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Almighty1
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Greetings everyone:

I have a DISH Hopper 3 on a LG 65" OLED 4K TV. I just got a Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K a few days ago and could use some help from people who are more experienced with the Fire TV products in general. So I will post my two questions below:

1) If I set the Fire TV Stick 4K to 2160p 60Hz for the display resolution that is supported on tv #1, what would happen if I took that same FireTV stick to another TV #2 which does not support 2160p 60Hz but only 1080p. Would the Fire TV show any picture at all or do I have to take it back to TV #1 to change it to a display resolution that TV #2 can handle?

2) With the Hopper 3, when viewing a picture, one can change the picture to stretch, zoom, normal so that the original picture will be adjusted to fill the screen. With the Fire TV Stick 4K and the DISH Anywhere app, I have noticed that the non-widescreen videos would be full screen in height from top to bottom but when it comes to width, the picture does not make it to the left and right sides of the screen. Is there a way to stretch the width of the video so it's as wide as the tv? I have tried adjusting the Aspect Ratios on the tv but it doesn't really change it much. Or is there a utility to stretch the video?

Thanks for any help in advance!
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eddie willers
Greetings everyone:

I have a DISH Hopper 3 on a LG 65" OLED 4K TV.

1) If I set the Fire TV Stick 4K to 2160p 60Hz for the display resolution that is supported on tv #1, what would happen if I took that same FireTV stick to another TV #2 which does not support 2160p 60Hz but only 1080p. Would the Fire TV show any picture at all or do I have to take it back to TV #1 to change it to a display resolution that TV #2 can handle?

2) With the Hopper 3, when viewing a picture, one can change the picture to stretch, zoom, normal so that the original picture will be adjusted to fill the screen. With the Fire TV Stick 4K and the DISH Anywhere app, I have noticed that the non-widescreen videos would be full screen in height from top to bottom but when it comes to width, the picture does not make it to the left and right sides of the screen. Is there a way to stretch the width of the video so it's as wide as the tv? I have tried adjusting the Aspect Ratios on the tv but it doesn't really change it much. Or is there a utility to stretch the video?

Thanks for any help in advance!
Well. Here's my opinion.

I own an LG OLED as well and the main reason I got it is how black it can go. Maybe I'm a purest, but I think stretching picture just to fill a larger screen is a travesty. I can't stand to see short, fat faces when I know human beings don't look like that. On lousy TVs that can mean a ghostly gray on the sides during a 4x3 presentation, but with OLED you have a true black on either side so what you see is a perfect 4x3 picture. With lights off, you wouldn't know that the TV is actually a widescreen. Just a large "old-fashioned" one.

When you go and try to fiddle with TV aspect ratios on both the TV and the source, it easy to get it wrong and out of whack and so you may watch hours of less than correct picture. Not worth it with the TV you have. Set the LG to "Just" and never touch it again.

A good thing do is get a Blu Ray calibration disc (Disney's WOW, is the one I have ) and set two memory settings on the LG. One that is perfect for late night viewing and one that is slightly pumped up (Backlight, Contrast etc) for daytime viewing. You have bought the world's best TV. Let it do it's thing.

As to the Fire Stick. Get a second one. I think they are closing out the non 4K for $19.99. To save the plugging and unplugging (including power adapter, don't forget) and having to reset parameters in menus is not worth saving 20 bucks.
eddie willers
"With the Hopper 3, when viewing a picture, one can change the picture to stretch, zoom, normal so that the original picture will be adjusted to fill the screen"

