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Last reply · posted in DIRECTV General Forum
Can a sony b50 be still activated or is it obsolete?
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obsolete
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Back in 2013 they replaced all pre-2003 receivers

Here's the list of legacy MPG receivers that are supposed to be replaced:

MAKE-MODEL

OPTIMUS 5100
OPTIMUS 5700
OPTIMUS 5100N
HITACHI 61HDX98B
DSTV 7500U
GENERIC1 99-X998
GENERIC2 99-X999
HNS BAHNS01
HNS BAHNS01-IR
HNS BAHNS02
MAGNAVOX DBS500
MAGNAVOX DBS600
RCA DC4030RB
RCA DCD001RW
RCA DCD302RA
RCA DCD405RE
RCA DRD102RW
NO NAME PLTE DRD112NW
RCA DRD112NW
SWBT DRD112NW
GE DRD122GW
RCA DRD202RA
RCA DRD203RW
RCA DRD205RD
NO NAME PLTE DRD212NW
SWBT DRD212NW
NO NAME PLTE DRD213NW
RCA DRD221RD
RCA DRD222D
RCA DRD222RD
RCA DRD223RD
RCA DRD225RD
RCA DRD302RA
RCA DRD303RA
RCA DRD403RA
RCA DRD420RE
RCA DRD440RE
RCA DRD451RG
RCA DRD460RE
RCA DRD480RE
RCA DRD502RB
RCA DRD503RB
RCA DRD503RBC
RCA DRD505RB
RCA DRD515RB
RCA DRD523MCDC
RCA DRD523RB
RCA DRD703RA
RCA DRD705RB
RCA DS2320RA
RCA DS3330RA
RCA DS4430RA
RCA DS5230RB
RCA DS5450RB
RCA DS5451RB
DSTV DSTV-5700U
PHILIPS DSX5150R
PHILIPS DSX5250I
PHILIPS DSX5250R
PHILIPS DSX5350R
PHILIPS DSX5353C
PHILIPS DSX5353E
PHILIPS DSX5353R
PHILIPS DSX5353X
PHILIPS DSX5375R
RCA DTC-100
TOSHIBA DW65X91
RCA F38310
HNS GAEB0
HNS GCEB0
GE GRD33G2A
GE GRD33G3A
RCA HD65W20
HITACHI HDS100R
HITACHI HDS200R
HITACHI HDS210R
HITACHI HDS220R
HNS HIRD-43
HNS HIRD-A2
HNS HIRD-A3
HNS HIRD-A4
HNS HIRD-B1
HNS HIRD-B2
HNS HIRD-B23
HNS HIRD-B3
HNS HIRD-B4
HNS HIRD-C2
HNS HIRD-D0
HNS HIRD-D1
HNS HIRD-D2
HNS HIRD-D4
HNS HIRD-D5
HNS HIRD-E1
HNS HIRD-E2
HNS HIRD-E4
HNS HIRD-E6
HNS HSYS-2331
HNS HSYS-B2332
HNS HSYS-C2262
HNS HSYS-C2264
RCA L50000
MEMOREX MSD5000
MEMOREX MSD5001R-H
NO NAME PLTE NRD215ND
RCA NRD3131NA
NO NAME PLTE NRD313NA
RCA NRD313NA
NO NAME PLTE NRD323ND
RCA NRD412
NO NAME PLTE NRD412NA
NO NAME PLTE NRD415NE
RCA NRD513NB
RCA NS4221
RCA P61300
RCA P61310
PROSCAN PRD8630A
PROSCAN PRD8650B
PROSCAN PS34000
PROSCAN PS38000
PROSCAN PS61000
PROSCAN PS65000
PROSCAN PSHD105
SONY SAS-AD2
SONY SAS-AD3
SONY SAS-BD2
SONY SAS-BS2
SONY SAT-A1
SONY SAT-A2
SONY SAT-A3
SONY SAT-A4
SONY SAT-A50
SONY SAT-A55
SONY SAT-A65
SONY SAT-B1
SONY SAT-B2
SONY SAT-B3
SONY SAT-B4
SONY SAT-B50
SONY SAT-B50/2
SONY SAT-B55
SONY SAT-B65
SONY SAT-HD100
SAMSUNG SIR-S60W
MITSUBISHI SR-SD1
TOSHIBA TSR-101
TOSHIBA TSR-202
PANASONIC TU-IRD10
PANASONIC TU-IRD20
PANASONIC TZ-DBS01
PANASONIC TZ-DRD100
UNIDEN UDS100
UNIDEN UDS200
UNIDEN UDS200SYS
MAGNAVOX UNKNOWN
MEMOREX UNKNOWN
OPTIMUS UNKNOWN
SWBT UNKNOWN
UNIDEN UNKNOWN
HITACHI VW00321
dishdude
Wow haven't heard anyone mention one of these in years, I totally forgot about them. Anyone remember the funky Sony dish that had the LNB with the aiming LED built into it?

