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Last reply Jun 19, 2008 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Charlie Chat Recap 6/9/08

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Charlie Chat Recap 6/9/08

Hosts: Charlie Ergen and Eric Sahl

Topics
*The Magic number is 100 -- 100 national channels and 100 local channels in HD
* New Channels upcoming for the Olympics
*Jim Lampley
* Will Ferrell and other stars appearing on PPV
*The "Codfather" of fishing from WFCHD live in studio
*Phone calls and E-mails

(Jim DeFranco is absent (Father ill and we wish him well))
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Opens with talk of the upcoming HD Olympics starting August 8th.

Trivia Question: Name one of the three hosts on the World Fishing Network.

Video of 22 HD Channels Launched in the last 6 weeks.

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This brings us to over 80 HD channels.

Eric: We have had a few questions over the last few weeks about the VoomHD channels.
Charlie: Unfortunately Voom had some obligations they had to live up to and they didn't. We tried to consolodate those channels, but they didn't agree so we are in litigation and a Judge has ruled that they are not likely to prevail so that is where we stand today. We would like as part owners to see them be successful. I'm not optimistic that Voom will be on the air in any form, but we are always open to talk other than through Lawyers.

Eric: We are happy to launch WGN America HD this week on channel 239 .

Now is a good time to upgrade call 1-800-333-DISH

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Video: Taped interview with Eric Sahl with Jim Lampley who has hosted 13 previous Olympics talking about previous Olympics and what's to come.
Jim Lampley: "HD technology reaches out and touches you and will make the Olympics that much more real."
Over 800 hours in HD on the NBCU suite of channels.

NBC Basketball and Soccer Channels

NBC Olympic Showcase will be interactive
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dishHD Local Markets- Recent Additions
*Buffalo, NY
*Burlington, VT
*Ft. Myers, FL
*Greensboro, NC
*Hartford, CT
*Huntsville, AL
*Jackson, MS
*Knoxville, TN
*Mobile, AL
*Norfolk, VA
*Providence, RI
*Portland, ME

With these that brings us to 59 local HD markets...57% of US TV HH"s

Dish Local Markets launching this week
*Seattle -- KCPQ
*Sacramento -- KXTL
*Chicago -- WGN9
*Hartford --WTIC
*NYC -- WPIX
DishHD Local Markets -- Upcoming Launches
June 19th
*Grand Rapids,MI
*Memphis, TN

Summer/Fall
*Abilene, TX
*Albany,NY
*Beaumont,TX
*Chattanooga, TN
*Des Moines, IA
*Fargo, ND
*Greenville, NC
*Joplin, MO
*Lansing, MI
*Lincoln, NE
*Madison, WI
*Myrtle Beach, SC
*Omaha, NE
*Quincy, IL
*Sherman-Ada, TX/OK
*South Bend, IN
*Syracuse, NY
*Topeka, KS
*Waco, TX
*Witchita Falls, TX
*Wilkes Barre, PA
By End of year 2008 = 100 markets, 90% of US HH's

Mpeg2HD Upgrades to Mpeg4HD
Some customers still have Mpeg2HD receivers if you do:
*If you have a 811 or 6000 you can upgrade to a 211 call us for more info.
*If you have a 921 or 942 Dvr you can upgrade to a 622/722 call us for more info
By the end of the summer the Mpeg2 channels will be turned off.

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World Fishing NetworkHD Video with Charlie Moore
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Questions

Carol:
Any plans to add Discovery Planet Green?
A: We already have it (Discovery Home formerly) channel 194,

Do you carry Scifi and USA in HD?
A: Yes

Rick:
How do you get internet services?
A: go thru the broadband connection in the back of your ViP receiver

Caller

Arturo:
How does Dish negotiate for SD vs HD versions of channels, can we see KTLA and KCAL in HD?
A: Programmers want to be in every package, we look at the value of the package and try to give customers as much choice as we can... while looking at cost... We are launching the big 4 network affiliates first and hopefully by the end of the year with more capacity we can put some of the others up.

Dennis:
When the DTVPal converter will be available?
A: about June 19th $59, waiting on a $39 box to be approved.

We will offer an installation service for those that cannot install the digital converters, we offer a locals channels only package for $9.99 a month. Our website will have information on this.

