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I would frequent the forum much more if I actually had an HR20 (because I'm pretty sure I can tweak it just as much as everyone else is) but alas, I have an OLD box... Here is my story and cry for help...
I live out in the middle of no where (thats not true but still). We have had DirecTV for about 7 years, using an old single sat system with good signal. I called DirecTV to come upgrade the sat to a LBN 5 and HD DVR, young guy came and said it was a no go unless we put the sat on the garage and buried the line in, not an issue. Second guy comes out, no clue why but oh well. Looks at the garage and says nope, trees are in the way, but we could put it on the barn. Fine, we'll bury that line. Unfortunately the barn is over the signal limit that directv allows (over 140 ft or something). So thats no go...so here I am, brand new HD TV and only OTA HD.
So minus deforestation...anyone want to suggest a way to get HD Sat? Are DishNetworks sats higher in the sky? Can I use a monkey and a mirror to bounce the sat signals?
N00b question: Can i do to radioshack and buy the little plastic degree thingy that they look through and start walking about my property with a ladder?
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If needed I can actually give lat and long...
I would frequent the forum much more if I actually had an HR20 (because I'm pretty sure I can tweak it just as much as everyone else is) but alas, I have an OLD box... Here is my story and cry for help...
I live out in the middle of no where (thats not true but still). We have had DirecTV for about 7 years, using an old single sat system with good signal. I called DirecTV to come upgrade the sat to a LBN 5 and HD DVR, young guy came and said it was a no go unless we put the sat on the garage and buried the line in, not an issue. Second guy comes out, no clue why but oh well. Looks at the garage and says nope, trees are in the way, but we could put it on the barn. Fine, we'll bury that line. Unfortunately the barn is over the signal limit that directv allows (over 140 ft or something). So thats no go...so here I am, brand new HD TV and only OTA HD.
So minus deforestation...anyone want to suggest a way to get HD Sat? Are DishNetworks sats higher in the sky? Can I use a monkey and a mirror to bounce the sat signals?
N00b question: Can i do to radioshack and buy the little plastic degree thingy that they look through and start walking about my property with a ladder?
Stats:
Zip 17003
If needed I can actually give lat and long...
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I'm still experimenting with OTA antennas at my new apartment. The mudflap works OK, but we had a dust/wind/rain storm the other day and it all but blew it away. I moved it indoors where the antenna is safer but the signals are marginal.
I bought a traditional Yagi antenna from Amazon and it seems to work more consistently, plus it's meant for outdoors where the mudflap is not.
Anyway, I've had success using umbrella bases paired with a fence post for satellite dishes, and I figured that could work for this as well. I'm just not sure where or what to get and what size pole for this application.
I bought a traditional Yagi antenna from Amazon and it seems to work more consistently, plus it's meant for outdoors where the mudflap is not.
Anyway, I've had success using umbrella bases paired with a fence post for satellite dishes, and I figured that could work for this as well. I'm just not sure where or what to get and what size pole for this application.
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I'm pretty sure this is what I used. Dang, the prices sure have gone up. I think I paid $8 15 years ago. 
I'm pretty sure this is what I used. Dang, the prices sure have gone up. I think I paid $8 15 years ago.
I suppose PVC would probably work also?
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With the 1st Quarter Report just released, Dish lost another 180,000, now at 4.84 Million.
Sling now at 1.79 million subscribers, down approximately 190,000.
For comparison, YouTube TV now has about double the subscribers of Dish and Sling combined.
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Sling now at 1.79 million subscribers, down approximately 190,000.
For comparison, YouTube TV now has about double the subscribers of Dish and Sling combined.
DISH & Sling TV Lost Over 366,000 TV Subscribers In Just 3 Months | Cord Cutters News
EchoStar Corporation, the owner of the DISH Network satellite television service and the Sling TV streaming platform, continued to experience steep declines in its pay-television customer base during the first three months of 2026. The company reported a net loss of approximately 366,000 pay-TV...
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My Joey 4 is installed on a bedroom tv.
The diamond buttons had been reset.
I thought this was unusual.
I had to reprogram the double diamond button for PIP which I watch.
No problem.
PIP feature on the Joey 4 had been used to watch two channels at once which I thought was the limitation being only two channels vs.Hopper 3's multi-view four channels.
This time when I selected the PIP feature I noticed an option for Multi-View?
Could this be?
Yes it could.
This software update does this.
Multi-view PIP (4 channels) Is Now Available on Joey 4.
This is freaking awesome and very surprising!!!
Very wonderful for me.
The diamond buttons had been reset.
I thought this was unusual.
I had to reprogram the double diamond button for PIP which I watch.
No problem.
PIP feature on the Joey 4 had been used to watch two channels at once which I thought was the limitation being only two channels vs.Hopper 3's multi-view four channels.
This time when I selected the PIP feature I noticed an option for Multi-View?
Could this be?
Yes it could.
This software update does this.
Multi-view PIP (4 channels) Is Now Available on Joey 4.
This is freaking awesome and very surprising!!!
Very wonderful for me.
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Unfortunately do to NDA's I can't discuss beta features until they are released to the public. But lets just say the DISH team is doing some amazing work.
