use both of mine with no problems. My borther has DirecTV and uses his with no problems. I just checked and I found both with no problems. Set the device to cable/satellite box>satellite and both Dish Network and DirecTV are listed as...
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    Remotes

    I definitely recommend Harmony remotes. I have the 700 and the One. They both do a terrific job, and Logitech definitely stands behind them. If you have a defective unit they just disable it and send you a brand new one.
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    Does anyone have any information/experience with this wireless device?

    You could also use any number of wireless bridges out there. They're usually called "Gaming adapters." They're just a box that turns a wireless connection into an ethernet port. So, you input your wireless network configuration and connect your receiver using a standard ethernet cable...
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    HD locals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA timeframe??

    Interesting. They should have put you on EA with 119 (i'm pretty sure) for sd locals. It's strange how they aren't consistent about anything. They moved you to WA, they've added a third dish for a number of people to pick up 72, and in my case, they put up the EA dish with a dpp44 giving me...
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    BBB sat complaints

    While I believe that a majority of complaints are the consumer being completely wrong (US consumers have some sort of entitlement problem), there are certainly many legit complaints. The satellite companies could likely do everything possible to make someone aware that they are getting a...
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    HD locals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA timeframe??

    Awesome! I really hope this is true! Just out of curiosity, at the time that I was set up on EA there really wan't anything on 77. Is that still true? Only reason I ask is because we are currently on a 61.5/72/110/119 setup. This would offer us the opportunity to drop to a single dish...
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    Bundle Dish with Windstream?

    Yet another don't do it! In a word, my bundled experience was horrible. I'll spare the details, but if you've ever had to call Windstream about any kind of issue, you already have some idea...
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    rain fade getting noticeably worse

    Yeah, we had a light storm the other day and we completely lost signal. That has never happened before. I suspect that the reason is because the satellite at 61.5 is in bad shape. I'm hoping this improves once the new satellite is in operation to replace it.
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    Is PlatinumHD worth the 10$

    I just dumped platinum last night. While I do find something on EPIX on rare occasion, I just wasn't watching any of the channels enough to justify the $10/month. The only reason I had the platinum HD in the first place was because it was included with HD when I signed up.
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    Disadvantages to Bundling?

    Don't do it! I started that way but Windstream continually screwed up the Dish billing and they made a HUGE mess trying to resolve it. The kind folks at Dish spent quite a bit of time fixing the mess that Windstream created and ended up unbundling me. Things have been great ever since.
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    USA Pixelation?

    Yep, not so much pixelation in my case...I've been noticing some very brief pauses on rare occasion.
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    HD locals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA timeframe??

    This is great news! I really hope it ends up being true...
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    HD locals for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA timeframe??

    Seriously, I wish they'd just find a way to get the HD locals to us. I'm a happy Dish customer, but if they could get the locals in HD working that would be fantastic!
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    Bug:Dish Remote Access:My receiver's Nick Name keeps getting removed

    Huh, when I signed up I had the same problem with one of my 722k boxes. Entering the name in the menu on the box fixed the problem for me.
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    Directv HD to Dish HD

    Do yourself a favor and don't bundle with Windstream. I started that way and Windstream really screwed up the billing and changed my Dish account information without consulting me. Dish suggested I un-bundle and things have been great ever since!
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    ESPN classic now green in my guide ?

    Wow, that sucks. My wife is going to be bummed. ESPN Classic has some soccer games on occassion. She was considering jumping to the Top 250 package for Fox Soccer Channel, so maybe we'll end up doing that. I'm not entirely sure we'd watch many of the other channels though. Anything else...