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Scott Greczkowski
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Last reply · posted in DIRECTV CE Discussion Forum (Now CLOSED)
I am noticing a bunch of strange channels on my HR20-700 (with current CE) many engineering and test channels.

Channel 1001 - DirecTV on Demand MPEG4 Test Channel - Got to download Mr Brooks in HD for free from this channel.

Channel 1010 - DirecTV Plus Welcome Video

Channel 1019 - ASC Test Channel (I tuned to it and saw the TV Show MASH playing for a few moments then it shot me to channel 201)

Channel 1890 - Players TV On Demand

1902 - DOD Test Channel
1903 - DOD Test Channel
1904 - DOD Test Channel

2372 - CBS West

8006 - 8010 ADS1 - ADS5 (Advanced Data Service)
8402 - MixC (Generic Mix Channel C)
8403 - MixD (Generic Mix Channel D)
8404 - MixE (Generic Mix Channel E)

8904 - (No channel name of description)
9004 - NFL Test Channel (Upcoming: The Quality Control Compilation)
9031 -BBVA (Network 40967 Broadband Video Access Shadow Channels with 5/3/07 id PIP)

9033 BBVE - BBV Enbled Test Channel - If this channel is visible, TestFeature 20 (Enabled) is true.

9230 Test - Test Channel 9
9231 Test - Test Channel 10
9232 Test - Test Channel 11
9237 Test - Test Channel 14
9238 Test - Test Channel 15
9300 TEST - Test A&E - Upcoming Lightning @ Penguins
9301 TEST - Test Discovery
9325 - SpikeTV (Virtual) - Series and specials geared to the wide range of mens entertainment/lifestyle interest.
9391 - DTV - HD TEST CHANNEL 9391 - Test Channel VC 9391 - Upcoming Blue Jackets @ Coyotes

9791 - DTV - ESPN (Hidden) Americas Number One sports network delivers all sports all the time.

9803 - TEST - A3 FSN Houston Test 9803 - A3 FSN Southwest-Houston
9806 - TEST - A3 FSN North Test 9806 - A3 FSN North
9807 - TEST - A3 FSN New England Test 9807 - A3 FSN New England
9811 - TEST - A3 FSN Northwest Test 9811 - A3 FSN Northwest
9821 - TEST - A3 PPV (0cc) HD Test 9821
9826 - TEST - A3 PPV (Occ) HD Test 9826
9837 - TEST - A3 SportSouth Test 9837
9851 - TEST - A3 (0cc) HD Test 9851
9856 - TEST - A3 (0cc) HD Test 9856
9861 - TEST - A3 (0cc) HD Test 9861
9863 - TEST - A3 PPV (0cc) HD Test 9863
9870 - TEST - A3 FSN Arizona Test 9870
9880 - TEST - A3 - A3 Turnaround HD Test
9899 - TEST - MPEG2 HD Test Channel 9899 - Test Channel
9973 - DTV - NFL Roster Picker 9973 - DIRECTV Sorts Schedule Interactive Test
9974 - DTV - NFL Game Mix (Hidden) - NFL Game Mix
9975 - DTV - NFL SD Game 9974 (Hidden) - NFL SD Game
9976 - DTV - NFL SD Game 9976 (Hidden) NFL SD Game
9981 - Push-CMS for R15 - Push: CMS for R15
9991 - Active DAU - Active Portal
9999 - DIRECTV Active

101 - T101 HD - If I select it I see the 101 in HD for a few seconds then the receiver changes to channel 201.

106 - IPPV Ordering Info 106 (kicks me to channel 201 when I select it)

205 - Sports Mix (Virtual) (Tunes for a few seconds then goes to channel 201)

352 - NMX - News Mix 352 (Virtual) (Tunes then goes to channel 201)

398 - DTV - LABC Engineering 9398 - LABC Engineering Channel

479 - FSMX - Fake Sports Mix

606-1 OUTHD - Outdoor Channel HD (Yippie!)

799 - Lan - Test Channel on Data network broadcast on network 0.

Anyone else seeing strange channels like this in their guide?
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Scott Greczkowski
I cant actually tune to most off them, when I try it kicks me to channel 201.

Also if I try tuning to The Outdoor Channel HD I am not subscribed to that channel.
Scott Greczkowski
The 101 MPEG4 HD does look good, I have been able to keep it tuned in for about 20 seconds before it goes to 201. Can't wait to see them launch it in full MPEG4 HD.

