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makman
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As above, I have an hh3 scheduled to be installed to replace my two hws. I would like to transfer all the recordings and timers. When I go to manage my recordings not all are there so I was planning on using ethernet rather than via hard drive. Is it possible to transfer all the recordings and timers from both HWS into 1 H3?
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Is the combined amount of recordings on both your HWS's MORE than can fit on a single H3 HDD of 2TB? If you are both over 50% on your HWS's, then you will have to leave some recordings behind, unless you want to transfer the overfill onto an external HDD.

Also, unless they are shipping the H3 to you ahead of the install day, you most likely won't have time to perform the RJ45 port transfer--of TWO boxes--because the installers take the boxes when they finish the install. Or the installer is ready to connect your new H3, but you are still transferring and now the tech is being inconvenienced, and if he's a contractor, he is really gonna be unhappy because he either has a next install to get to or he just wants to go home at the end of a long day, even if you arrange to pay the shipping charges and send the old boxes to Dish within the grace period.

FWIW, I would only do RJ45 transfer if the H3 is a replacement RMA that already has a pre-paid postage from Dish. This gives me hours (or days) to do the transfer. However, using the external HDD for archive/backup is really the preferred way for me because I can still keep the recordings that aren't going to fit on the internal anyway. For upgrades, I've always transferred to HDD, and then transferred the recordings from HDD to the new box via USB. Works very well.
makman
Is the combined amount of recordings on both your HWS's MORE than can fit on a single H3 HDD of 2TB? If you are both over 50% on your HWS's, then you will have to leave some recordings behind, unless you want to transfer the overfill onto an external HDD.

Also, unless they are shipping the H3 to you ahead of the install day, you most likely won't have time to perform the RJ45 port transfer--of TWO boxes--because the installers take the boxes when they finish the install. Or the installer is ready to connect your new H3, but you are still transferring and now the tech is being inconvenienced, and if he's a contractor, he is really gonna be unhappy because he either has a next install to get to or he just wants to go home at the end of a long day, even if you arrange to pay the shipping charges and send the old boxes to Dish within the grace period.

FWIW, I would only do RJ45 transfer if the H3 is a replacement RMA that already has a pre-paid postage from Dish. This gives me hours (or days) to do the transfer. However, using the external HDD for archive/backup is really the preferred way for me because I can still keep the recordings that aren't going to fit on the internal anyway. For upgrades, I've always transferred to HDD, and then transferred the recordings from HDD to the new box via USB. Works very well.
The problem with an HDD transfer is that when I go to manage recordings on my hws, not all of the recordings that I know are there are seen on that screen. As for the timing of the Ethernet transfer, I arranged with DISH to ship return boxes that are arriving via ups tomorrow. My install is the 22. I then have a month to send them back. So time is not a problem. As for whether my recordings will all fit on the H3, I don't know and I am not at home right now. However I will certainly check. Thanks.
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The problem with an HDD transfer is that when I go to manage recordings on my hws, not all of the recordings that I know are there are seen on that screen. As for the timing of the Ethernet transfer, I arranged with DISH to ship return boxes that are arriving via ups tomorrow. My install is the 22. I then have a month to send them back. So time is not a problem. As for whether my recordings will all fit on the H3, I don't know and I am not at home right now. However I will certainly check. Thanks.
Sounds great. I'm happy that you thought this ahead of time. As for not seeing all your recordings for HDD transfer: are you using Folders on your DVR's? If you are, maybe the HWS has been updated to work like the H3 in that if you do use folders, you have to go into the folders and select what you want for transfer. Just a few hours ago, I freaked out because when I initiated a transfer, only SOME of my recordings showed up. Then I remembered I have to go into each folder, and then select the recordings for transfer. I think the "Select All" selects everything on the DVR.

Yes, the HWS and H3 both have the same HDD capacity of 2TB. So, if you have your HWS's with a combined used space LESS than 100%, they you are good to go, but if you HWS's combined space used is OVER 100%, then some programming is going to have to be left behind unless you off load the overage on an external HDD.

Please let us all know how it turns out. I am curious to know what Dish end up doing.
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Well the tech came out with the H3 and Joey 2 last Sunday. Install went well. I had one 40.0 remote and backed up the Hopper with the most timers (HWS1) and restored it to the new H3. Took a few tries but finally worked Then I backed up the other old HWS (HWS2) and restored that. It overwrote the HWS1 timers (which I expected), so I restored the HWS1 again so I would not have to manually recreate as many timers.

