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Hey all I just signed up yesterday at my local Sams Club, I wasn't even looking for a change in my TV service but I got sold anyway. I've often thought of a switch to D* in the past but the storms we get here in Oklahoma have always scared me from signing up, it's critical to have TV service when it's tornado season here.
Talked to some buddies who love D* and they helped me give in yesterday, I had made a few quick calls to them while shopping and thinking about my decision. I currently have UVerse TV only and its adequate enough for our needs, but we pay $108/month for it and only have the HBO premium channels for free for a few months.
The deal I got for D* is going to be a lot less for the first year and about the same as we pay now for UVerse for the 2nd year of the contract.
The switch of service isn't really what concerns me, it's the loss of signal during our stormy season and the install. More the install because I know I can buy a OTA antenna for a TV and use it during a real tornado event if the signal is out. And the salesman mentioned the off air channel that showed our local channel 9 or something.
So the install...this is what worries me. I'm sure they will be experienced enough to handle my house setup, it was prewired when built, but some of the existing uses might not leave him many choices to use wires/cables that exist. I currently have a Cox and ATT box on the side of my house that feed into my "comm" closet. Cox which is my internet is using the only coax cable from the outside to that closet, and ATT is using the only CAT5 cable. Now the comm closet has coax that runs to both of my main viewing areas so once he was able to get a coax line in that closet he could use the existing coax lines to get to my main TV.
My fears are that right now everything works good and change is scary, I don't want ugly wires all over the outside of my new house, the dish is bad enough, lol. Wished I could get a consult before install so if I don't like what is planned I could cancel the install.
I'm getting the Genie HD DVR and 3 of the wireless clients for the other TVs. How do the wireless clients work, do they work over my home WiFi or do they talk to the Genie box? The way the ATT wireless clients are working in my house now are the two that are downstairs are connected and talking to the wireless access point of ATTs in my comm closet downstairs. The main DVR unit is upstairs connected via coax to the ATT 3801HGV portal box. So ATT is fiber to house, CAT5 from outside box to comm closet, coax from there to main DVR. I want D* Genie upstairs via that coax, and wireless clients downstairs, but I'm worried the signals won't be strong enough.
Also curious the salesman said something about the installer being able to mount the wireless clients behind TVs mounted on the wall so no cables showed, I have two TVs that would need this setup, but question is how does the remote work if it can't see it? Will I have to pay for new remotes that work without line of sight?
Anyway once he's here and looks at it all and we discuss the plan is that too late to cancel install?
I'm probably way overthinking all this but the buyers remorse is setting in.
Talk me off the cliff of cancellation?
Talked to some buddies who love D* and they helped me give in yesterday, I had made a few quick calls to them while shopping and thinking about my decision. I currently have UVerse TV only and its adequate enough for our needs, but we pay $108/month for it and only have the HBO premium channels for free for a few months.
The deal I got for D* is going to be a lot less for the first year and about the same as we pay now for UVerse for the 2nd year of the contract.
The switch of service isn't really what concerns me, it's the loss of signal during our stormy season and the install. More the install because I know I can buy a OTA antenna for a TV and use it during a real tornado event if the signal is out. And the salesman mentioned the off air channel that showed our local channel 9 or something.
So the install...this is what worries me. I'm sure they will be experienced enough to handle my house setup, it was prewired when built, but some of the existing uses might not leave him many choices to use wires/cables that exist. I currently have a Cox and ATT box on the side of my house that feed into my "comm" closet. Cox which is my internet is using the only coax cable from the outside to that closet, and ATT is using the only CAT5 cable. Now the comm closet has coax that runs to both of my main viewing areas so once he was able to get a coax line in that closet he could use the existing coax lines to get to my main TV.
My fears are that right now everything works good and change is scary, I don't want ugly wires all over the outside of my new house, the dish is bad enough, lol. Wished I could get a consult before install so if I don't like what is planned I could cancel the install.
I'm getting the Genie HD DVR and 3 of the wireless clients for the other TVs. How do the wireless clients work, do they work over my home WiFi or do they talk to the Genie box? The way the ATT wireless clients are working in my house now are the two that are downstairs are connected and talking to the wireless access point of ATTs in my comm closet downstairs. The main DVR unit is upstairs connected via coax to the ATT 3801HGV portal box. So ATT is fiber to house, CAT5 from outside box to comm closet, coax from there to main DVR. I want D* Genie upstairs via that coax, and wireless clients downstairs, but I'm worried the signals won't be strong enough.
Also curious the salesman said something about the installer being able to mount the wireless clients behind TVs mounted on the wall so no cables showed, I have two TVs that would need this setup, but question is how does the remote work if it can't see it? Will I have to pay for new remotes that work without line of sight?
Anyway once he's here and looks at it all and we discuss the plan is that too late to cancel install?
I'm probably way overthinking all this but the buyers remorse is setting in.
Talk me off the cliff of cancellation?
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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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Still the same number of years, just more Sunsets…Wouldn't we then die of old age sooner?
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Starting a thread klang !
After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.
After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.
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One episode into season 4 that dropped today...
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This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.
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Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
As I recall you have the Flex package. Do you sub to multisport? -02 is FS1 and -03 is ESPN. -01 is Fox so you would get that if you sub to locals.Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
Understanding the TPN Map
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Hard getting used to the new younger Gibbs, Mark Harmons son had the right look but I understand he didn't want the role.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
Still I'm enjoying, pretty good job with Franks.
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Time for another AWESOME video from Lon Seidman of LON.TV!
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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