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MNordquist

Last reply Sep 1, 2012 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Hopping Mad, I don't even know where to begin...

After calling Dish to no avail, having a tech come out and taking to my Twitter only to get the same tired responses. This seems like a good support group for me.

"Hi my name is Mike. I've had a Hopper and 2 Joeys since week 1, when the techs knew even less about them."

Some issues:
1. If you have the Guide/DVR open, count on the open application to freeze at 7pm and 10pm when Primetime Anytime kicks in.
2. "Searching for Hopper 'Family Room'...(take a bathroom break)." I spent 45 minutes resetting the Hopper and power cycling the Joey so I could watch football lastnight. When I finally gave up, it turned on. (this isn't the first instance)
3. Blank Guide and DVR information is common.
4. Stays on the last channel watched and doesn't allow you to turn it (not even to DVR) - even though the numbers you punch in are shown on the screen. This has happened a couple of times and is really annoying. I've been forced to watch Jerry McGuire and HGTV.
5. I paid extra for the Sling, and I've never been able to get it to work.
6. The Internet connectivity can't connect. (but I can stream a movie on the tablet standing right next to it.)
7. Don't get me started on their "apps".
8. I know there's more...I'm just too tired to think of them.

What I've done:
Coming from an IT background, I'm annoyed that someone actually gave the greenlight to roll this out without having testers first. I called and listened to the scripted speeches. Yes, I reset and power cycled things. Yes everything is connected and tight. Even sent out a tech to confirm. I kind of felt bad for the tech, because you could tell it was just his typical Hopper call that he could do nothing about. Then I took to Twitter and that was useless. I tried again last night, they asked me to contact them privately, and when I DM'd my information and asked what they thought they could do for me...I didn't get a response back.

AMC is gone and they want to take away Big 10 Network too, you've got to be kidding me.:rant:

DirecTV keeps calling me to come back. Even willing to pay most of my cancellation fee. HEAVILY considering it.

Any rays of hope on the horizon?

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dangue

Sep 1, 2012

The issues you're reporting are not typical of most users. I've had 2 Hopper and 1 Joey since the second week of availability and the system has been pretty rock steady. There were a few issues that cropped up with firmware 213, but I haven't had any need to reboot since 221 came along.

Have the Hopper or the node been replaced? People on these forums have reported issues. But most, nowhere near to what you are experiencing.

I would PM a Dirt member here and see if they can help you out in any way.

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sparc

Sep 1, 2012

dangue said:
I would PM a Dirt member here and see if they can help you out in any way.

yeah, message DIRT. Very few of your problems are common here. After s221, my 2H/1J system is actually more stable now.

What equipment has been replaced in your system so far? hopper? node? wiring?

are your issues specific to one hopper? how are you trying to connect your hopper to the internet?

i'd be double checking that all the installation rules were followed: http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=279755

oldengineer

Sep 1, 2012

Whenever I have Dish work on my system I'm always told that the work is guaranteed for 30 days.

keckge

Sep 1, 2012

I just pay the 6 bucks it is well worth it in my opinion. They are at my house at least every 2 months to fix something so I pay it. And now that you have a hopper it is so worth it, you don't have to worry about anything with the protection plan I realize that it is 6 bucks but these hoppers something can go wrong any min and if you don't have it its a pain to add it and then take it off. The only thing about my system that I personally own anymore is my 3rd hopper and if they would have leased that to me I would have, but they made me buy it so that is the only piece of owned equipment that I have.

navychop

Sep 1, 2012

$7 now, I believe. I gladly pay it.

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osu1991

Last reply 44 minutes ago · posted in The Sports Section

Milwaukee Bucks To Return To Full-Season Over-The-Air Television For First Time In 31 Years

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zippyfrog

44 minutes ago

We had that in Chicago for about 9 months with CHSN, before Comcast came in and in order for them to carry the channel, the OTA signal had to be taken down.

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primestar31

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Last reply Today at 3:00 PM · posted in Internet Television (IPTV) Discussion Forum

Peacock jacking their rates even higher!

Just received this email:

Your Premium Annual Plan Will Renew Soon and We've Updated Our Prices
We hope you're enjoying Peacock! We wanted to let you know that we're changing the prices of Peacock annual plans as follows:

Premium Annual from $79.99 to $109.99

Premium Plus Annual from $139.99 to $169.99

All prices do not include applicable taxes. Prices for any add-ons, such as a Regional Sports Network, will remain the same.

