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    Odd problem with downloaded VOD

    Indeed, that was one of the steps in the 'stand on one foot and cluck like a chicken' routine :) Maybe I'll take my Hopper over there this weekend so he'll know for sure if it's his unit or his network.
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    Odd problem with downloaded VOD

    A couple weeks ago I was at a friend's house checking out his new Samsung 4k TV. He flipped through channels and stopped on Encore Westerns, which caused him to point out the sharpness of the new TV exposed the lousy SD video quality worse than his old DLP unit did. When I asked if any of the...
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    Reminant of DVR cursor remains on Screen

    I have an H2k, and it's not fully reproducible. The only time it happens to me is in a DVR folder that requires scrolling. When you scroll to the bottom to get to the oldest recording, sometimes the 'tail' of the cursor remains after selecting and playing it. I mitigated it just about...
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    722 Failure

    Thanks Mary, but if I replace it, it will be with a Hopper. I was hoping for a way to use it as just a receiver if the drive is bad to hold us over until we convert, but if the unit itself has quit, then it's done for.
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    722 Failure

    I have a 4 year old, owned 722 that seems to have failed. I think it may have overheard our discussions about getting a Hopper system, became despondent, and committed suicide or something. The video froze, and the unit spontaneously rebooted. It made the normal fan ramp up/down, and seems to...
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    Programming Blackout Question

    I asked this question here, because I hadn't heard back from CSNNE. They responded today saying it is the team that requires the blackout.
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    Sling Adapter Rebate Tracking!

    Is it possible to reactivate the rebate card if it expires unused? My wife swears I said "good for a year" and didn't look at it until today.
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    Programming Blackout Question

    Thanks for the replies. At least I know it's not something for the DiRT team or something like that. Other than the games, Red Sox and Bruins related stuff on NESN hasn't been blacked out (and yes, I get the hockey replays but not the baseball), so it seemed odd. It does move that $7 sports...
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    Programming Blackout Question

    I've encountered an odd programming blackout, and I wonder if anyone can explain it. The only blackouts I've ever run into before were on major league sports events. Comcast SportsNet New England (435) runs some New England Patriots programming on Thursday nights. At 7:30 Eastern, "Patriots...
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    Voltage Issue

    Indeed, but that doesn't explain the voltage on the coax. HoytR, you might consider having an electrician check the house electrical system ground. Even in an old place with 2-wire outlets, the service entrance still must be grounded.
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    Interesting price increase statement found on bill

    My CA addressed e-bill has no such wording, but I'm also not under contract.
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    L6.70 on the 722 (non-k)

    Hitting DVR twice is about as wife-proof as it gets.
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    Effective June 3, 2010, DISH Network will change pricing on select services.

    Not all of them. I own my 722's outright, always have. I can understand a modest administrative fee -- like the old $5 -- for keeping the 2nd unit authorized, but there's little justification for the $17 for owned units. Everyone has a threshold they'll tolerate. A lot of us particularly like...
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    SW 21

    That will come as quite a surprise to this receiver.
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    Proper connections for ZKF-DX54 LNB

    Isn't that a DirecTV PhaseIII LNB? Those don't work with Dish receivers.
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    dpp 44 switch/33 switch

    It's not compatible with DPP LNB's, including the DPP Twin you indicate is installed on your dish. Put a couple of non-Plus units on there (a DP twin is fine too). The DPP44 is OK where it is; the trunking ports merely pass along the connected LNB's (but in your case, those connected LNBs are...
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    New HD subscriber, having second thoughts

    IIRC, the 622 shipped with a 320GB drive back when HD was MPEG2, so 250GB with MPEG4 is probably adequate, especially if you won't record much, as you've said. The good thing about the externals is that you can always buy a bigger one should your requirements change.
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    CA Sales Tax just added? Anyone else?

    I thought I pretty much spelled it out. The tax on the lease fee has always been there (since I own, I never paid that). Once the new tax requirements came about, they started taxing the additional receiver fee and the DVR fee on that second box (a 722). I suspect it also would include any other...
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    DPP44 triggering signal

    I believe it's DiSEqC, which is 22kHz.
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    CA Sales Tax just added? Anyone else?

    To follow up on this tax issue: I was told by CS that the tax is new on the system fees. The lease tax has been there quite a while. Since I'm charged the extra receiver fee and the DVR fee on the 2nd 722, the tax is now applied to those charges. Of course, I have no way to verify any of...
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    Holland Diplexer used in place of DPP Separator.

    Are you sure about that? It looks like an ordinary DC-blocked on one port splitter, and they're awful inexpensive. I'll have to hook up a DVB box and see. The diplexer definitely won't work though. The 625 doesn't come with a separator?
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    CA Sales Tax just added? Anyone else?

    I wonder if the discrepancy between those who've always had the taxes and those of us just noticing it now is due to ownership status. I own mine, and that tax is definitely new this month. It's 77 cents for me but I have two 722's (or Ultra Awesome Double Magic Super Whizbangs or whatever...
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    Coolsat 8000's going fairly cheap on ebay. Been away from FTA section for a while.

    Maybe some owners don't want to be associated with Coolsat right now.
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    ViP211: L3.46 adds Broadband and DishComm

    My Ethernet-only 722 complains about the lack of a phone line when I attempt the on-screen statement display.
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    dishonline with wireless connection?

    I have that exact Netgear device for my 722, an old TiVo, and the PS3, so I can confirm it works. The USB ports, of course, aren't much use in that application :)