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rjousuf

Last reply Jan 4, 2009 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

dish quality control shows up at my house..

So I just got my new 4 room dish installed last week by an independent dealer who sent in their guy to isntall everything. Everything is working great. Then today another dishnetwork guy in their official van stopped by the house, got in the backyard and started taking pics of the dish, the wiring and i dont know wat. My mom alone at the house that time called me at work and told me , he wanted to come inside and take pics of the recievers too. I was pretty mad that somone would show up like that out of nowhere and wanting to get inside the house and also take pics from outside. I talked to the guy on the phone and he said, he was doing a quality inspection control or somthing like that from dish and they do that randomly for new installs....well i told him to leave the hosue immediatly and not take any more pics and leave a card when he leaves. He left right away but left no card or any paperworks to speak of. What is that all about?? Do dish really do that or was it first time? He did had an offical dish network van with all the logos etc so i cant say he was doing it without authrizing from dish. Should i call dish and complain to them about sending someone wihtout first calling and when my old mom was alone in the house? Thanks eveyrone

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WhenYouAwake

Jan 1, 2009

I had a service call this summer, and a few days later I found a note from the Quality Control person on my front door saying he had been here. I had no problem with him checking what he could from the yard, but I wouldn't have let him in the house. I've moved a lot of things around since the original install, and I wouldn't have wanted the tech to get blamed for the changes I've made.

Koilvr

Jan 2, 2009

Utilities companies do not need to go on your property anymore. They have a wireless device that reads your meters so they do not have to get out of the car. I dunno about you but all the houses I have owned in the last 10 years have had wireless meters. they drive to the front of your house get a handheld meter hit some numbers look at it and drive off. soo Now nobody need to be in your back yard anymore.

Tyralak

Jan 3, 2009

rjousuf said:
So I just got my new 4 room dish installed last week by an independent dealer who sent in their guy to isntall everything. Everything is working great. Then today another dishnetwork guy in their official van stopped by the house, got in the backyard and started taking pics of the dish, the wiring and i dont know wat. My mom alone at the house that time called me at work and told me , he wanted to come inside and take pics of the recievers too. I was pretty mad that somone would show up like that out of nowhere and wanting to get inside the house and also take pics from outside. I talked to the guy on the phone and he said, he was doing a quality inspection control or somthing like that from dish and they do that randomly for new installs....well i told him to leave the hosue immediatly and not take any more pics and leave a card when he leaves. He left right away but left no card or any paperworks to speak of. What is that all about?? Do dish really do that or was it first time? He did had an offical dish network van with all the logos etc so i cant say he was doing it without authrizing from dish. Should i call dish and complain to them about sending someone wihtout first calling and when my old mom was alone in the house? Thanks eveyrone

Yes. That's normal. The person was known as a QAS. Quality Assurance Specialist. They take a random sampling of jobs and inspect them for compliance. Although, the new policy is to make appointments ahead of time.

Tyralak

Jan 3, 2009

WhenYouAwake said:
I had a service call this summer, and a few days later I found a note from the Quality Control person on my front door saying he had been here. I had no problem with him checking what he could from the yard, but I wouldn't have let him in the house. I've moved a lot of things around since the original install, and I wouldn't have wanted the tech to get blamed for the changes I've made.

Thank you! I wish more customers were like you! I hate having to explain to the QAS why the system looks different in his pictures than when I left it. "Fail: 60" LCD sitting on top of a 722."

MDB in SE La

Jan 4, 2009

Where I live a locked privacy fence requires the utility meter reader to call on cell phone to our house 5-10 minutes before hand just to make sure we are home to let them get into the back yard to read the meter, it's been working great for years. No complaints from either side, them or us.

When Dish installed, the QAS came back several times we were told but because they didn't call, it took them those several time before they caught us home that last time. Looks like they would have learned after making the first trip here.

cjwct

Jan 4, 2009

Koilvr said:
Utilities companies do not need to go on your property anymore. They have a wireless device that reads your meters so they do not have to get out of the car. I dunno about you but all the houses I have owned in the last 10 years have had wireless meters. they drive to the front of your house get a handheld meter hit some numbers look at it and drive off. soo Now nobody need to be in your back yard anymore.

