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The story on this is that about a year ago I was driving by a house and happened to spot a big 10 foot C-band mesh dish in the backyard that looked (from the road) to be in halfway decent shape, so I stopped and knocked on the door but no one was home. So I left a note in the door basically saying that if they weren't using the dish and wanted to get rid of it to please call me. I stopped a couple more times and left at least one more note but could never catch anyone home, so I forgot about it. To make a long story short, about a week ago I got an unexpected call from a woman who said she was the fiancee of the guy who lived in that house, and she just hated that big ugly dish in his backyard (she really did call it a big ugly dish!), so if I still wanted it I could come and get it. She said he had saved my notes but didn't like to call people on the phone, so that's why she was calling.
So I went to get it and as soon as I got a good close up look at it I wondered if I had made a mistake. We had a real hard time getting it off the pole for some reason, but while we were working on it the woman came out and again made it clear she just wanted it gone, so we wound up disconnecting the dish from the mount first, then removing the mount from the pole. I figured since we were already there and since she wanted it gone so bad, I might as well take it even if it turned out to be junk (could always reuse the panels to repair another dish, if nothing else). I knew we were in trouble when we were strapping it down to the trailer and the rim actually bent a little. And the reason is because one quarter panel (the one that was closest to the bottom of the dish) has a VERY badly rusted rim. When I got it home I gave the entire rim a quick spray with some rust destroyer paint but even after that it looks like this:
I have two concerns about this dish, first is that with that rim so badly damaged is there any hope it will still hold the parabolic shape? It already looks a bit off to me; and with that rim so badly damaged there's not much to pull on if the dish needs to be pulled back into shape, and the panels already look a little "crumpled" in spots, but not horribly bad to me. And the other is, since I had to take the dish off the mount anyway I was going to flip it upside down so that the strongest part is at the bottom, where the snow will collect, but is there any way to repair that badly rusted rim first that does not involve serious metalworking skills? I don't have access to a welder or a machine shop or anything like that; I have basic homeowner tools like a drill and various types of saws but no way to form a new rim that I know of. I just wondered if anyone else might have encountered this and would have any suggestions on how to at least strengthen that rusty rim, if not get it into perfect shape, without spending much money. Or do you think this dish is so far gone that it will never work well enough to be worth trying to save? I was originally thinking of replacing my G16 dish, which is only 7½ feet in diameter, but considering the amount of rust and the possible deformed shape I'm concerned that it won't actually give me any additional signal strength. I don't know how far off from a perfect parabolic shape a C-band dish can be and still be usable.
I also wonder why just that bottom quarter panel is so badly rusted when the rest of the rim was in nowhere near that bad shape, but I guess that's one of those questions that will forever remain a mystery. It's almost as if that one quarter panel was originally pained with a different, inferior paint or something.
So I went to get it and as soon as I got a good close up look at it I wondered if I had made a mistake. We had a real hard time getting it off the pole for some reason, but while we were working on it the woman came out and again made it clear she just wanted it gone, so we wound up disconnecting the dish from the mount first, then removing the mount from the pole. I figured since we were already there and since she wanted it gone so bad, I might as well take it even if it turned out to be junk (could always reuse the panels to repair another dish, if nothing else). I knew we were in trouble when we were strapping it down to the trailer and the rim actually bent a little. And the reason is because one quarter panel (the one that was closest to the bottom of the dish) has a VERY badly rusted rim. When I got it home I gave the entire rim a quick spray with some rust destroyer paint but even after that it looks like this:
I have two concerns about this dish, first is that with that rim so badly damaged is there any hope it will still hold the parabolic shape? It already looks a bit off to me; and with that rim so badly damaged there's not much to pull on if the dish needs to be pulled back into shape, and the panels already look a little "crumpled" in spots, but not horribly bad to me. And the other is, since I had to take the dish off the mount anyway I was going to flip it upside down so that the strongest part is at the bottom, where the snow will collect, but is there any way to repair that badly rusted rim first that does not involve serious metalworking skills? I don't have access to a welder or a machine shop or anything like that; I have basic homeowner tools like a drill and various types of saws but no way to form a new rim that I know of. I just wondered if anyone else might have encountered this and would have any suggestions on how to at least strengthen that rusty rim, if not get it into perfect shape, without spending much money. Or do you think this dish is so far gone that it will never work well enough to be worth trying to save? I was originally thinking of replacing my G16 dish, which is only 7½ feet in diameter, but considering the amount of rust and the possible deformed shape I'm concerned that it won't actually give me any additional signal strength. I don't know how far off from a perfect parabolic shape a C-band dish can be and still be usable.
