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I called one day after a rate increase from direct and was told a good price with everything I needed so I switched to dish. Installer hooked it all up and then the trouble began. The card they left had a lot of channels that I wanted but could not get. WAIT I have the everything package. I called and those channels are no longer available, removed last month. AND after looking at your bill the other person put a 200 with all channels and premiums..you can't do that so my bill went up $20 a month. BS so I talked to a supervisor and got that fixed. Till the bill...it was $35 higher....talked to billing and sorry but you have 250 not the 200 and bla bla bla...so come get this crap after 14 days I am out. SO a billing person got it all streight. For over a year i was satisfied except when it rained, or got real cloudy. My max signal strength was 24... yep to get any higher would require 2 dishes
HUH??????, I live in LR ar and my buddy had dish and a signal in the 90's.
anyway the HD pvr crapped out and sure send it in at your expense and we will replace it. WAIT I have to pay shipping on your eq that I am paying rent on.
IF you want if fixed yes.
SO I quit dish on that day.
Well after ota tv for a while I am thinking of getting back into cable/sat and wanted to ask
1) why was my signal so weak and needed 2 dishes to fix it?
2) why do they require the customer to pay to have their eq repaired?
3) they seem to be the cheapest of the 3...directv and comcast
is this the reason for all the crap I got from them?
ps I called and asked about their service again.
the 200 pack is [FONT="]$37.99 for first year ...then reg for $52.99 +HD $10
I assume this is for 1 tv...the person said yes
I asked about adding another tv...it would be SD and didn't need HD on it.
She went blank....well sir the hd is for your service not per tv. I understand that I was talking about the receiver... OH so that would be another std receiver.
Another....I need 1 HD and 1 Sd
ok sir that would run you with HBo And Showtime $89 a month.
WAIT I want the 200 pack + HD + 1 additional receiver. And the HBO AND SHOWTIME are free for 3 months I am not paying for them. Correct?
yes that is $89 a month
OK what am I missing here?
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HUH??????, I live in LR ar and my buddy had dish and a signal in the 90's.
anyway the HD pvr crapped out and sure send it in at your expense and we will replace it. WAIT I have to pay shipping on your eq that I am paying rent on.
IF you want if fixed yes.
SO I quit dish on that day.
Well after ota tv for a while I am thinking of getting back into cable/sat and wanted to ask
1) why was my signal so weak and needed 2 dishes to fix it?
2) why do they require the customer to pay to have their eq repaired?
3) they seem to be the cheapest of the 3...directv and comcast
is this the reason for all the crap I got from them?
ps I called and asked about their service again.
the 200 pack is [FONT="]$37.99 for first year ...then reg for $52.99 +HD $10
I assume this is for 1 tv...the person said yes
I asked about adding another tv...it would be SD and didn't need HD on it.
She went blank....well sir the hd is for your service not per tv. I understand that I was talking about the receiver... OH so that would be another std receiver.
Another....I need 1 HD and 1 Sd
ok sir that would run you with HBo And Showtime $89 a month.
WAIT I want the 200 pack + HD + 1 additional receiver. And the HBO AND SHOWTIME are free for 3 months I am not paying for them. Correct?
yes that is $89 a month
OK what am I missing here?
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you have to pay to cancel it? geez - that's beyond a little ridiculous. Are they turning into ticketmaster where they charge you a fee to print out your own tickets? 
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So if i dont have the service plan, and something goes bad, i have to pay $95 for a tech to come out AND i would have to pay for a new receiver (assuming it was the receiver that was bad)?
pSo if i dont have the service plan, and something goes bad, i have to pay $95 for a tech to come out AND i would have to pay for a new receiver (assuming it was the receiver that was bad)?
you have to pay to cancel it? geez - that's beyond a little ridiculous. Are they turning into ticketmaster where they charge you a fee to print out your own tickets?
So if i dont have the service plan, and something goes bad, i have to pay $95 for a tech to come out AND i would have to pay for a new receiver (assuming it was the receiver that was bad)?
possibly so, but then again they may work with you if you are a customer in good standing. they started charging the $25 fee because many of us, myself included, would just add the insurance and then after we had our problem fixed, we would drop it. they finally caught on!
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Finally caught on? The CSR's would tell you to add & remove DHPP whenever you had a problem that needed fixing.
possibly so, but then again they may work with you if you are a customer in good standing. they started charging the $25 fee because many of us, myself included, would just add the insurance and then after we had our problem fixed, we would drop it. they finally caught on!
Finally caught on? The CSR's would tell you to add & remove DHPP whenever you had a problem that needed fixing.
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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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Wireless Joey 4. Yesterday, I noticed a little green dot on a small black field in the upper right hand corner of the screen, regardless of channel, recordings, etc. A restart got rid of it, but I am curious as to what It meant and what I did to get it there.
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Its a bug. I had it happen to mine. The mic is not listening, and if your worried about that remove the batteries from your remote as thats where the mic is. 
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This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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I was reading this article
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
Cable TV ‘cord-cutters’ became the majority in 2022
The steady decline of cable and broadcast television, and the rise of streaming services, reached a sort of inflection point over the past year. Last summer, for the first time, streaming ser…
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
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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.
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With Streaming, they should all be able to be on at night, no issue with TV slots
(Everybody can be on Peacock ...
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Could. Yes.With Streaming, they should all be able to be on at night, no issue with TV slots
(Everybody can be on Peacock ...
But you know as well as I that they are not going A: put all of their prime matchups on at the same time. And B: take their main games off of the main channels.
You had bama vs lsu, and Georgia vs Ole Miss to choose from.
Considering Georgia had beaten Bama and Ole Miss had beaten LSU, I can see that why they chose that game for the night matchup (without the benefit of hindsight as to how the game's Saturday would play out).
You also had Tennessee vs Kentucky to fit in the mix.
Someone had to be at 2:30. Which imo is honestly my preferred slot for bama games no matter who they are playing or where.
None of them was going to be a streaming only game, and none where going on an "alternate" channel.
College Football Playoff, ESPN agree to 5-year, $1.7 billion deal expanding field to 24 teams starting in 2027
The CFP field will have 12 teams this year, before doubling in 2027.
