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  1. dolfan3033

    FOX Dispute?

    When in the grid guide, arrow to the left to highlight the channel name. You’ll see about 24 hours of programming. Outside of that, you can search for programs about 2 weeks out using the search function. Click on the “+ add to library” and it’ll be added when it records. Sent from my iPhone...
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    Mesh versus Router Home Internet System

    Orbi is fine. I have personally used Google Wifi and Linksys Velop. The whole idea of a mesh setup is that transition from puck to puck is seamless as you go around the house. It’s always better to hardwire the access points for better performance if possible. If you can’t, each access point...
  3. dolfan3033

    The YouTube TV Thread

    Ouch.... 15/month increase for people grandfathered at 35.... and it doesn’t include Viacom and A&E for people that rely on YTTV and Philo... so people with both most likely will still need both. Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
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    5G and the Hopper?

    Thx for the info! Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
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    5G and the Hopper?

    How do you guys know what the backhaul is for nearby towers? I have a tower close by, and for kicks would love to know who supplies the backhaul. Either there is a centralized database somewhere or have inside information? Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
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    Viacom Dispute?!?!

    It’s not just your wife and friends.. When we had the service, my wife couldn’t tell which episodes she watched or didn’t watch. The markings on the saved shows were hard to see sometimes. That’s one reason we don’t have it anymore. Because Philo lists all episodes available chronologically...
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    Viacom Dispute?!?!

    You can skip commercials with Philo. It has DVR functionality. You can save any show and it’ll “record” every episode that airs for 30 days. When viewing shows from your saved library, you can FF commercials just like any DVR. Commercials on VOD or live TV can’t be skipped, however. It’s a nice...
  8. dolfan3033

    DirecTV Now Price Increase

    I’m grandfathered I’m at 35/month as well.. although I have it paused at the moment. I haven’t read anything that it’s for life. Unless it’s written down somewhere official, I wouldn’t depend on that price being good forever. Just my 2 cents. Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
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    Directv is imploding and is trying to take Dish down with them.

    I was about to ask the same thing... 43 TB? Geez. That’s hard to do. Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
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    Satellite TV’s Orbit Is Failing Fast

    If the plan you’re talking about is the same one I think you’re talking about, that plan requires you to be on some kind of social assistance program.. national school lunch program or supplemental security income. Low Income Internet Assistance for Families, Students, & Seniors | Spectrum...
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    Satellite TV’s Orbit Is Failing Fast

    7 years post merger. Charter didn't have a data cap before the merger either. They had a cap but it wasn't enforce and was removed from the fine print around 2014. Of course, that was before OTT services took off. Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
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    Dish Anywhere bandwidth

    If your old router didn’t even have a 5ghz band, it’s most likely very old. You’ll see much better throughput with the new router. Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
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    Dish Sheds 334,000 TV Subscribers in Q4, Taking a Hit From HBO and Univision Blackouts

    True from an accounting standpoint, but another cost advantage that OTT providers have is support. There are no truck rolls.. there are no install costs. There are no equipment costs. I would venture to guess that support costs are a fraction of what Dish pays out. It’s also safe assume that...
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    YouTube TV vs DISH - Is it time to cut cord?

    YTTV doesn’t have HBO as an add on.. only Showtime and STARZ and those do have live channels. However, if you subscribe to HBO via Amazon Channels, you’ll get live channels through the various Prime Video apps on Roku/FireTV etc. You can also sign into the HBO Go app (not HBO Now) and get the...
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    Looking to Cut the Cord and Dump DirecTv after 25 years. 13 TV's. Advice please...

    It’s also is a pretty decent low power plex server if you have media on a NAS or external drive. Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
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    Hopper 3 and Hopper

    Is it common that tech’s take stuff from other installs? My latest install, the tech took a splitter that was connected to the cable coming from the cable company. It was installed there by a spectrum tech to reduce signal level because it was a bit high since I didn’t have any other splits...
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    YouTube TV vs DISH - Is it time to cut cord?

    Not new.... it’ll default to DVR if available, but you’ll have the option of selecting the VOD version.. the thing is there are unavoidable commercials in the VOD. The exception is CBS and CW first run shows. The DVR will still record, but the dvr version in that list will be grayed out saying...
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    YouTube TV vs DISH - Is it time to cut cord?

    1) no Viacom, scripps or discovery.. but a lot of people pair YTTV with a service called Philo, which has the above for 16 bucks. 2) that used to be the case.. but most of that is fixed. The only station where VOD replaces DVr recordings is CBS and CW. Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
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    Dish guide sucks!

    My wife watches Teen Mom OG. For whatever reason, we can’t get that timer to work correctly. Even after deleting the timer and recreating it, after a week or so, it’s abandoned and no episodes appear... even repeat episodes. It’s like Rovi changes the name of the program every week, requiring a...
  20. dolfan3033

    Recieved free voice remote

    I’ve tried that, but with my experience it still powers up the receiver. Regardless, I still rather have a dedicated tv power button like every remote before. Just my 2 cents. Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
  21. dolfan3033

    Recieved free voice remote

    The backlight is very useful. I just can’t stand there isn’t a separate power button for the TV. Press the power button... puts receiver in that countdown but didn’t turn off the tv. Press again, and turns off the tv but wakes the receiver up again. It’s a battle I go through daily. Sent...
  22. dolfan3033

    Local OTA Tuner get $10 off bill each month idea

    Agree with the 150, but you can certainly get reception for towers greater than 20 miles. I’m about 35 miles outside of some of my towers, but receive them just fine. It all depends on the type and location of the antenna. Higher the better and facing the direction of the tower. I don’t think...
  23. dolfan3033

    HELP! All my Hopper 3 recordings are inaccessible

    I would tend to think that DVRs are used in whatever fashion anyone wants. As long as your paying the subscription, why can’t anyone archive anything they subscribe to? If archiving is out of the ordinary, why is it possible to connect an external drive to the H3? Without any proof, I’ll go out...
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    It's that time of year again, upcoming price changes.

    He said a good DVR and locals. DTVNow has neither (unless you’re lucky with the locals)... unless you like 20 hours, no thumbnail previews, and phantom recordings showing up. DTVNow is the bottom of the barrel when it comes to OTT providers. The only thing they have going for them is channel...
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    Ready to convert to Hopper

    Just to be clear.. the Hopper 3 doesn’t have a Plex app. The Hopper 3 has a DLNA “Home Media” player which plays video via the DLNA server that you can enable in Plex. The video has to be able to direct play on the Hopper as there is no transcoding. If you’re looking for the Plex interface with...