I also wonder why just that bottom quarter panel is so badly rusted when the rest of the rim was in nowhere near that bad shape, but I guess that's one of those questions that will forever remain a mystery. It's almost as if that one quarter panel was originally pained with a different, inferior paint or something.
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Ancient, it's like making a hoop house without having to buy a hoop bender.Smaller scale of course.
Below is a photo I found online...Except I would make TWO rings on the jig so that your conduit drops down into a 'trough' for better accuracy as you bend it around.
Insert the bent pipe into both ends of the channel rim and add a couple bolts at each end.The ribs and mesh can be attached with screws or even pop rivets.
Anyway, just a cheap way to do it without metal working tools/skills.Hoop greenhouses are built in a similar fashion all the time .(1.5, 2 inch or larger pipe depending on the size of the green house needed)
Several videos on Youtube showing how the pros do it if you're interested.
Channel iron would probably be stronger and look better..but I don't believe you could bend it in such a manner.
Below is a photo I found online...Except I would make TWO rings on the jig so that your conduit drops down into a 'trough' for better accuracy as you bend it around.
Insert the bent pipe into both ends of the channel rim and add a couple bolts at each end.The ribs and mesh can be attached with screws or even pop rivets.
Anyway, just a cheap way to do it without metal working tools/skills.Hoop greenhouses are built in a similar fashion all the time .(1.5, 2 inch or larger pipe depending on the size of the green house needed)
Several videos on Youtube showing how the pros do it if you're interested.
Channel iron would probably be stronger and look better..but I don't believe you could bend it in such a manner.
I really wasn't going to use this dish, since it looked to be in such bad shape, but as it happened I decided to mount it on a pole and try it. I straightened it as much as I could, trying to get it back into something resembling the original shape, and came pretty close. A couple cans of Rust-Oleum Rust Reformer at least stopped the development of more rust on the worst spots while I decided what to do with it. As I sort of alluded to in my first post, I'm not particularly mechanically inclined, particularly when it comes to working with metal, but it worked well enough (probably at least as good as my 7.5 foot dish, and I know I can do some more tweaking to get it better) to try to do something to repair it.
The inspiration came when I was watching a syndicated home repair program that's transmitted weekly on one of the feeds channels. The guy in that show had to repair a support column with some rotted wood, not enough to replace the entire column, but after the rotted wood was removed there was still kind of a large hole. Now I thought he was going to use some kind of wood filler to repair it, but he used something completely unexpected: Bondo, a substance that is normally used to repair dents in auto bodies. He said that when it cures it's tougher than the original wood, and it sticks to just about anything. It comes in two parts, a white goopy substance and then a tube of some kind of curing agent. You mix the two together (there are several videos on YouTube that show you how to do it, just search for Bondo). It is not like epoxy where you mix equal parts, instead you knead the tube of curing agent and then use just a small amount compared to the amount of Bondo. You then mix them together completely. I do suggest watching at least three or four of the videos since they show you how to do it, and more important, what not to do (don't use too much curing agent, and don't mix it on cardboard or any kind of paper-based surface).
Since Bondo was originally intended for use on metal, it dawned on me that it would be perfect to repair the rusty rim - after all I was going for strength, not appearance. The hardest part of the repair was keeping the Bondo from running down off the metal, since I probably applied a little too much and it is a bit runnier than you would think. Ideally you apply it in ¼" layers but if you are impatient and try to apply it a bit thicker on a vertical surface or someplace with no support underneath, it will tend to sag or drop off after a bit. The solution is go in your kitchen and grab a box of waxed paper, and use pieces of wax paper to hold the Bondo and roughly form it the way you want (the waxed paper will release cleanly after the Bondo is cured enough to be firm). Even then you will probably still need to go over it a few times to fill in the gaps. Here is the result after a coat of black spray paint was applied, it's not pretty but I was going for strength and rust repair, not looks:
An auto body worker would have the tools to sand it down nice and smooth, and make it look like the original rim. I don't have such tools, so I used a surform-type device (a round one that attaches to a power drill) to take down the worst of the high spots, and then just painted it. I applaud you guys that have the patience to make stuff look like the original, but I don't, and the goal here was to keep the rest of the rim from totally rusting away.