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*Free standard installation
*Free DVR or HD DVR equipment upgrade

Questions
Caller
Patrick:
I have a programming question, this year peach tree in Atlanta have Braves broadcasts, is Dish Network going to carry these games?
A: We are working with Peachtree (in negotiations)

E-Mails
John:
Hartford locals?
A: May 8th

Steve:
When are you going to offer Vs?
A: Channel 151 Americas top 250 pack.
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Programming Talk
*Finding Amanda Clip
Available June 13th on DishNetwork Dish on Demand
*National Treasure 2 also available this month on Demand available on Ppv in July
*Will Ferrell Clip for Semi-Pro
*PPV Boxing Match Diaz vs Pacquiao -- Saturday, June 28th 9 pm
*World Cup Qualifiers

Dish Interactive Upcoming
*US Open
*Wimbledon

KBS World now available

Eric Sahl and Wolf Blitzer Video

Next
Technical Chat August 11th
Charlie Chat September 8th

Artist - 22 Recent.mp3 138 KB Artist - Voom.mp3 642 KB WGN America.mp3 298 KB Upgrade.mp3 594 KB Olympics.mp3 404 KB Local HD Additions.mp3 492 KB Mpeg2HD upgrades.mp3 684 KB Dvr Upgrade.mp3 744 KB Question DTVPal.mp3 350 KB Digital Transistion.mp3 722 KB Internet connections & more.mp3 424 KB

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lionsrule

Jun 12, 2008

WRONG, negativo.....

Dish has been very good to me....

NO CONTRACT REQUIREMENT to get a 61.5 install for FREE.....

qhplar

Jun 13, 2008

921 Upgrade offer

Charlie didn't say where the 921 to 622 upgrade was free or not. He didn't mention a price so I assumed it was free. Customer service wants to charge me a $100 fee and a 24 month commitment. Anyone know details on this?

Thanks

Cantonsurroundsound

Jun 15, 2008

dish and Charlie are a complete rip off!

Tyralak

Jun 15, 2008

Cantonsurroundsound said:
dish and Charlie are a complete rip off!

Care to elaborate, or are you going to just leave us hanging on that extraordinary gem of wisdom?

jrlead

Jun 19, 2008

1 hour left and it will be 5-20, No Grand Rapids HD locals. Why can't Dish keep it's promises?

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TheForce

Supporting Founder Pub Member / Supporter

Last reply 3 minutes ago · posted in The Phone & Tablet Zone

Anyone planning to buy the iphone 17?

It's time for my wife to get a new iphone as her iphone 12 is getting weak battery life test says 70% compared to when new. But it is beginning to show signs of screen freezing as well.

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Foxbat

Aug 24, 2025

It may be the year to update my 13 to the 15.

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Foxbat

Nov 4, 2025

BTW, iOS 26.1 is now out for iPhone, along with the OS 26.1 updates for all other supported Appley iDevices.

osu1991

Nov 9, 2025

Bought a Motorola G Power 5G android phone as a spare and to use for some work stuff. Was tired of work stuff cluttering up my iPhone 16 Pro. Didn't take long to remember why I originally went to an iPhone. 4hrs doing updates to step up from Android 14 updates to Android 15 and latest updates for 15. Ads on the Play store above the app I searched for is something I don't really remember from the last android phone I had 13-14 yrs ago. Face ID on iphone has spoiled me too.

I just wanted a cheap phone mainly for work pictures or I would have got an 17 Pro and used my 16 for work stuff, but no need to spend that kind of money. I don't even have cellular service on the Motorola, just using it on WiFi and added my google voice number to it with the app.

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Foxbat

Nov 30, 2025

Apple released their 2025 Holiday video. Friendly forest fauna find forgotten phone…

There's also a behind the scenes "Making of" video, too:

Foxbat

Feb 12, 2026

Foxbat said:
BTW, iOS 26.1 is now out for iPhone, along with the OS 26.1 updates for all other supported Appley iDevices.

BTW, iOS 26.3 is now out for iPhone, along with the OS 26.3 updates for all other supported Appley iDevices.

Foxbat

Mar 10, 2026

Foxbat said:
It may be the year to update my 13 to the 15.

Apple made me an offer I couldn't refuse. For whatever reason, they bumped up the Trade-in value of my iPhone 13, first to $180, and just recently to $195. So I took the Apple Cash from Apple card savings and the $195 trade-in and have a shiny new iPhone 17 nothing. The base 256 GB is more than enough for my needs.

Now I'm on the lookout for a leather case for it…

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Foxbat

3 minutes ago

My iPhone 17 is now running iOS 27.2 (whatever happened to 27.1.x?) and it looks like all the other Apple devices that can are releasing 27.2 (looks like it came out Monday)

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iJustine

18 minutes ago · posted in iJustine

The new PROLED MacBook Pro has a Dynamic Island 😯

Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CjVbq6h2VZw

Direct YouTube Link - The new PROLED MacBook Pro has a Dynamic Island

The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!

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iJustine

18 minutes ago · posted in iJustine

New PROLED MacBook Pro!

Time for another AWESOME video from iJustine!

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ux8oQzvijl4

Direct YouTube Link - New PROLED MacBook Pro!
The official iJustine Website's Website
Buy her book!

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"MysteryMan"

Pub Member / Supporter Cutting Edge

Last reply 26 minutes ago · posted in Computers and Gadgets

Windows 10/11 Download

I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.

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EarDemon

Oct 13, 2026

If it wasn't for what I want, I wouldn't need any of this.

Do I need a collection of handheld radios, scanners and speed enforcement countermeasures? Nope, but I want them. Very little, if any of the software used to interface with these devices is available on Linux.

