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    HD: higher channel problems

    Hi all, Got upgraded to 622/211 last week and upgraded to the Dish HD bronze package. Really strange things been happening. I get all the HD channels perfectly up to HD Equator channel. (9471). Any channel above that, I get a 40 seconds of blank screen, then a message saying "cannot find...
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    Can my old 811 view the dishbronze package channels?

    Hi all, I called Dish network today and upgraded my old DVR-510 to the ViP622 and the Dish Bronze package. woohoo. However, in my living room, I also have another HD TV which i'm currently running 811. My question is, can the 811 view the new 25 HD channels I'll be able to get the ViP622 i...
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    OTA tuner dilemma

    Hey gang, Got a dilemma here. I just moved to a new house that's closer to the towers (SF bay area). I am with Dish and have a 811 receiver. I bought a Terk TV5 antenna that works pretty good. I get most major networks at 65%-75% signal lock. However, 1/2 the networks require the antenna to...
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    DVR-510 closed caption: how to turn them on?

    I just got my DVR-510 yesterday. REally happy with it so far. Can someone please tell me HOW TO TURN ON CLOSED CAPTION?!?!?! I looked all thru the manual, search thru the menus, search thru this forum, search through google and i cannot find that information anywhere!! please help!
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    help: spider in my tv

    I'm not sure where to turn but i thought you experts can help me out here. A real, freaking spider somehow found its way INSIDE my big screen tv. It's really annoying because i can totally see the spider crawling around while i'm watching TV. Please HLEP!?!?! I have a Panasonic 53"...
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    help on dish 500 installation. TRANSPONDERS?! ARG!

    Hi gang, installation question. I have a dish 500 dish and went to do an installation today. I seem to get everything working, but only for 110 West with transponder 11 locked, over 90% signal strength. HOWEVER, even the instruction booklet, says i need to get it locked in at the 119 WEST...
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    second receiver at another location

    This is more of a curiosity quesiton. I subscribe to dish and have 2 811 receivers at my house. My friend just got an HD tv and wanted to test out what HD will look like. However, he doens't have 811 receiver but has a dish 500 already installed with a much older SD receiver. Is there a...
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    811 Side black bar question?

    Hi gang. This site really rocks! I'm a new dish customer and i love the 811. Espeically now that I have my locals coming in via an OTA antenna. it's freaking amazing how many extra channels i get. Can't wait to cancel Dish's local channel and save $5/month My question is: When i'm in SD...
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    New Dish customer. love it, but DVR?

    Hey, Just stumbled onto your site, this site is awesome. wealth of info. Anyways, i just subscribed to dish, got the 811 receiver, awesome. the guys i signed up with also said they can give out free DVR. but during my initial research, dish will charge $5 extra a month to allow the dvr...