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SatelliteGuys Charlie Chat Recap.
Before the chat started, Scott anounced that along with the 942 giveaway, a 921 would be given away (donated by a member) and three 25 dollar gift certificates to amazon.com.
Chat comes on air.
Charlie and Jim are there and two guest to their right.
Jim is talking about the what tv to me is promo. They are showing a picture of two stealth dishes. They look like they are part of the owner's roof. Charlie is commenting on the dishes.
Jim has a new hairstyle.
In the chat room, Scott reminds everyone of the 75 dollar gift cerficate to dishstore.net to anyone who gets through and mentions satelliteguys.us on the air.
Charlie Chat is showing a cheesy what tv to me is video of two older people talking about their love for dish network and how they never miss the Charlie Chat.
Jim welcomes Jim and Rosemary Legrotte to the chat. They where the ones in the video.
There are 107 in the satelliteguys.us chat room.
Jim and Charlie are still talking to Jim and Rosmary about what equipment they have and why they love Dish Network. Going on about how they have a DVR and how much they love it.
The winner of the first 25 dollar gift cerficate is gravy741.
Jim is asking Rosmary if she knows about the Club Dish promo. She says they stole one of the cable customers.
Going to Henry from the Cyber Cafe. Questions one is about channel 100 and why the customer does not get it. Channel 100 is not available on all recievers. Question two is shopping at sharper image from a dishnetwork reciever. Henry tells how to access the shopping. No more questions.
The three finalists for the 942 are Ahegedus, kresston, and gio164.
Scott announces their was 112 peices of candy in the candy jar.
Programming update from Eric Sahl, Vice Pres of Programming. 157 Local Markets. New locals are Twin Falls, ID and Rapid City. Talking about UFC 52. Talking about MLB extra innings. Cost is 169 or 56.33 times three payments. Makes a joke about offering MLB without steriods. Now showing a video for MLS Direct Kick for 69 bucks. Dish latino launches a new channel on 826.
Jim and Charlie will take questions now.
First question by email is any update to adding secondary DMAs if you live close to two cities. Legistation is still being worked out. FCC has written their report and they say they will be adding some extra channels this summer. Has to do with cities that are close together being able to receiver both sets of locals.
Second winner of the 25 dollar gift certificate is jstewart.
Second question by email is about national HD channels. Charlie says they will offer some cities next year after MPEG4 rollout. Charlie going on about wanting local stations to upgrade their power so we can pick up the signals with our rabbit ears.
Third question by phone is Charles and his question is adding anymore HD channels. Charlie starts talking about MPEG4. Don't expect anymore HD channels until MPEG4.
Look for more info on a September Charlie Chat.
Fourth question by phone from Arthur wants to know about leasing an HD DVR. Charlie says not to expect it for at least a couple of months. Wants more HD content before leasing the units.
Fifth question by email is looking for the National Geo Channel. Charlie says it is in the Top 180 package. Emailer could not find it in her guide. It is channel 186.
Now showing a video with the English guy and it has to do with Dish Movers program and credit card auto pay.
The winner of the 921 is StevenD.
Markdl from DBS talk is in the Satelliteguys chat room. Thanks for attending Mark.
Dennis Weaver is now the guests from Encore Westers.
Scott now will give away a 501 donated by another satelliteguy member. The winner is Firebird81.
Still talking to Dennis Weaver about his favorite western movie.
The thrid winner of the amazon gift certificate is ragnersjay99.
The winner of the 942 is Kresston. The amount of money in the jar was 7.74.
Charlie Chat is having triva questions A dozen DVDs from Starz is being given away. Due to the 942 winner being announced, I missed what the question was.
Ten minutes left in the Charlie Chat and they are still taking with Dennis Weaver.
More questions.
Caller Tim asks about the Voom Satellite. Charlie says more bandwith at 61.5. Says their might be some opportunity to get some of the Voom programming. It will have to be conveted to MPEG4. FCC still has to approve the transaction.
Caller Ron asks about MPEG4 and the extra bandwith. WIll it allow more local channels to be placed on the main 110 and 119 birds so the RVers can pick up more of their local channels. Charlie says the majority of locals will be on spot beams. Still must have an RV waiver to get the distant local channels. Can have up to two.
Seven minutes left in the Chat.
Email about the Pentagon channels. When will it be available on the 110 or 119 satellite. It will not be moving to the main birds. Must have four percent of bandwith from each satellite devoted to public interest.
Jim is announcing the winners of the Starz DVD package. Joe and Jerry are the winners.
