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Hi guys,
I've never had Dish before so this will be all new for me.
I now OWN a VIP211k system that I purchased privately from another SGUS member.
I have the dishes installed and tested. I get 110/119/129 with crazy strong signals so there is no installation to be done. Everything is installed and functioning just fine. I can see the info channels, NASA, free previews, etc. I also see the channel that congratulates me for having a dish pointed at 129 west.
I have a brand new 2tb disk installed on it for DVR.
But here's my problem.
I want to subscribe but I do not want the discounted rate. I want to skip the credit check and I do not want to sign a 2 year contract.
I want to pay month by month, manually. I absolutely will not agree to auto-billing / auto-pay.
: I want to just start out paying the full $70 a month for America's Top 250 package, I don't care about the discount for one year.
I do not at all want the three months of free HBO/Showtime/etc channels. I do NOT want them. I don't want Blockbuster or sling thing or internet or anything else. Just TV.
I do want HD channels. I see they talk about "Free HD for life" but then in small print it says requires 24 month contract and auto-pay.:
I also want the DVR function. I understand that there is a one time $40 fee to activate that and I'm fine with that.
How can I get the HD channels without a contract?
I do not ever enter into contracts with anyone for anything, ever. Everything I own is paid for in full and I pay my cell and home phone bills monthly without contracts.
Please tell me there is a way for people such as myself who do not trust corporations and wish to pay manually month by month.
Auto-billing/pay is a 1000% sure fire way to get ripped off. If they won't work with me I'll just take the whole thing and pitch it in the trash.
Thanks..
I've never had Dish before so this will be all new for me.
I now OWN a VIP211k system that I purchased privately from another SGUS member.
I have the dishes installed and tested. I get 110/119/129 with crazy strong signals so there is no installation to be done. Everything is installed and functioning just fine. I can see the info channels, NASA, free previews, etc. I also see the channel that congratulates me for having a dish pointed at 129 west.
I have a brand new 2tb disk installed on it for DVR.
But here's my problem.
I want to subscribe but I do not want the discounted rate. I want to skip the credit check and I do not want to sign a 2 year contract.
I want to pay month by month, manually. I absolutely will not agree to auto-billing / auto-pay.
: I want to just start out paying the full $70 a month for America's Top 250 package, I don't care about the discount for one year.I do not at all want the three months of free HBO/Showtime/etc channels. I do NOT want them. I don't want Blockbuster or sling thing or internet or anything else. Just TV.
I do want HD channels. I see they talk about "Free HD for life" but then in small print it says requires 24 month contract and auto-pay.
:I also want the DVR function. I understand that there is a one time $40 fee to activate that and I'm fine with that.
How can I get the HD channels without a contract?
I do not ever enter into contracts with anyone for anything, ever. Everything I own is paid for in full and I pay my cell and home phone bills monthly without contracts.
Please tell me there is a way for people such as myself who do not trust corporations and wish to pay manually month by month.
Auto-billing/pay is a 1000% sure fire way to get ripped off. If they won't work with me I'll just take the whole thing and pitch it in the trash.
Thanks..
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I'm still keeping my FTA stuff though, my favorite channel of all, MeTV isn't on Dish Network. I watch that channel a LOT.
So I'll be jumping back and forth between the two systems. With the DVR I can really have the best of both worlds.
Thanks again!
FYI, I just found MeTV on channel 42. Its not on the whole day, just in the evening I believe. Outside of the classic shows, the channel runs some craptacluar infomercials.
WELL THERE'S YOUR PROBLEM!!!
So my pre-amp came in yesterday. I went up on the roof this morning and hooked it up. As I was putting things in place I got to the wire that runs to the house.
The crimped on connector fell off. And the wire was all rusted up. It looked NASTY... I knew there was no way in the world that was gonna work so I climbed back down and got my tools.
I cut about 4 inches off the wire and put a brand new compression connection on it.
When I got in the house I put all new connections inside too, just for good measure.
I intend to run a new wire from the roof but I don't have enough so I need to buy another spool of the stuff.
But for now this will have to do.
(My lens isn't a telephoto so this was as good as I could get without changing it out to the big guy or climbing back up there.)
After it was all done I checked and found I had boosted my signal by 10% on average across the board. OTA channels that have been quirky are now stable with one exception, one channel was giving me trouble but I'm going to blame the wind on that, we've been having several days of very strong winds with even strong gusts. I can hear it roaring outside. When it would gust up that one channel would drop out and I would get the nasty yellow warning screen. I think once the wind dies down that channel will be fine too. It's really hard to aim the antenna at ALL the towers, they are scattered all over the place, some are a good 45 degrees off from the average group so there's no way to pick them up without either another antenna or turning this one and that's not happening.
For the time being, this will be ok. I'll revamp everything in a month or so, I want to add a much better antenna and a new main wire..
So my pre-amp came in yesterday. I went up on the roof this morning and hooked it up. As I was putting things in place I got to the wire that runs to the house.
The crimped on connector fell off. And the wire was all rusted up. It looked NASTY... I knew there was no way in the world that was gonna work so I climbed back down and got my tools.
I cut about 4 inches off the wire and put a brand new compression connection on it.
When I got in the house I put all new connections inside too, just for good measure.
I intend to run a new wire from the roof but I don't have enough so I need to buy another spool of the stuff.
