Social Feed
Tomorrow I will have my 4th 44 switch replaced. I have 2 HD receivers and 2 digital receivers. The 2 HD receivers loose satellites and the 2 digtital receivers do not loose any of the satellites. The 44 switch seems to always be the problem. When it is replacesd the HD receivers picked up all the satellites and the all the receivers work normally. However, it is just a mater of time before the HD receivers starts loosing the satellites again. I will call for tech support and the 44 switch gets replaced.
Does anyone know about why the 44 swirches fail so often?
I have tried to call customer support and like Dish's comepetitor and other US companies... I get a call center in the Phillipines with someone who only knows how to ask the questions from a checklist on a page in the Dish Company's manual.
I asked to speak with a service representative in the USA and I got a lady that stated she was a service representative and all she could do was log my complaint. Does Dish have a real customer support that cares about a customers problems with Dish's service/equipment and will get the problems resloved?
Who cares at Dish Network USA and how do you contact them?
Is Direct TV equipment more reliable? Should I change the Direct TV?
Does anyone know about why the 44 swirches fail so often?
I have tried to call customer support and like Dish's comepetitor and other US companies... I get a call center in the Phillipines with someone who only knows how to ask the questions from a checklist on a page in the Dish Company's manual.
I asked to speak with a service representative in the USA and I got a lady that stated she was a service representative and all she could do was log my complaint. Does Dish have a real customer support that cares about a customers problems with Dish's service/equipment and will get the problems resloved?
Who cares at Dish Network USA and how do you contact them?
Is Direct TV equipment more reliable? Should I change the Direct TV?
14 Replies
·
1914 views
B
I did a new install just the other day, it included a 1000 plus with a 722k and 222k receiver using a 44 switch. I had the 722k in port 1 and I verified which line I had my power inserter in for the switch. I know it worked when I left the customers house because we were watching all the different channels during the customer education.
Later that night the customer has to call dish; both his receivers were not getting signal. The csr for some reason sent an RA for the 722k. The next day I find out that I had a tc12 so I got the work order for it. I went to the customers and checked my lines, checked the outlet again and verified my signal with my super buddy on all 4 lines. I checked every possible section of line from the receiver to the switch to the dish. It turned out to be the 44 switch. It was brand new so I wouldn't think of it as being that, but it does happen with new switches as well as lnbfs and receivers.
It really upsets me when everything is new and you expect it to go in without a hitch. I know there is always a built in percentage of equipment failure for equipment, I just hate it when I get that bad batch of equipment and the thing goes out after I have left the install.
Later that night the customer has to call dish; both his receivers were not getting signal. The csr for some reason sent an RA for the 722k. The next day I find out that I had a tc12 so I got the work order for it. I went to the customers and checked my lines, checked the outlet again and verified my signal with my super buddy on all 4 lines. I checked every possible section of line from the receiver to the switch to the dish. It turned out to be the 44 switch. It was brand new so I wouldn't think of it as being that, but it does happen with new switches as well as lnbfs and receivers.
It really upsets me when everything is new and you expect it to go in without a hitch. I know there is always a built in percentage of equipment failure for equipment, I just hate it when I get that bad batch of equipment and the thing goes out after I have left the install.
In our meetings we discuss TC's all the time. We realize there are issues over which we have no control. The TC system has major flaws.I did a new install just the other day, it included a 1000 plus with a 722k and 222k receiver using a 44 switch. I had the 722k in port 1 and I verified which line I had my power inserter in for the switch. I know it worked when I left the customers house because we were watching all the different channels during the customer education.
Later that night the customer has to call dish; both his receivers were not getting signal. The csr for some reason sent an RA for the 722k. The next day I find out that I had a tc12 so I got the work order for it. I went to the customers and checked my lines, checked the outlet again and verified my signal with my super buddy on all 4 lines. I checked every possible section of line from the receiver to the switch to the dish. It turned out to be the 44 switch. It was brand new so I wouldn't think of it as being that, but it does happen with new switches as well as lnbfs and receivers.
It really upsets me when everything is new and you expect it to go in without a hitch. I know there is always a built in percentage of equipment failure for equipment, I just hate it when I get that bad batch of equipment and the thing goes out after I have left the install.
It is what it is.
There's no sense sweating over things we cannot control
The ones we can control are what we need to focus upon.
Lifetime Supporter
Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
433 Replies
·
14689 views
S
www.aboutamazon.com
Amazon to acquire Globalstar and expand Amazon Leo satellite network
Globalstar satellites, radio frequency spectrum, and operational expertise will enable Amazon Leo to add Direct-to-Device (D2D) services to future generations of its low Earth orbit satellite network.
www.aboutamazon.com
S
www.foxnews.com
SpaceX reportedly seeks 80,000 cell sites to become a wireless carrier | Fox News
SpaceX is reportedly pursuing 80,000 cell sites to turn Starlink into a wireless carrier that could compete with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile for cell coverage.
www.foxnews.com
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.
Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
6639 Replies
·
380534 views
After having continuing trouble with my eight+ year old Dell Inspiron laptop I am looking to hopefully catch a good deal on new one. My options to buy is Costco and Sam's Club. It seems like a lot of new laptops are 2 in 1 which I do not need. I use the laptop to mainly surf the web and keep up with my finances, money and bills. I would like to have at least a 15" screen and having a touchscreen is a plus. The keyboard would need to lighted also. I don't game any. It would have to be Windows instead of and not Mac. The brands I see the most are Asus, Dell and HP. My two last laptops has been Dell's. Of these brands are there any standouts over the other brands. My budget (hopefully) is $600+-. Also while researching I noticed that do not have ethernet ports.
11 Replies
·
209 views
Supporting Founder
Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
183 Replies
·
3159 views
..I hate playing in Ames.
My in-Laws came from Iowa, she was a graduate of ISU. Unranked Iowa teams beat the #24 and #25 teams on Halloween.
And I heard that your QB made a poor choice after scoring the tying touchdown, leading to a fifteen yard penalty on the ensuing kickoff. The Cyclones were then able to take advantage of the resulting field position to get close enough to score the winning field goal.
In a NCAA Football season of bizarre endings, this has to rank right up there.
I have Dish with Hopper3. I choose to get local channels OTA and had a "guide list" established at my previous home. Having moved a few miles away, I wanted to update the list by appending a couple new stations via a rescan. As many would know, some stations come in with the UHF/VHF antenna aimed in one direction, while others come in better with a different direction.
Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.
Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.
Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
4 Replies
·
126 views
Pub Member / Supporter
Lifetime Supporter
Saw this in Sams yesterday. I thought this was a really cool idea. Having a new grandbaby I almost bought one. I saw a lot of these back in the day.
4 Replies
·
32 views
Yeah...I heard something like that
I just thought it was cool for the retro aspect of it. I still prefer taking video with my camcorder because I then have the video on a physical memory card which I can back up and put in my safe.
Pub Member / Supporter
Pissed off at the crappy healthcare costs
My health Insurance renewal for 2027 just came in. Going from $827 a month to $1,187 a month. Deductible going up a $1k to $9,350. Max out of pocket also going up $1k to $11,000. Doctor co-pay of $40. Urgent Care co-pay $50. ER 50% coinsurance after deductible. That's all in network. Out of network is double, should it be needed.
Have to think about this. I'm really tempted to just go without now. I only go to the doctor once or twice a year. I pay out of pocket for Tirzepitide and can do without the Rosuvastatin (crestor) now. Really tired of spending over $10k a year and getting nothing out of it.
After years with Blue Cross I switched last year to Ambetter as my Blue Cross premium was going from $1200 to $1800 for a Silver plan and the Bronze plan was still going to be $1300 at BCBS. Ambetter was $827 for the same coverage with a Bronze plan. Didn't think it would jump this much so soon.
I'm guessing a Silver plan is probably over $2,000 a month for 2027.
44 Replies
·
573 views
Such a scam. Healthcare.gov shows me cheaper individual plans available for 2027 from ambetter that ambetter doesn't show on their website. Looked it up. I've spent $68,000 in premiums the last 5 years and got nothing out of it except a few doctors visits and labs.
Staff member
HERE TO HELP YOU!
Cutting Edge
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....
68705 Replies
·
2682789 views
Pub Member / Supporter
Lifetime Supporter
Was raining yesterday so I went to Sams up in Dothan to stock up on some things. Haven't been there in quite a while. I was amazed at how large most of the TVs were. When I walked in they had a 100 in Vizio (I think it was Vizio) that was marked down to something like $1,200. The first rows of TVs were all in the 80 in + sizes. The next couple of rows had the "smaller" models....those 75 and under. I was amazed at how small the 75s looked when lined up with the larger screens.
1 Replies
·
25 views
I've had a H3 receiver for years but just recently began watching and recording 4k content. I'm consistently having the display revert to the upper left quarter of the screen after fast forwarding or pausing the playback of 4k recordings.
Some research I've done blames it on the Hopper as not having the processing power to quickly shift between the FF or pause playback formats and it leaves the playback device in a mode thinking that it's no longer receiving a 4k stream. So it displays the 1/4 image.
I've found that I can quickly recover back to a full screen 4k display by using the remote sequence Pause / Info / Resume.
I've tested this on two different monitors, but they're both LGs, so maybe it's the TVs, and not the Hopper? Is this a known problem? Anyone else experience this?
Some research I've done blames it on the Hopper as not having the processing power to quickly shift between the FF or pause playback formats and it leaves the playback device in a mode thinking that it's no longer receiving a 4k stream. So it displays the 1/4 image.
I've found that I can quickly recover back to a full screen 4k display by using the remote sequence Pause / Info / Resume.
I've tested this on two different monitors, but they're both LGs, so maybe it's the TVs, and not the Hopper? Is this a known problem? Anyone else experience this?
1 Replies
·
69 views