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Jimbo
I think I still have a few RCA 222 s floating around .... probably in the closet where I don't see stuff much ... also probably have at least a H10 if I look hard enough.
alnielsen
Wow haven't heard anyone mention one of these in years, I totally forgot about them. Anyone remember the funky Sony dish that had the LNB with the aiming LED built into it?
Yup, that was my first system. I bought it from an online auction site (pre-ebay).
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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dfergie
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Last reply · posted in What's Cooking?
We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so... :)
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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TRG
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Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.

Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life. 🍺

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Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.

Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life. 🍺

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Congrats! I love retirement, no wake ups, no e-mails...
Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.
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Congrats! I love retirement, no wake ups, no e-mails...
Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.
I've been retired since October. It was very strange at first. But I'm loving it now.
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Creamy flat chicken enchiladas with green chile, beans and rice.

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Layered Spicy Dorito / chili cheese Frito pie casserole…real sugar Pepsi
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I had a very unusual but delicious 1/4lb hotdog with cream cheese, raspberry preserves and chopped Hatch green chile. It is an unlikely combination but it works.


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N5XZS
Last reply · posted in Over the Air Television By RabbitEars.Info
New low power station has been granted by the FCC and the new call leter is K33OB-D on RF ch. 33.

Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.

It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.

This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.😎
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N5XZS
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets on like the Rev'n, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. :hatsoff2
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Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets like Revn, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. :hatsoff2

I watch MovieSphere Gold channel a lot. Many recent movies on that digitnet :)
N5XZS
Yes that's a good channel MovieSphere, only thing is the missing CC on it. :rolleyes: :hatsoff2
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According to the FCC listing, the tower is near I-40 and Juan Tabo:

primestar31
According to the FCC listing, the tower is near I-40 and Juan Tabo:

Many of these in my DMA are on cell towers, so don't always reach very far because the towers aren't very high.
zippyfrog
Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Did anyone have a price increase today on their equipment? I own my VIP211k's, and they have been $5.00. My bill that I received last week shows the "add-ons" as being $5.00. However, I just logged into my Dish account, and my "add-ons" are now $10.00. Did the additional receivers go up by $5.00 recently?

As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
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zippyfrog
However, when I make a change (tried to add the Columbian pack for $2 so I could generate my bill) and there is a new line - it says "Access for TV" - whereas previously that line item was not there. I hope they aren't charging $5.00 for the initial TV now...

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Apparently it's not an "owned receiver" fee but rather an extension fee that's applied to 2nd and subsequent viewing. Maybe that played into their decision to force a box at every TV- garnering those fees
zippyfrog
Apparently it's not an "owned receiver" fee but rather an extension fee that's applied to 2nd and subsequent viewing. Maybe that played into their decision to force a box at every TV- garnering those fees
Possibly. In theory, $9 of the base pack has a rental fee built in. But now is this $5 a chance to get a little more? I don't know for sure. According to chat, it is a glitch and will be resolved in a timely manner, but we shall see. Part of my thinks there is a going to be a new charge, whether it is now or this fall. Here in Illinois, the law requires we are given 30 days notice of any fee changes, but I have not been given anything.

