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    tried charters boxes

    I recently switched from DirecTV to Charter (because I got an incredible deal) as a step-down transition to cord cutting. I'm glad there's no contract with Charter... because after three months on their terrible DVR, I'm done. I hadn't used the system much over the summer, so it didn't really...
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    Charter Bumps 30 Mbps Customers to 100 Mbps, For Free

    My experience differs slightly. I am an Internet-only 30meg customer, and have been for about 3 years. After reading some Internet rumblings last week, I reset my modem, and poof - up to 100. No price increase, no new plan, no change in service, no new modem or commitment.
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    Dish / Gannett Dispute Settled! No Channel Removals!

    Just saw this on the KSDK website... (St. Louis - NBC): Attention DISH Subscribers Gannett and DISH Network have reached an agreement regarding DISH Network's continued retransmission of Gannett stations. Yay!
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    Exede Reviews?

    Hello. My in-laws live in the middle of nowhere, with no available cable or DSL service within several miles. They've asked me to help them investigate other internet options. They've been a dial-up cell connection through Verizon that is terribly slow. Again, middle of nowhere - even the cell...
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    Lose discounts with package drop?

    I'm currently on the 200 package, and am getting the $10/mo AMC discount, combined with a $5/mo referral discount. If I drop down to 120 (or 120+ to keep RSN) will I lose the discount? Even saving $5/mo seems worthwhile. I'm not under any contract.
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    DISH Drops AMC Networks (AMC Back on DISH channel 131)

    I would like to express my gratitude to the SatelliteGuys community. I would not have even thought to approach Dish for a discount in the wake of the AMC disaster, but now I'm getting $10/mo of my bill and a free Roku. That is pretty amazing. Either one would have been good, but both makes me a...
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    Loyalty Offer

    YMMV, indeed. I was not as bold nor as lucky. I asked today about my contract status and learned I was no longer under contract. I was asking for several reasons: the AMC debacle, price comparisons and, the biggie: one CSR I talked to earlier in the day had quoted me a price of $150 ($100 tech...
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    DISH Drops AMC Networks (AMC Back on DISH channel 131)

    I think that particular piece is a DirecTV ad, so it makes perfect sense. Other spots running are not so specific.
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    Thinking of switching from AT&T to Cable for internet and phone- any input?

    I made this switch a few months ago, from AT&T DSL at 3.0 for $45 to Charter 15.0 for $20. That's a promotional rate, of course, but even the regular price is cheaper than AT&T and more than 5 times the speed in practice. The service has been tremendous, from scheduling through install.
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    Why is ESPN now letter-boxed all the time?!

    It does stink - but if it's not on the main channel (418), be sure to check the HDALT channels, just below the normal station in the guide. The past several games I have found the HD feed down in those channels. It often comes from Fox Sports South or Tennessee, but it's always been open for me...
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    Dammit Dish.............

    It's worse this year... I've been a dish HD customer for a couple of years, and have put up with a game or two a week being in SD. But this year seems particularly bad, with several games in a row starting in SD-only and then going to HD about halfway through. Is this supposed to be a...
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    Help With Dish Network Surround

    Sorry, a misunderstanding. I meant my emails and calls were friendly. I have received no responses from the station. I get all other DD signals through my Dish locals, but apparently the local NBC does not pass these on through Dish. The funny thing is, they used to, before the transponder move.
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    Question to the iPhone people

    If you are trying to restore to a stock firmware and don't care about jailbreaking or unlocking it anymore, put the phone in DFU mode and then restore it. I'm sorry I don't have the exact instructions - but if you Google it you'll find the answer. If you do want to keep the jailbreak, you'll...
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    Help With Dish Network Surround

    Yup, I have e-mailed and left messages. All friendly, all offering to troubleshoot. It is very frustrating. I'm still not even sure if it is a Dish issue or a KSDK issue, since no one will really talk about it. Anyone else in STL seeing this problem?
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    Help With Dish Network Surround

    My local NBC (KSDK in St. Louis) used to have 5.1 on Dish, but a couple of years ago they changed transponders and it went to 2.1 only. I have talked to dish and they blame the station, the station will not return calls or emails.
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    Sub suggestions?

    Thanks for the replies. I did a ton of research and listened to a few -- and ended up getting a cheap Polk PSW505 on Amazon. Just hooked it up this week, and it's working great. As with anything else I'll be tweaking it quite a bit over the next several months as it breaks in and I get used to...
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    Sub suggestions?

    I am on the lookout for a new subwoofer, probably in the entry- to mid-level range. I have an old Klipsch 10 incher that has started to crackle a bit... It is over 10 years old. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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    Enter To Win a BOXEE BOX by DLINK!

    Merry Christmas to everyone here at Satellite Guys... administrators, supporters and members. May all of your wishes come true this season and next year.
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    Message "Program info on Hard Drive outdated.

    Funny, I came across this message yesterday for the third time in a week. I had never seen it before. When I tried to scroll up the channel list, all of the program was missing -- but if I scrolled back down to where it rolled over to the beginning, the channels were there. Strange glitch.
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    Flash Forward

    Of all the networks, ABC does seem to have the record for yanking shows before they're able to either reach their prime or reach a suitable conclusion. So surprised this is the network that stuck with "LOST" through thick and thin. I thought FlashForward had real potential... potential that...
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    New DISH Network Customer Portal

    Thread bump... Logged in today to use the DVR functions (which have been working better) and was blown away to see a full suite of options on the "my account" page. I'm a former AT&T bundle customer (mentioned earlier in this thread) and was always dismayed that, now as a full Dish customer...
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    Upcoming Free Previews: HBO (Channels 303-305), NFL RedZone, and more!

    The only thing the free premium previews remind me is the reason I don't subscribe to them. It seems they're always running the same slate of shows. I can always watch the original programs later on DVD... I, too, was disappointed in the Cooking Channel. Seems silly that it's not in AT200...
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    New DISH Network Customer Portal

    Not only doesn't it it do anything for bundled customers, it doesn't work for FORMERLY bundled customers, who have since ditched AT&T. Drives me nuts.
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    New DISH Network Customer Portal

    Not exactly surprising, but still disappointing. Nothing new other than a bunch if grayed out links for formerly bundled customers. Really wish we weren't treated like 2nd class citizens.
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    Autopay Invoices?

    I am a former AT&T Dish customer, have dropped AT&T and converted to Dish only. We signed up for autopay, but I realized that I have no way to view my statement online. This seems crazy to me. I also only get payment confirmations from Dish, but can't look at the payment breakdown. Is there any...