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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I didn't even know that my sister in law and family were considering switching to Dish Network, walked into their house today and there sat the 322 receiver. I was impressed by it and immediately was interested as my wife and I are considering adding a third TV.

My questions are 1: can existing subscribers upgrade to the 322? If so, what type, if any promotions exist. We are in a newer model house and when we moved in, the installer was able to utilize existing cable jacks for the wiring. The third TV we want to add is near a cable jack, i'm assuming it won't be a problem for this TV to be operated by a not so close receiver.

Our two current receivers are in an upstairs bedroom, close to where the third TV is and downstairs in the living room. Which receiver would be better to control this third TV, the upstairs or downstairs receiver?

Thanks for any information ya'll can provide.
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The UHF remote on the 322 functions alot better then the UHF 522 remote. With the 322 reciever the distance between the 2nd T.V and the reciever really should'nt matter, with the 522 the closer you have the second T.V to the recier the better off you will be. As far as location??? If you go with the 322 you may consider the option of getting a UHF remote for T.V 1 and putting the reciver in the basement if your cable is all home run there. I've done this sevreal times as the customer really liked the idea of not having a reciever sitting by the television.
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Stargazer said:
Existing subscribers can upgrade to a 322.

ATM actually you can only upgrade to a 522. When asked about having the 322 available to existing customers, Charlie looked befuddled and asked why you wouldn't just get 2 301/311s. There may be options later but not now.
Stargazer
The only advantage of upgrading to a 322 would be the additional tuner fee (and with some people a newer receiver) whereas with a 522 you can get DVR functionality on two tv's which makes the upgrade more worthwhile.
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thanks for the input. My wife and I don't do a lot to taping as it is, if I miss a show, oh well, life goes on, I wouldn't have time to watch it later, anyway. Really, the only thing my wife and I would be interested in would be hooking up the third TV without having to pay for another receiver.
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garn9173 said:
thanks for the input. My wife and I don't do a lot to taping as it is, if I miss a show, oh well, life goes on, I wouldn't have time to watch it later, anyway. Really, the only thing my wife and I would be interested in would be hooking up the third TV without having to pay for another receiver.

I thought as you did. I got 2 322s (new customer). I already had a DVDR with built-in hard disk and figured I didn't need a 522. The 322 has some deficiencies as compared to the 522 and some advantages. The guide is only 48 hours vs about 10 days on the 522. For making a quality DVD, it produces better output. But believe me, the ability to record shows at will as the 522 can is something you will really appreciate. Since my DVDR doesn't work as well with satellite as it does with cable and so I had to manually set up programs. For the 90% of shows we watch and erase, its a hassle. Both have bugs (occasional momentary dropouts on 522; 322 forgets to turn on the channel's video when a recording is scheduled.

I finally got Dish to let me trade out one of my 3 month old leased 322s for a 922. It was tough but worth it.

Get the 522 instead. You won't regret it.

John
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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....
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Oh Susanna, Dust off the Old Pianna - Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra
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Garden Party - Ricky Nelson
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The Garden - Rush
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Safe In My Garden - The Mamas & The Papas
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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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