One thing I did not do, that you are supposed to do, is sand the original surface down to bare metal. I did not do that for a couple reasons, one is that I had painted it with the Rust Reformer, which converts the rust to a black substance that I really didn't want to remove. But the other is that it would have been nearly impossible to get all the paint off anyway, given the original condition of the frame (how would you get sandpaper into all the cracks and crevices?). I figure that in this particular application it wouldn't matter as much, and so far that seems to be the case. If I were patching a somewhat flat surface like a car body then I would think it much more important to get the paint completely off, but here I was basically replacing part of the tube with Bondo, and it seems to have worked. The stuff seems really tough when cured, I would guess at least as tough as an aluminum tube, if not a steel one.
After getting the dish up onto the pole it became apparent why it rusted so badly. Most C-band dishes cover the ends of the support tubes in the center of the dish. This one didn't, instead they were left wide open so water could run inside during any kind of wind-driven rain or snow event. And, there were no "weep holes" anywhere around the rim of the dish. So I did two things to try and stop this from happening again. First, I drilled a small "weep hole" at the lowest point on the dish rim, so that collected water could drain out - and as soon as I drilled the hole, some water did come out!
The other thing is that on the back side of the dish, I plugged the ends of all of the downward-pointing tubes with Bondo.
I also tried to work some Bondo into the gap in the outer rim on the downward-facing side, just above the repaired section, so that water could not run down and collect just above the Bondo'ed section. What I was trying to do was make sure that any additional collected water has a path to escape, either through the weep hole or out of the gap in the outer rim. This may not be perfect (and I guess I'll know if any additional rust develops) but the real point is that this dish was poorly designed, or maybe poorly assembled, I am not sure which. If by chance you have such a dish, you may also want to drill a "weep hole" at the lowest point. Of course, if you plan on using a positioner arm to move the dish then the lowest point will vary depending on which satellite you have it pointed at, so in that case you may want to drill more than one. I'd also plug any downward-pointing open ends on the support ribs, if not with Bondo then with silicone caulk.
I'm not claiming this is the best way, or even the correct way, to repair such a dish but if you are like me and have almost no metalworking skills whatsoever, it's probably the easiest way. But before applying Bondo I would remove as much surface rust as possible, and then use some kind of rust converter product to change the remaining rust to something that is not rust. This may not last forever, but I'm pretty sure it will extend the life of the dish by at least a few years, and I can always use another C-band dish.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that I had removed the dish from the support ring, both so I could remove the rust and repaint the ring and mount, and because when we got the dish the mount was rusted so badly that we could not get it off the pole until we'd detached the dish (it's kind of a weird mount anyway, not like anything I've seen before, and also rather poorly made in my opinion). Anyway when I put the dish back on the ring I somehow managed to get it at a 90 degree angle from its original position, so that the rusty part of the ring was on the side rather than the bottom. This actually helped when applying the Bondo, because it was much easier to apply from the side than from the bottom up.
The inspiration came when I was watching a syndicated home repair program that's transmitted weekly on one of the feeds channels. The guy in that show had to repair a support column with some rotted wood, not enough to replace the entire column, but after the rotted wood was removed there was still kind of a large hole. Now I thought he was going to use some kind of wood filler to repair it, but he used something completely unexpected: Bondo, a substance that is normally used to repair dents in auto bodies. He said that when it cures it's tougher than the original wood, and it sticks to just about anything. It comes in two parts, a white goopy substance and then a tube of some kind of curing agent. You mix the two together (there are several videos on YouTube that show you how to do it, just search for Bondo). It is not like epoxy where you mix equal parts, instead you knead the tube of curing agent and then use just a small amount compared to the amount of Bondo. You then mix them together completely. I do suggest watching at least three or four of the videos since they show you how to do it, and more important, what not to do (don't use too much curing agent, and don't mix it on cardboard or any kind of paper-based surface).
Since Bondo was originally intended for use on metal, it dawned on me that it would be perfect to repair the rusty rim - after all I was going for strength, not appearance. The hardest part of the repair was keeping the Bondo from running down off the metal, since I probably applied a little too much and it is a bit runnier than you would think. Ideally you apply it in ¼" layers but if you are impatient and try to apply it a bit thicker on a vertical surface or someplace with no support underneath, it will tend to sag or drop off after a bit. The solution is go in your kitchen and grab a box of waxed paper, and use pieces of wax paper to hold the Bondo and roughly form it the way you want (the waxed paper will release cleanly after the Bondo is cured enough to be firm). Even then you will probably still need to go over it a few times to fill in the gaps. Here is the result after a coat of black spray paint was applied, it's not pretty but I was going for strength and rust repair, not looks:
An auto body worker would have the tools to sand it down nice and smooth, and make it look like the original rim. I don't have such tools, so I used a surform-type device (a round one that attaches to a power drill) to take down the worst of the high spots, and then just painted it. I applaud you guys that have the patience to make stuff look like the original, but I don't, and the goal here was to keep the rest of the rim from totally rusting away.
