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Please use this thread to actually talk about NHL network. Keep mojo related topics in the other supposed NHL Network thread.

This all said.. hopefully NHL Network will come this wednesday!
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I have a question about the NHL Network...I about lost it last week when the Devils Penguins games was mysteriously blacked out. I Live in North East Ohio and my regional sports channels are STO and FSN-Ohio, however, the game was blacked out on the NHLN. I called Dish to complain and the first guy told me there is trouble with the channel and thats why it was not working. 2 hours later I got heated, spent about 1 hour on the phone telling them it is terrible service to tell me it is broken just to get me off the phone when it isnt. I spoke to about 3 people, none of whom could tell me the reason for the black out. They kept telling me to try different channels, which I believe would have been FSN Pit and FSNeast/NJ. I get to watch these two tems on a regular basis when they are on the Center Ice Package so why was I suddenly blacked out when it went to the NHLN?

Nobody had an answer and I was angry. I told the one of the ladies I spoke with she is crazy if she thinks the NHL said to black this game out...the NHL has a hard enough time getting viewers, so the last thing they would do is suddenly black this game out but she said it is. I told her to go to a TV and check the channel, she was in denver and she tried telling me it was blacked out for her, I demanded a supervisor, who informed me there was no way she went to a TV to check. At this point I got angry some more, but at least the supervisor was a bit nicer than the rest. he credited me 5 bucks, but he also was mystified as to why the game would have been blacked out for me.

Last Sunday when the red wings blue jackets game was on NHLN, it was blacked out too, but that is because I got the HD feed on FSN-Ohio so I understood, but this was just plain dumb...If I could get the regional channels in those town it would be one thing, but this was plain ridiculous, especially because nobody had an answer. Is this what I should come te expect every time the Penguins play on NHLN? UHHHH!

Please somebody shed some light on this mystery for me.
HDhockeyguy
I live in Dayton, OH and since I'm a Devils fan I tuned in and watched this game fine on NHLN-HD. It was not blacked out for me but then none of the Devils games are except for if/when they ever play Columbus. All of the Columbus games are blacked out on the Center Ice package and NHL HD feeds. I have to tune to my local regional Fox Cincinnati HD channel to see those games.

Originally the NHLN HD programming guide was showing the Canadian feed information as there was another Devils-Penguins game shown on the schedule earlier this month that was not shown in the US. Luckily the Center Ice package had it (also in HD out of PITT). That problem has since been fixed so I have no idea why it was not shown to you unless you are considered to be within the Pittsburgh local market. Since the NHLN had the rights to the feed, it was not shown on the Center Ice package - thus you couldn't get it.

If you can tune to the Fox-Pitt station, you would be considered in the blackout region for that game - and it was played at Pitt so blackout would apply - that's the only thing I can think of really.


Now aside from your frustration - I am curious why DISH carries New York regionals in HD (MSG and FSNNY) but none of the Center Ice HD feeds are those stations? It's pissing me off that as a Devils fan the only time I see any HD games are if they play in the Pittsburgh or Florida markets. DISH's own programming guide shows the MSG-HD feeds for locals (tonight's game vs. Dallas for example on MSG-412 in HD) yet I never get that feed on the Center Ice Package when other teams have almost all their games in HD.

This is such an issue for me I'm going to post a new thread asking about it as it doesn't relate to this thread title.

Good luck with your NHL viewing... it's a chore at time - I know.
pitt9496
Newbie here.

Does the NHL Center Ice package offer a "mid-season" signup deal for $99?

thanks!
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usually they have a deal, but if i recall its later in the season...
HDhockeyguy
The mid season deal starts after the all star break usually. They have a 2nd week of free preview to kick of the half season special rate. That's not until Jan 27th - so you'd have 2 more months to wait. Lotta hockey between now and then.