Last question from an email. Where can she get a list of PPV movies showing each month. Answer. www.dishnetwork.com/ppv or channel 500.
Next month is Tech Forum on May 9th.
That wraps up the chat.
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SatelliteGuys Charlie Chat Recap.
Before the chat started, Scott anounced that along with the 942 giveaway, a 921 would be given away (donated by a member) and three 25 dollar gift certificates to amazon.com.
Chat comes on air.
Charlie and Jim are there and two guest to their right.
Jim is talking about the what tv to me is promo. They are showing a picture of two stealth dishes. They look like they are part of the owner's roof. Charlie is commenting on the dishes.
Jim has a new hairstyle.
In the chat room, Scott reminds everyone of the 75 dollar gift cerficate to dishstore.net to anyone who gets through and mentions satelliteguys.us on the air.
Charlie Chat is showing a cheesy what tv to me is video of two older people talking about their love for dish network and how they never miss the Charlie Chat.
Jim welcomes Jim and Rosemary Legrotte to the chat. They where the ones in the video.
There are 107 in the satelliteguys.us chat room.
Jim and Charlie are still talking to Jim and Rosmary about what equipment they have and why they love Dish Network. Going on about how they have a DVR and how much they love it.
The winner of the first 25 dollar gift cerficate is gravy741.
Jim is asking Rosmary if she knows about the Club Dish promo. She says they stole one of the cable customers.
Going to Henry from the Cyber Cafe. Questions one is about channel 100 and why the customer does not get it. Channel 100 is not available on all recievers. Question two is shopping at sharper image from a dishnetwork reciever. Henry tells how to access the shopping. No more questions.
The three finalists for the 942 are Ahegedus, kresston, and gio164.
Scott announces their was 112 peices of candy in the candy jar.
Programming update from Eric Sahl, Vice Pres of Programming. 157 Local Markets. New locals are Twin Falls, ID and Rapid City. Talking about UFC 52. Talking about MLB extra innings. Cost is 169 or 56.33 times three payments. Makes a joke about offering MLB without steriods. Now showing a video for MLS Direct Kick for 69 bucks. Dish latino launches a new channel on 826.
Jim and Charlie will take questions now.
First question by email is any update to adding secondary DMAs if you live close to two cities. Legistation is still being worked out. FCC has written their report and they say they will be adding some extra channels this summer. Has to do with cities that are close together being able to receiver both sets of locals.
Second winner of the 25 dollar gift certificate is jstewart.
Second question by email is about national HD channels. Charlie says they will offer some cities next year after MPEG4 rollout. Charlie going on about wanting local stations to upgrade their power so we can pick up the signals with our rabbit ears.
Third question by phone is Charles and his question is adding anymore HD channels. Charlie starts talking about MPEG4. Don't expect anymore HD channels until MPEG4.
Look for more info on a September Charlie Chat.
Fourth question by phone from Arthur wants to know about leasing an HD DVR. Charlie says not to expect it for at least a couple of months. Wants more HD content before leasing the units.
Fifth question by email is looking for the National Geo Channel. Charlie says it is in the Top 180 package. Emailer could not find it in her guide. It is channel 186.
Now showing a video with the English guy and it has to do with Dish Movers program and credit card auto pay.
The winner of the 921 is StevenD.
Markdl from DBS talk is in the Satelliteguys chat room. Thanks for attending Mark.
Dennis Weaver is now the guests from Encore Westers.
Scott now will give away a 501 donated by another satelliteguy member. The winner is Firebird81.
Still talking to Dennis Weaver about his favorite western movie.
The thrid winner of the amazon gift certificate is ragnersjay99.
The winner of the 942 is Kresston. The amount of money in the jar was 7.74.
Charlie Chat is having triva questions A dozen DVDs from Starz is being given away. Due to the 942 winner being announced, I missed what the question was.
Ten minutes left in the Charlie Chat and they are still taking with Dennis Weaver.
More questions.
Caller Tim asks about the Voom Satellite. Charlie says more bandwith at 61.5. Says their might be some opportunity to get some of the Voom programming. It will have to be conveted to MPEG4. FCC still has to approve the transaction.
Caller Ron asks about MPEG4 and the extra bandwith. WIll it allow more local channels to be placed on the main 110 and 119 birds so the RVers can pick up more of their local channels. Charlie says the majority of locals will be on spot beams. Still must have an RV waiver to get the distant local channels. Can have up to two.
Seven minutes left in the Chat.
