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    Anyone have any luck with getting video games?

    I just got the service a week ago... I saw they have video games... figured would be great to try out some Xbox games I would like to try but not worth buying... I've added 40 some 360 games to my queue and they are all high or very high demand...nothing has shipped yet... Anybody on here get...
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    PrimeTime - When do the shows appear?

    Hi all... I just got "moved in" today and was looking for the ptat recordings... Where I "lived" before there were no hd channels so this is my first experience with it. I have ptat enabled for 8 days and I saw in the guide that there was an icon on my primetime shows on the big 4... Also...
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    Returning to Dish?

    Hey everybody! I haven't been on here in a couple years (or so) I pulled the plug on dish back when I had a 722 and a 622 reciever. (I actually have two dishes still on my roof) - I had Dish for 11 years Anyway, I went to the dark side a few years ago, got a smokin $99 deal with Comcrap for...
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    Bill Strangeness

    OK, this was my bill this month... Ive not heard of any price/package changes (my receievers have not changed, nor any package changes either... have a 622 and 722) ... can anyone make heads of this? Oct 07 - Nov 06 DISH Network DVR Service Fee 0.00 Leased Receiver Fee 7.00 GoldHD with...
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    Philly audio problems?

    Ok, I have noticed this on and off for a while now. It is just now starting to annoy me. Fox-29 HD out of Philly every now and then has some real problem with the audio... It gets a studdering sound and 'digital' artifacts... I have a 722, but my 622 used to do it too... Anyone else have this...
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    Stupid D* wont they learn from E* mistakes

    Ok, well I usually dont post in the D* forum, as I am an E* person, but I just had to put this one out there... My employer has D* and the just upgraded him to the new recievers (and the 5lnb dish) - that was a fiasco in its own right - took them 3 trips and 18 hours to get the job done...
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    722 Now, or wait?

    Ok... Well the hard drive on my 510 died... So I am debating on upgrading it to a 722, and putting my 622 in the bedroom... From my understanding, my bill will go up by a buck? Should I get the 722, or is there new recievers being developed that say within the next year will be coming out...
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    Slingbox Question

    Well, Ive finally jumped on the bandwagon and ordered a Slingbox... Amazon has the AV version for $99 with free shipping (they are now back in stock) Question: Is there any way to get the slingbox to control TV2 on the 622? I know tv2 is RF but is there something that will convert the IR to...
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    Court TV to Become truTV

    Network to Focus on Reality Programming By Steve Donohue -- Multichannel News, 7/11/2007 12:25:00 PM Court TV to Become truTV - 7/11/2007 12:25:00 PM - Multichannel News Court TV said it plans to change its name to truTV Jan. 1 and to focus on a new reality programming lineup that includes...
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    Echostar, Myspace Cofounder Eye Dow Jones

    DBS Provider Teams Up with Greenspan on Bid for Financial-News Co. By Linda Moss -- Multichannel News, 7/9/2007 9:34:00 AM EchoStar, MySpace Cofounder Eye Dow Jones - 7/9/2007 9:34:00 AM - Multichannel News EchoStar Communications is part of an investor group, led by MySpace cofounder...
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    Satellite Laws - Help

    Ok, over time, I have seen this issue float by, but I havent paid much attention... Here is something our town is doing now... It is a form letter that they are mailing to everybody with dish's not on the rear of the house... Letter recieved in the mail: Can somebody quote the law so I can...
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    Echostar CES Press Conference

    Ive not seen anything posed about it here but according to the CES Site, Echostar has scheduled a press conference tommorow (Monday) Press Event Detail EchoStar Press Conference January 8, 2007, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM [Add to Outlook Calendar] LVCC, S227 Please join us to listen...
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    Dish Survey

    Oh, joy... This exited me so much, I nearly wet my pants with joy... I got an email from Dish this afternoon wanting my feedback... (And I gave it to them as well....) Heres what they wanted to know: Here's the kicker: I ordered this waaaaay back in Feb. when the 622 came out, they were...
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    Harmony Remote Question

    I am about to buy a Harmony Remote... Ive read the threads and think I am set on the 880... I see the 890, but it appears the only difference is the color and that it has RF (which wont work with our 622's - is that correct?)
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    EchoStar Announces Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call

    This could be interesting!!! EchoStar Announces Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct 24, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) will host its third quarter 2006 earnings conference call on Tuesday, November 7, at noon ET...
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    Billman Is EchoStar’s Marketing Man

    From Multichannel News Billman Is EchoStar’s Marketing Man -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Linda Moss 9/25/2006 4:56:00 PMEchoStar Communications Monday named Bobby Billman senior vice president of product marketing. Billman will...
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    EchoStar Launches Huge Piracy Raid

    From Multichannel News EchoStar Launches Huge Piracy Raid -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Linda Moss 9/19/2006 3:21:00 PMIn one of the largest civil raids in the company’s history, EchoStar Communications confiscated thousands of...
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    3 input hdmi ?

    Does anyone know of a 3 input HDMI reciever? Ive seen the Denon one from last year, but Im sure there has to be more out there... Or if there is a good idea anyone has, let me know... Ive been looking around, and there are plenty of 2-input models, but... E* ViP 622 reciever DVD Player...
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    Court Orders Lifetime to Produce Dish Papers

    From Multichannel News: A court issued an order Thursday directing Lifetime Television to produce a host of documents relating to its negotiations to secure a carriage deal with EchoStar Communications’ Dish Network earlier this year. Lifetime must supply the materials as part of the...
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    a la carte getting closer

    From Multichannel News: Martin: Expanded Basic a Tying Arrangement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Ted Hearn 9/14/2006 7:27:00 PMFederal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin said Thursday that cable’s expanded-basic tier...
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    Time Warner Challenges Dish Ads to FTC

    From Multichannel News http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6357435.html?display=Breaking+News Time Warner Challenges Dish Ads -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Linda Moss 7/28/2006 5:18:00 PMThe Council of Better Business Bureaus...
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    Dish Lawyers

    Here is an interesting article I stumbled across... Its a couple weeks old, but worth looking at... http://carmelgroup.com/publications/document/distant_network_signals_800000_tv_homes_at_risk_from_legal_and_political_mo/
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    DNS NEWS: Murdoch Seeks EchoStar Injunction

    From Multichannel News http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6367824.html?display=Breaking+News Murdoch Seeks EchoStar Injunction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Ted Hearn 8/31/2006 12:34:00 PMWashington – Rupert Murdoch’s Fox...
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    Locals Question

    Ok... Im in the dumbest DMA in the country.... Salisbury, MD... The stations are so low power you have to stand on the roof with a lightning rod in your hand just so, to get a signal, yet they say we have a good grade signal... The affiliates here have been ABC, CBS, WB, & UPN... (actually two...
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    Broadcast Flag is back again, supersized.....

    Dont they ever, ever, ever give up? Apparently not.... Our pal, Senator Stevens (doesnt Alaska have anything better to do?) introduced legislation yesterday to overhaul the telcom laws, and wouldnt you know it, he added in the broadcast flag... and... apparently, he doesnt only have the MPAA in...