Check your locals and report what you see (any CW or PBS?)
Scott Greczkowski
My unit keeps freezing the picture while sound keeps playing, the only way to watch TV again is to reboot it. I can power off and on by remote but when the screen comes on I see the frozen picture or a grey screen.
goaliebob99
Yea everything is gone.. im waiting to see if i get vod back within the hour. It sounds like the unit went into panic mode and reformatted my HD. Dont know if i lost timers too. I think i did though.
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My unit keeps freezing the picture while sound keeps playing, the only way to watch TV again is to reboot it. I can power off and on by remote but when the screen comes on I see the frozen picture or a grey screen.

I think that's an issue with the latest CE for some people. I don't think it's a problem on the national release.
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The 101 MPEG4 HD does look good, I have been able to keep it tuned in for about 20 seconds before it goes to 201. Can't wait to see them launch it in full MPEG4 HD.

Check your locals and report what you see (any CW or PBS?)

I'm in the Detroit area and saw channels 50(CW)HD and 56(PBS)HD listed.
Also listed was channel 9(CBC)SD from Windsor, Ontario. I was surprised to see this.
calebtemple
I cant actually tune to most off them, when I try it kicks me to channel 201.

Also if I try tuning to The Outdoor Channel HD I am not subscribed to that channel.

I have the test channels too. Regarding The Outdoor Channel HD, I can tune it and I have video for about 10 seconds and then the receiver switch to channel 201.
Jimbo
My unit keeps freezing the picture while sound keeps playing, the only way to watch TV again is to reboot it. I can power off and on by remote but when the screen comes on I see the frozen picture or a grey screen.

I think that's an issue with the latest CE for some people. I don't think it's a problem on the national release.

Scott,
If it's the CE that is causing the problem, you know you can go back to the NR and try picking up the next CE to catch up if you want.

Jimbo
Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
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Anony55
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.

They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.

Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.

On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.

It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.

I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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Nebugeater
Got a 211k that works fine, and I no longer need it if someone wants to throw me a few bucks and pay shipping. Not tied to my account as of last week. Used with a tailgater and got a wally
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Got a 211k that works fine, and I no longer need it if someone wants to throw me a few bucks and pay shipping. Not tied to my account as of last week. Used with a tailgater and got a wally
Is the 211k still available? If so, I'm interested.
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Nebugeater
Is the 211k still available? If so, I'm interested.


Actually, it is. A couple of people PMed me when I posted this, and when I asked for an address, they never responded. Then I just sort of let it go. Send me a PM to continue the discussion
Anony55
Well, after nine months of being on pause, I finally figured out that I was wasting $5 a month. So I cancelled. For the first time since 2010, I no longer have a Dish account.

I do have to say that I did appreciate the account pause option. That just gives a person some time to see what the fallout of cancelling will be... without having to go all the way over the cliff first.

Since I never once had an "oh shoot, I need Dish Network for..." moment, the decision was a lot easier.

Funny enough, when I called to cancel (for real, not playing the pricing game), all of a sudden, they were offering me deals that I was told before that I couldn't get without changing out my VIP211k. Now, I could have had those specials with them just sending me a new card for the receiver. LOL!

Of course, my mind was already made up because of having not missed the service while on pause. That, and the fact that I bet the 211k still kills recordings.

All in all, I'm glad that I had Dish for all those years. I just outgrew the need, and they pressed the issue by deleting recordings. I would have eventually went this route without the deleted recordings issue. But, for sure, that did hasten the outcome.

I'll still pop in at this site from time to time. Believe it or not, I still have a C/Ku BUD that I intend on playing with again if life ever slows down.
dishstaller
Actually, it is. A couple of people PMed me when I posted this, and when I asked for an address, they never responded. Then I just sort of let it go. Send me a PM to continue the discussion
Unless things have changed at Dish, which is entirely possible, they won't activate the 211, even as a replacement. I gave one to a customer a while back....which when I turned it off I made sure to tell the CSR I wanted it freed up so another customer could use it, I was assured it was.....and when they called to swap out there's they were told it couldn't be done. Now like I said, things MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.
Anony55
Unless things have changed at Dish, which is entirely possible, they won't activate the 211, even as a replacement. I gave one to a customer a while back....which when I turned it off I made sure to tell the CSR I wanted it freed up so another customer could use it, I was assured it was.....and when they called to swap out there's they were told it couldn't be done. Now like I said, things MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.
It hasn't changed. When I cancelled my service the other day, they told me I didn't need to return the receiver (which I already knew because I purchased it).

But in addition to that, the young man told me not to sell it, but to take it to a recycling place. The reason he gave for the advice was because 211Ks can no longer be activated.