Email about the Pentagon channels. When will it be available on the 110 or 119 satellite. It will not be moving to the main birds. Must have four percent of bandwith from each satellite devoted to public interest.
Jim is announcing the winners of the Starz DVD package. Joe and Jerry are the winners.
Last question from an email. Where can she get a list of PPV movies showing each month. Answer. www.dishnetwork.com/ppv or channel 500.
Next month is Tech Forum on May 9th.
That wraps up the chat.
This recap may be used by all. Satelliteguys promotes sharing of satellite information.
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Scott Greczkowski said:
Yes, Charlie wants the local stations to upgrade power, but he can't gives us a dual OTA tuners.
No, he want's us to wait until he can charge us for them LIL, and then OTA tuners in all the E* boxes will go away. IMHOnuts4scuba said:Yes, Charlie wants the local stations to upgrade power, but he can't gives us a dual OTA tuners.
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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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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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Follow up to the story. Binance says it has "plugged" 90% of the $6.3 billion with its own cash. Well, that leaves 10% or $630 million that is "unplugged". Are those folks just out of luck?
www.zerohedge.com
Binance Plugs 90% Of $6.3 Billion Hack Hole With Its Own Cash, Says Withdrawals Reopen Sunday<!-- --> | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
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Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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News about the tower's dispute-
Towercos now own Dish's 5G radios – and SpaceX might be a buyer
Tower companies now own Dish's deserted 5G gear, says American Tower CEO Steven Vondran. This could feed into SpaceX's mobile ambitions, analysts say.
www.lightreading.com
News about the tower's dispute-
Towercos now own Dish's 5G radios – and SpaceX might be a buyer
Tower companies now own Dish's deserted 5G gear, says American Tower CEO Steven Vondran. This could feed into SpaceX's mobile ambitions, analysts say.www.lightreading.com
So does this mean the churches and businesses that Dish owes back payments to are going to get paid now?
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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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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..I hate playing in Ames.
I hate playing in LA ...
Buckeyes had 2 weeks off and came out and looked absolutely terrible ... broke in a new Freshman Qb, but that wasn't the worst part ... undiscipline play, at last count they had 10 penalties.
Freshman in the end of the game trying to play catch up, had a lot of Over throws ... Bucks lose ...
#1 Miami struggled but pulled away in the end beating North Carolina by 3 ...
Tuesday the CFP brings out thier Playoff Top 12 again ... Buckeyes should drop from #2 to about #22 (they won't) had they had thier Starting QB, it would have been a different game ...
They could lose the rest of thier games at this point.
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Pissed off at the crappy healthcare costs
My health Insurance renewal for 2027 just came in. Going from $827 a month to $1,187 a month. Deductible going up a $1k to $9,350. Max out of pocket also going up $1k to $11,000. Doctor co-pay of $40. Urgent Care co-pay $50. ER 50% coinsurance after deductible. That's all in network. Out of network is double, should it be needed.
Have to think about this. I'm really tempted to just go without now. I only go to the doctor once or twice a year. I pay out of pocket for Tirzepitide and can do without the Rosuvastatin (crestor) now. Really tired of spending over $10k a year and getting nothing out of it.
After years with Blue Cross I switched last year to Ambetter as my Blue Cross premium was going from $1200 to $1800 for a Silver plan and the Bronze plan was still going to be $1300 at BCBS. Ambetter was $827 for the same coverage with a Bronze plan. Didn't think it would jump this much so soon.
I'm guessing a Silver plan is probably over $2,000 a month for 2027.
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Yes.....they do. Which is why I am very careful when at a customer's house these days....you NEVER know what is going to set someone off. Polite dialog is a thing of the past.....which is why I like my dog so much
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Some of the channels start next week.
investor.siriusxm.com
SiriusXM Delivers the Soundtrack to the Holidays with Its Festive Lineup of 25 Handcrafted Seasonal Music Channels
Lineup features channels produced and presented by celebrated personalities and iconic brands, including Jimmy Fallon, Hallmark,…...
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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.
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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Now I have to go check out what happened now. Lol!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.
Went and looked, not too bad...
Just let people know the address is satelliteretailer.com as DishRetailer.COM is not working.
Just let people know the address is satelliteretailer.com as DishRetailer.COM is not working.
I sent you a PM Scott. Doesn't really make any sense to me BUT....I've never claimed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer....though I just might be the most persistent.
Its an automated bot. Explained it to you in the PM.I sent you a PM Scott. Doesn't really make any sense to me BUT....I've never claimed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer....though I just might be the most persistent.