But for now this will have to do.
(My lens isn't a telephoto so this was as good as I could get without changing it out to the big guy or climbing back up there.)
After it was all done I checked and found I had boosted my signal by 10% on average across the board. OTA channels that have been quirky are now stable with one exception, one channel was giving me trouble but I'm going to blame the wind on that, we've been having several days of very strong winds with even strong gusts. I can hear it roaring outside. When it would gust up that one channel would drop out and I would get the nasty yellow warning screen. I think once the wind dies down that channel will be fine too. It's really hard to aim the antenna at ALL the towers, they are scattered all over the place, some are a good 45 degrees off from the average group so there's no way to pick them up without either another antenna or turning this one and that's not happening.
For the time being, this will be ok. I'll revamp everything in a month or so, I want to add a much better antenna and a new main wire..
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
You're no fun.
Huh, that's interesting, it was like I had the site all to myself…
JK, JK! Scott will explain when he gets back home and can get online.
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No idea what improvements might be involved.
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Two bugs out and three new bugs in.
Yep. Just got a call from a customer who said her DVR buttons stopped working. Told her about the new software and had her reboot her H3, problem solved.Two bugs out and three new bugs in.
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Direct YouTube Link - Perseverance Mars Rover Sets New Interplanetary Driving Record
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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.
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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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Continuing the Kilauea thread in the Pub here. Perhaps the Iceland one too next time there's remarkable activity.
Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.
You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.
www.usgs.gov
View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4
Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.
View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
Currently there is precursory lava flowing into the crater, leading to the next episode that'll probably start within the next day.
You can see the pace of inflation / deflation here. It serves as the primary predictor for when the expect the eruptions, which coincide w/ inflation turning into significant deflation and last for several hours on average with significant fountaining.
Monitoring Data for Kīlauea
For more information on how electronic tiltmeters and GPS receivers help monitor the deformation of Kīlauea volcano, see the HVO Deformation page.
View: https://youtu.be/Uecu2seh4b4
Wife and I like the AfarTV feeds, for the discussion along w/ them, though they're otherwise just mirrors of the official USGS feeds.
View: https://youtu.be/iws3rh5vLAQ
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Oooo, quite the show now. All three vents have doming and overflows. The cone that built up around the North vent lost its upper quarter at 02:50 Oct 17 and is now spewing lava at a healthy rate. Don't know if I would say it's a fountain, but it's close.
edit: The USGS has called the official start of Episode 55 as starting at 03:19 HST Oct 17, 2026:
Alert Level: WATCH, Color Code: ORANGE 2026-10-17 13:43:56 UTC
HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice
Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Issued: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 3:43 AM HST
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/H488
Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min
Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m)
Area: Hawaii
Summary: Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Volcanic Activity:
Episode 55 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Fountain heights are relatively low at about 100-150 feet (30-45 m), and it is not clear whether this episode will evolve to the same heights as previous episodes. Continuous overflows from the vents began yesterday, October 16, just before 6 a.m. HST and transitioned into episode 55 fountains at 3:19 a.m. HST this morning. The current forecast is for winds are blowing from the north-northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the south-southwest direction from Halemaʻumaʻu.
edit: The USGS has called the official start of Episode 55 as starting at 03:19 HST Oct 17, 2026:
Alert Level: WATCH, Color Code: ORANGE 2026-10-17 13:43:56 UTC
HVO/USGS Volcanic Activity Notice
Volcano: Kilauea (VNUM #332010)
Current Volcano Alert Level: WATCH
Current Aviation Color Code: ORANGE
Issued: Saturday, October 17, 2026, 3:43 AM HST
Source: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Notice Number: 2026/H488
Location: N 19 deg 25 min W 155 deg 17 min
Elevation: 4091 ft (1247 m)
Area: Hawaii
Summary: Episode 55 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Volcanic Activity:
Episode 55 of lava fountaining in Halemaʻumaʻu began at the summit of Kīlauea began at 3:19 AM HST on October 17, 2026.
Fountain heights are relatively low at about 100-150 feet (30-45 m), and it is not clear whether this episode will evolve to the same heights as previous episodes. Continuous overflows from the vents began yesterday, October 16, just before 6 a.m. HST and transitioned into episode 55 fountains at 3:19 a.m. HST this morning. The current forecast is for winds are blowing from the north-northeast direction, which suggests that volcanic gas emissions and volcanic material may be distributed to the south-southwest direction from Halemaʻumaʻu.
- All eruptive vents and lava flows are confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Tephra fall from volcanic ash clouds is greatest within 3 miles (5 km) of the vents, lighter ash and Pele's Hair may stay suspended for large distances from the vents.
Kīlauea seems to be returning to the "normal" eruption script, impressive fountaining from the North Vent. For once, the V2 Cam has the best overall shot:
The lava flows have covered a good portion of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor.
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Since the Reds have there thread we should too!
Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
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Simple, charming. Entire premise is quite silly but Cary Grant carries it across the line in good fashion.
Simple, charming. Entire premise is quite silly but Cary Grant carries it across the line in good fashion.
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Direct YouTube Link - Military grade antenna for your off-grid setup #hamradio #satcom #offgrid
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Anyone making their own breakfast sausage? I've recently been trying different recipes, found some I like, some I've modified...
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