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chrisrosenb
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I tried to get Dish this Week.

The only local dealers in my area are also Verison Wireless stores. I went to 2 different stores in 2 different towns.
I told them we had 5 TVs, both told me all that I needed was 1 Hopper & 3 Joeys. I told them that I wanted to be able to have at least one live tuner for each TV.
They said 1 Hopper & 3 Joeys would do that. I started to argue with them, then I decided maybe Dish is not the way to go.
It continous to amaze me with the lack of training companies give sales people & the hoops the companies make customers jump through to buy their services.
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Tampa8
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I hate to drum the same beat over and over, because there are some excellent Dish retailers out there, some post here. But do yourself a favor, why aren't you dealing with Dish directly? And better - with DIRT here?
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Tampa8 said:
I hate to drum the same beat over and over, because there are some excellent Dish retailers out there, some post here. But do yourself a favor, why aren't you dealing with Dish directly? And better - with DIRT here?
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Because, in another thread it was recommended that I go to a local retailer.

I do not know what dirt is other than what in in my yard. I will say it again. Why do I have to jump through hoops just to spend money with a company.
This is not rocket science.
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KAB
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chrisrosenb said:
Because, in another thread it was recommended that I go to a local retailer.
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The reason for a retailer, in the case of the Hopper, is because Dish (their ordering system) does not allow ordering a Hopper without a least one Joey. Retailers can. But in your case, it does not matter...two Hoppers with two or three Joeys. Contact Dirt!!!!!
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KAB said:
The reason for a retailer, in the case of the Hopper, is because Dish (their ordering system) does not allow ordering a Hopper without a least one Joey. Retailers can. But in your case, it does not matter...two Hoppers with two or three Joeys. Contact Dirt!!!!!
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The best reason for a local retailer is that they are in your town. They usually understand what you really want. And they can make things fit the way you want them too.. They are not some guy in Tim-Buk-Too reading cue cards. And when you have an issue you can usually call them and get help or answers without going through the hoops of an 800 number. And you are supporting your local city versus somewhere you never heard of. Yes, I know there are bad retailers out there too. But for the most part, they don't stay in business long doing a bad job. Good retailers have a track record you can actually check on. It really irks me when I hear people tell someone to CALL Dish or DIRT because they are better.. Well they are not better than me, or any of the retailers I know of around my area. My business has been built around making my customer happy. I can do anything that Dish can do when it comes to installing equipment. And in many cases I can do things that they can't do.
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Dishman1978
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All DNS in-house techs go thru 5 weeks of training before being released into the wild. Fyi.
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chrisrosenb said:
The only local dealers in my area are also Verison Wireless stores. I went to 2 different stores in 2 different towns.
I told them we had 5 TVs, both told me all that I needed was 1 Hopper & 3 Joeys. I told them that I wanted to be able to have at least one live tuner for each TV.
They said 1 Hopper & 3 Joeys would do that. I started to argue with them, then I decided maybe Dish is not the way to go.
It continous to amaze me with the lack of training companies give sales people & the hoops the companies make customers jump through to buy their services.
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After reading all the posts in here it looks like we have a whiner! If you aren't smart enough to contact Dish directly then you just use a foil antenna and be happy
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Dishman1978 said:
All DNS in-house techs go thru 5 weeks of training before being released into the wild. Fyi.
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5 weeks, not bad for the basics. :)

No DNS around here though. Only sub contractors for both Dish and DirecTV.
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5 weeks, not bad for the basics. :)

No DNS around here though. Only sub contractors for both Dish and DirecTV.
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I know right......

Dish actually thinks after 5 weeks your fully capable if any all situations. But its better than 5 days.
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skyviewmark said:
The best reason for a local retailer is that they are in your town. They usually understand what you really want. And they can make things fit the way you want them too.. They are not some guy in Tim-Buk-Too reading cue cards. And when you have an issue you can usually call them and get help or answers without going through the hoops of an 800 number. And you are supporting your local city versus somewhere you never heard of. Yes, I know there are bad retailers out there too. But for the most part, they don't stay in business long doing a bad job. Good retailers have a track record you can actually check on. It really irks me when I hear people tell someone to CALL Dish or DIRT because they are better.. Well they are not better than me, or any of the retailers I know of around my area. My business has been built around making my customer happy. I can do anything that Dish can do when it comes to installing equipment. And in many cases I can do things that they can't do.
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Agree, however there are fewer and fewer local retailers in the electronics business, just like it is not easy to find a local computer repair shop. I have a local shop that I deal with, he's been in business for many years, does great work and definitely shows up when he says he will. On the other hand DIRT is a very good resource. If you don't have a retailer to deal with or you don't find the retailer reliable use DIRT they are the next best, and yes sometimes better, thing.
As far as verizon goes, in my opinion they are what I would call a third party retailer. They bundle dish with voice and dal in areas that they don't have FIOS, in an effort to compete with those cable triple play deals. I really wouldn't call verizon a dish retailer at least not by whine definition we refer to a retailer here.

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Song Name Game Part 3!

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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
www.colts.com

Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties

Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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DISH Hopper 3 Software Version 713 Is Out

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I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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naptime said:
I'm getting fabulous picture on Ch. 148 4k, but zero audio with H713. This is with a recorded show (Notre Dame game). Anyone else have this? Audio is fine on every other channel.
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It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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Oh, you mean "soon"? :biggrin
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jsmit86 said:
It's a known issue.
For a temporary fix, go into the menu, Audio, and turn Dolby Audio "OFF". You will have PCM stereo audio.

I was able to give the tech ops team some data logs so they could diagnose the problem, and they rolled me back to H708 temporarily. It fixed that issue.

They let me know that they understand what caused the issue, and it will be fixed within a few weeks in a new update.
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I guess they will be busy when lots of people start asking for rollbacks to H708 now that you mention that downgrades of software does exist because it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner and the IR Remote problems in H710-H713.
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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it will likely fix the OTA Single Tuner
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The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

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I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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reubenray said:
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?
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Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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long_time_Dish said:
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.
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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.
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If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.
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Best fan sign I saw during the ND-BYU game: "Bear ate your Lucky Charms!" (Bear being the Cougars' QB). I was going to suggest, "Have you or your team been involved in a Carr crash?"
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.😈. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.
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