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America’s Fastest-Growing EV State Isn’t California—Not by a Long Shot
New data shows electric vehicle adoption is increasingly driven by state policies, electricity prices and charging access—not federal incentives
www.autoweek.com
The number-one US state for EV growth, according to the June 22 Yardi report?
Oklahoma.
It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.
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Never realized that Tesla is losing to BYD at manufacturing too, which IMO is Tesla's biggest accomplishment and area of innovation. Nice writeup about the state of play and how we got here though. I have no faith that we're moving any productive direction though sadly, most changes and efforts feel reactionary rather than rooted in making use of the time being bought by tariffs, with few exceptions.
So: how are the cars so cheap, and what is being cut to get there? The best public accounting comes from the Rhodium Group, which compared BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor against Tesla's Chinese operation, a fair comparison because it removes labor costs and shipping from the equation entirely. Their estimate is that BYD builds a car for about $4,700 less than Tesla builds a Model 3 in Shanghai, roughly 15 percent of the Model 3's price. The breakdown is the interesting part. Direct government grants account for about $292 per vehicle, which is 5 percent of the gap. The biggest single factor is vertical integration: BYD makes about 80 percent of its top-tier components in-house, against 37 percent for Tesla, and that eliminates roughly $2,369 per vehicle in supplier markups. Lower overhead, meaning cheaper engineering talent and administrative cost spread across enormous volume, accounts for another $1,719. And BYD pays its suppliers on 155-day terms, against Tesla's 60, which is worth about $214 per car in float. When people say the Chinese advantage is subsidies, the per-vehicle number says otherwise. When people say it is slave wages, the Tesla Shanghai comparison says otherwise too. The advantage is mostly that BYD decided, twenty years ago, to make its own batteries, its own motors, its own power electronics, and its own semiconductors, and Western automakers decided the opposite.
GM Is Coming for Tesla, Rivian, and China, on Your Phone and in the Car
GM’s latest tech preview details autonomous highway driving plans, AI-powered OnStar features, and new LMR batteries for future EVs.
GM said its next-generation vehicle architecture will provide 40 times more computing power and 30 percent less wiring than before and will expand from the 2028 Cadillac Escalade IQ to its high-volume SUVs, trucks, crossovers, and fourth-generation EVs, which will be powered by lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic batteries
Despite the politicization and perceived consumer pivot away from EVs in America, GM needs to remain globally competitive, so it's doubling down on its fourth generation EVs, with energy-dense, cheaper-to-manufacture LMR batteries, more efficient motors, and state-of-the-art centralized computing architecture. With a stated goal of cutting the traditional four- to five-year concept-to-production time in half, GM is clearly challenging the concept of "China speed," which in the Chinese automotive industry can be as quick as 18 months from design to start of production. In the AI space, GM is smartly collapsing all of its marque-specific apps under the familiar OnStar brand, while providing more features—both on the phone and in the car—than it ever has before.
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That's how Ford did it- vertical integration. He even set up a rubber plantation in S. Americatomwellborn3rd (@wellborn.net)
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Never realized that Tesla is losing to BYD at manufacturing too, which IMO is Tesla's biggest accomplishment and area of innovation. Nice writeup about the state of play and how we got here though. I have no faith that we're moving any productive direction though sadly, most changes and efforts feel reactionary rather than rooted in making use of the time being bought by tariffs, with few exceptions.
So: how are the cars so cheap, and what is being cut to get there? The best public accounting comes from the Rhodium Group, which compared BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor against Tesla's Chinese operation, a fair comparison because it removes labor costs and shipping from the equation entirely. Their estimate is that BYD builds a car for about $4,700 less than Tesla builds a Model 3 in Shanghai, roughly 15 percent of the Model 3's price. The breakdown is the interesting part. Direct government grants account for about $292 per vehicle, which is 5 percent of the gap. The biggest single factor is vertical integration: BYD makes about 80 percent of its top-tier components in-house, against 37 percent for Tesla, and that eliminates roughly $2,369 per vehicle in supplier markups. Lower overhead, meaning cheaper engineering talent and administrative cost spread across enormous volume, accounts for another $1,719. And BYD pays its suppliers on 155-day terms, against Tesla's 60, which is worth about $214 per car in float. When people say the Chinese advantage is subsidies, the per-vehicle number says otherwise. When people say it is slave wages, the Tesla Shanghai comparison says otherwise too. The advantage is mostly that BYD decided, twenty years ago, to make its own batteries, its own motors, its own power electronics, and its own semiconductors, and Western automakers decided the opposite.
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