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  1. varaonaid

    I need your help to save my life.

    I hope it's OK to post this here but I didn't see anywhere else to or problems with doing so. I've been a member of these forums for awhile, from reading about DirecTV for a year before we could get it (due to location) through our contract, enjoying every minute of it...I was even part of the...
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    It's been 7 years since I went wi-fi router shopping...

    Whew! It's been 7 years since I went router shopping. At that time, my choice was fairly...the Linksys Wrt54GS. It was not expensive with all the rebates back then and was consistently given rave reviews. Now, things are different. There are so many options out there that I'm overwhelmed...
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    D* Premium Package

    Hi, I looked on Directv's website and am a little unclear as to what is included in the top premium package. Does it include HD, DVR, & HD channel package? I'm considering upgrading to it but if all of those items are addons, it's no longer cost effective. I've been a customer almost a year...
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    My MRV Network Setup

    Hello! This isn't actually a question but I wanted to share our network setup with others that may be looking into giving the CE & MRV a try. We have two Linksys WRT54GS routers, one is connected via CAT5 cable directly to our DSL modem (only 3mb :( fastest available in our area). The other...
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    Frontpage RSS Feed

    Hello, I'm wanting to be able to follow the frontpage postings in my RSS reader but I can't find the feed for that. Noticing that the frontpage news items are posted in hometowndiscussions>frontpage news, I looked for that feed but didn't see one. Also tried the main RSS feed but that...
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    Two Newbie Questions

    Hello, Please bear with me...I'm new at this and I just have a couple of questions that weren't clear to me after reading through the FAQ's. Am I correct in assuming that whenever I do a CE download that I have to do the 02468 every time or once I activate my receiver in the CE program...
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    R23 in CE?

    Hello! I'm excited about our recent DirecTV install and am in the process of learing about the CE pregram so that I can participate. However, I've searched the forums and can't find an answer to my question so I'm posting it here. Our equipment includes an HR23-700 and two H23's. I can't...
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    D* Installation Questions

    Hello! We just ordered D* & will have it installed on 5/26. We can't wait! But I have a few questions I was hoping to get some advice on. The first is regarding installation of the dish itself. Our landlord has no problems with us getting satellite but doesn't want it attached to the house...
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    Question about D* in Vermont

    Hello, Trying to finalize getting satellite installed & talked to a local installer here in Vermont. They told me that VT and a handful of other places are in a unique situation in that we can only "see" the MPEG4 satellites from here. The result is that they have to provide the HD boxes free...
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    Dish HD Fees?

    Hello! Still trying to decide between Dish & DirecTV & I'm confused about E*'s fees. I thought I read something about no HD add on fee if you subacribe to locals and the HD platinum pack but it's all just really confusing. I guess that the DVR advantage pack includes locals free or something...
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    Future satellite launches?

    Hi there, I'm really wavering now between Dish and D*. Having trouble deciding which one to go with. One of the things making me take a second look at Dish is the new HD they've added/announced (ie MSNBC HD). I'm assuming that with the (relatively) recent sat launch, they're doing ok for...
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    Questions abt coming sat launch(s) & the future

    Hello, I'm trying to finally decide whether to pull the trigger on D*. Would have already had the order done by now but they no longer offer the AAA $99 second HD-DVR receiver. So it made me hesitate. Just wondering what you think the future looks like for D*? What satellite launch(es) do...
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    Sell me on DirecTV

    Hello, I don't want this to be a flame post or anything - I honestly don't. I've posed the same question for E* subscribers as well. We're moving this month and finally will be able to get satellite service! Very excited about that! However, I'm not completely sold on which company to...
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    Sell me on Dish...

    Hello, I don't want this to be a flame post or anything - I honestly don't. I plan to pose the same question for D* subscribers as well. We're moving this month and finally will be able to get satellite service! Very excited about that! However, I'm not completely sold on which company to...
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    Receivers

    Hello! I'm about to order D* and I have a couple of questions I wanted to run by you knowledgeable folks. The first one may seem incredibly stupid but...out of the possible HD DVR receivers that are currently in rotation, which one would you most prefer to have installed? I mean, do you...
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    D* Newbie Questions

    Hello! We're moving to a new place and I'm trying to decide which programming provider to go with. After chatting online with Comcast, getting transferred 4 times, and dealing with them not answering my questions, I'm fairly certain that option is off the table. Not a big surprise or...
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    Next Satellite Launch?

    Hello, I've been trying to update myself on the current situations of both D* and E*. I know that E* is putting up another satellite this week but I've seen varying opinions on whether or not D* has capacity to add more HD. I find this strange because at the end of the summer, the consensus...
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    D*'s My Account feature down?

    Hello, I've been trying to access the "my account" section of D* for two days now and I keep getting the message "Our systems are temporarily unavailable. Please try again at a later time." Is anyone else having this problem or is it limited to my account? Thx!! Rae
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    Confused about Antennaweb Info

    Hello, Finally getting into the OTA HD thing and it's pretty cool to be able to grab some of those channels for free! I tried my first antenna and decided to exchange it for a DB2 (or clone) which I'm planning to order this week. This brings me to my confusion. I thought that the lower...
  20. varaonaid

    Good indoor antenna?

    Hello, A friend of our is allowing us to use their "camp" for a week or so and they don't have any tv. We're thinking of bringing a small one along with us. We don't have any antenna currently and we've been thinking of getting one anyway since we're moving. I'm wondering, what are you...
  21. varaonaid

    Help needed! New D* promo starting tomorrow...any ideas?

    Hello, I plan to get D* service when I move next month and when I called to get more info on the signup process, I found that today is the last day of the $23 off per month promo. I'm curious, does anyone know what the new promo will be? The CSR led me to believe it'll be less than half the...
  22. varaonaid

    Color of HR21?

    Hello, I know this is probably a trivial and shallow question but I'm curious as to what color(s) the D* HR21 comes in? On the D* website, they only show silver but on basically every other photo, it's been black. Is it something that you can choose? I think I'd rather have black but...
  23. varaonaid

    Dish Equipment - is it worth anything??

    Hello Everyone! I was a Dish subscriber for years up until a few years ago when we couldn't get it at our current location. So we had to go with local cable at the time. We're moving and I ran across our Dish equipment - a Dish 500 and a 301 receiver with remote (strangely, found two...
  24. varaonaid

    Need help understanding antennas/tuners

    Hello! OK, I readily admit it, I'm lost! I'm relatively familiar with cable and satellite and what I need to have a working system with either of them but I'm very unfamiliar with the world of OTA. I'm trying to understand antennas, tuners, digital converters, etc. and I'm wondering if...
  25. varaonaid

    Vermont HD Locals

    Hello! I think we'll be moving to VT sometime later this year. Haven't decided yet whether it will be SE VT (Brattleboro) or NW (Burlington). Currently, neither have HD locals from D* (though E* offers HD locals in both locations). Problem is, I'd rather go with D*. So my question is this...
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