Received this e-mail 3 days ago... At the bottom, it says limited to one Multi-view session per household. How does it work if someone had Hopper 3, Hopper 3 with Hopper Plus, Wired Joey 4 and a Wireless Joey 4 for example? Can they all do Multi-view session at the same time?
Unfortunately due to NDA's I can't discuss beta features until they are released to the public. But lets just say the DISH team is doing some amazing work.
Is there an estimated Amazing Date when we might see the results of this Amazing Work?
I know this is for Dish TV service but was wondering if anyone has gone from Verizon to the Dish Boost Mobile cell phone service and would you recommend it.
John
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. the mega carriers starter companies are nothing more than CDL mills!!! they get a kickback from everyone that goes through them. freight rates are double from what they were 2-3 years ago also.. there's a goldmine in trucking right now!!!
ever notice that 90% don't last there first year? recruiters are like used car salesmen there lying when there lips are moving
. the mega carriers starter companies are nothing more than CDL mills!!! they get a kickback from everyone that goes through them. freight rates are double from what they were 2-3 years ago also.. there's a goldmine in trucking right now!!!
I never did, nor would I ever drive for the mega's. They're worse than puppy mills.ever notice that 90% don't last there first year? recruiters are like used car salesmen there lying when there lips are moving
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same here. i got my own authority right out of the door!!! i never worked for the megas a day in my life.. i bought a beater with a heater went on a load board and looked for my first load and ran it.. providing there insurance would let me run it. and most of the time it was no.. the training schools get a govt kickback for everyone one that goes through em weather they pass or flunk... got my brokers licence i can broker my own freight also. nor would i drive for the megas since they exploit you!!! i didn't spend thousands to get my cdl to be babysat and micro managed. i wouldn't put up with alot of sh*t the megas pull!!! when i started i sold the car and gave up the apt and lived life read books and podcasts on investing while driving.. ofcurse people thought i was crazy back in the the now there my best friend
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just an outward facing cam for a**holes in 4 wheelers and the break checker's
i own my own truck i don't have none of that crap
just an outward facing cam for a**holes in 4 wheelers and the break checker's
I thought about just buying my own, but goddang. I bought a nice 2000 W900L in 2004 for $52K. New they were just over 100K. Now, a new KW W990 is over $300,000.00i own my own truck i don't have none of that crap
I couldn't afford a new one, but used truck prices are just as crazy
Ok, I'm bored .... actually - to be more precise - I'm bored of eating the same rotation of 9 or 10 meals that are currently my "go-to" meals. My wife works the long hours - I work from home as and when i feel like it ... which means i generally do most of the cooking ... and so by default - i also make out the shopping list ...
We cook at home 5 or even 6 nights a week - but we always seem to fall back on the same old tried and tested "quick and easy but tastes ok" meals. Week in week out.
Pot Roast - mash and Peas.
Spaghetti
Chicken Pasta in cheese sauce.
Curry & rice
(these are some of mine)
Now it's not that I'm not adventurous in the kitchen ... I'll try anything once or twice ... but we all do it. Unless your name is Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray .. we all eventually fall back on our 8-10 favorite "meals"
So i thought - if we shared some of our own go-to meals with each other ... we might be able to add a few "new" ones to our own arsenal of meals.
So again - I ask you ...
What's for dinner tonight ?
Please give me something new to add to my rotation ... its our weekly shop tomorrow - so i want to pull together a few idea's and try and eat a meal each day next week that I've never had before .. or at least something that is not on my current "go-to" meal plan.
What meal do you always seem to fall back on in your house ? Maybe its something that I've never tried or not had in a while. I need inspiration !! I've got a blank shopping list in front of me - and nothing sounds good .. HELP !
We cook at home 5 or even 6 nights a week - but we always seem to fall back on the same old tried and tested "quick and easy but tastes ok" meals. Week in week out.
Pot Roast - mash and Peas.
Spaghetti
Chicken Pasta in cheese sauce.
Curry & rice
(these are some of mine)
Now it's not that I'm not adventurous in the kitchen ... I'll try anything once or twice ... but we all do it. Unless your name is Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray .. we all eventually fall back on our 8-10 favorite "meals"
So i thought - if we shared some of our own go-to meals with each other ... we might be able to add a few "new" ones to our own arsenal of meals.
So again - I ask you ...
What's for dinner tonight ?
Please give me something new to add to my rotation ... its our weekly shop tomorrow - so i want to pull together a few idea's and try and eat a meal each day next week that I've never had before .. or at least something that is not on my current "go-to" meal plan.
What meal do you always seem to fall back on in your house ? Maybe its something that I've never tried or not had in a while. I need inspiration !! I've got a blank shopping list in front of me - and nothing sounds good .. HELP !
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Enchiladas. 1 red chile beef, 1 green chile chicken and 1 chile con queso served with papas and beans.
Shared an assortment of taco's for taco Tuesday. Didn't share the Mexican lager. That was for me.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Recently had a Hopper 3 installed and noticed that I have a green bar at the top of my screen, also occasionally a thin green line on the right side. I have tried switching hdmi ports on the tv as well as different cables. My only thought is that it is the age of the TV. Thoughts and suggestions?
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7EDzQAUwks
Direct YouTube Link - Whisky Pick: Corowa Peated Single Barrel 521
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