If you weight it out on a per-game cost, you'd still be close to the same cost now as if you waited since it's after the mid-point in the season when the all star game happens.
Scott Greczkowski
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I am hearing a rumor that this morning DISH canned all of their equipment distributers. All Distributers will remain active until December 31st. Dish Retailers will start getting their equipment directly from DISH moving forward.

Some of these folks have been with DISH since the beginning.

It will be interesting to see where DISH goes from here.
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navychop
Something about "grab your ankles….."
Juan
Just out of curiosity

What was the advantage of a retailer buy product from a distributor instead of directly from dish?
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Just out of curiosity

What was the advantage of a retailer buy product from a distributor instead of directly from dish?
Good question. In my case the choice was very easy to go with Dow vs Dish direct. I became a dealer in 1999. Dow had a location up in Albany, GA and had a delivery truck that ran every week. They charged something like $25 flat rate. I saved thousands of dollars...probably tens of thousands, because back in the day, I was doing 30-50 installs per month. Then you add in DishNet internet and the savings on shipping REALLY added up fast. If some type of emergency happened I could drive up there in under 2 hrs.
Even after they closed that location due to shrinking dealer orders, it was still better going with Dow because they shipped from either Duluth, GA or Tampa, FL, either one got the order here the next day.
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Even after they closed that location due to shrinking dealer orders, it was still better going with Dow because they shipped from either Duluth, GA or Tampa, FL, either one got the order here the next day.
Years ago, I was sitting in a Carl Jrs in Duluth, MN having a coffee and morning biscuit.
The driver of an 18 wheeler walked in and asked me if I could help him find an address.
He was pulling a load of dog food from Dallas, TX.

He was looking for a location on Peach Street as I recall.

Told him there is no Peach Street.
He shows me his papers and it has Duluth, GA as the city.
dishstaller
He was looking for a location on Peach Street as I recall.
Man oh man....was HE lost. I seriously doubt there is a Peach St. in the entire state of MN.
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Almighty1
Man oh man....was HE lost. I seriously doubt there is a Peach St. in the entire state of MN.
There is as I just looked it up. Granada, Minnesota has one. There is no Peach Street in Duluth, Georgia either as the closest would be Peachtree which exists in several types of streets.

Hopefully he learned to be more careful in the future as it was probably a very expensive mistake in both time and money costs just like there is a difference between Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine and at least in the current age, look up the complete street address with the city, state and zipcode to make sure it exists.
slow_poke_pete
Something about "grab your ankles….."
Grab your ankles and kiss your ass goodbye maybe :shh
dishstaller
There is as I just looked it up. Granada, Minnesota has one. There is no Peach Street in Duluth, Georgia either as the closest would be Peachtree which exists in several types of streets.
Ah....so you're one of those "bees don't bite they sting" people. I was making a comment in jest. Good NIGHT!!

A LOT of towns in the South have a street named Peach.....very few in the north do.
navychop
A LOT of towns in the South have a street named Peach.....very few in the north do.

OH, how I wish I had a snappy rejoinder for that! Or are Yankees now a protected class? ;)
MikeD-C05
Grab your ankles and kiss your ass goodbye maybe :shh
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Almighty1
Ah....so you're one of those "bees don't bite they sting" people. I was making a comment in jest. Good NIGHT!!

A LOT of towns in the South have a street named Peach.....very few in the north do.
I'm a NASA Astrophysicist so I learn about new things and curiosity kills. Believe me, if I didn't comment, I wouldn't have learned something new.

When Duluth was mentioned, the first thing that came to mind was Duluth Trading Company which originated from Duluth, MN. I was curious if GA actually had a Peach St as I remember back in the 1990s or 2000s, there was a company called Peachtree Software. I know even before there the iPhone, people used to use a notebook and software to do maps. Truckers had always used NaviSat, can't remember the exact name of the company for their mapping over 20+ years ago which is where Google Maps and other companies originally bought/licenses their maps/maps data from for routes.
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Peachtree St. is a major Atl. thoroughfare...changes over to Peachtree Rd. at Buckhead.