One thing I did not do, that you are supposed to do, is sand the original surface down to bare metal. I did not do that for a couple reasons, one is that I had painted it with the Rust Reformer, which converts the rust to a black substance that I really didn't want to remove. But the other is that it would have been nearly impossible to get all the paint off anyway, given the original condition of the frame (how would you get sandpaper into all the cracks and crevices?). I figure that in this particular application it wouldn't matter as much, and so far that seems to be the case. If I were patching a somewhat flat surface like a car body then I would think it much more important to get the paint completely off, but here I was basically replacing part of the tube with Bondo, and it seems to have worked. The stuff seems really tough when cured, I would guess at least as tough as an aluminum tube, if not a steel one.
After getting the dish up onto the pole it became apparent why it rusted so badly. Most C-band dishes cover the ends of the support tubes in the center of the dish. This one didn't, instead they were left wide open so water could run inside during any kind of wind-driven rain or snow event. And, there were no "weep holes" anywhere around the rim of the dish. So I did two things to try and stop this from happening again. First, I drilled a small "weep hole" at the lowest point on the dish rim, so that collected water could drain out - and as soon as I drilled the hole, some water did come out!
The other thing is that on the back side of the dish, I plugged the ends of all of the downward-pointing tubes with Bondo.
I also tried to work some Bondo into the gap in the outer rim on the downward-facing side, just above the repaired section, so that water could not run down and collect just above the Bondo'ed section. What I was trying to do was make sure that any additional collected water has a path to escape, either through the weep hole or out of the gap in the outer rim. This may not be perfect (and I guess I'll know if any additional rust develops) but the real point is that this dish was poorly designed, or maybe poorly assembled, I am not sure which. If by chance you have such a dish, you may also want to drill a "weep hole" at the lowest point. Of course, if you plan on using a positioner arm to move the dish then the lowest point will vary depending on which satellite you have it pointed at, so in that case you may want to drill more than one. I'd also plug any downward-pointing open ends on the support ribs, if not with Bondo then with silicone caulk.
I'm not claiming this is the best way, or even the correct way, to repair such a dish but if you are like me and have almost no metalworking skills whatsoever, it's probably the easiest way. But before applying Bondo I would remove as much surface rust as possible, and then use some kind of rust converter product to change the remaining rust to something that is not rust. This may not last forever, but I'm pretty sure it will extend the life of the dish by at least a few years, and I can always use another C-band dish.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that I had removed the dish from the support ring, both so I could remove the rust and repaint the ring and mount, and because when we got the dish the mount was rusted so badly that we could not get it off the pole until we'd detached the dish (it's kind of a weird mount anyway, not like anything I've seen before, and also rather poorly made in my opinion). Anyway when I put the dish back on the ring I somehow managed to get it at a 90 degree angle from its original position, so that the rusty part of the ring was on the side rather than the bottom. This actually helped when applying the Bondo, because it was much easier to apply from the side than from the bottom up.
ancient,
Your dish repair won't win any awards for beauty, but performance is the most important factor here.
Kudos for your efforts.
John
Your dish repair won't win any awards for beauty, but performance is the most important factor here.
Kudos for your efforts.
John
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I have had good experiences with Brave but lately I am frustrated with it.
Now when I launch the app it shows a box at the bottom asking if I want to go back to the last opened page. It is in conveniently located and I would prefer to eliminate it.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Please let's not sidetrack the discussion into an exploration of why I don't care for it or a lecture about all the wonderful aspects of the feature. I just do not care for it.
Now when I launch the app it shows a box at the bottom asking if I want to go back to the last opened page. It is in conveniently located and I would prefer to eliminate it.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Please let's not sidetrack the discussion into an exploration of why I don't care for it or a lecture about all the wonderful aspects of the feature. I just do not care for it.
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I don't have an Android phone so I don't know if this will apply to the Brave settings on your android device but it works on the desktop for me.
Change this setting to either startup to a different website or a new tab page. I have mine set to open to google.com instead of where I left off and it doesn't ask me at the next startup if I want to open the last opened page unless it crashed.
