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    Hopper with Sling Versions (China mfg in 2012 vs India refurbished 2020)

    After almost 15 years with DISH and several receivers--had 2 receivers--upgraded 2021 so both are Hoppers with Sling (change in usage and failure of newer Hopper to solve OTA recording pixellation issues), am downgrading to just one Hopper with Sling (not choosing Hopper 3 due to extra cost on...
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    VOD Pay PerView Problems with unwanted movie rentals

    (Back to Sat Guys since old C Band days, so bear with me--not sure if this thread exists already. Had this problem since June where when trying to use the Pay Per View Certificates (free in the Stars and Stripe Pack for Veteran husband), whenever I ordered a VOD movie--either on MyDish app, or...
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    After new update DVR no longer plays back smoothly--skips, pauses, stops

    The past few days (have had my Hopper since Nov 9) all of a sudden, after a few hours of usage, any DVR recordings I start to play or if I pause any live tv and then start to reply or resume, the resulting play is full of skips, jerky, loss of sound, recorded content--really unwatchable. So all...
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    NO GUIDE DATA Past Sunday Noon--Tried everything--have the new software and USB OTA dongle

    About a week or so again, got the 230 upgrade and my OTA works, but, for about that long, I just discovered, no guide data is being generated past this Sunday at noon. We have 2 hoppers. The other hopper's guide data is just fine (it does not have the OTA USB dongle, but it did get the...
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    Delete Recording Folder--recordings can never be permanently deleted

    I was surprised that the "RECYCLE" bin of Deleted Recordings can never be permanently emptied! How quickly will the hard drive fill up at that rate? I don't want to keep a backup copy of every recording I make! I want to choose which I want to permanently delete. Can Dish alter this new...
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    Potential New Customer but CSR says I can't use a local dealer to give me 2 Hoppers????

    I have 2 TV's and my husband and I routinely watch 2 different channels and record 2 different other channels at the same time, so a Hopper and a Joey will still not allow that. The only option is 2 Hoppers. BUt here are my questions: 1) If I choose a local dealer, the CSR says they cannot...
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    DIRECT TV Rewards Visa Defaulting on Rewards Redemption

    I have had a problem all of a sudden, since Aug 1, when I redeemed 5000 points for $50 credit towards programming, after 8 weeks, they have not credited to my DTV bill. Their terms and conditions say 4-6 weeks to redeem points. Over the past 2 years, I have redeemed points which posted in...
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    Does DISH have a Rewards Credit Card like DTV?

    With a Direct TV Visa card, when I accumulate 5000 points (can purchase anything), I get $50 off my DTV programming--I can usually do this about 4 times a year--it is not a promotion, but a standard feature if I use the DTV Visa. Does DISH have anything similar? Pat:confused:
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    Wil DTV ever get LMN HD Epic 1, 2, Retro or IndiePlex?

    I keep seeing Dish have more of the HD channels I like to watch such as BBC America HD, Lifetime Movie Channel HD, TCM HD and the above -- will DTV ever carry any of these or are some exclusive to Dish ?
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    Two HR20-100's--one runs hotter - why?

    Just upgraded from R15 to HR20-100. Also have another HR20-100 installed Nov 2007. This first one runs 95-97. Second one just installed last week (72 local swap free upgrade with new LNB) runs 100-102. Why? Same location and ventilation environment. Should I be concerned about early...
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    D* Offer to swap my R 15 for HR2X

    D* CSR offered to upgrade my R15 to an HR-2X. Free. But then I lose the coax output I was using to distribute signal to other SD tv's in the house. So that forces me to upgrade all other tv's to HD and even then how could I run HDMI or component cables all over the house? Why aren't they...
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    Big Color Brochure in Mail shows VOOM back to DISH

    I got a large color brochure in the mail the other day and it showed DISH HD including most of the old VOOM Channels. I am not currently a customer of DISH, so could someone update me on what HD channels DISH DOES have right now? I have seen so many website with so much conflicting...
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    Sioux Falls Locals--NO FOX HD?????

    THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS--NO FOX???????????? What's the point? FOX broadcasts HD to the local Sioux Falls area--not beyond about 20 miles, though, so, we, 50 miles away cannot get FOX HD anyway anywhere? We can't even get an SD signal with outside antenna. Why can't we get a waiver so we can get...
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    Unsolved Mysteries back AND FN HD--there IS Life after death!

    :eek:I thought I would die if I could not watch Unsolved Mysteries ever again when it went off Lifetime & I was almost blinded by the blurry SD Fox news. Now will survive--unless I am poisoned by the Obama channel
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    Could plunging economy affect D* 's talks with HD providers?

    Just a theory--but maybe some D* insider knows whether the new owners, Liberty Media bring a different load of financial baggage to D* 's bargaining table? I saw this same issue last year (as E* customer) when their ownership changed hands. Is funneling new bandwidth to PPV a type of...
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    Direct TV Online TV Listings

    Because of the new "Remote Booking" feaeture I checked out Direct TV Online Guide. I normally use Titan TV or Zap To It. What a contrast! Direct TV--Please consider adding a few convenient features: 1. Customize the guide to show at least 3 hours of programming--this is a website and...
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    Converts from DISH -- surprises you will discover

    :mad: I swtiched to Direct because I wanted more HD channels and a lower monthly bill, but I knew there would be some trade-offs and here are the ones I have discovered so far. I knew about some of them in advance, but not about others. 1. To watch TV in another room, but have the receivers...
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    Installer seems hazy on OTA--how to handle

    This is my first Direct TV installation and the installer is 5 hours late--have called the various numbers of the Installation Area manager, etc and wonder what the usual handling of this is--do they spill over to the next day or how do they handle? I realize they probably have a lot of new...
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    Can I use a UHF extender to access the D11 from another room?

    I have been posting questions on how to use a 2nd receiver (for a 2nd TV in another room) from another room, since the D11 has a simple IR remote and not the UHF remote. I read somewhere on here (can't find it now) that I could add an RF (UHF) extender that attaches to the D11 remote, with a...
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    Which is best D11 or D12 and what's the difference?

    If I need a 2nd receiver for SD only for a second tv in another room, Direct has a D11 on the order details, but their website System Manuals also lists a D12. What's the difference and which is better?
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    Which tuners/DVR's (reliable) have RF remote capability?

    I need to have the 2nd tuner/DVR in the same room as the first HD DVR, but it will go to the 2nd tv system in another part of the house. So I need the tuner or DVR to have RF remote capabilities so I can control it from another part of the house. Which DVR's or tuners (standard definition)...
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    Are there any other brand SD Direct tuners that have RF remote capability?

    This is a moot point, since Direct just cancelled my installation order (although not placed through them, but through Qwest), but since they don't make a standard receiver that has remove RF capabilities, does anyone else and how do you find these and at what price? What I thought was a very...
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    New Install: Need 2, not 1 dish

    Although reassured by the Install agent I called after first ordering Direct via Qwest that I would have only 1 dish, but the Online Order summary says I will have 2--one being a 36" oval. I currently have 2 DISH dishes (not that large) installed--one being on the corner of my house. I...
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    Do ANY of Direct's receivers (non HD) come with RF Remote

    I have tenatively set up installation with Direct, but inquries show that the 2nd tuner (to the HR 20 HD DVR I ordered) that is on the order is not RF Remote capable. This tuner will be installed in the same room as the HR 20 and will feed a tv in an upstairs room so needs an RF remote setup...
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    Is the HR 20 HD DVR OTA tuner input amplified (powered)?

    I currently have DISH and the 622 with a powered/amplified OTA tuner input, which I need for the OTA antenna I use out here in a fringe area. Will I be able to use this same OTA (it is designed to be powered) with the HR 20--and have it amplified?