Thinking back today on dist's, they were, and presumably still are, essential for all of the various installation and servicing supplies, as well as ancillary consumer products. Echo never carried all of that, but most all of the dist's did, from their inception into C-band. Thus it only made sense for them to partner with dists in supplying dealers to well serve sat customers.
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dishstaller
I asked Google how many streets in Atlanta had "peach" in the name...it came back with 71...which stands to reason. GA is called The Peach State. Even the toll system is called Peach Pass.
A lot of towns in our area of the SE have a Peach St....also buttload of Orange St. as well.
Foxbat
OH, how I wish I had a snappy rejoinder for that! Or are Yankees now a protected class? ;)
Near me in North-Central Indiana, there is a Peach Road, Peach Trail, Peachtree Lane, and Peachstone Drive. Twenty miles to the east is the nearest Peach Street. Likewise, there are a number of Peach St in Southwest Michigan, too.

So, maybe we have a strong Southern contingent?
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CBS gives the go ahead for Captain Pike, Spock, Number One and The Enterprise to return in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds




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osu1991
Strange New Worlds is going to end up being a dream of events played out in Pikes mind when returned to the Cage/Menagerie.
long_time_DNC
Watched it. Got a couple of chuckles here and there. Loved the exaggeration of Pike's hair on the puppet.

Agreed, it was a throwaway episode. 1.5 out of 5 stars. Hope the remaining 5 aren't further wastes...
TheKrell
Strange New Worlds is going to end up being a dream of events played out in Pikes mind when returned to the Cage/Menagerie.
I was not mad at you or your post: just the ending of Enterprise which sucked beyond belief. :crying Or did you really mean Pikes beautiful dream on Talos IV?
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I was not mad at you or your post: just the ending of Enterprise which sucked beyond belief. :crying Or did you really mean Pikes beautiful dream on Talos IV?
Just thought it might be how it ends with Pike being on Talos IV and these are his memories
long_time_DNC
I was not mad at you or your post: just the ending of Enterprise which sucked beyond belief. :crying Or did you really mean Pikes beautiful dream on Talos IV?
Yeah, don't get me started on how Enterprise ended... :(
Foxbat
I figured that the whole "hand not recognized" control system snafu was going to be the spark that Pike used to eliminate all the capacitive devices on Enterprise, bringing back physical switches and knobs. But nope, all a dream, so unless Spock can convince the rest of the crew that they need to convert to physical controls based on his nightmare, this isn't the trigger.
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My OTA is not working anymore. This started after the latest update. I have the OTA dongle with a OTA antenna that I've been using for years. My hopper does not recognize the dongle anymore and when I go to the OTA setting, it has a screen that says to plug a dongle into the USB. I tried unplugging and plugging back, in the same usb port and other ports. The Hopper does not recognize it. Anyone have same issue?
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MikeD-C05
Why can't DISH send out replacement ota tuners for 2 ota channels at a time and get rid of the single ota tuner? That seems to be the best way to fix it , unless they have a software fix that can be downloaded quicker. But, I haven't seen things fixed that quickly before - when I had a software problem that broke something.
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I contacted Dish Network and was told that the newer dual OTA adapters are out of stock.
Almighty1
Why can't DISH send out replacement ota tuners for 2 ota channels at a time and get rid of the single ota tuner? That seems to be the best way to fix it , unless they have a software fix that can be downloaded quicker. But, I haven't seen things fixed that quickly before - when I had a software problem that broke something.
Maybe the replacements would not be cost effective for DISH. I thought H711 was a quick fix for something as it came out shortly after H710 did and ofcourse broke something else.
dishstaller
Maybe the replacements would not be cost effective for DISH. I thought H711 was a quick fix for something as it came out shortly after H710 did and ofcourse broke something else.
That is why I am always hesitant to do a software update on something like my iPhone.....I usually wait a few days just to make sure it didn't turn out to be a turdware update.
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My hws downloaded h611 this a.m.
Had to rescan ota channels and reset several settings. Also lost remote info on diagnostic screen. Haven't checked the 2nd hws or the wireless Joey's but expecting the same
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I contacted Dish Network and was told that the newer dual OTA adapters are out of stock.
I just purchased the dual OTA adapter from Amazon. It arrived in two days and was new in sealed Dish packaging. I replaced my original single tuner with this newer version, and everything works. I now have OTA again on the Dish guide. I have a Hopper-3. My best reasoning is that the latest update, #711, somehow corrupted the old original tuner. I researched the problem on this forum and I'm glad I did not have to call a repair man. Old parts fail, and sometimes are not supported anymore. My new dual OTA adapter works. Check out Amazon…I'm a Happy Hopper!
Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
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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....
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Broken Wings - Mr Mister
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How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - The Bee Gees
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Heart Hotels - Dan Fogelberg
EatMyVolts
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - - Yes
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A White Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
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From what I've heard, Burke was hard on the back.