So as far as the VIP211k goes... once grandpa dies, he's dead.
T
They tell you to trash it and not to sell simply because they're phasing them out, not particularly because someone might be "confused" into buying it and not be able to activate. They tell people that in every case where they're not acting to get a box back, either from a replacement or service cancel.
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Last reply · posted in SatelliteGuys Support Center
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Scott Greczkowski
Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. :D
Foxbat
Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. :D
WTF… …What the Foxbat!😱
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WTF… …What the Foxbat!😱
wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you :biggrin
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you :biggrin
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:
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I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:
OMG to freaking funny :biggrin
comfortably_numb
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:

Not likely since that place closed down.
Foxbat
Not likely since that place closed down.
You're no fun.😑
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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dishstaller
I really dislike change for the sake of change
dishdude
I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.
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I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.
Yes a lot cleaner, glossier, and less functional. Someone trying to justify why they are making a big salary. "See look shiny"
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navychop
"Big salary." Charlie. "?Big?"
Tampa8
Seems in some ways better. Nicer layout, as others said maybe cleaner. Moving ahead in the guide is better.
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Last reply · posted in Internet Television (IPTV) Discussion Forum
Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.

At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
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Ronnie-
Meh. The 4Ks I have will do everything that these do that I need them to do.


Which that's most tech these days for anything released the last four to five years.


It's honestly a testament to how good the previous gen Apple TVs were and are.
navychop
It's honestly a testament to how good the previous gen Apple TVs were and are.

Don't tell them that. They'll adopt planned obsolescence.
navychop
Outside of gaming, would Joe Sixpack notice any difference?
KAB
KAB
Outside of gaming, would Joe Sixpack notice any difference?
Not a bit. IMO, Apple's are slow to boot up. Time is about the same with 1st gen and 3rd. Roku runs rings around them in that department. I only reason I stuck, is the Apple infrastructure, which has it's definite advantages. But $300 is a deal breaker. Later, Apple!
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Don't tell them that. They'll adopt planned obsolescence.
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade.. :what. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
ncted
Not a bit. IMO, Apple's are slow to boot up. Time is about the same with 1st gen and 3rd. Roku runs rings around them in that department. I only reason I stuck, is the Apple infrastructure, which has it's definite advantages. But $300 is a deal breaker. Later, Apple!
Yeah, they boot up a bit slower than Roku, but the OS does a lot more, so it makes sense. How often are you booting them up that is a differentiator? Aside from OS updates, mine are on all the time. I will say the ATV4K is generally quicker than the Roku Ultras I have, when it comes to launching apps and responsiveness, not that the Roku is sluggish.
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apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while

What software? For iPhones? I tried to buy some image s/w IN THE APPLE STORE! They had none, and could not offer ANY s/w for iPhones
ncted
apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
I assume you mean services, like iCloud and Apple Music, and not actual software sales. Services have been growing quickly for Apple, but hardware still brings home the bacon. As for where Apple's revenue comes from, the iPhone is still king with 49.58% of revenue as of June 2026. Services comes in second with 28%. iPad, Mac, and Wearables/Home makes up the rest. So, that is 72% coming from hardware. Their profit margin is around 25%, FWIW.

I am skeptical the AppleTV 4k makes them much money on the hardware though, which I suspect is what you were getting at.
ncted
What software? For iPhones? I tried to buy some image s/w IN THE APPLE STORE! They had none, and could not offer ANY s/w for iPhones
You should have looked in the APP STORE instead. ;)
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Will do!
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Just checked my account and it shows mgm+ at 8.00 per month, but that has red line drawn thru it and shows 0.00 per month. But it doesn't say how long this lasts,...... 1 month, 3 months, forever. I called customer service to get an answer, and they said nothing like that exists. Should I add the offer or not? Already paying them too much, but want to take advantage of something free.
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Just checked my account and it shows mgm+ at 8.00 per month, but that has red line drawn thru it and shows 0.00 per month. But it doesn't say how long this lasts,...... 1 month, 3 months, forever. I called customer service to get an answer, and they said nothing like that exists. Should I add the offer or not? Already paying them too much, but want to take advantage of something free.
look again mine says free for 1 month
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look again mine says free for 1 month
Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.

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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.

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wonder why it says that
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Almighty1
look again mine says free for 1 month
You have a different offer that is free for a shorter timeframe which is different than the one that I and bnewt saw without defining the promotion period as I sent the question to DISH Care via Facebook Messenger and this is the response I got back 20 minutes ago.

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wonder why it says that
Answer 2 minutes ago from DISH Care via Facebook Messenger:
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