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    NESN HD not in service?

    I switched from Dish about a month and a half ago so I wouldn't have to watch the Red Sox in SD anymore. Opening Day, and I get a blank screen and a "771 Searching for signal" error. Call DTV and am told this is a known issue from an equipment failure, I'll be back up soon? That's just...
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    I'm confused re: Protection Plan

    I did a search and read the recent thread on this topic, but I find myself confused. Maybe I'm an idiot. I had Dish Network for 5 years, recently switched to Directv. I did NOT have any protection plan on Dish. Twice in the 5 years I had to have service calls for bad equipment (one switch...
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    Cancelled Dish, disposed of LNBF's

    Am I screwed? The story: I switched to D* last week. I had no particular beef with Dish, except that I am a Red Sox fan and their station (NESN) is not available on Dish in HD -- and it wasn't looking like it was going to be added anytime soon. Meanwhile, Directv has been running some...
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    Adding service to a detached garage

    Hi all, I spend a good deal of summer time in my garage, which is about 100 feet from my house. I'm toying with the idea of setting up a TV out there so I can catch Red Sox games this summer. A little plasma or LCD hi-def guy...I figure if I'm going to do it then I should do it right...
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    Time Warner Says I Can't See the Superbowl in HD on Satellite

    See attachment for email I just received. How can they get away with this kind of totally false statement? The best part is...they don't even OFFER HD in my area. None. Can't get it. I will be watching the game in HD, thanks Dish!
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    To get NESN-HD...

    Hi all, Dish Network subscriber here. Am becoming fed up with their lack of urgency in bringing us the RSNs in HD...in my case, NESN-HD. From the scuttlebutt I'm hearing, definitely not a definite that it will be in place for this year's baseball season. And I'm not going another season...
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    Intermittent problem -- check switch 622

    Very aggravating problem with my 622. From time to time (maybe once a week on average) I will get a "problem detected with your switch, please run check switch" error on ONLY the HD stations that I get from 61.5. That is most notably, the Vooms and my HD locals. As I write this, I can't...
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    Problems with NESN

    There is probably a name for this phenomenon, but i don't know it so I'll describe. This year, I've noticed that watching Red Sox games on NESN I repeatedly get a very herky-jerky picture...it almost looks as if I'm watching the game with a stobe light. Sometimes switching from TV1 to TV2 or...
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    New 622 Doesn't receive all channels

    My eagerly awaited day has arrived, and I now have my 622 installed. Installer says as he's leaving, you don;t have all the stations yet but they are "downloading now" (whatever that means) and they will all be available in 30 minutes or so. 5 hours later I call tech support because they...
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    Dish Model 6000 receiver FS

    My Vip622 install is scheduled for March 5, once I have that I'll be selling my 6000 (8PSK). My plan is to put it on eBay, but I figured I'd offer it here first. They seem to be fetching $350-$400 plus shipping on eBay...for SatelliteGuys members I'll take $350 including shipping to lower...
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    501 DVR sees only 2 satellites

    Hi all, This may be a very stupid question, but I'm trying to learn. I have a dish 500 with 2 LNBs and a Dish 300 with 1. There are one or more switches present but no idea what this/these are. I have 3 receivers: 6000, 501 DVR, and a 301. The 6000 and the 301 get signal from 61.5, 110...