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    Xfinity and Peacock?

    A while back I received notice that Peacock was no longer going to be free along with my Xfinity internet. Then about 10 days ago I got an email saying it was free again and gave instructions to activate it again. However each time I log into Peacock the system kicks me into the payment screen...
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    Obsolete DishTV equipment?

    We have VIP211K and a VIP222K receivers. Does anyone know the date that these will stop working? Will Dish replace these free-of-charge and without a new contract if they stop working because they either die or Dish turns them off? Sorry if the answer is somewhere else on this forum.
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    only one locked upstream channel?

    Please let me know where to look if this is the wrong forum. I just purchased an Arriss SB6190 modem to replace the SB6141 which hasn't been supported by Xfinity for quite some time. Up front, when I do a Speedtest.net or use the Xfinity speed check everything is within my speed range that I...
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    Channel 213 Local Weather channel? April 2023

    Did DISH remove the local Weather channel that was on 213? It was there yesterday and not today. That is something that my wife uses everyday.
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    Changing the Android Version

    Is it possible to put a different version of Android OS on an Android TV box? If so where do I get a legal copy of the Android OS? Is there an idiots guide of how to do it or am I overthinking it? Why do I want to do that? Android 10 won't play some of the applications that I have on an older...
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    21.0 IR/UHF remote seems to be dead

    We have a remote in a room that is rarely used so I took the batteries out of the remote. When we had company but when I went to use the remote but not even the SAT/TV/DVD etc buttons will light up. I changed the batteries even though the old batteries checked good with a battery tester. It...
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    FuboTV pricing

    Does anyone know how long the advertised pricing for FuboTV Pro will last? At what point will it revert to the normal pricing? Their webpage shows a ‘normal’ price of $92.96 but with a 24% discount to $69.99. That package has all of the channels that my wife watches and would be a substantial...
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    Universal remote recommendation?

    Can anyone recommend a true universal remote control? So, I sit with 6 remote controls when things really boring and I’m trying to find something to watch. My 6 remotes: Samsung TV remote – used for volume and changing source i.e. FTA/Roku, Android, Samsung+ channels, or DishTV. Android...
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    What satellite am I aimed at?

    It seems to me that while was I was surfing I saw a channel on DishTV that showed a picture of a satellite dish and had some verbiage along the lines of "you are pointed at 61.5 .." Does anyone know what channel that is? (Eastern US). But then maybe saw it while surfing on my FTA...
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    Boxes act like there was a power outage

    For the last two days both of our boxes (VIP 211K and VIP 222K) act like there was a power outage when you turn them on. They go through the acquiring signal and updating the guide. I noticed last night that that the light would go on on for 20 seconds or so and then go out so I turned the TV on...
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    20.1 IR P/N 180552 DISH remote

    My remote is shot. It's been cleaned and the buttons recoated with that silver stuff a few times already. At this point it's just plain dead. Is there a newer better remote available or do I just look for an exact match for the one I have? I'd like one that can be dropped on the floor a few...
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    Dishanywhere & Linux?

    Whenever I try to watch a show on DishAnywhere using my laptop I get "License request failed (DRM_FAILED_LICENSE_REQUEST)". Everything seems to run normally until I select a show. I see the following under account and devices: MANAGE AUTHORIZED DEVICES DeviceDate Activated Linux-Browser...
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    VIP211K and Samsung TV RU7100F?

    We just bought a new TV and even though VIP211K shows up on the SAMSUNG menu when setting up the TV, the Samsung remote won't recognize the DISH system. Is it worth trying to fix or just continue to do what we've done for years, use the DISH control?
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    Favorites gone- Anyone have a list?

    I came home after a few days away and found that although my favorites list name is still there, it's empty!! Does anyone have a AT250 list that can be sorted (spreadsheet) and has the channel numbers? I don't really want to sit for hours going through all of the channels..... Thank you. P.S...
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    TurboHD dish skew?

    My DISH system is well over ten years old and the dish has DISH TurboHD stenciled across the front. It does have a ring on the back with degree markings. Does anyone know what, if any skew, it should be set at for zip 17963? I moved it around a little bit from where it was at and picked up 5...
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    NewsOn commercials

    When I first started using this channel on ROKU, it was pretty good. You could watch local news broadcasts from around the county. For the Portland Maine channel There would be the same three hokey commercials at the start of the news and maybe the same three sprinkled though out the broadcast...
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    Optical cable splitter

    I attempted to use a 2 female to one male splitter to feed my Sony sound bar. One source is the DishTV box and the other is from the TV for when I'm watching the ROKU. No matter which one is plugged in first, the soundbar will pick up the audio but as soon as I get the other cable anywhere near...
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    My computer is a lousy TV

    and my TV is a lousy computer. Watching video on my computer is generally pretty good but I' stuck at my desk with an 18 inch monitor and poor sound. Watching video on the TV is good but slow to get to using a ROKU and of course I can't do an internet search. What's the happy (or tolerable)...
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    Skinny packs

    The DISH advertisement says: Is your channel lineup bloated? Paying for stuff you don’t watch? Go for a Skinny Bundle. There are 82 channels listed today as part of the skinny pack and we don't watch 80% of them! (I counted them) If I could only teach my wife to use a computer ..... And then...
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    Printing out the COMPARE DISH PROGRAMMING

    Anyone know how to print out the table 'Compare DISH Programming' generates? I'm not having any luck unless I want to print out a 47 page Word doc. I can't get it into MSExcel either. I wonder if that's by design? I'm trying to get a print out of the comparison of Flex, AT120, AT120+, and...
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    Congratulations you are pointing at 61.5

    Why have I seen the subject line several times in the last few weeks when we turn the TV on in the morning instead of the last channel watched?
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    GeosatPro 36 w/STAB HH120?

    Is anyone running a GeosatPro 36 (aka GeosatPro 90)with a STAB HH120 motor? If so, does it mount right on the motor shaft without modifications? Are there any 1-meter dishes that will mount to that motor without modifications? I'm running a Patriot elliptical E0851w02 and looking for an...
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    USPS 2-Day Priority Mail isn't

    2-day Priority Mail must not mean delivery in two or three days but delivery 'no sooner than'! With one exception every 2-day priority mail package in the last 6 months has taken between 5 days and two weeks. The closer the shipment point is to my home the longer it takes. The worst part about...
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    OTHER Manhatten RS-1933

    I don't they make this one anymore but thought I throw this out. I don't recommend this STB to anyone that is color blind. Several screens use colored buttons on the screen which supposedly marry up with the colored buttons on the remote. It doesn't work very well if you're color blind / deficient.
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    How find a specific channel?

    I know how to blind scan and then sort through the channels one at a time looking for specific channel but is there a better way to do it? For example, I can see that RETRO is (or at least was) on both 87 and 97 West. See attached. Can I use this info to go right to the channel? Does it...