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  1. ssmaniac

    YES! DISH definitely dosen't want to lose customers

    Do they even offer Welcome Pack any longer? I have it, but on dish website, it shows as "package no longer sold." To get it for $9.99 is a very good deal for someone who watches mostly locals... I miss ESPN, but otherwise I'm getting the locals in HD (two tuners) plus DVR (and program guide)...
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    I tried Sling TV at CES 2015, and now I'm cancelling cable

    With Netflix, that is an option, correct. My two girls are close in age and can compromise most of the time. My older son is content watching youtube if necessary. If we did not have Netflix as a "backup" option, I agree that it would cause some dismay having one TV stream, but this is a...
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    I tried Sling TV at CES 2015, and now I'm cancelling cable

    I think this can work for families-you adapt. My family of five downgraded our Dish subscription to welcome pack because we weren't using more than half of the channels. We love dvr functionality, especially skipping through commercials. I'm paying under $30/month, plus Netflix. The...
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    Free Previews

    Is anyone else NOT getting the cinemax free preview? I am in Cincinnati on Eastern arc with 722, but only ch. 315 (max latino) shows up, even on "all channels" . The other cinemax channels are not showing up at all...They were showing up and playing yesterday...
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    Dish made TV's?

    I bought a 34" Dish-branded CRT for our partially-finished basement years ago. Has the flat, glass front (read: really heavy). Cut out a hole in the drywall-wall, so the back-end was in an unfinished, storage area, and the front was flush with the wall. This was before affordable flat...
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    What package do you currently have?

    Just downgraded from AT120 to Welcome Pack. Hated to do it, but other than occasional ESPN college bball game, only channels we'll really miss are for kids. (Dis, Nick). They don't need to watch that much TV anyway...
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    Samsung Smart TV

    Just discovered that with my samsung galaxy tab 2 7" tablet, you can also wirelessly push your music stored on the table to your Samsung Smart TV (and home theatre system). So the tablet becomes a little, portable-throughout-the-house wireless jukebox! Should work with Samsung smartphones...
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    Hopper/Joey Upgrade

    Dean, I suggest you post in the Sticky thread made just for this purpose. Looks like DIRT members monitor for this very question.
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    CONTEST: Guess when VIACOM Returns to DIRECTV

    August 8, 8:00 a.m.
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    Rocky's iPad vs Galaxy Tab Review

    For anyone interested in a low-cost alternative, consider a Coby Kyros 7" tablet. It costs as little as $130 new, I picked one up lightly used for $70. It runs Android 2.1, and with a little tweaking of the system following step by step directions through online forums, it can access all the...
  11. ssmaniac

    AMC HD on...

    Anyone know what package(s) are getting or will get AMC HD? Absolute?
  12. ssmaniac

    DVR software editing???In the future perhaps??

    I have thought that it would be cool to make my own video playlist of HD concert footage and/or music videos from Palladia or HD theatre to have playing in the background during parties. Instead of just playing an entire concert (and commercials, etc.), I could make my own HD video music...
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    Downgrade from HD Package on HR-23?

    A friend recently was upgraded to HR-23 (It's a lease, but D* is crediting her bill every month for the lease fee), and D* took her old leased box back. She has decided they don't want to pay the $10 for HD, and wants to have SD only. Directv told her she would need to send the box back, and...
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    Dish Asks Appeal Court to Allow Recording-Service Use

    Not to get off topic, or hijack the thread, but do you really want a busload of men and women to die in some sort of fiery crash at the bottom of a ravine because they chose a profession whose job it is to help people or corporations? I know its a joke, but your little funny is about 20 years...
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    Dish HD channels on 722 are skipping, but not SD???

    Starting today, any program I try to watch on my Sony CRT from a 722 that is on an HD channel, or that was recorded on DVR on an HD channel, is skipping. The picture continually freezes and jumps, but the audio is constant. If you change channels to the non-HD equivalent, it is fine. What is...
  16. ssmaniac

    DIRECTV Offers Advanced Screening of Feature-Length Motion Picture 'The Burning Plain

    Scott--your headline on front page should be "The Burning Plain" ---not "The Burning Man."
  17. ssmaniac

    Cincinnati local channel HD nightmare!

    I had 1000.4 dish install today. Set up through Tech Support via phone (My 722 crashed and needed to be replaced, so since was sending someone out anyway, I asked about 1000.4). Was told "no problem" they would send out installer to switch out 722 and dish--no charge. Told them I needed...
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    Cincinnati local channel HD nightmare!

    My 722 hard drive is shot (after only a year--lot of stuff lost--including wife's whole season 5 of gray's anatomy!!), so I called tech support. He advised they would send out a tech to replace the 722. I asked "while I got you, what do I need to do to get 1000.4 or wing dish?" He recommended...
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    Trying to add 3rd receiver to SWM dish

    Let's assume he wants to buy and add a 3rd box (H20 or newer)....same question applies...can we just add the High frequency splitter (such as the link posted in my OP)? Or is other power inserter, etc. necessary? Thanks guys
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    Trying to add 3rd receiver to SWM dish

    It is my understanding not all of the channels would work...would some of the channels still work? Thanks Boba
  21. ssmaniac

    Trying to add 3rd receiver to SWM dish

    Hi guys, I hope this is a simple question... I'm a Dish Network Satguy who is not too familiar with the D* equipment. I tried to search the forums for an answer, but found most posts too technical for a newb like me. I'm trying to help a friend add a 3rd receiver to his 5 lnb swm dish...
  22. ssmaniac

    Uplink Activity Report - 11/10/2008 1:02pm - 228 changes

    So, am I understanding correctly that we existing customer Satelliteguys who have been waiting patiently for HD locals get screwed unless we happen to have a second dish that we can point to 77? Great customer loyalty, Dish!
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    Force Unleashed

    Anyone play it on the wii? I've read mixed reviews of the controls there, too. I may rent it, first, before buying it for my son.
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    execavator simulator game?

    Look for Tonka "Dig n Rigs" on Ebay. It comes with a little dashboard gizmo that you place on your computer keyboard--it has a steering wheel, horn, ignition, gears, throttle, etc. Your child can do different projects and use different trucks (bulldozer, crane, backhoe). My son is now 10...
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    Uplink Activity Report - 6/18/2008 1:26pm - 2 changes

    Channel 75 shows up in my program guide on my 722 here in Cincinnati (which does not have HD locals and has had no recent rumours regarding HD Locals), but when you tune to the channel, you get the "channel not available in your area."
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