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MikeD-C05
These fees are why streaming has caught on so well across the country and DISH is losing subs each quarter. Soon won't be enough subs to be profitable.
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Does cable charge box rent?
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Bruce
Supporting Founder Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
With the 1st Quarter Report just released, Dish lost another 180,000, now at 4.84 Million.

Sling now at 1.79 million subscribers, down approximately 190,000.

For comparison, YouTube TV now has about double the subscribers of Dish and Sling combined.

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fmj77
I'm surprised Dish still has that many subscribers. I don't know a single person in my area that is still with them after getting either Starlink or fiber at their home. They all cancelled Dish and went with streaming. I used to get offers pretty regularly in the mail to come back to Dish, but no more. Haven't seen one in a couple of years now.
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Bruce
I'm surprised Dish still has that many subscribers. I don't know a single person in my area that is still with them after getting either Starlink or fiber at their home. They all cancelled Dish and went with streaming. I used to get offers pretty regularly in the mail to come back to Dish, but no more. Haven't seen one in a couple of years now.
Only about 3.6% of Households in the United States, still have Dish Network.

For comparison, YouTube TV has about 10%.
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$25 a month for 1 gig, for two years with Spectrum. I'd be darned that their router was MUCH better than AT&T's. I didn't realize that what I thought was something else was the bloody router. Those buffering issues stopped when I swapped... after AT&T refused to lower my bill, after 25 years of high speed internet service. They wanted $80 or so a month for 1 gig, with no drop to a lower speed.
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I despise that most of all. I'm going to talk to a remote?
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$25 a month for 1 gig, for two years with Spectrum. I'd be darned that their router was MUCH better than AT&T's. I didn't realize that what I thought was something else was the bloody router. Those buffering issues stopped when I swapped... after AT&T refused to lower my bill, after 25 years of high speed internet service. They wanted $80 or so a month for 1 gig, with no drop to a lower speed.


1gbit up and down here from att start out great was suppose to be $60 for life of service, with years time it went back up to $80 I complained about they gave us $49 for year which about to end, I Wonder what prices will be when it "up" I in no way like ATT fiber service there DNS that are hardcode and unchange able in the router are some WORSE DNS I ever used. you know how much of pain it is to change DNS setting on EVERY single wireless device...
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mwdxer1
Only about 3.6% of Households in the United States, still have Dish Network.

For comparison, YouTube TV has about 10%.
I dropped Dish a couple years back after having them for 25 years. The pricing got higher and after we got high speed internet, I watched it less and less. It got to the point all I watched was TCM for classic movies. Many of them are on You Tube now and a Premium subscription is $14 a month. A far cry of the $100 a month was paying with AT180, Supers, and locals. I get locals OTA anyway. I took down the dish several months ago and tossed it. I owned all my my equipment, so nothing to return. Do I miss a traditional cable type service? No way. If I want one I have all of the free live streaming with Roku, the Fire Stick, as well as Google TV. Right now as I type this, I am watching episodes of "The Midnight Special" from 1976 on You Tube, ad free. Dish was fine for many years. I do not regret buying the equipment and installing it myself (No installers in 1999). I enjoyed Dish for many years. My thoughts, Dish & Direct will be forced to merge in time, or they both will be gone. Even cable companies are getting out of TV. Some are only selling the internet and phone packages.
tanman
I despise that most of all. I'm going to talk to a remote?
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nelson61
A lot of it flows back to the 4 big networks.
Cable and satellite are their money tree.

But, in reality, each market need 1 or perhaps 2 news feeds - not 4 or more
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MikeD-C05
A lot of it flows back to the 4 big networks.
Cable and satellite are their money tree.

But, in reality, each market need 1 or perhaps 2 news feeds - not 4 or more
In my area we get 2 news feeds spread over 4 local stations.
ABC/NBC (TEGNA)
Same news cast simulcast over both channels.

CBS/Fox (Sinclair)
Same news casters at 5pm, 6pm, 10pm.
Fox shows an hour at 9pm but same news casters.
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