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I keep getting Charter/Spectrum cable service reps BANGING on my door! I have patiently told them before that I CANNOT change my Directv service BECAUSE I use it at both my home AND camper - and THEY have no comparable service!
My question to you experts is: do you ever see Directv somehow "taking away" the flexibility current subscribers like me have - which now essentially 'locks' us into staying with Directv (or some other Satellite service)??
My question to you experts is: do you ever see Directv somehow "taking away" the flexibility current subscribers like me have - which now essentially 'locks' us into staying with Directv (or some other Satellite service)??
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They kinda of already ARE...since D* does NOT allow ANY standalone receivers (which one would normally use to camp/tailgate) to be put on the same account with a Genie 2...which is what they're pushing now...
Nope. Why would they give up one of their benefits.
They kinda of already ARE...since D* does NOT allow ANY standalone receivers (which one would normally use to camp/tailgate) to be put on the same account with a Genie 2...which is what they're pushing now...
No one says you HAVE to get a HS17 .... get a HR54 instead.They kinda of already ARE...since D* does NOT allow ANY standalone receivers (which one would normally use to camp/tailgate) to be put on the same account with a Genie 2...which is what they're pushing now...
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We all understand that here..but you DO actually realize that most people (ie: people that DON'T go on boards like these...) that want to sign up for D* &/or upgrade their (very) old equipment, have NO clue about these types of stupid restrictions by (both) satellite providers...until AFTER the equipment is installed & then they go to try adding on an additional receiver, only to be told no. You know as well as I do, that D* is NOT then going to do a (free) Genie swap, just so someone can add another (full) receiver for camping, etc.
Also, since D* is not making older Genie receivers anymore, what would you suggest then, when those are all gone...& the ONLY DVR's available, are the Genie 2's??? (I suppose D* could possibly acquiesce & change their mind on this...but sorry, I just don't see that...)
I stand by my statement...this has NEVER been a problem on D*, until AT&T decided to put this dumb-f#^k restriction on Genie 2 accounts...
We all understand that here..but you DO actually realize that most people (ie: people that DON'T go on boards like these...) that want to sign up for D* &/or upgrade their (very) old equipment, have NO clue about these types of stupid restrictions by (both) satellite providers...until AFTER the equipment is installed & then they go to try adding on an additional receiver, only to be told no. You know as well as I do, that D* is NOT then going to do a (free) Genie swap, just so someone can add another (full) receiver for camping, etc.
Also, since D* is not making older Genie receivers anymore, what would you suggest then, when those are all gone...& the ONLY DVR's available, are the Genie 2's??? (I suppose D* could possibly acquiesce & change their mind on this...but sorry, I just don't see that...)
I stand by my statement...this has NEVER been a problem on D*, until AT&T decided to put this dumb-f#^k restriction on Genie 2 accounts...
Again, why blame ATT ?We all understand that here..but you DO actually realize that most people (ie: people that DON'T go on boards like these...) that want to sign up for D* &/or upgrade their (very) old equipment, have NO clue about these types of stupid restrictions by (both) satellite providers...until AFTER the equipment is installed & then they go to try adding on an additional receiver, only to be told no. You know as well as I do, that D* is NOT then going to do a (free) Genie swap, just so someone can add another (full) receiver for camping, etc.
Also, since D* is not making older Genie receivers anymore, what would you suggest then, when those are all gone...& the ONLY DVR's available, are the Genie 2's??? (I suppose D* could possibly acquiesce & change their mind on this...but sorry, I just don't see that...)
I stand by my statement...this has NEVER been a problem on D*, until AT&T decided to put this dumb-f#^k restriction on Genie 2 accounts...
This rules is not anything new, its been there all along.
That was a D* call, not an ATT call.
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Are you 100% sure about that; I thought the Genie 2 did NOT come out until after AT&T took over. And (again) there had NEVER been ANY restrictions on adding standalone receivers to ANY account, until the introduction of the Genie 2.
BUT WHOEVER put it on...it's still stupid as f&*k. OK, NOW AT&T owns it, they can just as easily change the rule. (well, we ALL know NOTHING is "easy" in AT&T land...but again, whatev/whoev, did it/owns it... )
Are you 100% sure about that; I thought the Genie 2 did NOT come out until after AT&T took over. And (again) there had NEVER been ANY restrictions on adding standalone receivers to ANY account, until the introduction of the Genie 2.
