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    Locals are freezing up

    Has happened to me 3 or 4 times in the last week. Four local channels (Richmond, Va.) involved, usually from 4 to 7 PM. I record local news every day. When problem occurs, news does not record. Going to Point Dish usually fixes it. Does Dish know about this?
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    Hopper upgrade

    Many thanks to Thomas Faust. He explained my options - scheduled a visit next week to install a Hopper and 2 Joeys.
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    Hopper upgrade

    To: D.I.R.T member: I have been a Dish customer since about 2005. I currently have a 622 on its last legs (3 or 4 daily spontaneous reboots) and 2 211's. I am interested in upgrading to a Hopper and 2 Joeys (possibly a Sling). What are my options/costs vs. current configuration? I currently...
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    Problem with 129 solved by removing LNB!

    Cooper Witter: In my case the technician eliminated my dish pointing to 110, 119 and 129. He then removed the single-LNB dish which had pointed to 61.5 and replaced it with a new 3-LNB dish pointing at 77, 72 and 61.5. This restored all my missing HD channels. Only minor downside is that I...
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    Problem with 129 solved by removing LNB!

    Upon closer inspection, here is what's missing of the premium channels: 6 0f 7 HBO, 3 of 5 SHO, 3 of 6 STARZ and 2 of 2 CINEMAX. I have scheduled a return visit to really solve the problem this time. Many thanks to all who enlightened me...
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    Problem with 129 solved by removing LNB!

    3HaloODST, Iceberg and Tampa8, Thanks for replying and for the heads-up. The tech didn't re-aim the 500. I can't find any missing HD channels. Any idea which ones would be missing with the loss of 129? Chip
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    Problem with 129 solved by removing LNB!

    Before yesterday, my setup was a Dish 500 on 61.5 and a Dish 1000 on 110, 119 and 129. About a month ago I started losing some HD channels sporadically. in the last 2 weeks I lost them completely. System info showed that 129 was out. Called Dish - the tech said the reason I lost 129 was a...
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    Excellent service call experience

    Jimmerinwi: The tech did mention that Dish requires straight runs on new installations. However given that the ground was frozen solid, this would have been quite difficult. If this winter ever ends, I'll try again...
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    Excellent service call experience

    I was getting a "complete signal loss" message on all receivers for certain channels. Also, I could only get about 2 or 3 hours of the program guide. I have a 2-dish setup (61.5 on a Dish 500 and 110, 119 and 129 on a Dish 1000). "System Info" showed that 119 and 129 were dead. I checked and...
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    Recording "stopped by user 1"??

    bobl: Thanks for replying. I used Google to search this forum and came up with the following posts: (first one is by you). SatelliteGuys.US - View Single Post - Letterman recording problem http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/203609-722k-recording-problems.html...
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    Recording "stopped by user 1"??

    Had a 622 recording of a 2-hour movie set up for 2:00 AM. Next morning saw that ~15 minutes into the recording it was "stopped by user 1". I was asleep at the time, so it wasn't me, and there was no else in the house. Is this a bug or is the hard drive getting ready to die? (Tried to search...
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    L627

    Thanks for the tip. Tried it last night and it worked very well. I wonder if Dish techs know this trick?
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    L627

    Additional info on L627 "black screen" bug http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-technical-discussions/211552-odd-622-behavior.html The above post references my first experience with a "black screen" issue probably related to L627. In it, I described having to do a reboot to get out of...
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    L627

    Same problem When I posted the following in the regular forum I didn't realize the behavior was related to L627. I saw the same thing you did with the exception of seeing the closed captioning (which I had enabled)...
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    Odd 622 behavior

    Thank you Tech #344 Thanks for your insight.
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    Odd 622 behavior

    Twice in the last week my 622 running L627 has displayed odd behavior. On both occasions, a program was in the process of recording with the TV set off. When I turned on the TV, the program that was recording did not display audio or video but did display closed caption info. Program guide was...
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    Statement from Dish Network on Young Broadcasting Removal

    D* pounces on loss of ABC station In Richmond, VA, DirectTV placed an ad in the local newspaper soliciting Dish customers who are annoyed at not being able to watch the local ABC station.
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    I've lost HD on 129

    Losing 129 during daylight on 622 - not on 211 Richmond, VA For the past several days, I have been losing channels during the day on 129 with my 622. The problem goes away after sundown. Funny thing is, I have no problem getting any 129 channel on my 211 at any time. Haven't called Tech...
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    List of channels on each satellite

    Thanks! dlwilkes45: Sorry for the dumb question but thanks for your help.
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    List of channels on each satellite

    Is there a list of which channels are transmitted from each Dish satellite?
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    Dish Network® Outlines Upcoming Hd Launch Schedule

    Got SD locals back! CEO@Echostar responded to my e-mail by restoring my SD locals. Obviously, as tbarney implied, all the CSR's I talked to had it wrong.
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    Dish Network® Outlines Upcoming Hd Launch Schedule

    Follow-up on loss of SD locals to get HD locals Jrchip01, you need to call them back (again and again until they get it right) I had a 61.5 dish added a few weeks ago and I ordered it at least 10 days in advance of the install. I experienced no service interruption to my SD locals...
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    Dish Network® Outlines Upcoming Hd Launch Schedule

    Warning - lost SD locals for a week to get HD! I live in Richmond, VA. I found out that I will need a side dish to pick up 61.5 which carries Richmond HD locals. Called Dish last night to set it up. The CSR scheduled the installation for Thursday, June 12. So far so good. This morning when...
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    Dish Network® Outlines Upcoming Hd Launch Schedule

    Is action required to see new local HD's? When new HD locals are activated, do they just show up in the "all HD" guide or does the subscriber have to take some action?
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    VIP622 Software 443 OTA channels not working?

    Saved a trip to the roof! I had the same issue - zero signal strength on all local channels. I was about to get the ladder out when I decided to check the forum. Thanks for saving me what would have been an unnecessary and useless trip to the roof. All is well now! Thanks to all.