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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
522- Timers! + where to send patch requests??

I cannot BELIEVE that every time I set a timer.. it defaults to 1/3 minutes early/late and to "all" episodes. Who ever thought of that?? :mad: It's truly unbelievable...

Does anyone know an effective method of suggesting (demanding is more like it) changes for upcoming patches for the 522?

Also.. any way to change these defaults on our own?
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Can I also add to what GetMeABeer and maximum just said - what Beer said is definitly true on my box as well, BUT it should be noted that I leave it in single mode 24/7. When I switch it to dual mode (different shows on 2 different TV's), about half the back-to-back timers automatically disable themselves. Don't know what the deal is, but that's why I leave it in single mode - cause I want it to catch all my shows!
Very good tip on the keyword Dish Pass search as well.

Also, I must apologize for myself. Though 'Berg removed it, I was the second person in this thread, praising what Beer said. I did NOT think it to be a mean post at all, and I'm sorry anyone took it that way.
Let there be peace to all this! :)
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chaddux said:
He wanted to waste the time of Echostar engineers on something that's NOT A BUG. Just because he can't remember to change a setting, a setting WHICH IS HELPFUL, is no reason to bug Echostar. They can work on ACTUAL bugs.

Perhaps he mispoke. Maybe what he meant to say was that it was an ill-conceived 'feature' of the software that made it behave in an unpredictable manner.

Having timer padding that self-corrects in default, but doesn't when manually changed may be useful in some situations, but I haven't figured out how this would be a benefit to me, yet.

Documentation from Dish about this (if they really meant it to behave this was) would be helpful, too.
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OK.. now after using the 522 for 10 days... I get it.. I don't mind the padding now... and I see more serious glitches all the time... but I still think the fact that the timer defaults to "ALL EPISODES" and not "ONCE" is actually important too.. and the default is "not helpful" like the poster above says- I feel it is an actual BUG... It wastes lots of my time and stinks... who wants to record 44 Seinfelds when you just want one episode you haven't seen??

Thanks for the info- some good stuff here- all is good and well.. I know that all forums have negative topics and posts.. I don't mind... I run 3 gaming and neighborhood forums myself so I understand.
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The networks have been playing games with the start times. It is called "dragging across the hour" to retain the audience. It does raise you-know-what with scheduling of timers. Given the quality of the network shows this year, it probably won't help, anyway. Who wants to record more ads than shows?
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I have to disagree ! The padding is NOT taken away. I am running in single user mode and if I schedule two programs on the same channel that run back to back and leave the default padding the first show is set to TV1 the second show is set to TV2 and if I try to schedule a third on a different channel it is cancelled. It should take away the padding and put the first two shows (on the same channel)on TV2 and the third show on TV1 but it DOSEN'T ! I have to set the ending padding to 0 for it to work correctly. I have not checked to see if it works in dual mode because I prefer single mode.

Joe
Scott Greczkowski
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I have Dish Hopper and Hopper Plus and also have Alexa Echo. I link the Alex skill to Dish and it asks me to enter the pairing code shown on the TV. I go into Dish Settings and there is no Alexa shown. Not sure what to do.
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Ungood.
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What is the purpose of connecting Alexa and the H3?
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navychop
Tell Alexa verbally what to do.
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What is the purpose of connecting Alexa and the H3?
I stand up from my chair with my glass in one hand and my plate in the other, when a story I really want to hear comes on the TV. So I say, "Alexa, pause DISH", and it waits for me to return from the kitchen, at which time I say, "Alexa, resume DISH".

Or maybe, when I return with a full glass in one hand and a new plate in the other, I realize I forgot to pause to hear this good story from its start. So I say, "Alexa, skip DISH backwards 3 minutes", and I still get to catch the whole story.

I use this every day. Or until I acquire a third hand.
navychop
The Resurrectionists can help you with that.

For a price.
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link

I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.
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If any of you know some of the guys from the board and you have their contact info, please reach out to them....many failed to update their contact info and some even had starband email addresses.
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I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link

I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.
Now I have to go check out what happened now. Lol!
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Went and looked, not too bad...

Just let people know the address is satelliteretailer.com as DishRetailer.COM is not working. :)
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(((Garyd)))
If any of you know some of the guys from the board and you have their contact info, please reach out to them....many failed to update their contact info and some even had starband email addresses.
Your old link triggered my Bitdefender today.
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Now I have to go check out what happened now. Lol!
I had a direct link to ]Political, thought provoking and debatable but now have to go in the main section or I get a warning on my Bitdefender
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