Last summer they installed the wireless devices on all the meters in the condos I live at!

dishcomm

Jan 4, 2009

MDB in SE La said:
Where I live a locked privacy fence requires the utility meter reader to call on cell phone to our house 5-10 minutes before hand just to make sure we are home to let them get into the back yard to read the meter, it's been working great for years. No complaints from either side, them or us.

When Dish installed, the QAS came back several times we were told but because they didn't call, it took them those several time before they caught us home that last time. Looks like they would have learned after making the first trip here.

Guess the QAS was one of those people who doesn't like to explain himself to gain the confidence of the public he deals with. His problem.

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Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply 10 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Song Name Game Part 3!

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....

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FTA4PA

Today at 12:09 PM

Strange Days - Nazareth

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Today at 1:17 PM

Dancing Days - Led Zeppelin

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Dancing in the Street - Van Halen

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32 minutes ago

Bakers Street - Gerry Rafferty

Bobby

10 minutes ago

long_time_Dish said:
Bakers Street - Gerry Rafferty

Let me fix that for you:
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JSheridan

Lifetime Supporter

Last reply 15 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

All DMA's now Western Arc

I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.

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Strega

Friday at 10:01 PM

Even if you are broadcasting old SD-only shows, I would think advertisers would still want their commercials to look good.

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Jimbo

Friday at 11:17 PM

Strega said:
Even if you are broadcasting old SD-only shows, I would think advertisers would still want their commercials to look good.

Advertisers on SD channels are probably Far and Few, very hard to find, they have very few viewers to watch them.

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Mister B

Saturday at 7:35 AM

Jimbo said:
Advertisers on SD channels are probably Far and Few, very hard to find, they have very few viewers to watch them.

I watch mostly SD channels (H&I, Start and ION, etc.). There are plenty of advertisers, this time of the year it is mostly Medicare Advantage plans, auto extended warranties and the occasional walk-in-tub. They know who is watching.

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slow_poke_pete

Yesterday at 10:40 AM

Mister B said:
I watch mostly SD channels (H&I, Start and ION, etc.). There are plenty of advertisers, this time of the year it is mostly Medicare Advantage plans, auto extended warranties and the occasional walk-in-tub. They know who is watching.

can't forget the little blue m&m's

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charlesrshell

Yesterday at 11:23 AM

slow_poke_pete said:
can't forget the little blue m&m's

That's what my wife calls my Viagra!!

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telstar_1

Yesterday at 8:12 PM

Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 9:01 PM

telstar_1 said:
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink

Because he didn't have a fleet of reusable rockets. Starlink works because SpaceX is able to launch hundreds (thousands?) of their Starlink satellites for what a single geostationary Internet satellite costs to build and launch on a disposable launcher.

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telstar_1

Today at 12:08 AM

But how is it reusable if it's disposable

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slow_poke_pete

Today at 2:09 AM

charlesrshell said:
That's what my wife calls my Viagra!!

My gf is 29 years younger than me :shh

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Almighty1

15 minutes ago

telstar_1 said:
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink

He does not have the resources aka $$$ compared to Elon Musk as in reality, Elon can eat Charlie for lunch or even mop the floor with Charlie if he wanted to.

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osu1991

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Last reply 16 minutes ago · posted in Movie Talk

Dune (2020)

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long_time_Dish

Jun 4, 2024

Also watched part 2 about a week or so ago after rewatching part 1. It's not as faithful to the book as I was hoping for. Part 1 stayed fairly faithful to the novel, but part 2 took some liberties that I felt were rather excessively non-novel. It looks like a prequel series will happen before part 3. My issue is: there's no prequel that was written as a novel, so what will it be pulled from? Or will it just be "based loosely" on the novel?

klang

Jun 4, 2024

long_time_DNC said:
Also watched part 2 about a week or so ago after rewatching part 1. It's not as faithful to the book as I was hoping for. Part 1 stayed fairly faithful to the novel, but part 2 took some liberties that I felt were rather excessively non-novel. It looks like a prequel series will happen before part 3. My issue is: there's no prequel that was written as a novel, so what will it be pulled from? Or will it just be "based loosely" on the novel?

There is a bunch of other Dune written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert (Franks son). I think the series in production is taken from one of their books about the Bene Gesserit.

long_time_Dish

Jun 4, 2024

klang said:
There is a bunch of other Dune written by Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert (Franks son). I think the series in production is taken from one of their books about the Bene Gesserit.

