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had cable for four days now, called dish a week ago to tell them to cancel effective monday. got the call today trying to get me to stay. here is what they said.
they said i was a long term customer and asked why i am cancelling. i told them lack of hd. they asked what i have now that i didn't with dish. i told them network locals, inhd 1 and 2. then he said dish is continually looking at adding hd. i told them that charlie said nothing would be added until the end of the year.
discussion came around that i have a hdpvr now. i told him it worked perfectly and that it was included in my promotional price. he tried to say that they had an upcoming promotion to lease a 921 (i think he meant a 942). he then asked if i wanted to buy one. i told him that it made no sense to buy the 921 or 942 since it would not work with mpeg 4. he didn't know what i was talking about.
then asked if i wanted hbo and showtime free for a month to give me some extra hd channels. i told him that i am getting all the movie channels for free for six months.
tried to tell me if i deceide to come back at a later time, that they would not be able to waive the 25 dollar re connect fee. i told him that i have no plans to come back but will be going to direct tv at the end of the year. he asked why and i told him they already have local hd and it went into me telling him that charlie said they would have local hd when shivia was passed. nothing yet on dish.
that should be the last dealings i have with dish unless they don't send me the 34 bucks they owe me.
i wish i could say it was fun the entire time with dish, had a good 2 and half years, hellish third.
nice knowing ya dish.
they said i was a long term customer and asked why i am cancelling. i told them lack of hd. they asked what i have now that i didn't with dish. i told them network locals, inhd 1 and 2. then he said dish is continually looking at adding hd. i told them that charlie said nothing would be added until the end of the year.
discussion came around that i have a hdpvr now. i told him it worked perfectly and that it was included in my promotional price. he tried to say that they had an upcoming promotion to lease a 921 (i think he meant a 942). he then asked if i wanted to buy one. i told him that it made no sense to buy the 921 or 942 since it would not work with mpeg 4. he didn't know what i was talking about.
then asked if i wanted hbo and showtime free for a month to give me some extra hd channels. i told him that i am getting all the movie channels for free for six months.
tried to tell me if i deceide to come back at a later time, that they would not be able to waive the 25 dollar re connect fee. i told him that i have no plans to come back but will be going to direct tv at the end of the year. he asked why and i told him they already have local hd and it went into me telling him that charlie said they would have local hd when shivia was passed. nothing yet on dish.
that should be the last dealings i have with dish unless they don't send me the 34 bucks they owe me.
i wish i could say it was fun the entire time with dish, had a good 2 and half years, hellish third.
nice knowing ya dish.
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Unbelievable.
#1) You called and told them to cancel Monday. They call you back on TUESDAY. Wouldn't you think they would have called you BEFORE you wanted your service cancelled to try and get you to stay. Doesn't do much good after the fact now does it.
#2) Dish may be 'looking at HD' but when you have their CEO saying they are adding nothing for a good long while it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out there's a huge difference between 'looking' and 'doing'.
#3) I bet they *do* plan on leasing the 921 to begin with. They have a lot of them that are effectively discontinued and outdated based on the 942. With that said, why in the world would you want to *buy* one? That makes no sense for them to even ask that question.
#4) Quote - "i told him that it made no sense to buy the 921 or 942 since it would not work with mpeg 4. he didn't know what i was talking about."
Par for the course with this company and their call center employees. The right hand has no idea what their left hand is doing. Crap training, no information about technology given to these people, different answers when you talk to different people at the same phone number. They do not have it together.
#5) Oh boy, free HD movie channels for a whole month! Wow!
#6) They can't waive the $25 reconnect fee? LOL! Are they threatening you? Why in the world would this matter to someone who is interested in HD content? Again, amazing they would even tell you this.
I'm on the bubble myself. Been paying them $100+ for nearly three years now but getting the runaround about swapping out my 301's for 811's. If I don't get help soon from them, I'll spend the $2K for an all D* HD setup. I hate to move to an entirely new setup and relearn new hardware and channels but I don't have time for crappy customer service when the HD content is not even as good as their competitors.
#1) You called and told them to cancel Monday. They call you back on TUESDAY. Wouldn't you think they would have called you BEFORE you wanted your service cancelled to try and get you to stay. Doesn't do much good after the fact now does it.
#2) Dish may be 'looking at HD' but when you have their CEO saying they are adding nothing for a good long while it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out there's a huge difference between 'looking' and 'doing'.
#3) I bet they *do* plan on leasing the 921 to begin with. They have a lot of them that are effectively discontinued and outdated based on the 942. With that said, why in the world would you want to *buy* one? That makes no sense for them to even ask that question.
#4) Quote - "i told him that it made no sense to buy the 921 or 942 since it would not work with mpeg 4. he didn't know what i was talking about."
Par for the course with this company and their call center employees. The right hand has no idea what their left hand is doing. Crap training, no information about technology given to these people, different answers when you talk to different people at the same phone number. They do not have it together.
#5) Oh boy, free HD movie channels for a whole month! Wow!
#6) They can't waive the $25 reconnect fee? LOL! Are they threatening you? Why in the world would this matter to someone who is interested in HD content? Again, amazing they would even tell you this.
I'm on the bubble myself. Been paying them $100+ for nearly three years now but getting the runaround about swapping out my 301's for 811's. If I don't get help soon from them, I'll spend the $2K for an all D* HD setup. I hate to move to an entirely new setup and relearn new hardware and channels but I don't have time for crappy customer service when the HD content is not even as good as their competitors.
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Patrick Stewart died yesterday, October 28th at the age of 86. We lost yet another great actor. 
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He’s forever known for playing Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, whom he “admired for their morality, for their kindness, for their sensitivity, for their compassion.”
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This should hit a lot of folks with a dose of reality. I can only imagine how much more common this will get as AI progresses.
I read several stories on this and most are clear as mud. They say a lot of the stolen bitcoin has been "locked out" and that everyone will be made financially whole. I guess time will tell if either of these statements are actually true.
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I read several stories on this and most are clear as mud. They say a lot of the stolen bitcoin has been "locked out" and that everyone will be made financially whole. I guess time will tell if either of these statements are actually true.
Hackers steal $6.3 billion from Binance in biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft
The company later added it began recovering assets impacted by the breach after pledging to cover losses using its Secure Asset Fund for Users.
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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:
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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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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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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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