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The time has come to say goodbye. I've "cut the cord" so to speak, actually traded it for a different cord.
So I called Dish today to close and terminate my account.
And the gentleman that took my call really, really, really made me angry.
I called to terminate and all he did was argue with me and try really, really, really hard to talk me out of it.
He would just talk over me and blather on and on about how Dish is better and streaming services are so much inconvenience and "you can change tiers and packages and we can give you a special offer and blah-blah-blah... "
I kept telling him, a hundred times and then some that no, I don't want to continue my service, I want to disconnect and terminate service, now. And he just wasn't having any of that.
I know that they teach their people to try hard to retain customers but when someone tells you NO! a hundred times you need to get a clue and stop.
I always had a positive experience with Dish and my interactions with Dish people have always been pleasant and cordial but today they made me really freaking angry. I had to take an extra blood pressure pill after that phone call.
I wish I could have left Dish with pleasant memories and good things to say about them but today? WOW!
That was too much. Before I made the call I had decided that I would keep Dish in mind if I ever decided to go back to satellite service in the future but after this, I'm done.
The DIRT team here on the forum have all been great. The guy on the phone, not so much.
You folks (phone people) need to learn how to not harass and annoy people that want to disconnect.
Anyway, it's been pretty good, never any serious complaints or problems, it's just a matter of economics.
Thanks Dish, I've mostly enjoyed the service.
The time has come to say goodbye. I've "cut the cord" so to speak, actually traded it for a different cord.
So I called Dish today to close and terminate my account.
And the gentleman that took my call really, really, really made me angry.
I called to terminate and all he did was argue with me and try really, really, really hard to talk me out of it.
He would just talk over me and blather on and on about how Dish is better and streaming services are so much inconvenience and "you can change tiers and packages and we can give you a special offer and blah-blah-blah... "
I kept telling him, a hundred times and then some that no, I don't want to continue my service, I want to disconnect and terminate service, now. And he just wasn't having any of that.
I know that they teach their people to try hard to retain customers but when someone tells you NO! a hundred times you need to get a clue and stop.
I always had a positive experience with Dish and my interactions with Dish people have always been pleasant and cordial but today they made me really freaking angry. I had to take an extra blood pressure pill after that phone call.
I wish I could have left Dish with pleasant memories and good things to say about them but today? WOW!
That was too much. Before I made the call I had decided that I would keep Dish in mind if I ever decided to go back to satellite service in the future but after this, I'm done.
The DIRT team here on the forum have all been great. The guy on the phone, not so much.
You folks (phone people) need to learn how to not harass and annoy people that want to disconnect.
Anyway, it's been pretty good, never any serious complaints or problems, it's just a matter of economics.
Thanks Dish, I've mostly enjoyed the service.
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I thought you were too young to know about green stamps.
I'm afraid I'm old enough that as a boy I helped my mother paste them into the booklet.
My Gram was a green stamp Junkie. I too, spent many Saturday nights pasting. I can still taste them!I thought you were too young to know about green stamps.
I still have the old Sunbeam fountain style milk shaker she bought "for me" around '60 with the Greenies.. Was able to get a new blade stem from Amazon about 10 years ago. Still works great...and so are the memories I have once or twice a year when I use it.
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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.
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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?
Any tips or experiences to share?
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