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  1. hobojoe

    Dish never shut off service VIP622 stolen!!!

    I asked about the VIP but I owned most of the equipment so they said " just give a call when you return" I believe they thought I had owned the VIP also i guess??? I in Heine sight should have been more attentive to the issue but my unit was not given much time!
  2. hobojoe

    Dish never shut off service VIP622 stolen!!!

    I have been with them since they were branded "Echo Star". dish said it was never cut off by me. I totally agree it is on me, but I thought for keeping a customer thats been around as long as I have they would at least do something??? I do think it was someone that I knew and even if I could...
  3. hobojoe

    Dish never shut off service VIP622 stolen!!!

    Yes they cut it off at 2 months plus the hardware coast.
  4. hobojoe

    Dish never shut off service VIP622 stolen!!!

    Hello! When I unexpectedly had to leave the country a couple of years ago, I called dish to shut off service. They said all I have to do is call them back up once I return. Well I am back and found that all my things are gone-stolen and the police will not make a report. Reports I have been...
  5. hobojoe

    Direcway problems/alternative to Direcway

    :) well to start fema and direcway set these up as "Temp" installs. and are authorized to be non standard install. a non-pen mount is a fair way to install this situation. all sats are running good! i have a dw6000 on satmex5 and a hn7700s on a8. so you shouldn't be so stuck on one sat! taking...
  6. hobojoe

    Dish Network: Distant Networks

    the new rv forms came out late spring of this year. everyone will be required to complete it! i completed it about 6 months ago.
  7. hobojoe

    vip622 counter reset???

    :) thank you! i have also tried to use a ir non-touch temp gun to check it. I'm way down now to a average of 85deg. from 100+ before.
  8. hobojoe

    vip622 counter reset???

    can you reset the counters on the vip622? i have moved it to a cooler spot and want to see if its helping. but it still shows the high temps from day one. resetting all the other info would be nice also! thanks!
  9. hobojoe

    EchoStar Launches Huge Piracy Raid

    :hatsoff: :clap :wave :bow :neener :haha :bounce :up
  10. hobojoe

    D* buying E*? Looks Unlikely. Rupert selling D*? Maybe

    DirecTV Swap Between News Corp., Liberty Media? News reports yesterday suggested that News Corp. and Liberty Media are discussing an agreement that would include swapping News Corp.'s 40 percent stake in DirecTV - worth about $9 billion - for Liberty's 18 percent hold on News Corp. (valued...
  11. hobojoe

    starband new service

    StarBand Rebrand: Nova Goes for "High End" They may not get the attention that cable modems and DSL services have drawn on Wall Street of late, but satellite broadband services are alive and kicking. Such is the implication of today's news that sat broadband service provider StarBand is...
  12. hobojoe

    General Info

    DirecTV Keeps Eye on DVRs, HDTV DirecTV continues to make progress with key products and services while at the same time focusing on quality customers. That's the message the satellite TV company delivered to those in attendance at a Kaufman Bros. investment conference last week. The key...
  13. hobojoe

    Hn Security

    Hughes Network Systems, LLC today announced that it has received Protection of Cardholder Information (PCI) Data Security certification. Of the over 250 companies considered compliant by the Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP), the governing body for the PCI standard, Hughes is one...
  14. hobojoe

    Charlie Chat Recap 9/11

    we will let you barrow a pony for $199! the feed will run you $6 per month. lol
  15. hobojoe

    Charlie Chat Recap 9/11

    EchoStar Backs Off iN Demand The Federal Communications Commission said yesterday that EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. withdrew its program access complaint against iN Demand and asked the agency to dismiss the complaint without prejudice. The issue stemmed from a 2005 complaint filed on behalf...
  16. hobojoe

    Using Starband dish for Dish 500-how?

    :) now for the trick!!! put a washer or two on the lower screw between the lbn bracket and the mount. pitching the bracket upward. this will increase your signal strength. it was sent out on a training bulletin to installers a while back.
  17. hobojoe

    product life span??

    :) they will almost always support every receiver they branded. the question should be not if but when the hard drive will quit. the bigest problem i see is is runs so hot!!! your cooking at 100+deg, 24-7!!! it needs 2 big fans! it just seems like such a good receiver other wise. i would like...
  18. hobojoe

    International Channels Moving to 61.5/148

    :confused: crazy thought????? when do they go to hd completely?? it was going to be 20XX. may be they are setting up to have everything in hd. but who knows by that time they may have it all in hd some thing new will already be out. bigger and better. . video game machines do this get everyone...
  19. hobojoe

    Question About Adding Prepaid Receiver

    if you only need one reciver just activate the 322 with dish. other wise yes its an extra receiver. how did you get a life time sub to sky angel?
  20. hobojoe

    Dish Network spotbeam 26

    yes it will help you a lot!
  21. hobojoe

    What is an acceptable signal strength

    :) so Calif, i have every dish dish has made using the dish1000+ as my primary. i get 100+ on almost every 119 transponder and 90+ on 110. the 118.7 is fss which is a lower powered satellite. it comes in at max 80 low 75. and 129 comes in around 75 also. i think the edge of a tree is slightly in...
  22. hobojoe

    Using Starband dish for Dish 500-how?

    :) if you already had the tv lbn's then its already pointed correctly. it was designed to be a dual dish sat-tv/internet. the lbn for the starband internet will not help you. so leave it correctly pointed for starband. these are legacy lbn's which will give you a problem with dpp. make shire you...
  23. hobojoe

    Do you receive Distant Network Signals from Dish?

    :) i enjoy all four networks from all four dns and locals plus super stations and pbs!! Congratulations, this address is eligible for the Local Networks Package in your area. High-Definition...
  24. hobojoe

    Dish Latino

    :) some tech told me, if your on a Spanish channel and you want to hear it in English. set your default language to Spanish then switch to the alternate on the remote. i have yet to get this to work. has any one??? if you have the everything pack and you order the Spanish for $12.95 do you get...
  25. hobojoe

    Want to switch from Legacy to Dishpro but....

    i would upgrade to the vip622 and they will upgrade all your equipment to dpp. even the vip211 for $49 they will still upgrade your system.