And speaking of hard on the back, the word "bumpy" is being brought up regarding the course in DC. Passing... one, maybe two spots. They are doing 147 laps on this course. Rain totals have dropped, but still well over half an inch. Same window for rain. Radar for forecast implies blobs of small storms to pop up. Raceday weather is looking pleasant.

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Rain held off in DC, rained a lot elsewhere. Race is tomorrow. We'll see.
RaiderPower
Rain held off in DC, rained a lot elsewhere. Race is tomorrow. We'll see.
Despite the doom-to-gloom prognostications, across all classes the practice sessions, qualifying, and races, virtually every thing went off without a hitch. By every measurable metric, it was both an amazing and completely successful day, particularly given Jeff Gordon's IROC dominance and performance. Tomorrow should be fun.
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Note to Buxton, it is best not to make references to the Civil War while at an event celebrating the nation's Declaration of Independence. It'd be like Celebrating England and bringing up the Battle of Hastings.
Despite the doom-to-gloom prognostications, across all classes the practice sessions, qualifying, and races, virtually every thing went off without a hitch. By every measurable metric, it was both an amazing and completely successful day, particularly given Jeff Gordon's IROC dominance and performance. Tomorrow should be fun.
It rained a lot, just not directly in DC. That was luck.

Markham had quite a bit of great drama for the practice qualifying, but the racing fell flat. Same thing is lining up here. The issue is going to be the passing. There are very very wide straights, but the bumps are going to limit the lines entering into turns. And with this being 147 laps, if passing can't happen, it could be devastatingly boring. The opening lap is up in the air. The drivers "behaved" at Markham, but again, the bumps put in a wildcard regarding someone just losing their car at random with too many other cars around them. Also, that exit out of the pits is something else.

There could be intrigue with several pit strategies. We'll see. The weather is clear and warm, but not super hot. Drivers will feel it though with the race length, which could get worse if there are a bunch of yellows. I'm kind of pulling for Grosjean winning, a French man to represent who helped the US claim their Independence.
RaiderPower
As it turned out, the forecasted rain was a completely nonexistent factor during the weekend as absolutely all of the races were exciting and competitive.

The setting was well beyond awesome, with virtually all participants expressing both their amazement with, and their appreciation of, the venue and their overall experience.

