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    Dish Service Calls

    yeah send your stuff into dishretailer- then wait and wait and wait............................... If you figure out how to get in let me know the secret- good luck :0)
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    Charter prices in wisconsin

    oh yeah- we are in madison wisconsin-
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    Charter prices in wisconsin

    Just wanted to get a feel for what you all pay for charter services. We pay $53 for internet only in madison- no special promotion My mom pays just under $100 for internet and digital cable w/ 1 dig. box (no premiums) no promotion either A friend told me $52 for expanded basic 2-77...
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    WildBlue to be OFFICIAL BROADBAND PROVIDER

    Hey Scott- How about a seperate wildblue fourm on satelliteguys?
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    Switch V.S Splitter

    am i reading this wrong, or does he want the receiver in the attic? I would strongly advise against this due to the heat in the attic- just my .02
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    HSP Pay (per install vs. per hour)

    a few years ago I worked for a bad cable contracting company. i stayed through 2 pay cuts, but the final straw was the switch from piece rate employees to sub contractors- which also icluded a pay cut as well. A couple of guys thought the union was the answer (i agreed, unions are good for...
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    tivo vs dish/generic PVR's

    i had a tivo series 2 (directv) for over a year. liked it, but the guide and menus were slow. It would take 10+ seconds to fill the guide- paging through the guide was a pain, waiting 10 seconds for every page to fill in. The menu system is also real slow-also I had problem with the tivo...
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    charter internet modem rental fees :(

    so get this- there are 2 packages for internet only service with charter in my area- 3meg and 256k. 3m goes for 49.99 a month( or 5 total bill), 256 goes for 39.99. I called to see about downgrading to the 256k package and i was told my modem rental (now 2.76 from what i can decipher) would...
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    The Deal From Dish for Voomers Not That Great

    CDH "fewer channels than I get now " really, i didn't know voom had 180 channels + multiple hbo, cinemax, showtime and the like.wow and all off 13 transponders too- right CDH yu are getting way more channels with dish, just a few less hd channels
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    Top 180 pack only requires 61.5?

    the dp34 dp21 cascade works? for what models that you know of? thanks
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    Too Much $$$ to upgrade, going to DISH

    bsic- even if you own those 3 dtv boxes, you still pay an additional ao fee of 4.99 on 2 of them . Dish network includes one receiver in their base price(just like directv), so they are really the same, that is 3 ird's, 2 get charged. Now here is where dish and their leased equipment saves...
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    WildBlue Satellite ISP. Can't wait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    The WB websight says 179.95 MSRP install price http://www.wildblue.com/forYourHome/index.jsp I have seen the free install advertised through the rural nrtc or some co-ops - they get to roll out WB first too. http://www.spacedaily.com/news/satellite-biz-04zzzzd.html
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    Problems with 625

    Thanks for the info simplesimon- i like learning something new- i incorectly assumed it was required. I assumed this because I worked for dtv for a few years, and they are absolute phone line freaks- absolutley must be instaled and dtv asks when you activate. Our dtv hsp (i have friends that...
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    Two tuners...one line. How do I hook it up?

    E* dish pro plus recievers can do 2 tuners on one line- and they are way cheaper than $500
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    Problems with 625

    when you say "dish tech" i think you are refering to dish network itself right, not local dealers- because the local retailer I worked for understood that it was required from dish
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    Too Much $$$ to upgrade, going to DISH

    charper1- I think you are misunderstanding a few things here 1. locar retailers are required to warranty and service their installs for 6 months 2 a customer of a local retailer calls that retailer for service, complaints, and cancellation 3 the local retailer's phione # is programmed into...
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    Too Much $$$ to upgrade, going to DISH

    boy, after reading this thread one would thing all 522's are bad. as an installer i can assure you the opposite is true. We dont go back on all 522 jobs, not even a quarter of them. A few bad apples(and a few haters) make the problem seem way worse than it is. And by the way dish is cheaper...
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    Problems with 625

    bcshields- echostar is paying you or your retailer for a standard pro install. You better check with your boss because a standard install includes a standard phone jack installed to dual tuner recievers. just like it includes rg6 cable installed (standard,through 1 wall,no fish) to each reciever.
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    First Look - Dish Whole House HD/SD Solution?

    A dish guy I talked to said the next big thing from dish would be wireless- like a wireless multiswitch (still lines from the dish(s) to the switch). But when I asked him about the mesh superdish he hadn't heard about it.
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    Phase 3/Trouble hitting 101 on middle

    the dtv 110 lnb only sees 3 transponders: 8, 10, 12 (all even) as ultatryon states, but the 119 sees evens and odd from tp 22 to 32 www.lyngsat.com/119west.html . sat c is combined with sat b (119) by some sort of bandwidth seperator/combiner (aka the sat c diplexer) to add in the lower...
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    What is the current promotion for HDTV?

    tdbohannon- they hooked you up. new customers would pay 299 for the hd box + 99 for thestandard tivo box, without the ant. i might add. A new dish customer would pay nothing for the same equipment, and could run 2 tv's off their dvr(dish tivo). Also dish dual tuner recievers run 2 tv's for...
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    satellite receivers

    Every dish network reciever i have ever seen is made by echostar. You can use any (dishnetwork)reciever model if your 500 dish is a legacy model, if you have a 500 pro you would need a pro adapter for older e* equipment. Anything with a brand name(sony,panasonic,hughes,phillips) is...
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    Dish Network installs and dual tuner backfeeds question

    I see them on ebay for 100 (80 plus shipping), echostar lists them for way more. where do you find them for less Simon?
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    Dish Network installs and dual tuner backfeeds question

    too bad a dpp44 is like $180. I have yet to put one in a residential install. we use them in appartments all the time because of the 1 line situation in virtually every appt Since we are a superdish market i never see 500 dishes on new installs. Is every 500 lnb DPP+ now? Also, we have had...
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    My SuperSish 121W Install

    You might want to consider changing those cables out- most store cable has minimal braided shielding(if any at all), not to mention bad crimp on ends. A lot of guys just use self tapping screws and shoot them through the dish (no bracket needed) when placing the switch outside. The switch...