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ryotgz
Last reply · posted in DIRECTV General Forum
I took the plunge and scheduled an installation date for July 17. Getting two DVRs and noted they need to be HR24s or to reschedule for when they will be HR24s. Used bing cashback and should get about $40 back which covers my E* ETF.
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ryotgz
Some people are mad about them having to turn off Disney HD and other related channels until an agreement is reached. For me it is local HD was announced last November and never came. And the wife wants our "real" locals without "moving" and doesn't care if they are in HD. I want my locals in HD so we are going Direct since Insight HD is horrid.
jaj1701
I took the plunge and scheduled an installation date for July 17. Getting two DVRs and noted they need to be HR24s or to reschedule for when they will be HR24s. Used bing cashback and should get about $40 back which covers my E* ETF.

Glad to hear of someone else taking advantage of BING. I'm amazed how no one is taking advantage of it....though I understand some have very little in initial hardware and installation costs or have a need to order it over the phone (like AAA).

I noticed you said your getting $40 back.....that would be from the 2nd HD-DVR @ $100. Did you not also have the TV Internet Connection Service ($25) on there to connect your DECA cloud to the internet? If so, then you should be getting back $110.

If it doesn't show up in the next day or two in your cashback account as pending, take your order and save it as a PDF and submit it as a ticket to BING and they'll take care it very quickly.

GOOD LUCK and CONGRATS!

Jason
gopherscot
Some people are mad about them having to turn off Disney HD and other related channels until an agreement is reached. For me it is local HD was announced last November and never came. And the wife wants our "real" locals without "moving" and doesn't care if they are in HD. I want my locals in HD so we are going Direct since Insight HD is horrid.

Congrats ... as an ex-E* customer for years you will love the HR24's and MRV. I was tired of waiting for my HD locals and being lied to. Also love my three RSN's in HD 24 /7. Seems like a lot of ex Dish people here and all seem to be happy! Welcome to D*!!!
S
Anyone else wanting to take bing up on there offer has one more month. I believe the last date is still July 30th

Cashback offers will end on July 30. People who have earned rebates have a year to redeem them.
jaj1701
Anyone else wanting to take bing up on there offer has one more month. I believe the last date is still July 30th

So, I believe that as long as your ORDER is placed by July 30th, you should be good. But for my piece of mind, I'd have it INSTALLED by then to be on the safe side. They do charge your card at the time of the order, so I don't think it matter....but again, INSTALLED by July 30th is your safest best.

You can either request a check or have the funds deposited into your PayPal account.
ryotgz
I noticed you said your getting $40 back.....that would be from the 2nd HD-DVR @ $100. Did you not also have the TV Internet Connection Service ($25) on there to connect your DECA cloud to the internet? If so, then you should be getting back $110.

If it doesn't show up in the next day or two in your cashback account as pending, take your order and save it as a PDF and submit it as a ticket to BING and they'll take care it very quickly.

Yep, getting that from the second DVR. I already ran cat 5e (or cat 6 - don't remember) to the TV a while back. So no need there. The purchase isn't on there yet, but I didn't expect it to show until I got it installed. If its not there in a few days I'll shoot them an email.
ryotgz
Thanks everyone. I believe I will enjoy it. Just hope E! HD and G4 HD come along soon.

Congrats ... as an ex-E* customer for years you will love the HR24's and MRV. I was tired of waiting for my HD locals and being lied to. Also love my three RSN's in HD 24 /7. Seems like a lot of ex Dish people here and all seem to be happy! Welcome to D*!!!

I know exactly what you mean. I remember seeing you post about the Davenport locals just like I was when they said Evansville would be "coming soon". They never came and will be surprised when they do.
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Gary Toma
Staff member Pub Member / Supporter Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in DIRECTV Technical Resources Forum
The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
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National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
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Additional tabs provide:​
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
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Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8​

Understanding the TPN Map

Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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K
PISTONS and THUNDER are finally testing on the stream server. PISTONS is showing the Ion/Scripps Sports promo loop filler that their NHL and WNBA feeds have, THUNDER has a "You are watching Thunder+" slate

The Clippers still haven't officially announced their TV plans beyond 10 simulcasts on KTLA, but the NBA's FAQ for ClipperVision is now live. The CLIPPERS feed is currently showing a loop of their Hawaii preseason game.

The Heat still haven't announced their West Palm Beach or Fort Myers affiliates. Since WPLG is streaming the games for free via their app, I doubt we'll be seeing the return of WPLG on stream.