Change this setting to either startup to a different website or a new tab page. I have mine set to open to google.com instead of where I left off and it doesn't ask me at the next startup if I want to open the last opened page unless it crashed.
Hello everyone.
I am new here and I done a search on MLB Extra Innings and DISH and it led me to this forum and so I signed up and hopefully someone can help me out with some issues.
First off, I am a DISH Outdoors customer and I signed up for service back in late October of 2025. I have a Wally HD Receiver and I am using the DISH Playmaker OS 2.1 as my Antenna that operates on 110 and 119 Western Arc and Alternative 61.5, 110, and 119 satellites. I signed up for MLB Extra Innings back in March before the season began. I was excited to be able to watch MLB Extra Innings because I love baseball and I use to have MLB Extra Innings on Satellite DIRECTV back in 2001-2004 and on Satellite DISH back in 2016 and 2017.
I was a bit disappointed when I found out that it is actually MLB.TV Simulcasted to DISH Satellite (More on that later) Anyways I have been watching faithfully almost every night however about a week ago there was a problem. When I went to go to the game to watch a game the game wouldn't come in an I would send a refresh signal to my receiver and then I could watch the programming and when I went to switch games at that games appointed time slot my Wally HD Receiver who lockup where I couldn't change any channels or view the guide and it would reboot. The next night when I turned to a game at game start it still had the background it shows before the game started and again send a refresh signal and went though this same thing over and over. I added a movie channel to my lineup and had issues with showing up my Dish Wally HD Receiver.
With an investigation after several calls with DISH Support it was determined that by going to the diagnostics screen that I had a issue with my Tuner because any changes that I made to my programming these changes would not take affect on the Wally HD Receiver. In other words that Wally HD Receiver was toast!
I too had reported MLB Extra Innings issue to DISH and they created a ticket for it and said that someone would investigate the issue. I too took notice that under MyDISH account under MLB Extra Innings always before it would show that I was subscribed and on auto-renew. Now it shows nothing and even after logging out and deleting my User Name and Password so that I can see it in guest mode it too doesn't even list a price and option for purchase as does the now WNBA League Pass.
After my DISH Receiver was ruined I had to buy a new Wally HD Receiver. I took advantage an bought 2 HD Wally's and added them both to my account. I called back to remove the old box off of the account and was told it was linked to MLB Extra Innings and the advanced technical support team said there was a glitch with MLB Extra Innings and hope to have a resolution in a couple of days and I could call back in to then to remove the box. But both the 2 new Wally HD Receivers are activated on my account. I asked them what the problem was with MLB Extra Innings and how long it would be and I was told there was a glitch as I asked to specify what they meant and got no answer. I again went and checked the MyDISH account page under the MLB Extra Innings page and it still doesn't list me as subscribed and after logging out and deleting my User Name and Password so I could it see it as a guest mode and it still doesn't list the price and option for purchase as it does for the WNBA League Pass.
I am afraid to boot up these boxes and go through the activation screen process because of the issues with the MLB Extra Innings in fear it will do the same or mess up my boxes from being able to receive MLB Extra Inning because or any other programing because I was told that MLB Extra Innings wouldn't come in on those new box because it was activated with the Wally that is ruined and it needs removed first.
Now I have no DISH service going on a week and miss my MLB Extra Innings when the races are just heating up and now with two boxes activated I can't boot up because I am afraid it will mess them up and I will be out the $180.00 or so dollars I made in purchase on the receivers.
Is anyone else experiencing issues with their MLB Extra Innings and does anyone really know what this so called glitch actually is? I can't seem to get a clear answer from anybody and don't even know if it will even be fixed or anyone really understands it.
Now to my previous statement on how I was disappointed that MLB Extra Innings is actually MLB.TV in simulcast. When I had MLB Extra Innings before with DIRECTV in 2001-2004 and with DISH form 2016 and 2017. They would always show the commercials for every teams broadcast from their local market and all games would be authentic just as if you were watching in their home market. After I quit DISH I went to streaming for awhile and I done MLB.TV and I hated their features because of the no commercials, the delayed times of getting back after the commercial break, and not being able to listen to what studios had to say when they would cut into the studios, and always looking at the screen during commercial breaks with a screen that says commercial break in progress and a silhouette background of MLB Players doing baseball things and the their crazy commercial breaks sound. I was excited to go back to DISH thinking I escaped the horrors of MLB.TV. Well its actually the same thing. I compared them side by side and actually MLB.TV is ahead by just a few seconds. So actually MLB Extra Innings on Satellite is delayed from time period wise from actually watching MLB.TV which shows it is simulcasted. My question is when did this start? And is this legal? This isn't what I know MLB Extra Innings to be. I too had signed up for NHL Center Ice this past winter and thank goodness its authentic! They still have the commercials and its like watching it as you were in their home network and its the way it oughta be even if you only do get one feed of NHL Center Ice per team on DISH and don't know which feed it is every night.