I did an ethernet restore of HWS1 which I thought went well, but it didn't. I had 99 recording and at the end it told me 79 of 99 transferred. What about the other 20? There were none left on the old HWS1. On the new H3, there are some shows that say there are multiple episodes, but not all are there. Poof, gone.

To add insult to injury, the HWS2 crapped out and had a hard drive failure before I transferred anything. It shows the HD is 100% full and does not list any shows. Diagnostics shows HD failure. Same thing happened once before about 6 months ago, then it worked perfectly. In hindsight I should have replaced it then. Oh well, live and learn.

I will say I liked having 2 hoppers better than a hopper and joey. I mostly used one and my wife the other. Now we use folders, not as nice.

Mitch
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Well the tech came out with the H3 and Joey 2 last Sunday. Install went well. I had one 40.0 remote and backed up the Hopper with the most timers (HWS1) and restored it to the new H3. Took a few tries but finally worked Then I backed up the other old HWS (HWS2) and restored that. It overwrote the HWS1 timers (which I expected), so I restored the HWS1 again so I would not have to manually recreate as many timers.

I did an ethernet restore of HWS1 which I thought went well, but it didn't. I had 99 recording and at the end it told me 79 of 99 transferred. What about the other 20? There were none left on the old HWS1. On the new H3, there are some shows that say there are multiple episodes, but not all are there. Poof, gone.

To add insult to injury, the HWS2 crapped out and had a hard drive failure before I transferred anything. It shows the HD is 100% full and does not list any shows. Diagnostics shows HD failure. Same thing happened once before about 6 months ago, then it worked perfectly. In hindsight I should have replaced it then. Oh well, live and learn.

I will say I liked having 2 hoppers better than a hopper and joey. I mostly used one and my wife the other. Now we use folders, not as nice.

Mitch
You guys will get used to the folders. They work well in our household.
navychop
Remember thou and keep holy the 13th Commandment: Transfer to RAID 1 EHD regularly.
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Remember thou and keep holy the 13th Commandment: Transfer to RAID 1 EHD regularly.
AMEN
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I have Dish Hopper and Hopper Plus and also have Alexa Echo. I link the Alex skill to Dish and it asks me to enter the pairing code shown on the TV. I go into Dish Settings and there is no Alexa shown. Not sure what to do.
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Understood. But here's the rub - Google Assistant setup is ALSO missing from the Hopper Plus setup. I'm a paraplegic.and need to use voice controls as much as possible but I can't press a button on the remote to activate Google Assistant. I prefer ALEXA (or ALEXA+) but I have one older google device and will go that route IF they make it available. BTW calling Dish Customer Service is no help- they just say they have no info on if/when there will be an update.
navychop
Ungood.
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What is the purpose of connecting Alexa and the H3?
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navychop
Tell Alexa verbally what to do.
snissen
What is the purpose of connecting Alexa and the H3?
I stand up from my chair with my glass in one hand and my plate in the other, when a story I really want to hear comes on the TV. So I say, "Alexa, pause DISH", and it waits for me to return from the kitchen, at which time I say, "Alexa, resume DISH".

Or maybe, when I return with a full glass in one hand and a new plate in the other, I realize I forgot to pause to hear this good story from its start. So I say, "Alexa, skip DISH backwards 3 minutes", and I still get to catch the whole story.

I use this every day.
osu1991
Pub Member / Supporter
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
:mad::mad::mad::mad:

Pissed off at the crappy healthcare costs

My health Insurance renewal for 2027 just came in. Going from $827 a month to $1,187 a month. Deductible going up a $1k to $9,350. Max out of pocket also going up $1k to $11,000. Doctor co-pay of $40. Urgent Care co-pay $50. ER 50% coinsurance after deductible. That's all in network. Out of network is double, should it be needed.

Have to think about this. I'm really tempted to just go without now. I only go to the doctor once or twice a year. I pay out of pocket for Tirzepitide and can do without the Rosuvastatin (crestor) now. Really tired of spending over $10k a year and getting nothing out of it.

After years with Blue Cross I switched last year to Ambetter as my Blue Cross premium was going from $1200 to $1800 for a Silver plan and the Bronze plan was still going to be $1300 at BCBS. Ambetter was $827 for the same coverage with a Bronze plan. Didn't think it would jump this much so soon.