So far nothing testing for the Bucks, Magic, Hawks or Hornets.
K
The Heat still haven't announced their West Palm Beach or Fort Myers affiliates. Since WPLG is streaming the games for free via their app, I doubt we'll be seeing the return of WPLG on stream.
West Palm Beach is getting it on WTCN-CD/43 MNT. Still nothing for Fort Myers


Also, the Thunder's deal for KSBI/52 OKC and KQCW/19 Tulsa will be via a special cable and DIRECTV only feed of those stations. OTA viewers and Dish customers will be limited to 10 games.
dtv757
Thanks for the updates on CW norfolk
Hopefully comes to sat soon!!
dtv757
Not seeing 44 (WVBT-DT/44 CW Norfolk ) on my D* app for firestick
K
It's only available for streaming customers, they still haven't added that batch of CW stations to satellite.

Even if it was, satellite customers still can't stream their CW affiliates via the app, just the Big 4, select PBS stations and some independents (mainly the ones that have full season NHL/NBA rights)
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WCWW/25 CW South Bend and WBKP/5 CW Marquette are now testing on the stream server. These are both already available on satellite.

Now in the satellite guide:
663-2 PISTONS
675 THUNDER
693 CLIPPERS
Bobby
Supporting Founder Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
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.
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Bobby
CFB, Notre Dame at BYU, Saturday 10-27, 4:30PM PDT, Channel 148-03.
Bobby
NASCAR, Freeway Insurance 500, Sunday 10-18, 12PM PDT, Channel 148-04.
Bobby
CFB, Ohio State at Indiana, Saturday 10-17, 9AM PDT, Channel 148-01.
CFB, Arizona State at Texas Tech, Saturday 10-17, 12:30PM PDT, Channel 148-01.
Bobby
CFB, Ole Miss at Texas, Saturday 10-24, 4:30PM PDT, Channel 148-03.
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CFB, Indiana at Michigan, Saturday 10-24, 9AM PDT, Channel 148-01.
CFB, BYU at UCF, Saturday 10-24, 12:30PM PDT, Channel 148-01.
meStevo
Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Foxbat
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
rvvaquero
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.
M
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:

Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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Foxbat
Jeeez, Week 6, no lead is safe…
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b4pjoe
Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.
Yes the Cowboys owner needs to fire the general manager (himself), co-owner, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Executive Vice President, Director of Player Personnel, and President of AT&T Stadium (his son) and then he should jump off of a cliff. Only then can they recover.
rvvaquero
Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson had an argument about who was responsible for the dynasty building of the early 90's Cowboys.

The rest of us figured it out in about 3 years, Jerry has had over 30 years but still can't admit it. It's all he lives for, to show everyone he can put together a winner. I don't think he can. His kids only know what he taught them.
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dfergie
I was a devout Cowboy fan in the Landry era, grudgingly gave Jimmy his due, since then not so much, the Jones family took care of that...
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dfergie
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy

Ethanol Free Stations

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Bobby
Regular$5.999​
Premium$6.399​
Diesel$7.999​
at Costco, Rohnert Park.​
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dishstaller
Regular$5.999​
Premium$6.399​
Odd that out there, Prem is only 40 cents higher. Here it's a full dollar more.

Last night it was about $4.17 gas, $6,19 diesel.
harshness
Odd that out there, Prem is only 40 cents higher. Here it's a full dollar more.
On the West Coast, a 40-cent differential is common. It used to be 30 cents before the prices rose above $3.

A "full dollar more" sounds like it may be boat gas (non-alcoholic), which is a whole different discussion.
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dishstaller
A "full dollar more" sounds like it may be boat gas (non-alcoholic),
Both non-ethanol and prem run about the same....buck more. When we were up in TN it was a buck more up there as well.
harshness
In Oregon, our premium boat gas is about a dollar more than our corn premium. Several stations only offer the non-corn premium grade.
Bobby
Regular$5.899​
Premium$6.299​
Diesel$7.999​
at Costco, Rohnert Park.​
dishstaller
Diesel is all over the place around here. Saw it yesterday from $5.37 to $6.17...not sure what the obsession was with ending in 7
dfergie
$4.09 - $4.29, real gas $4.69...
Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
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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ClarkGable
Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys
gms49ers
The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
FTA4PA
Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
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Bobby
Gonna Send You Back To Georgia (A City Slick) - Timmy Shaw
dishstaller
Detroit Rock City - KISS
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M
Last reply · posted in Over the Air Television By RabbitEars.Info
Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.
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Scott Greczkowski
Hopefully they are better then the current highly insecure junk boxes that are out now.
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navychop
DEATH TO NEXGEN!
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TRG
17 years ago the US turned off analog OTA signals in favor of digital broadcasting. Now the push is ATSC 3 "Nextgen TV". But nobody seems to be able to agree on DRM implementation protocols. People don't want to hook their TV up to the internet in order to watch over the air TV. At least I don't. With all the data they collect about your viewing habits the box should be given away at no cost.
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navychop
Comb your hair.
Howard Simmons
Lifetime Supporter
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