Looking forward to your responses. So far happy with DISH but unhappy with this last week and the ruining of a Wally HD Receiver.
I hope I can be of some contribution here as well.
Sincerely,
RJ T.
From Illinois
I am new here and I done a search on MLB Extra Innings and DISH and it led me to this forum and so I signed up and hopefully someone can help me out with some issues.
First off, I am a DISH Outdoors customer and I signed up for service back in late October of 2025. I have a Wally HD Receiver and I am using the DISH Playmaker OS 2.1 as my Antenna that operates on 110 and 119 Western Arc and Alternative 61.5, 110, and 119 satellites. I signed up for MLB Extra Innings back in March before the season began. I was excited to be able to watch MLB Extra Innings because I love baseball and I use to have MLB Extra Innings on Satellite DIRECTV back in 2001-2004 and on Satellite DISH back in 2016 and 2017.
I was a bit disappointed when I found out that it is actually MLB.TV Simulcasted to DISH Satellite (More on that later) Anyways I have been watching faithfully almost every night however about a week ago there was a problem. When I went to go to the game to watch a game the game wouldn't come in an I would send a refresh signal to my receiver and then I could watch the programming and when I went to switch games at that games appointed time slot my Wally HD Receiver who lockup where I couldn't change any channels or view the guide and it would reboot. The next night when I turned to a game at game start it still had the background it shows before the game started and again send a refresh signal and went though this same thing over and over. I added a movie channel to my lineup and had issues with showing up my Dish Wally HD Receiver.
With an investigation after several calls with DISH Support it was determined that by going to the diagnostics screen that I had a issue with my Tuner because any changes that I made to my programming these changes would not take affect on the Wally HD Receiver. In other words that Wally HD Receiver was toast!
I too had reported MLB Extra Innings issue to DISH and they created a ticket for it and said that someone would investigate the issue. I too took notice that under MyDISH account under MLB Extra Innings always before it would show that I was subscribed and on auto-renew. Now it shows nothing and even after logging out and deleting my User Name and Password so that I can see it in guest mode it too doesn't even list a price and option for purchase as does the now WNBA League Pass.
After my DISH Receiver was ruined I had to buy a new Wally HD Receiver. I took advantage an bought 2 HD Wally's and added them both to my account. I called back to remove the old box off of the account and was told it was linked to MLB Extra Innings and the advanced technical support team said there was a glitch with MLB Extra Innings and hope to have a resolution in a couple of days and I could call back in to then to remove the box. But both the 2 new Wally HD Receivers are activated on my account. I asked them what the problem was with MLB Extra Innings and how long it would be and I was told there was a glitch as I asked to specify what they meant and got no answer. I again went and checked the MyDISH account page under the MLB Extra Innings page and it still doesn't list me as subscribed and after logging out and deleting my User Name and Password so I could it see it as a guest mode and it still doesn't list the price and option for purchase as it does for the WNBA League Pass.
I am afraid to boot up these boxes and go through the activation screen process because of the issues with the MLB Extra Innings in fear it will do the same or mess up my boxes from being able to receive MLB Extra Inning because or any other programing because I was told that MLB Extra Innings wouldn't come in on those new box because it was activated with the Wally that is ruined and it needs removed first.
Now I have no DISH service going on a week and miss my MLB Extra Innings when the races are just heating up and now with two boxes activated I can't boot up because I am afraid it will mess them up and I will be out the $180.00 or so dollars I made in purchase on the receivers.
Is anyone else experiencing issues with their MLB Extra Innings and does anyone really know what this so called glitch actually is? I can't seem to get a clear answer from anybody and don't even know if it will even be fixed or anyone really understands it.