I'm guessing a Silver plan is probably over $2,000 a month for 2027.
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vazhog
that cut is only for illegals to get off the rolls and I was being sarcastic before -
meStevo
that cut is only for illegals to get off the rolls and I was being sarcastic before -

Even sarcastically it's wrong. Undocumented immigrants already weren't eligible for federal Medicaid, so there's no one to "get off the rolls." The immigrant-related pieces are a small part of the ~$1 trillion. They cut the federal match for emergency care from 90% to the state's regular rate and end eligibility for some lawful immigrants like refugees. Most of the "savings" come from work requirements, more frequent eligibility checks, and provider tax limits, which hit citizens.

Either way, the cost doesn't disappear. It shifts to states, hospitals, and everyone else's premiums and will only serve to make issues like those raised in this thread worse.
dishstaller
Undocumented immigrants already weren't eligible for federal Medicaid, so there's no one to "get off the rolls."
That's only part correct. Actually I had to look it up to make sure. There is NO Federal money going to Medicaid for illegals but there ARE some states that use State money to pay for Medicaid for illegals. Here's the list

    • California: Covers all income-eligible undocumented adults. [1, 2]
    • Colorado: Covers specific adult demographics (with upcoming budget caps in 2027). [1]
    • Illinois: Covers specific adult age brackets. [1]
    • New York: Covers specific adult demographics. [1]
    • Oregon: Covers all income-eligible undocumented adults. [1, 2]
    • Washington: Covers specific adult demographics. [1, 2]
    • Washington, D.C.: Provides adult coverage through the D.C. Health Care Alliance. [1, 2]
meStevo
That's only part correct. Actually I had to look it up to make sure. There is NO Federal money going to Medicaid for illegals but there ARE some states that use State money to pay for Medicaid for illegals. Here's the list

    • California: Covers all income-eligible undocumented adults. [1, 2]
    • Colorado: Covers specific adult demographics (with upcoming budget caps in 2027). [1]
    • Illinois: Covers specific adult age brackets. [1]
    • New York: Covers specific adult demographics. [1]
    • Oregon: Covers all income-eligible undocumented adults. [1, 2]
    • Washington: Covers specific adult demographics. [1, 2]
    • Washington, D.C.: Provides adult coverage through the D.C. Health Care Alliance. [1, 2]

Fair point, but it's consistent with what I said: no federal Medicaid money goes to undocumented immigrants. Those programs are state-funded, so the federal ~$1T cut can't touch them. Whatever states decide to do with their own programs is a separate budget decision.
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vazhog
The feds give money to the states for them to use - Cutting the fed funding only means the taxpayer savings will passed onto the states that need to make up the Fed dollars cut -See the list above for those states affected
harshness
that cut is only for illegals to get off the rolls and I was being sarcastic before -
That's not who it is for. The cut is for those who won't work (though you typically had to prove that you couldn't work to get it in the first place).
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Foxbat
Why isn't this Political thread over in the Pit? This is why there is a Pit, and why I rarely use the Chit Chat Club. But someone said, "The Pub is Elitist since you have to pay dues to enter, so please post in the Chit Chat forum so more guests can read and participate."
harshness
Why isn't this Political thread over in the Pit?
Because health care shouldn't be a political issue?
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Scott Greczkowski
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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....
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Lakeside Park - Rush
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Another PARK Another Sunday-The Doobie Brothers
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Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
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Oh Susanna, Dust off the Old Pianna - Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra
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Garden Party - Ricky Nelson
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dishstaller
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I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link

I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.
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dishstaller
If any of you know some of the guys from the board and you have their contact info, please reach out to them....many failed to update their contact info and some even had starband email addresses.
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I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link

I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.
Now I have to go check out what happened now. Lol!
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Scott Greczkowski
Went and looked, not too bad...

Just let people know the address is satelliteretailer.com as DishRetailer.COM is not working. :)
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(((Garyd)))
If any of you know some of the guys from the board and you have their contact info, please reach out to them....many failed to update their contact info and some even had starband email addresses.
Your old link triggered my Bitdefender today.
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ewindowman
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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Almighty1
Bruce
News about the tower's dispute-

comfortably_numb
News about the tower's dispute-


So does this mean the churches and businesses that Dish owes back payments to are going to get paid now?
nelson61
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They note that the Dish Wireless radios at issue support the 2GHz and 800MHz spectrum SpaceX is acquiring from EchoStar and Grain.

