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Since at least yesterday, it appears that some, if not all of the programs listed on the Dish On Screen Guide are totally out of whack with the actual programming - not just shifted an hour or three, but totally different. That makes it impossible to set up for recordings, and to know what is coming up for direct viewing.
I've just been with Dish about about a month - is this an unusual occurence for VOOM vs. DISH, or are the listings generally unreliable?
I've just been with Dish about about a month - is this an unusual occurence for VOOM vs. DISH, or are the listings generally unreliable?
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I must say I am getting a bit suspicious.
The comment board over at the MonstersHD website has disabled instant posting and it looks like the posts are being edited.
There is absoultely no comment about the same 2 movies showing since last night.
Filmfest has shown that Sherlock Holmes program at least 3 times in the last 12 hours that I know of.
I will say that the VOOM channels have the worst repetition I have ever witnessed in the broadcast industry, (you can pretty much use the same schedule from month to month) but I would still not want to lose them.
Something strange is going on!
The comment board over at the MonstersHD website has disabled instant posting and it looks like the posts are being edited.
There is absoultely no comment about the same 2 movies showing since last night.
Filmfest has shown that Sherlock Holmes program at least 3 times in the last 12 hours that I know of.
I will say that the VOOM channels have the worst repetition I have ever witnessed in the broadcast industry, (you can pretty much use the same schedule from month to month) but I would still not want to lose them.
Something strange is going on!
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I must say I am getting a bit suspicious.
The comment board over at the MonstersHD website has disabled instant posting and it looks like the posts are being edited.
There is absolutely no comment about the same 2 movies showing since last night.
I know that I spent quite a while composing a posting on that very topic. I submitted it and waited. OK, I thought, they don't have instant posting. I checked back a week later - my post never appeared. There are, in fact, NO POSTINGS that reference this issue.
I switched from my local cable provider to satellite (DISH) for two reasons. First, there are channels accessible to DISH subscribers that are not available on cable - or Direct TV for that matter. (FSTV being one). Just as important to my decision to move to DISH was access to VOOM bc I wanted to received Monsters HD. (I am an old Horror Film buff... That means I am old and like horror flicks...). At first, it was great. Monsters showed an entire day of films and a repeat was unusual. In fact, they even had some of the great classics such as Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (!931) and the original Frankenstein sequels. Also in that category was Wolf Man and its sequels.
Then, a few months ago, there were some real stunning program glitches. Monsters used to run a lot of Japanese flicks - Godzilla and its various permutations. And other Japanese monster flicks. I tuned in not just once to find the Japanese version playing - no subtitles. The first time this happened I thought: Gee, doesn't anyone NOTICE THIS?This would go on for hours without anyone intervening to correct the situation. This happened a number of times. I tried to post questions about this on the Monsters HD web site and my posts never did appear. It seems that everything hit the fan when Monsters dropped the Elvira fillers. (I am a woman who never understood the popularity of Elvira's commentary. But hey, even she was better than the present lineup). :shocked
Now that I hear that this is happening on other VOOM channels I wonder if DISH plans to drop the whole VOOM package. When it happened on Monsters HD they sure lost me as a patron. Running 2 or 3 (bad - mostly 1 or 2 star) movies back to back and then repeating them ad infinitum is the fastest means for chasing viewers away. If this is not the plan, the programming person should be fired. The ratings must be suffering. What media entity survives without viewers or fans?
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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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Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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I remember this in the news too...
www.nbcnews.com
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
www.nbcnews.com
That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.I remember this in the news too...
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
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I haven't posted in almost 17 years. Over the air, sat, offline, anything-but-the-internet is still one of my avid pursuits. Been playing with offline tv viewing and offline web browsing. I have great appreciations for this site still being here. It's so hard to find public communities that haven't sold out to social media company.
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Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank 
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Take the cover off, show me pics of the board of the bad one and also the bottom of the board. I'm an old hardware electronics tech plus a satellite dealer; I fixed a lot of FTA and regular receivers. I may be able to fix it for you. And yes, they got hit by lightning; it's best to email me the pics at diamondsatellite@snet.net or call me at 203-232-8888. I give you a 50-50 chance of fixing it; I do have spare parts. my phone is a fliptop phoneHello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank
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More room for the return of the Plague & Pestilence?
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a good surge protector will help to.Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank
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Now that I'm retired, obviously I have different health care insurance. I take 2 prescriptions. With my old insurance I didn't have to pay for either of them, now I do. It's not a huge amount but it led me to dig a little into the cost of prescription medications. I have been using Walgreens for the longest time. But what I found was that Walgreens price is 4.8 times more for one of my prescriptions and the other is 2.3 percent more compared to the lowest price pharmacy. If you pay for prescription medications you might want to have a look at trumprx and see if you can get a lower price.
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Actually I take just 2 prescriptions, Atorvastatin and Lisinopril. They cost me $6 each for 100 pills. Next year that will be nothing.That's ok. I probably take enough for the two of us.
God knows what Bobby takes. Maybe so much they count as a meal?