Now to my previous statement on how I was disappointed that MLB Extra Innings is actually MLB.TV in simulcast. When I had MLB Extra Innings before with DIRECTV in 2001-2004 and with DISH form 2016 and 2017. They would always show the commercials for every teams broadcast from their local market and all games would be authentic just as if you were watching in their home market. After I quit DISH I went to streaming for awhile and I done MLB.TV and I hated their features because of the no commercials, the delayed times of getting back after the commercial break, and not being able to listen to what studios had to say when they would cut into the studios, and always looking at the screen during commercial breaks with a screen that says commercial break in progress and a silhouette background of MLB Players doing baseball things and the their crazy commercial breaks sound. I was excited to go back to DISH thinking I escaped the horrors of MLB.TV. Well its actually the same thing. I compared them side by side and actually MLB.TV is ahead by just a few seconds. So actually MLB Extra Innings on Satellite is delayed from time period wise from actually watching MLB.TV which shows it is simulcasted. My question is when did this start? And is this legal? This isn't what I know MLB Extra Innings to be. I too had signed up for NHL Center Ice this past winter and thank goodness its authentic! They still have the commercials and its like watching it as you were in their home network and its the way it oughta be even if you only do get one feed of NHL Center Ice per team on DISH and don't know which feed it is every night.
Looking forward to your responses. So far happy with DISH but unhappy with this last week and the ruining of a Wally HD Receiver.
I hope I can be of some contribution here as well.
Sincerely,
RJ T.
From Illinois
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I know they are doing some major satellite work - the second satellite at 110 which is now in use, and they are moving channels between 119 and 110. Maybe since there are no other sports going on, have they temporarily cut back on the out of market sports packages? I am not sure. It looks like those channels are all coming from 119 TP 13, 110 TP 12, and 110 TP 09.
Also, Dish's Scheduled Satellite Maintenance page doesn't have anything going on:
my.dish.com
Also, Dish's Scheduled Satellite Maintenance page doesn't have anything going on:
MyDISH
Manage your DISH account online. Pay your bill, view programming, upgrade services, and access customer support at MyDISH.
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This is a big shift for DISH. I just hope if Charlie Ergen does ever sell out to anyone that I can continue to use my DISH Playmaker and I can keep my Wally's. If its anything like what happened to DIRECTV a few years back which turned out to be a total disaster when AT&T acquired DIRECTV nothing there changed with boxes or anything and you continued to use the same service but I was very surprised to see AT&T sell it to TPG especially after they had just bought it now long ago.
RJ T.
From Illinois
Trying to get use to this forum and where everything is located at. I saw you responded from my post on the changes and took me a while to get back to see this post. But yes, it is exactly what I was thinking. I too noticed the change of MLB Extra Innings from 110 to 119. Because of 30 teams they have to algin everything. Only other sport going on PPV wise is WNBA League Pass and I do not have a subscription to that but maybe some else who has it can confirm what they done and what satellite and transponders they are on.I know they are doing some major satellite work - the second satellite at 110 which is now in use, and they are moving channels between 119 and 110. Maybe since there are no other sports going on, have they temporarily cut back on the out of market sports packages? I am not sure. It looks like those channels are all coming from 119 TP 13, 110 TP 12, and 110 TP 09.
Also, Dish's Scheduled Satellite Maintenance page doesn't have anything going on:
MyDISH
Manage your DISH account online. Pay your bill, view programming, upgrade services, and access customer support at MyDISH.
This is a big shift for DISH. I just hope if Charlie Ergen does ever sell out to anyone that I can continue to use my DISH Playmaker and I can keep my Wally's. If its anything like what happened to DIRECTV a few years back which turned out to be a total disaster when AT&T acquired DIRECTV nothing there changed with boxes or anything and you continued to use the same service but I was very surprised to see AT&T sell it to TPG especially after they had just bought it now long ago.
RJ T.
From Illinois
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Noting went through on my screen. However take a look at this
my.dish.com
They have the page back up but it shows I need to purchase. On phone on hold waiting to connect to get this thing activated.
Will post shortly with update.
RJ T.
From Illinois
Update as of 6:40 P.M. CDT June 10, 2026...
Noting went through on my screen. However take a look at this
Dish TV
Manage your Dish TV account, programming, pay bills, and access your favorite channels with the MyDish app.
They have the page back up but it shows I need to purchase. On phone on hold waiting to connect to get this thing activated.
Will post shortly with update.
RJ T.
From Illinois
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I now have MLB Extra Innings back! Look at the photo! (I did not include full image of the game due to copyright)
Let me just say it was rough! Very rough! And lets just say Charlie Ergen should be ashamed of his customer service team and how they handled this whole issue.
After multiple calls after my last post only to get the run around with answers like there are no refunds on MLB Extra Innings once the season starts, to they are working on it, to accessing my screen and sending multi hits to the box.