Your annual Peacock plan will auto-renew on 11/25/25 for 1 year at $109.99 plus applicable taxes unless you cancel before that date. If you are currently on an offer, your promotional pricing will continue through the end of your promotional period.

To view your upcoming payment or manage your plan go to your Account. To cancel, select "Cancel Plan" within your account page or follow the steps described here.

I'll be canceling, and waiting to see if there's another Black Friday special. If not, that's it for us. IMO, Peacock isn't worth anywhere near $79.99, much less $109.99!

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zippyfrog

Jul 4, 2026

I subscribed to Peacock for 1 month because of Tour de France this month. First time subscribing to Peacock since they did away with the amazing Black Friday 1 year deals. What is different - I bought it through my YouTube Premium account, so I can watch all the Peacock through the YouTube app. This is the first time I have experienced this where you don't have to switch apps. For Paramount+ I need to switch to a different app. When I subscribed to CHSN or Marquee, I need to switch to their apps. And last time I subscribed to Peacock, I had to be in their app.

I am blown away that I can subscribe to Peacock on YouTube and watch all the content directly on YouTube.

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Jimbo

Yesterday at 11:26 PM

zippyfrog said:
I subscribed to Peacock for 1 month because of Tour de France this month. First time subscribing to Peacock since they did away with the amazing Black Friday 1 year deals. What is different - I bought it through my YouTube Premium account, so I can watch all the Peacock through the YouTube app. This is the first time I have experienced this where you don't have to switch apps. For Paramount+ I need to switch to a different app. When I subscribed to CHSN or Marquee, I need to switch to their apps. And last time I subscribed to Peacock, I had to be in their app.

I am blown away that I can subscribe to Peacock on YouTube and watch all the content directly on YouTube.

Thats You Tube, Not You Tube TV, your talking about, right ?

zippyfrog

Today at 7:15 AM

Jimbo said:
Thats You Tube, Not You Tube TV, your talking about, right ?

Yep! Normal YouTube. Just like when I buy NFL Sunday Ticket. I don't have YouTube TV. My local NBC channlel, the live streaming channels, and all the movies/tv shows are all just on YouTube. Everything on Peacock now says "purchased" - previously it would say "buy" and I would have to buy all the shows individiually.

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Jimbo

Today at 8:50 AM

zippyfrog said:
Yep! Normal YouTube. Just like when I buy NFL Sunday Ticket. I don't have YouTube TV. My local NBC channlel, the live streaming channels, and all the movies/tv shows are all just on YouTube. Everything on Peacock now says "purchased" - previously it would say "buy" and I would have to buy all the shows individiually.

View attachment 192517

That Does make sense, when I get the ST on YTTV, they show up in the YTTV Guide, so I guess Peacock and others I presume, show up as well.

I did get another streaming app off the YTTV menu a long time ago, but don't remember if it showed on the YTTV guide or if I went to the App for the Streaming service.

I see Some of the Streaming options show up in the YTTV options to purchase, but not all.... (Major wise) Paramount Plus with Showtime is there and a few others as well.

Juan

Today at 9:03 AM

Jimbo said:
That Does make sense, when I get the ST on YTTV, they show up in the YTTV Guide, so I guess Peacock and others I presume, show up as well.

I did get another streaming app off the YTTV menu a long time ago, but don't remember if it showed on the YTTV guide or if I went to the App for the Streaming service.

If you want that..its better to use the Amazon prime app

Jimbo

Today at 9:07 AM

Juan said:
If you want that..its better to use the Amazon prime app

Would that show up in my YTTV Guide where everything is put together in one guide, that was the point in the conversation ?

Juan

Today at 9:57 AM

Jimbo said:
Would that show up in my YTTV Guide where everything is put together in one guide, that was the point in the conversation ?

One app that has everything put together like regular youtube

Jimbo

Today at 10:41 AM

Juan said:
One app that has everything put together like regular youtube

Why would I use Amazon Prime for that when I already have YTTV ...
I don't want to go to AP to watch YTTV or Paramount Plus or Hulu ...or ... or ...

Juan

Today at 10:48 AM

Jimbo said:
Why would I use Amazon Prime for that when I already have YTTV ...
I don't want to go to AP to watch YTTV or Paramount Plus or Hulu ...or ... or ...