All in all, this was a very good racing weekend for all who appreciate the same.
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nyrfan1
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I have been a DISH customer for over almost 30 years. My main problem is that I bought a 4K Joey that no longer recieves 4k (because they changed to 4K HDR which the 4K joey doesn't accept. Is anyone have the Joey4 and could you tell me how you like the interface compared to the regular non android interface that the old Joeys and Hopper have? Please help!!!
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Would like to replace my two joey 4k with Joey 4, but they wont let me cause "need" to get hopper plus and to get hopper plus I would have to drop 2nd H3
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Would like to replace my two joey 4k with Joey 4, but they wont let me cause "need" to get hopper plus and to get hopper plus I would have to drop 2nd H3
There is absolutely no reason to drop the 2nd H3 to get a Hopper plus the second H3 will work just like it does now. You just need to go through retention to do it you can't go through a normal CSR.
slow_poke_pete
Would like to replace my two joey 4k with Joey 4, but they wont let me cause "need" to get hopper plus and to get hopper plus I would have to drop 2nd H3
I call Bullsh!t!!! I have a hopper 3 and 2 joey 4's with no frigging hopper plus ;). Pay the 100 bucks and they will come right out and install it for you!!!
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slow_poke_pete
There is absolutely no reason to drop the 2nd H3 to get a Hopper plus the second H3 will work just like it does now. You just need to go through retention to do it you can't go through a normal CSR.
Might just buy the joey 4 from solid signal and not have to deal with the dish twits other than activating it
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LQQK
I have a hopper 3 and 2 joey 4's with no frigging hopper plus.
I have the same setup.
Scott Greczkowski
You don't need a Hopper Plus. The reason why they want you to have one is so all your TV's have the same interface.

With that said now that Multiview is available there is no reason not to get a Hopper Plus as it is a very good product now.
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I got me a 36 inch geosat dish, now I need a motor. If anyone has one for sale i am interested. I seen some online, but would the dm 2800 be too big for the geosat 36 inch dish? It says it ia for 1.2 meters.
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I ordered a moteck 2100. $200 after shipping but hey its worth it.
Hyper Casey
Here is a chance to get one ( SG2100 HH Motor New) for maybe a real good price? Maybe

Code:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267761040175
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Hyper Casey
Or another deal to be had, no waiting, no bidding:

Code:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/198558055251
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cyberham
Or another deal to be had, no waiting, no bidding:

Code:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/198558055251
You're good at this.
freddylq
I bought mine off eBay last year
No problems with it so far 😃.
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I have noticed the offers are blank right now under my programming. Maybe it is because I haven't paid for Showtime for 6 or so months because they keep offering it for free, or I'm on and off a lot with the Movie Pack at half off. However, I'm surprised the rest of the Flex pack offers are gone as well. Is Dish shifting from these offers or did I hit a threshold of I've gotten my fair share?
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rkh
Well, this year some of the offers I had last year were there last week and gone today. Cookies/incognito did not help this time. I had not considered using the Hopper itself to manage the account as mentioned in the post just above. When I went there, ALL the usual offers were present - the 6 I can see on the web site and the few others that were missing from the web site. Thanks Conway for the reminder :)
zippyfrog
Well, this year some of the offers I had last year were there last week and gone today. Cookies/incognito did not help this time. I had not considered using the Hopper itself to manage the account as mentioned in the post just above. When I went there, ALL the usual offers were present - the 6 I can see on the web site and the few others that were missing from the web site. Thanks Conway for the reminder :)
Yeah - they redo the offers the day they update the new pricing... I no longer get the option for DogTV free for a month. They are really tightening up!
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MikeD-C05
Yeah - they redo the offers the day they update the new pricing... I no longer get the option for DogTV free for a month. They are really tightening up!
Dog What GIF
slow_poke_pete
When they chopped my tv off without my permission. they lost all the offers on my hopper. now if i call in they have these offers. why haven't they downloaded back onto the hopper? id'e prefer not to call em and just use my remote :biggrin. And has anyone else tried calling in and seeing what they have for offers might be worth a shot!!!
Almighty1
When they chopped my tv off without my permission. they lost all the offers on my hopper. now if i call in they have these offers. why haven't they downloaded back onto the hopper? id'e prefer not to call em and just use my remote :biggrin. And has anyone else tried calling in and seeing what they have for offers might be worth a shot!!!
Just out of curiosity but where can one find these offers on the hopper?
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slow_poke_pete
Just out of curiosity but where can one find these offers on the hopper?
I called in to dish. Goto the my dish app on your hopper or joey select it then scroll over to my offers and that will tell you your offers if you have any.
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