All I asked was one simple question remove the MLB Extra Innings which they confirmed I had and reauthorize free of charge. I was given a 1,000 reasons why this couldn't be done.
Well..........
I paid for it myself.... $120.00 current rate and it works!
I called back in to let them know what I done and what I thought of the customer service and told them I needed refunded. I was told they didn't do refunds....
Well again I called back and got someone who refunded the original payment of $150.00 back to my account. A $30 discount for all the hard trouble I went though.
It is now up to you all out there that have MLB Extra Innings to try to get them to do this but I am afraid you are going to have to take your own action and purchase again and beg for a refund or be out the $150.00 originally paid.
Persistence pays off. I don't give up very easily.
You can all go here below to make the purchase if you have any trouble.
my.dish.com
I hope it all works well for you! And best of luck to everyone who has it!
I will still be around on this forum. You all sound like a fine group of people! I hope I can contribute more.
Take care!
RJ T.
From Illinois
Update as of 6:40 P.M. CDT June 10, 2026...
Noting went through on my screen. However take a look at this
Dish TV
Manage your Dish TV account, programming, pay bills, and access your favorite channels with the MyDish app.
They have the page back up but it shows I need to purchase. On phone on hold waiting to connect to get this thing activated.
Will post shortly with update.
RJ T.
From Ill
Final Update... As of 8:08 P.M. CDT June 10, 2026.Update as of 6:40 P.M. CDT June 10, 2026...
Noting went through on my screen. However take a look at this
Dish TV
Manage your Dish TV account, programming, pay bills, and access your favorite channels with the MyDish app.
They have the page back up but it shows I need to purchase. On phone on hold waiting to connect to get this thing activated.
Will post shortly with update.
RJ T.
From Illinois
I now have MLB Extra Innings back! Look at the photo! (I did not include full image of the game due to copyright)
Let me just say it was rough! Very rough! And lets just say Charlie Ergen should be ashamed of his customer service team and how they handled this whole issue.
After multiple calls after my last post only to get the run around with answers like there are no refunds on MLB Extra Innings once the season starts, to they are working on it, to accessing my screen and sending multi hits to the box.
All I asked was one simple question remove the MLB Extra Innings which they confirmed I had and reauthorize free of charge. I was given a 1,000 reasons why this couldn't be done.
Well..........
I paid for it myself.... $120.00 current rate and it works!
I called back in to let them know what I done and what I thought of the customer service and told them I needed refunded. I was told they didn't do refunds....
Well again I called back and got someone who refunded the original payment of $150.00 back to my account. A $30 discount for all the hard trouble I went though.
It is now up to you all out there that have MLB Extra Innings to try to get them to do this but I am afraid you are going to have to take your own action and purchase again and beg for a refund or be out the $150.00 originally paid.
Persistence pays off. I don't give up very easily.
You can all go here below to make the purchase if you have any trouble.
Dish TV
Manage your Dish TV account, programming, pay bills, and access your favorite channels with the MyDish app.
I hope it all works well for you! And best of luck to everyone who has it!
I will still be around on this forum. You all sound like a fine group of people! I hope I can contribute more.
Take care!
RJ T.
From Illinois
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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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iJustine
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I was bewildered with all the new DISH TV "Bonus View" channels, so I put together a web page table with all the info I could find. It's at:
https://anythingpeaceful.org/dishtv/DISH_TV_Bonus_View_Channels.html
Here's a partial screenshot of the table, as sorted by Channel Name. (You can click on a column header to sort.)
If you have any corrections or suggestions, please post here.
https://anythingpeaceful.org/dishtv/DISH_TV_Bonus_View_Channels.html
Here's a partial screenshot of the table, as sorted by Channel Name. (You can click on a column header to sort.)
If you have any corrections or suggestions, please post here.
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2 Bonus View channels removed today:
My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels
Thanks to Pat for the tip.
My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels
Thanks to Pat for the tip.
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One added, one removed. But I think it's really only a name change, with similar (or identical?) programming.
My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels
Thanks to Pat for the alert.
My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels
Thanks to Pat for the alert.
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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.
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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The 'get after it media' stations
www.getafteritmedia.com
Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etc
probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
The 'get after it media' stations
Get After It Media
www.getafteritmedia.com
probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
The 'get after it media' stations
Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etcGet After It Media
We already have those diginets here.
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. 
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.
I watch MovieSphere Gold channel a lot. Many recent movies on that digitnet
Yes that's a good channel MovieSphere, only thing is the missing CC on it. 
