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So I'm looking for a bit of advise; perhaps from some folks who have done or considered the same thing. I'm in need of saving some money and was looking to either change my programming to the Flex pack or dropping Dish altogether for a streaming option like Sling. Currently, I'm on Dish 120 with just the Movie Pack which I got a promotional rate for; so I feel I'm pretty basic already. My options:
- Flex Pack w/Add-Ons: While we don't watch a whole lot of TV, there are a few key channels and of course I'm not going to get them all without any add-on packages. I figure with the Flex pack, I can pretty much save $20 a month and really only loose out on the ESPN channels and Movie Pack.
- Sling w/Add-ons: I'm currently on a contract, so dropping Dish for Sling would mean I owe them about $200. So I have to consider if it is worth it to save $$$ monthly over getting hit with a penalty. However, I could probably save about $60 per month (which is huge for me right now). I would really go Sling but the cancellation fee and lack of physical DVR make me hesitate. We time-shift a lot and skipping commercials will not be as easy with streaming. (I have Amazon Prime, so I assume I can use the cloud DVR function with Sling or I could always go with PS Vue.)
Any thoughts or opinions?
On a side note, I've been a Dish customer for close to 20 years and when I contacted Dish about my options, I was a bit disappointed that they seemed to not care if I left. I've been loyal to Dish (even keeping my account on hold when I had to relocate and temporarily lived in an apartment); Ive had Dish through 4 moves in that time. I know I'm on a contract and perhaps they figure that will keep me. I like dish and always have, but I just need to save some cash right now.
Anyways, any comments or suggestions are appreciated.
- Flex Pack w/Add-Ons: While we don't watch a whole lot of TV, there are a few key channels and of course I'm not going to get them all without any add-on packages. I figure with the Flex pack, I can pretty much save $20 a month and really only loose out on the ESPN channels and Movie Pack.
- Sling w/Add-ons: I'm currently on a contract, so dropping Dish for Sling would mean I owe them about $200. So I have to consider if it is worth it to save $$$ monthly over getting hit with a penalty. However, I could probably save about $60 per month (which is huge for me right now). I would really go Sling but the cancellation fee and lack of physical DVR make me hesitate. We time-shift a lot and skipping commercials will not be as easy with streaming. (I have Amazon Prime, so I assume I can use the cloud DVR function with Sling or I could always go with PS Vue.)
Any thoughts or opinions?
On a side note, I've been a Dish customer for close to 20 years and when I contacted Dish about my options, I was a bit disappointed that they seemed to not care if I left. I've been loyal to Dish (even keeping my account on hold when I had to relocate and temporarily lived in an apartment); Ive had Dish through 4 moves in that time. I know I'm on a contract and perhaps they figure that will keep me. I like dish and always have, but I just need to save some cash right now.
Anyways, any comments or suggestions are appreciated.
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If you are under contract, your early cancellation fee is probably $20 per month remaining. So, you could switch to Welcome Pack at $19.99 per month just to ride out the contract, and actually get some programming for about the same amount of money you would have had to pay just in cancellation fees for no service.
If it helps, you could look at it as having Welcome Pack just to supplement whichever streaming service you choose, instead of the other way around.
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FWIW We have one Hopper 3, the Welcome Pack and HBO w/ TT&L = $45.50/mo. HBO is on a $10/mo promo, which we may or may not keep after Game of Thrones wraps up.
Dish has Free Previews of one or more of the premium channels almost every month. With the 16 tuners Hopper3 and a little planning, we can usually record every movie on HBO/Cinemax/Starz/Epic/Showtime that we want to watch that month in a single 4 day weekend
Dish has Free Previews of one or more of the premium channels almost every month. With the 16 tuners Hopper3 and a little planning, we can usually record every movie on HBO/Cinemax/Starz/Epic/Showtime that we want to watch that month in a single 4 day weekend
Keep in mind that Game of Thrones will not wrap up until next year... 
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No idea what improvements might be involved.
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Also posted this in the 3rd party remote thread.
My Hopper 3 updated itself to H713 last week and the IR issue is worse now. On H711, I could be on an SD channel for several hours and the IR side of my H3 would still be responsive without my having to tap the View button on my Pronto Pro every 15 minutes. Now, if I stay even on an SD channel without tapping the View button at least once an hour, it becomes unresponsive to my Pronto Pro without tapping the View button at least 5-20 times, just like on the HD and 4K channels. So, H713 actually made the issue worse.
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My Hopper 3 updated itself to H713 last week and the IR issue is worse now. On H711, I could be on an SD channel for several hours and the IR side of my H3 would still be responsive without my having to tap the View button on my Pronto Pro every 15 minutes. Now, if I stay even on an SD channel without tapping the View button at least once an hour, it becomes unresponsive to my Pronto Pro without tapping the View button at least 5-20 times, just like on the HD and 4K channels. So, H713 actually made the issue worse.
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I've been having intermittent problems with Amazon Prime video programs loading using the H3 guide listing. I can get to the program I want to watch, but when I try to view it, it starts to load and then stalls. Eventually, a screen pops up saying "something went wrong, try again later". I've tried rebooting the hopper without success. Sometimes switching the HDMI input on my LG TV works, but not always. I don't have this problem on my phone or computer, so it is not a network or router issue.
I did a quick google search and found that this is a common problem associated with overloading or corruption of the data cache in the Amazon app and the solution is to clear the cache. Easy to do on a computer or phone, but I don't know how to do this on the H3. If anyone a solution or suggestion, I'd appreciate some help. Thanks.
I did a quick google search and found that this is a common problem associated with overloading or corruption of the data cache in the Amazon app and the solution is to clear the cache. Easy to do on a computer or phone, but I don't know how to do this on the H3. If anyone a solution or suggestion, I'd appreciate some help. Thanks.
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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...
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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Breakfast for lunch. Crispy corned beef hash, home fries, two over easy eggs and sourdough toast.
Grabbed a burrito on the run. Beef, pinto beans, green chile and cheese. Stewart's cream soda.
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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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Was raining yesterday so I went to Sams up in Dothan to stock up on some things. Haven't been there in quite a while. I was amazed at how large most of the TVs were. When I walked in they had a 100 in Vizio (I think it was Vizio) that was marked down to something like $1,200. The first rows of TVs were all in the 80 in + sizes. The next couple of rows had the "smaller" models....those 75 and under. I was amazed at how small the 75s looked when lined up with the larger screens.
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I've pretty much done most things in Ireland and I'm thinking about the other side of the Irish sea. I'm thinking about traveling to Wales this summer. My second choice would be Scotland. I don't want anything to do with London except maybe landing in Heathrow and then escaping quickly.
Any tips or experiences to share?
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