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OK I sending the word out to all of you who have a Birdview Dish, or just have copies, photo's or even paper work of such a logo for Birdview send them to me! Most of the decals that are now on a Birdview Dish are really deteriorated through the years. So if you have any, even if they aren't the best of condition. I can take the good parts and copy and paste them into one good piece. I need them in a large file so I have the most pixels to work with. Please send to me in a .jpg format. After working on the graphic art piece we would like to have them sent out to be screen printed on clear vinyl that will adhere to your own Birdview dish. Personally I'm doing this not to make a quick buck. I'm doing this so that we all can benefit of having a new looking Birdview Logo on our dishes. So at this time I'm collecting all photo's, and graphic art work for this project. After that we will need to know how many would be interested in getting one to cut the cost for printing them.
Thanks,
Tom
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Thanks,
Tom
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That was me, Tom.
But now that you show your dedication, we'll accept nothing less than the best!
. . . and I didn't mean quarter-inch gashes in the artwork would be okay, just that every pixel didn't need to be perfect , since you probably couldn't get within 8+ feet of the dish anyway...
I got some experience with the Switches Simplified thread a while back.
Needed a picture of an LNB, but not its background.
I made a decent effort at pixel trimming, while zoomed alll the way in.
It wasn't pretty at close look. But pasted into the final picture and printed, it was beautiful.
All depends on how close you can get to the image.
But now that you show your dedication, we'll accept nothing less than the best!
. . . and I didn't mean quarter-inch gashes in the artwork would be okay, just that every pixel didn't need to be perfect , since you probably couldn't get within 8+ feet of the dish anyway...
I got some experience with the Switches Simplified thread a while back.
Needed a picture of an LNB, but not its background.
I made a decent effort at pixel trimming, while zoomed alll the way in.
It wasn't pretty at close look. But pasted into the final picture and printed, it was beautiful.
All depends on how close you can get to the image.
Leaping Lizards
BACK TO WORK!
Thanks,
Tom
BTW, I found and got a new (old) fiberglass dish. Its on the thread " Adventures in Dish Hunting 2008". Its a four section dish. Not sure if I should put it up or just trash it? More about it on that thread, would like to hear your opinion!
Thanks Anole. Thats just me and what I do in graphic design. If it's worth doing then it's worth doing the very best! Maybe when I'm done I will design you a logo with a Lizard. Maybe a lizard with wings? I think that there are some kind of lizards if I remember shown before, real or science fiction? We could call it "Leaping Lizards" , what ya think??That was me, Tom.
But now that you show your dedication, we'll accept nothing less than the best!
. . . and I didn't mean quarter-inch gashes in the artwork would be okay, just that every pixel didn't need to be perfect , since you probably couldn't get within 8+ feet of the dish anyway...
I got some experience with the Switches Simplified thread a while back.
Needed a picture of an LNB, but not its background.
I made a decent effort at pixel trimming, while zoomed alll the way in.
It wasn't pretty at close look. But pasted into the final picture and printed, it was beautiful.
All depends on how close you can get to the image.
BACK TO WORK!
Thanks,
Tom
BTW, I found and got a new (old) fiberglass dish. Its on the thread " Adventures in Dish Hunting 2008". Its a four section dish. Not sure if I should put it up or just trash it? More about it on that thread, would like to hear your opinion!
we would love to see some pictures of them (dishes) 
maybe in its own thread i bet they look great
i know i would love to drive by and see them but can't get to the west coast until later this year or next year so photos would have to do for now
and its great to have you back in the group we hate to lose anyone
maybe in its own thread i bet they look great HaveBirdviews said:
i know i would love to drive by and see them but can't get to the west coast until later this year or next year so photos would have to do for now
good cause they probably would frown on pricing things or selling them here but there is a classified area if you become a pub member you can list all the info.... but we still love to discus and save BirdviewsHaveBirdviews said:
and its great to have you back in the group
we hate to lose anyone 
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Thanks to Fitch Ratings ( who gives the ratings on Credit and debt, as approved by the SEC, so they have accurate numbers) we have the totals.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
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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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Mexico takes on South Africa to open the World Cup Final (it is called the Final... this just isn't the World Cup Final... Final). The tournament has been plagued with rife malfeasance as FIFA has been committing all sorts of fraud with the ticket sales. Hotel rooms have gone unfilled as the prices to attend a game and stay somewhere are through the roof. I swear this is impacting Mansfield, OH hotel rates which are higher than average for the Indycar race. And there is a broadening VAR presence which will ruin things as nothing worse now when scoring a goal and knowing you can't quite celebrate yet as they check to see if a player was offside by a pixel a half-hour ago.
The Group Stage used to mean something, but now 32 of the 48... yeah, 48 teams are going to the Knockout Round. Getting into the Knockout Round used to be a big deal, even for the US. But now... if you don't lose all of your group stage games, you get to move on. Oi! And this is avoiding all the political stuff!
I have never been so unexcited for a World Cup before. Every game used to matter. But FIFA be darned if they don't try to squeeze out every dime they can out of the players, refs, and fans.
The Group Stage used to mean something, but now 32 of the 48... yeah, 48 teams are going to the Knockout Round. Getting into the Knockout Round used to be a big deal, even for the US. But now... if you don't lose all of your group stage games, you get to move on. Oi! And this is avoiding all the political stuff!
I have never been so unexcited for a World Cup before. Every game used to matter. But FIFA be darned if they don't try to squeeze out every dime they can out of the players, refs, and fans.
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Since the Reds have there thread we should too!
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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Recently came back to DirectTV Satellite service and have two boxes, Gemini and a main HR54.
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
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I feel like this was discussed in another thread, but I can't find it. I have T-Mobile and my last iPhone upgrade was in 2020. I want to get a new iPhone, but what is the best way to go about doing it? Should I order the iPhone from T-Mobile directly, or should I buy from the Apple Store? I feel like there are pros/cons to each option.
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I have a Hopper with Sling. (Don't know exact model.) A couple nights ago, I went into the DVR screen, and noted that it was recording three programs. Yet I was able to view live TV (that was not one of the channels being recorded.) Did something change? In the past, it would only let me watch one of the channels being recorded, or any recording in the DVR menu. Maybe it was streaming, although there was no indication of that?
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
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Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YJjxjYvmQ8s
Direct YouTube Link - Good Bye, Tim! Last WWDC
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View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YJjxjYvmQ8s
Direct YouTube Link - Good Bye, Tim! Last WWDC
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!
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WANTED DirecTV LCC
Anyone have a DirecTV Local Channel Connector that you'd like to get rid of at a reasonable price? DirecTV is currently in a contract dispute with owner of my local ABC affiliate.
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I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
Could be out of them I guess ... I'd keep trying, every 3-4 days.I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
If they are not out of them as them WHY you can't get one, seeing Your in a Dispute. Thats what they are for.
I would make them give you a real answer, don't let them off the hook.
I had one, and it worked well, but I believe I gave it to another D* friend (also had a AM21), I know I gave them away ...
According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
I'm not sure your going to find any Refurbished ones as D* doesn't ask for them back.According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.