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    Intermittent complete signal loss and no guide errors problem

    I just moved into my grandfathers house.i have a 722k and dish installed a new dish. My grandfather had a 322 that would occasionally suffer signal failure or loose odd or even channels. I thought it might be the dish but it is now occurring with the new dish and receiver. When the guide error...
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    Buyers Remorse

    I got carried away ordering for my families new vacation home I have Dish at home. Just a 722k. My family has a new lake house that has 3 bedrooms and the living room. I have a little "buyers remorse". I ordered a hopper and three Joeys.I originally was thinking that I do not need DVRs for all...
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    Monthly Fees for Hoppers and Joeys

    I currently have a 722 and am considering upgrading to Hopper. I currently pay no monthly dvr fees with the 722 and was wondering about the fees on hopper/joey. I was grandfathered in from the 501 days. I usually try to stay up to date on everything going on but I lost my vision and am now...
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    322 Rec with in and out signal

    My grandfater has a 322 feeding two rooms. His signal is going in and out when he tries to change the channel, He gets a signal loss message of 004, 005 or 016. THe channel will eventially come in as long as he does not change the channel and will stay on as long as he is watching that channel...
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    New install at vacation home

    Is there anything I need to be aware of when setting up a system at a vacation home. my family purchased a new lake home and need directv. dsl is not available at this house. no phone service is currently active. We have 3bedrooms and a living room tvs to hook up. I am hoping to get a hr34 w...
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    Remote stopped working

    My remote stopped working my 722k after I hooked my receiver up to my new lg tv. I can't get it to do anything. Any ideas? Sent from my iPhone using SatelliteGuys
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    Just got my new 722k and hd installed

    install went great. I was glad I got the 722k I wanted. I am going to order sling and a ota module. It looks great. I guess I will need a USB fan for it. I am planning on putting it out in the open after I get my new HDTV. Thanks Maryb and all the other dirt guys for their help doing this...
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    Everything you need to upgrade to HD.

    I decided to upgrade to a 722/722k finally. Since they put the 6 dvr credit on my account I won't have to pay that for 24 months. I think I am going to get the 722k with the sling tech. I want to be sure that I have everything that I need for the upgrade. I want to use the ota tuner cartridge so...
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    couple of questions about hd receivers and dishes

    II am on the road to upgrading to hd. Since a 722k can not be guaranteed I wanted to know if you could change out the ota tuner on 622/722 for the two tuner module. The extra tuner would be nice for the fall so I don't hve to fight the gf for tuner space. Does the 612 require one incoming...
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    Time to upgrade!!!-

    i have decided to upgrade my receiver. I currently have a refurbed 501. I NEED to upgrade because this box has gome crazy on me. It will bounce all around the menu when you try to do anything. I thought it was the remote but it does it from the buttons on the front of the box.as well. This is...
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    R22 occasional loss of signal on tuner 2

    My neighbor asked my about his R22. It is having a loss of signal on tuner2. The loss of signal happens randomly and if he changes the channel it will stop. One day it will occur on odd channels and the next day even. It also does not occur consistently. He says that some days he has no problems...
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    Need help for neighbors

    My New neighbors have a directivo with one line incoming from an 18inch round dish with a single lnb. the single coax line is hooked into a 3x4 eagle aspen switch that has two coax lines hooked into the back of the receiver. They are only using 1 tuner as the other tuner will not get a signal...
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    Need a little help guys

    My dad has a directv r-15 and has lost 3 of them in the last year. One just would not turn on again. The lights were on the 2nd and would not cut back on. It would not show a picture and now the new one is won't cut off and is recording events but when you try to play them back it freezes or...
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    WSBK?

    I just noticed that WSBK has shown up in my local channels on my guide. I get the SuperStation pack and was just wondering why it might be showing up. I am in the Columbia SC area.
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    Universal Remote

    I am looking for a lower cost universal remote. I would like it to have RF and be simple to operate. It would be for my mother so she could control her Directivo from her bedroom. Thanks John
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    What do you use to pull coax?

    I have been using string with a bolt to drop down and tie to my coax to pull it up from under the house. Is there something I can buy from Lowes/etc that will work better/easier?
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    Purchased a R10 from Walmart

    I just bought a R10 for 98.47 from Walmart. They make you go buy the cell phone booth for the access card. No mention of having a time limit on activation. Did not even take my name. They have a pad with coupons for existing customers to get it installed for $50. I thougt walmart had pulled out...
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    Anyone using a switch indoors?

    My moms new house already had coax ran into the house for antenna and cable. When we set up directv we just ran the the 4 lines from the phase 3 dish and connected them to four inplace coax lines and ran a 2nd line to the tivo from the guest room. Mom will not let me drill in the floor or the...
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    Directivo remote question for the clueless?

    My mother is getting a modular home and her builder informed her that he added a "wire closet" so that she could use it to move cable and sat to all the tvs in her home. She was planning on directv due to the bellsouth discount. So does the directivo remote allow for it to be installed in a...
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    anyone receiving bellsouth discount?

    While I am currently a dishnetwork sub I am considering a move to directv. Bellsouth rep indicates I could receive $10 back on my bill by having both services. I wanted to check and see if anyone else is getting the discount and if so, how much? I am really liking to what i see of my neighbors...
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    DVD storage solutions

    The Boss was watching HGTV and saw someone using CD holders to store dvds without the box. Has anyone tried this. Any input or ideas would be welcome.
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    Does anyone else hate csr roulette???

    Long time lurker, first time poster . I had 2 csrs from dish tell me that you cannot sell/give unless your account is closed. I wanted to give my cousin my old dish 500 and my 501/301 since he cannot get free equipment to get him started. I called to have the account on the receiver cleared...