WhiteBeard

Oct 13, 2026

EarDemon said:
If it wasn't for what I want, I wouldn't need any of this.

Do I need a collection of handheld radios, scanners and speed enforcement countermeasures? Nope, but I want them. Very little, if any of the software used to interface with these devices is available on Linux.

To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.

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EarDemon

Oct 14, 2026

WhiteBeard said:
To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.

For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.

I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.

harshness

Oct 15, 2026

EarDemon said:
I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows.

What is so fantabulous about the Windows UI? By many accounts, it has been going downhill since Windows 7.

There are Linux desktops that offer Windows or Mac UIs, yet you don't hear much chatter about them outside of questions about when the creators might get sued.

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EarDemon

Oct 15, 2026

harshness said:
What is so fantabulous about the Windows UI?

Because it's what I prefer. I know I've said this a few times, I use Open Shell to give me the cascading start menu a la WIN 95 and NT4.0. The only reason I went from Windows Vista to 7 back in the day was because of Classic Shell. I cannot stand anything other than the OG start menu from 30+ years ago. I'm using ExplorerPatcher to give me Windows 10 UI elements of the taskbar and right click context menus.

If you could take a look at how I set up Windows 95, you'd find many similarities to how I use 11.

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EarDemon

Oct 15, 2026

I could probably use that as a starting point, but I don't like the full size icons. If you have to click on each folder that's also a no-go for me, it has to be cascading.

I used to have Peppermint Linux in a VM, that was about as close as I could get to recreating a Windows NT4.0 style of menu structure, but I could never get it to scale properly in VMWare on a 4K display and eventually gave up.

Whatever the boot up time it's fine with me. The longest part of my bootup is the HP SureStart BIOS integrity check. Once that is done, it's only a few more seconds. I haven't done this reg tweak yet since the reformat, but I switched the bootup animation to the Windows 10 style spinning circle of dots, and it's two and a half rotations. I can live with that.

harshness

Oct 16, 2026

EarDemon said:
Because it's what I prefer.

I hope you don't believe that makes it wonderful (especially when you're using workarounds for Microsoft's malfeasance).

I use LibreOffice as opposed to Microsoft office (even in Windows) because it's UI is like the Office of old, so I'm putting my money where my mouth is (in a manner of speaking). The ribbon was one of the worst ideas to come out Redmond.

HipKat

Oct 16, 2026

EarDemon said:
I could probably use that as a starting point, but I don't like the full size icons. If you have to click on each folder that's also a no-go for me, it has to be cascading.

I used to have Peppermint Linux in a VM, that was about as close as I could get to recreating a Windows NT4.0 style of menu structure, but I could never get it to scale properly in VMWare on a 4K display and eventually gave up.

Whatever the boot up time it's fine with me. The longest part of my bootup is the HP SureStart BIOS integrity check. Once that is done, it's only a few more seconds. I haven't done this reg tweak yet since the reformat, but I switched the bootup animation to the Windows 10 style spinning circle of dots, and it's two and a half rotations. I can live with that.

I used to pin the C: drive to the Win Taskbar and it would open in cascading style

"MysteryMan"

26 minutes ago

2026-10 Preview Update Builds: 26300.9818 and 26200.9818 (KB5127936) has been released. Moderate time needed for those choosing to perform a manual download/install/restart. Quality improvements only. No new operating system features.

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TWiT Tech Podcast Network

28 minutes ago · posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Windows Weekly 1007

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MT4ptWNv2E

Direct YouTube Link - Windows Weekly 1007
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed

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Scott Greczkowski

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge

Last reply 52 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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harshness

Today at 9:54 AM

Show and Tell - Al Wilson

sdfntx

Today at 10:24 AM

On with the Show - The Rolling Stones

gms49ers

Today at 10:41 AM

The Show Must Go On - Pink Floyd

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Bobby

Today at 11:20 AM

If Love Must Go - Dobie Gray

FTA4PA

52 minutes ago

Drift Away - Dobie Gray

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Van

Last reply 57 minutes ago · posted in What's Cooking?

Whats for breakfast?

Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?

Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.

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dfergie

Oct 17, 2026

Dos cackleberrys over easy on top of 2 corned beef hash patties fried in skillet... Chocolate milk.

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TRG

Oct 17, 2026

Cold morning today, only 32 degrees. Fired up the oven and made cinnamon rolls (from a tube) and a pot of coffee.

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TRG

Thursday at 4:10 PM

2 egg burrito with bacon and a side of hashbrowns. Coffee.

TRG

Sunday at 1:40 PM

Breakfast Quesadillas. Grilled flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, hash browns, chopped green chile, cheddar & Jack cheese and bacon. Coffee.

Bobby

57 minutes ago

Taco omelette. 3 eggs, taco meat from yesterday, diced green chilis, cheddar cheese, chopped red onion, avocado, black olives, chopped tomato, La Victoria Salsa Brava.

This one was really, really good!

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Booredatwork.com

58 minutes ago · posted in BooredAtWork.COM