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    What would cause my VIP722 to loose signal and require the coax to be disconnected/reconnected ????

    I only use compression style connectors. Any problem with those?
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    What would cause my VIP722 to loose signal and require the coax to be disconnected/reconnected ????

    I checked to see if I had any local channels set up and found that there weren't any. I must have removed them at some point. dwarren2.....do you do the system info test when its working again or do you do it when you've lost signal?
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    What would cause my VIP722 to loose signal and require the coax to be disconnected/reconnected ????

    I use to have an antenna connected to the 722 but since removed it. Would having the channels still setup in the program guide cause this problem?
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    What would cause my VIP722 to loose signal and require the coax to be disconnected/reconnected ????

    Its that I've lost the signal. That's when I can unscrew the satellite coax, reconnect it and it goes through the "reacquiring routine"
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    What would cause my VIP722 to loose signal and require the coax to be disconnected/reconnected ????

    I'll give this a try the next time it happens and post back on it. Thanks
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    What would cause my VIP722 to loose signal and require the coax to be disconnected/reconnected ????

    I've had a VIP722 for several years. A couple of years ago, it started requiring the satellite coax to be unscrewed from the splitter and reconnected. Then it'll go through the acquiring satellite and download program guide. It doesn't do it every time and often goes for several days before...
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    Cancelling Dish.....how long does it take?

    I though the satillite companies were either reducing bit rate(that be Directv)or changing the vertical resolution (Dish) to save bandwidth. If that's so, then shouldn't the OTA recording be a bit better than the satellite equivalent?
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    Cancelling Dish.....how long does it take?

    I use a harmony remote so from her perspective, there won't be any difference. I'll just have to do a little programming. My wife was information systems technical support. She loves to setup computers yet wants her remote control to be very simple. Go figure.
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    Cancelling Dish.....how long does it take?

    Sounds like a good plan. Thanks!
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    Cancelling Dish.....how long does it take?

    Sounds like I've got my facts wrong. Thanks for the redirect. I've got 3 TVs...two we watch and a third thats pretty much a decoration. :) I watch a lot of prime time. I wouldn't mind loosing the recordings on the 722. Would you think that the satellite recordings of prime time would...
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    Cancelling Dish.....how long does it take?

    Only problem is that there are no local dealers that sell both. It sounds like your had an experience that would indicate otherwise. If so, could you elaborate?
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    Cancelling Dish.....how long does it take?

    I thought with the Hopper the tuner number count was overstated since during prime time several are being used to that function which would not leave you but one or two for other content.
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    Cancelling Dish.....how long does it take?

    I would like to have the 5 independent tuners and the better picture quality that I've heard is available with Direct over Dish. If I understand the Hopper correctly, it doesn't offer the tuner options that the Genie has. ....and if the combination of OTA and Satellite tuners get me what I...
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    Cancelling Dish.....how long does it take?

    I'm planning on switching to DirectTV and would like to know what happens when I cancel Dish? Do they do it immediately or does it continue until the end of the billing period? Then, what do you do about the DVR (722 in my case) and the thing out in the yard? What I'm trying to avoid is...
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    Free Previews

    Anything currently available for Free Previews? We're having a couple of inches of snow today so everything is shutting down. Mind as well watch some TV. :)
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    Can I use a sling device on a 722 to send signal to TV in other rooms?

    I just moved a TV to the bedroom and can use the coax cable to get signal to it from the 722 located 2 rooms off. Problem is that the TV is 65" and the SD quality picture sucks. I already have the 722 hooked up to the home network going through a wired home network going through a switch...
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    Hopper Upgrades

    Why don't you pick up the phone and call them?
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    Will Hopper allow you to allocate storage per user/joey??????

    I currently have a VIP 722 and a new wife who likes to record things that she doesn't watch. Eventually, I think she's going to fill up the hard drive. I'd like to eventually upgrade to the Hopper with sling (when that comes out) but would like to find out if it allows some form of user...
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    VIP 722 receiver reboot issues - HELP!

    So what happened?????????
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    Which seperator should I be using????

    As long as it works, I don't know that I really care.....with the exception that I wish those jobs were over here.
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    Simple request to reaim my dish - BIG PROBLEM

    I think the main problem here is that we have at one time or another gotten a free cable box and if there was something wrong with the signal, the cable company would send a tech to fix it and all this is without additional charge. After all, if you can't get a signal, you'll stop their service...
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    Which seperator should I be using????

    Thought I'd update you guys. The ES148534 seperator came in from Solid Signal last Thursday. It was installed immediately. I've not had a single lost signal screen since the installation. So apparantly it was the source of my signal lost screens that had gone from once a week to daily...
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    Which seperator should I be using????

    Just got back in. Thanks guys.
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    Which seperator should I be using????

    I have a VIP722 with a 1000.2 dish triple LNB system and almost daily have a lost signal screen when I first turn on my receiver. It doesn't do anything until I slightly unscrew then screw in the input side of my current 123254 seperator which makes me wonder if its gone bad or if maybe it was...