"Buying compatible equipment already installed on towers could give SpaceX a head start on its wireless terrestrial network build and throw a big bucket of cold water on Verizon's four-to-six-year timeline and $300-$500 billion estimate for SpaceX's buildout," said the analysts."
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dfergie
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy

Ethanol Free Stations

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harshness
I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.
harshness
I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.
It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.
Foxbat
It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.
Bobby
Regular$5.839​
Premium$6.299​
Diesel$7.999​
at Costco, Rohnert Park.​
harshness
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price?
Winter blend is reportedly 10-30 cents cheaper, but I would point out that prices have dropped as much as 62 cents at RP.
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Bobby
Regular$5.699​
Premium$6.199​
Diesel$7.999​
at Costco, Rohnert Park.​
osu1991
Was just out running errands and saw $3.69 at most places
dfergie
$4.04 most places, Diesel $5.85...
Van
Van
Last reply · posted in What's Cooking?
Who says dinner or lunch has to be the only good meals of the day?

Honey butter grits with scrambled eggs and grilled boneless pork ribs on flakey biscuits washed down with cranberry juice.
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TRG
Breakfast Quesadillas. Grilled flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, hash browns, chopped green chile, cheddar & Jack cheese and bacon. Coffee.

q.webp
Bobby
Taco omelette. 3 eggs, taco meat from yesterday, diced green chilis, cheddar cheese, chopped red onion, avocado, black olives, chopped tomato, La Victoria Salsa Brava.

This one was really, really good!
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Thought I was getting a Chorizo and egg burrito (marker had rubbed off)but was a roast beef/potato I made up before hunting this morning.
Btw every morning at camp I cooked my homemade Chorizo and scrambled eggs plus sausage side while my brother brought bacon. (they liked both the beef and pork versions)
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TRG
Thought I was getting a Chorizo and egg burrito (marker had rubbed off)but was a roast beef/potato I made up before hunting this morning.
Btw every morning at camp I cooked my homemade Chorizo and scrambled eggs plus sausage side while my brother brought bacon. (they liked both the beef and pork versions)
I had a chorizo and egg burrito for you. With lots of green chile and cheese of course.
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dfergie
Mixed one egg, one tablespoon cottage cheese with a small fine grated potato, salt and pepper, made 3 waffles in the small waffle iron... Bacon, sausage and milk. (next time will add grated cheese to mix)
meStevo
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Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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rvvaquero
Jimmy Johnson is a football guy. Jerry Jones is a marketer (hustler).

When I see a football player get a 15 yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct (like taunting) in a close game, I often wonder what he was thinking. Was he thinking, I'm doing everything I can to make this a better team and help win a championship? Or, was he saying to himself, I want everyone to notice how great I am?

Johnson inspires one, Jones the other.
meStevo
Got to unfurl and hold the flag at Allegiant for the anthem today - amazing experience.
HipKat
Balls
Bears. Gave the Pats a good beatdown.
Bucs. Got Baker back and absolutely demolished the previously surprising Panthers.
Falcons. Took care of the 49ers and did so convincingly.
Vikings. I hate them. I do. I've never seen such a bad/good team. Know what I mean? I know their D is epic. But their O is insulting. How they remain undefeated is a mystery.
Rams. Finally looked the part. Mind you against the hapless Cards.
Cowboys. Fireworks performance from their O.
Dolphins. Finally logged in a W. There won't be many. Enjoy it, Miami fans.
Browns. Still atop the AFC North.
Giants. Epic OT win with Buffalo's very own Motor Singletary finishing it off.
Seattle. Dominated KC from start to finish.

Goats
Jets. Couldn't beat the winless Dolphins. Aaron Glenn is a dead man walking.
Eagles. Injured beyond repair
Ravens and Lamar. Has he ever played a full season? Honestly, dude is fragile. Of course he's back for the Bills game.
49ers. No longer undefeated.
Colts. A sh*t show. When are they gonna realize that Daniel Jones is ass?
Steelers vs Saints game. Ass, just ass all around. Those poor people in Paris have had enough lately, and on top of that, endure that game.
Chiefs. They looked terrible. Like really bad.
Pack vs. Detroit game refs. Some of the worst refereeing I've seen in a long time. And the sample is pretty large.