Correct. I've read all of them (yes, it took awhile, better part of a year, in my spare time). And they can't really consider or classify a series about the Bene Gesserit as a prequel. Sure, I suppose they can call it that, if they want to, because it begins before the time of Paul Atredies, but it's still a stretch. It's a Dune-related novel, not a prequel as we generally think of prequels...

klang

Mar 17, 2026

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klang

38 minutes ago

Big finish coming:

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long_time_Dish

16 minutes ago

Well, it looks good! I just hope they stayed close to the trilogy, but it doesn't look like it.

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Last reply Today at 12:29 PM · posted in Local Radio Discussion

House Passes AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act

House Passes AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act

(Washington, DC) - The U.S. House has passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, marking a major step forward for broadcasters and listeners who have pushed to keep AM radio available in new cars and

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dishdude

Sep 18, 2026

It's probably been 2 decades since I've listened to an AM radio station. Very rarely listen to FM any more.

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Jimbo

Today at 8:35 AM

I am 1 that wants the AM to Stay ....
That said, since '08 I have had Sat radio available to me ... I think I have turned on AM 3 or 4 times, just to see if its still there.

Fwiw, if theres a Major disaster or bad weather or whatever, the chances of me finding out about it by going to the AM side of the radio is SLIM and None.
Even FM, I haven't really had on since '13ish, I may turn it on from time to time, just to see if its still there.

harshness

Today at 10:10 AM

Jimbo said:
Fwiw, if theres a Major disaster or bad weather or whatever, the chances of me finding out about it by going to the AM side of the radio is SLIM and None.

Automation has seen to that. You can't get evening drive traffic reports where I live, much less disaster reports.

dishstaller

Today at 10:41 AM

dishdude said:
Very rarely listen to FM any more

That goes for a lot of people. I've been advertising on radio for more than a decade now and am very familiar with this subject. While it is still a valuable tool, it has far less impact than it did just a few years ago. The best reaction I get is from a local Country music station....they play a mix of older and newer music and have a very big footprint.

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Jimbo

Today at 11:03 AM

dishstaller said:
That goes for a lot of people. I've been advertising on radio for more than a decade now and am very familiar with this subject. While it is still a valuable tool, it has far less impact than it did just a few years ago. The best reaction I get is from a local Country music station....they play a mix of older and newer music and have a very big footprint.

Do you do any Ad's on Satellite ?

If Not, why not, because it's not Local ?

dishstaller

Today at 12:29 PM

Jimbo said:
Do you do any Ad's on Satellite ?

If Not, why not, because it's not Local ?

No, just regular FM stations. One is the country station I mentioned and the other is a Talk Radio station which used to get fantastic results but honestly, since the death of Rush Limbaugh, talk radio just doesn't do as well. There were two guys who had an early morning show which was hugely popular here in the southeast but one of them retired a couple years ago and the show just doesn't garner the same numbers as it used to.

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Last reply Today at 11:49 AM · posted in The Phone & Tablet Zone

Apple Event September 2026

Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.

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comfortably_numb

Oct 10, 2026

Can't remember if I've posted this yet..

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Foxbat

Sunday at 7:05 PM

IFixIt has published their Teardown and they had some positive things to say about the iPhone Duo. It still showed some dust ingress into the hinge assembly but seemed otherwise well-sealed.

But with a considerable number of reports of the main screen dying with similar failures, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer for this phone.

slow_poke_pete

Sunday at 8:31 PM

comfortably_numb said:
Can't remember if I've posted this yet..

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfL5seXJyWU

most carriers do. that's why they send updates that slow phones down!! i buy unlocked phones no effect to me

slow_poke_pete

Sunday at 8:32 PM

Foxbat said:
IFixIt has published their Teardown and they had some positive things to say about the iPhone Duo. It still showed some dust ingress into the hinge assembly but seemed otherwise well-sealed.

But with a considerable number of reports of the main screen dying with similar failures, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer for this phone.

hope you have apple care a screen job is 1000.00

. can we say over priced garbage!!!

slow_poke_pete

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harshness

Today at 10:17 AM

Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.

comfortably_numb

Today at 11:49 AM

harshness said:
Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.

Or better yet, innovate something "completely revolutionary!"

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