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    Is Dish zooming HD channels now?

    Strangest thing, I started noticing I can't see the entire station identification watermark on HD channels now. Noticed it on Discovery and Food network. On Discovery, while watching Mythbusters, I can see "NEW EPISO", while if I turn one channel down to SD Discovery, I see the full "NEW...
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    Did TurboHD lose G4?

    Sorry, I don't come here everyday, I just noticed my DVR is making 0:00 recordings for shows on G4 now, so I tried tuning to the channel and I no longer get it. Did we lose G4?
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    Possible to get locals from 2 cities?

    We have both Comcast cable and Dish TurboHD. With Comcast, we get the Atlanta and Chattanooga CBS affiliate. Therefore I can watch both the Falcons/Saints game and the Titans/Colts game in SD. With TurboHD, I only get the Atlanta CBS affiliate so I can't watch the Colts game at all. Is...
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    Is it possible to control a 1 TV setup (vip 722) with remote 2?

    I'd like to hide my box in a cabinet and use remote #2 (the uhf remote) to control it with no line of sight. Is this possible? When I switch the batteries over to remote #2 it doesn't do anything. The box is in 1 tv mode.
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    How often does a vip 722 "call home"?

    We don't have a phone line so I have my 722 hooked up via ethernet to call home so I don't get the $5 charge. We just got a Blu Ray player with Netflix streaming that I want the wireless bridge connected to (the router and cable modem is a LONG way from the living room). Do I need to hook...
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    Billing nightmare and bait and switch tactics -- Should I expect this from now on?

    Got DISH last week and just logged on to take a look at my bill and my head almost exploded. What I expected: HBO, Starz, Platinum HD free for 3 months. Cinemax .01 for 1 year Free upgrade to 722 reciever (after mentioning DirecTV and coaxing a CSR) $50 credit on first bill $34.99 monthly for...
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    A little unhappy with installer

    I just got the Turbo HD package and I checked with a CSR before the install to make sure that I was getting a 722 on the Eastern Arc. I did get the 722, but I guess the installer didn't want to make the effort to find a LOS for the EA and he just pointed me at the western sats. I know there...
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    Will DISH bend any on the additional rcvr charge?

    Just got TurboHD in my room and my roommate likes it so much he wants it. He isn't willing to pay the $100 fee for another receiver. Will DISH waive this for me? I just got mine installed yesterday.
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    Garbage on top of screen on certain channels?

    Is this normal? On a few channels (local CBS46 from Atlanta-Chattanooga) there is something at the top of the screen that's rather distracting. It either looks like a timecode counting up or maybe some sort of data track that isn't supposed to be shown. It's maybe 10-20 pixels tall across the...
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    Wireless via USB on vip 722?

    Can you plug in a USB 802.11g adapter into the USB port? Which devices work? Will a netgear WPN 111
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    Where are DISH satellites in relation to Voom and DTV? (LOS question)

    I live in Calhoun GA (30701) and just signed up for DISH. I'm a little concerned about LOS. I got Voom a few months before it shut down. If I remember right, I got Voom in December and it shut down the following April. Voom had to point Southeast and it was fine in the winter, but when...
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    How many 1080P VOD movies does DISH have at any given time?

    As I understand it, DISH doesn't use true VOD (which I think is an impossibility on Sat) but it pushes content at night and stores it on the PVR. I can't imagine the PVR can hold that many 1080p movies. How many do they offer at any given time? And what about regular VOD?
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    Vip 612 vs 722

    I apologize if this has been covered. i searched and didn't find anything. === I am about to sign up for DISH and they said I would get the 612 since I have a single TV. I have found random stuff about these 2 receivers, but I was hoping someone had some good hard facts about the differences...
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    Really disappointed with Sirius right now

    I have had Sirius for about a year, and I have loved it so far. I have been pulling for the merger hoping it would make sat radio better. At this point in time, I am thinking I was dead wrong. Last year, the whole reason I bought Sirius was because of college football. They didn't carry...
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    Having some trouble with DTV reception

    We had some storms roll through on Thursday, and that's when the problems started. The satellite was cutting out, saying searching for signal with the bl ack screen. Eventually after they passed, the signal came back. Some storms came through again Friday and Saturday, and the signal was...
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    Can the 811 output 2 signals?

    Reason being is because I have a stand alone (non HD) TiVo but I want to get HD. I had Voom in the past, and with it you can use the Component to output HD and at the same time use composite to output SD, that way I can have an HD signal going to my reciever, and an SD signal going to the TiVo...
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    Ha voom already stopped?

    They said they would only bill be until Apr 30th but I lost service about 3-4 days ago. It was about the same time a storm came through so I dunno if they turned it off or it my dish is messed up. I sure as hell am not paying for up to Apr 30th is I lose service around the 8th.
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    Had a run-in with a biased installer...

    Happened a few days ago when he installed Voom. he was on the roof and I was helping him with cables and such when he said "You know, Voom is going out of business soon." I was like "We'll see, I have been following the news pretty closely." Then he said "I don't know why you don't...
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    How long for Voom to aquire channels after install?

    Mine has been up about an hour and still no channels other than locals. When the installer first put it up, the signal meter was reading 86. Now when I go into the menu there is no signal. Did I mess something up or does it say there is no signal when it is downloading the data?
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    Is it possible that all of t his publicity will boost sales?

    I had heard about Voom about a year ago, but didn't really pay it any attention, mainly because I didn't have an HDTV. I recently got an HDTV a few weeks ago, but I didn't even really thing about Voom. But with all this publicity and this great story of a battle within the company got me...
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    What else can I do to boost reception?

    I have a RadioShack 160" boom antenna which is rated at 100+ miles. I am 60 miles from my market and I am still having trouble recieving stations. I have a ChannelMaster Spartan pre-amp attached (rated at 23db/16db I believe). I uses my Silva Ranger compass to point it precisely at 152...