It's one app that has everything

Jimbo

Today at 11:23 AM

Juan said:
It's one app that has everything

That was called Cable

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Juan

Today at 3:00 PM

Jimbo said:
That was called Cable

Well..I think you nailed it

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ewindowman

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Last reply Today at 2:38 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish Bankruptcy - Business as Usual

Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th

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nelson61

Tuesday at 2:17 PM

Dish/Directv both will be around (likely combined and rebranded) for at least another 10-15 years.
Yes, the number of subscribers will continue to decrease over time but that is not the end of the world as some like to predict.

And, the business will make money during that time, perhaps not much, but it will be profitable.

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Juan

Tuesday at 6:50 PM

nelson61 said:
Dish/Directv both will be around (likely combined and rebranded) for at least another 10-15 years.
Yes, the number of subscribers will continue to decrease over time but that is not the end of the world as some like to predict.

And, the business will make money during that time, perhaps not much, but it will be profitable.

But how many cable channels will survive?

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Arctic_fox

Yesterday at 3:55 PM

Juan said:
But how many cable channels will survive?

do we really need 500 tv channels

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dishdude

Yesterday at 4:30 PM

Arctic_fox said:
do we really need 500 tv channels

25 years ago I remember all the threads demanding new channels and the race for DTV and Dish to add channels....all to end up with nothing on! Things really need to be leaned out, we don't need 3 FXs, 5 ESPNs, 8 MTVs

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comfortably_numb

Yesterday at 4:46 PM

dishdude said:
we don't need 3 FXs, 5 ESPNs, 8 MTVs

I *NEED* ESPN 8 "The Ocho!"

Luckily it's free on the Roku Channel

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Arctic_fox

Yesterday at 9:00 PM

dishdude said:
25 years ago I remember all the threads demanding new channels and the race for DTV and Dish to add channels....all to end up with nothing on! Things really need to be leaned out, we don't need 3 FXs, 5 ESPNs, 8 MTVs

100% agree it's all of the same Bullsh!t on different channels on at different times of the day. they need to drop the pricing down to

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dishdude

Today at 12:52 PM

This doesn't pass the smell test. I hope they pause this bk for now (it's not dire) and take a close look at the games being played by Dish and Echostar.

Dish Wireless bankruptcy fight gets messier

Dish Wireless wants to move quickly through Chapter 11, but tower companies and other creditors are pu | Dish Wireless wants a fast bankruptcy exit, but tower creditors are asking the court for more time.

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Juan

Today at 2:37 PM

Arctic_fox said:
100% agree it's all of the same Bullsh!t on different channels on at different times of the day. they need to drop the pricing down to

Thats because 2 or 3 companies own the majority of the channels

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comfortably_numb

Today at 2:38 PM

Juan said:
Thats because 2 or 3 companies own the majority of the channels

NBC Universal Viacom Taco Bell Mountain Dew Circle K Speedway Pizza Hut Comcast

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Van

Last reply Today at 2:25 PM · posted in What's Cooking?

Whats for breakfast?

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.

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Jul 1, 2026

Two eggs, hash browns, a couple of Jimmy Dean sausage links, toast...

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French toast with real maple syrup and 2 slices of bacon. Coffee.

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Today at 2:25 PM

Breakfast burrito on the go today. Egg, hash-browns, cheese and chopped green chile. OJ.

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Today at 1:32 PM · posted in Linus Tech Tips

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SuperDish_Fan23

Last reply Today at 1:06 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

My Echostar/Dish Network Reciever Tier List

These are my opinions, so dont kill me LOL

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navychop

Today at 6:34 AM

I can ALMOST read that chart.

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Foxbat

Today at 10:34 AM

Technically, the Joeys aren't receivers, just clients to the Hopper receivers.

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dishdude

Today at 12:56 PM

How does he have a 111 on there and it's not in the trash tier lol

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telstar_1

Today at 1:03 PM

What's a 111?

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dishdude

Today at 1:06 PM

telstar_1 said:
What's a 111?

The cheapest all plastic, no composite output $50 receiver they could make. Came out around 2004 just before they started leasing equipment. They weren't around long.

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comfortably_numb

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Last reply Today at 11:24 AM · posted in Over the Air Television By RabbitEars.Info

Umbrella base for pole to fit antenna

I'm still experimenting with OTA antennas at my new apartment. The mudflap works OK, but we had a dust/wind/rain storm the other day and it all but blew it away. I moved it indoors where the antenna is safer but the signals are marginal.

I bought a traditional Yagi antenna from Amazon and it seems to work more consistently, plus it's meant for outdoors where the mudflap is not.

Anyway, I've had success using umbrella bases paired with a fence post for satellite dishes, and I figured that could work for this as well. I'm just not sure where or what to get and what size pole for this application.