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  1. J

    reception issues

    Just had a new Hr22, R15 and slimline 5 installed. My signal levels are all 95 or better. Mount is rock solid. Had the Direct service tech out last week and he replaced cables from the dish to the house, this made a big improvement but I still get a couple of dropouts/pixelizations per night, is...
  2. J

    Moved to Direct TV after 8 years at Dish.

    The primary reason I switched is I have lost all confidence in Dish's ability to develop reliable equipment. I have been wanting a HD PVR since I looked at the 921 two years ago at CES. I have waited and waited and the problems just never get fixed. While watching the 921 product develop, I...
  3. J

    Unique IR codes for 2 Tivos

    I am about ready to purchase a HR10-250 HD Tivo and a SD Direct-TV Tivo. I want to install them in the equipment rack in my theater where they can feed the theater and the RF distribution network to the rest of the house. Will one remote control both Tivos, or can they be uniquely programmed to...
  4. J

    HD10-250 remote -- any UHF capability?

    I just figured out the HD10-250 is shipped with a IR remote. This is a major snag to my setup. Dues anybody know if you can buy an UHF remote or are we just out of luck? I was all but ready to can E* and buy the HR10-250. Any suggestions?
  5. J

    serious ERROR call 1800-something

    My model 3200 that I think is now called a model 4000, since the first of the month has been required to have the powered cycled to make work. Yesterday it had a message to the effect, serious error call 1-800-something. I cycled the power and it came up with only the 2 dish info channels...
  6. J

    Disk makes 6:00 news for being a deadbeat

    A local news channel in Wichita Kansas ran one of those consumer protection spots about Dish network not installing a superdish that had been prepaid. Seems the long term dish customer prepaid for the Superdish, but had been put on hold for months for the installation. The spot indicated that...