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Im in a situation. I have the HD package and one of those who are suffering from 129 going out if there is a cloud even thinking of coming by my house (let alone it actually raining).

I am a hands on kind of guy so I dont want a Dish installer repointing my dish for me. Last time that happened I was out repointing my dish to get 110 on a Dish 500 the next day.

I got a Dish 1000 right now. Which would be better....trying to repoint the 1000 or buy a 1000.2 to get better reception?

We are trying to sell the house so we dont want Dish coming out and putting us in a 2 year agreement. A second sat is not an option either.

Another reason is that we may not have Dish at the next place. As much as I love the service, the wife is REALLY getting frustrated about no HD locals on the sats. With the "HD Only" service we just downgraded to going out often, she is getting more and more frustrated.

Thanks very much for your comments in advance. You will be helping a 10+ year Dish advocate out here!!!
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harshness
The problems you describe aren't typical for the Ohio area. It is likely that if the dish is installed properly you can get it dialed in better.
M
I'd try fine tuning your existing dish to improve 129 before any other changes. I would suggest going into the signal strength screen and seeing what signals you get. You may be low across the board, with 129 being the lowest of the three. Even in Seattle, I'd pick up 129 OK with a regular 500 dish (and I bracket), it was just the cyclic loss of signal every 25ish minutes on the weakest transponders where the larger dish helped.

My 2 cents, though.

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rcdallas
Save yourself a few bucks and retune the dish 1000.

You need to peak the 129, make sure mast is plumb, skew is correct.

Since this is a repeating issue, I'll assume your LOS is good, but make sure the top pivot bolt is tight.
foghorn2
Get the Dish 1000.2 and and maximaze for 129 reception. USe a wing dish for 61.5 also. Thats what I did.
C
yes LOS is great. No trees in the way.
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Starting a thread klang !

After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.

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Finished season 3 last night. Still one of my favorite shows.

Anyone else wonder if there might be something else going on with Callum? Seems to me he has too much access to Russian intelligence.
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One episode into season 4 that dropped today...

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Renewed for season 5.
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Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
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Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
Great ending, but it ran in circles most of the season.
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Almighty1
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
Might be worth just to ditch the hopper plus. No issues here on h713
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
Buy a roku and dump the hopper plus you'll be better off. If you have a smart tv you don't need either one. No hopper plus here and no issues!!!
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