BUT WHOEVER put it on...it's still stupid as f&*k. OK, NOW AT&T owns it, they can just as easily change the rule. (well, we ALL know NOTHING is "easy" in AT&T land...but again, whatev/whoev, did it/owns it...
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Your not allowed more than 1 Genie1 per account either ....Are you 100% sure about that; I thought the Genie 2 did NOT come out until after AT&T took over. And (again) there had NEVER been ANY restrictions on adding standalone receivers to ANY account, until the introduction of the Genie 2.
BUT WHOEVER put it on...it's still stupid as f&*k. OK, NOW AT&T owns it, they can just as easily change the rule. (well, we ALL know NOTHING is "easy" in AT&T land...but again, whatev/whoev, did it/owns it...
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Well aware of that & understand that limitation (that Claude already mentioned)...& this has anything to do with my original point of standalone receivers, how???
What about my point that (if) the Genie 2 came out AFTER AT&T took over & what subs are supposed to do when they are the ONLY DVR model available...any answers on that???
Just be careful about what kind of (new) equipment you might decide to upgrade to in the future; better double-check that you are NOT forced to remove certain existing receivers from your account that you take to travel with.
Well aware of that & understand that limitation (that Claude already mentioned)...& this has anything to do with my original point of standalone receivers, how???
What about my point that (if) the Genie 2 came out AFTER AT&T took over & what subs are supposed to do when they are the ONLY DVR model available...any answers on that???
Just be careful about what kind of (new) equipment you might decide to upgrade to in the future; better double-check that you are NOT forced to remove certain existing receivers from your account that you take to travel with.
Its quite simple (AS YOU KNOW) I know ....Well aware of that & understand that limitation (that Claude already mentioned)...& this has anything to do with my original point of standalone receivers, how???
What about my point that (if) the Genie 2 came out AFTER AT&T took over & what subs are supposed to do when they are the ONLY DVR model available...any answers on that???
Just be careful about what kind of (new) equipment you might decide to upgrade to in the future; better double-check that you are NOT forced to remove certain existing receivers from your account that you take to travel with.
Don't get a HS17 (Genie2) and your fine, you can have all the recvrs you want ... as its been since the HR34's came out (Way before ATT took over).
You do NOT have to upgrade to the Genie2 ... you Can get new service with a Genie HR44/54 ... and have as many recvr you want that can work in the camper/tailgate set up.
There is nothing saying you have to go to the HS17 ... Yes, they are pushing them as thats the way its leaning in the future.
For the typical New sub, they know no difference between the two set ups, all they want it working TV.
Therefore, for the New subs, the HS17 works fine.
For those of you that have more complicated situations like you with Camping/ Tailgating or Me with the Motor Home or the Cottage situation, thats different, where it would do you good to investigate ahead of time and know what you need to set up the different situations.
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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
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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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Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.
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I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.
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To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.
As I said above, and, FWIW, I run Win11 Pro and Arch on separate 250 GB NVME drives, using F8 to select which I boot to, with a 1TB SSD for storage, accessible to both OSs and a third formatted Nvme I want to use to learn Kali. It was much faster to setup Arch than it was to strip down Windows. Windows still takes much longer to boot.
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
Help, I'm a little confjused on the activation process.
I purchased the Joey 4 from Solid Signal and shipping box has Call 866 726-4282 to Avtivate new Receiver. That number is Solid Signals number.
I googled and that search said call Dish to activate. I assume that is correct unless this requires a 2 step process.
Please let me know.
Thanks
I purchased the Joey 4 from Solid Signal and shipping box has Call 866 726-4282 to Avtivate new Receiver. That number is Solid Signals number.
I googled and that search said call Dish to activate. I assume that is correct unless this requires a 2 step process.
Please let me know.
Thanks
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All good called Dish and new Joey 4 is activated and working.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
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i bought mine straight from dish as it was only $ 100.00 bucks!!! had the protection plan they came out removed and deactivated the 4k joey and activated and installed the joey 4.All good called Dish and new Joey 4 is activated and working.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
The new curated multiview is now live.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.
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Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
As I recall you have the Flex package. Do you sub to multisport? -02 is FS1 and -03 is ESPN. -01 is Fox so you would get that if you sub to locals.Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
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