As I mentioned about the TV's aspect ratio in the post above, the same thing applies to the Hopper. Set it at 4K 16:9 and never touch it again. Watch the picture that the director wanted you to see.
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Almighty1
Thanks eddie for your reply. I do have a second Fire Stick TV 4K. I was asking the question because I really won't use the Fire Stick TV 4K much currently as I am setting it up so I can take it with me when traveling next month and using it at the various hotels so the wear and tear won't be on my tv anyways as I have the Fire Stick TV 4K actually on a HDMI switch currently so there is no wear and tear on the tv, not to mention I will only plug and unplug it a few times per year at the most. My TV is on Just Ratio except when you have a 65" tv and the screen looks like a 40". I may have bought the world's best tv but my tv has this line at the top and bottom of the picture that LG Service claims does not exist. So is there actually a way to change the aspect ratio from the source as some videos actually look better zoomed up. Basically, let's not go into the reasons why it should be kept original as I already know why but we are watching old chinese hong kong tv serieses from the 1980s-2000s which is way poorer quality when it's smaller in size compared to the western production and my mom would prefer to have the images full size at almost 90 years old and when we travel, the screen obviously will not be anywhere close to 65". So for the first question, there really wasn't a answer as last thing I want is I set the Fire TV Stick to 2160 60Hz and I forgot to change the settings back to Auto up to 4K and I am on vacation somewhere and plug the Fire TV Stick and it doesn't work because the Fire TV Stick has the resolution set up as 2160 60Hz which means that I cannot watch anything on the DVR while it keeps filling up as unless I watch, the HDD will be full and there is no way I can move it to external HDD's remotely like I can do now. While for the second question is, you are talking about western made tv series which wouldn't have a problem on a smaller screen so without talking about the quality of the picture, is there even a way to zoom or stretch the video from the Amazon Fire TV stick using a app if it's not built in.
Almighty1
I don't want to mess with the second FireTV 4K stick until I get the first one setup correctly and then will use the 1st one as reference since while installing apps is easy, there are some apps like RSS Players that is a pain in the butt to type in all the different RSS sources using the remote. Normally I always buy two identical devices (ChromeCast Ultra) so that one is kept for traveling while the other is on the TV except the ChromeCast Ultra does not have any apps on itself and I don't want to be using my phone to cast to the stick so with the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, I can get what I want on one of them first and should I not have time to completely get the first one setup and/or setup the 2nd one, I can just use the first one in the meantime. That was the reason for my first question.
Almighty1
Anyways, it seems what I want is possible but it's a PITA and also you can't get it to zoom so it's only full screen but instead, it can be bigger or smaller than the screen.

Display ratio with Firestick - Fire TV - Devices - Amazon Digital and Device Forum

Fire Stick Zoom Out: How to Fix Fire TV Screen Zoomed In | KFire TV
DialgaChampion
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Does someone still have the diagram showing how to connect two Hopper 3s again?

I currently have one H3 and one 4K Joey, set up through a 1000.2 eastern arc hybrid lnb and solo hub.

The plan is to replace the Joey with the second H3. Already purchased a duo hub and I have three coax cables coming in from outside, from back when I used to have the older 1000.4 dish and the hopper 2. I don't fully remember, but I think the other two coax cables are just tied up next to the dish outside; will have to check again.
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HipKat
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You need a 42 switch.
Run the outputs to the inputs on the Duo Hub
DialgaChampion
You need a 42 switch.
Run the outputs to the inputs on the Duo Hub

Okay, so I made an updated diagram just to make sure I understand this right...

- 2 Coax connected from outside Dish LNB into 42 switch.
- 2 Coax from 42 switch into Duo Hub.
- 1 Coax from Duo Hub into 1st Hopper 3.
- 1 Coax from Duo Hub into Power Inserter.
- 1 Coax from Power Inserter into 2nd Hopper 3.
- Power Inserter plugged into wall electrical outlet.

Did I get that right? And also, I assume the power inserter is required?
HipKat
Okay, so I made an updated diagram just to make sure I understand this right...

- 2 Coax connected from outside Dish LNB into 42 switch.
- 2 Coax from 42 switch into Duo Hub.
- 1 Coax from Duo Hub into 1st Hopper 3.
- 1 Coax from Duo Hub into Power Inserter.
- 1 Coax from Power Inserter into 2nd Hopper 3.
- Power Inserter plugged into wall electrical outlet.

Did I get that right? And also, I assume the power inserter is required?
Twa Coaxes from the LNB if it's Eastern Arc (2 "Eyes") and three if it's Western Arc and yes, the power inserter, it's required
SandFarmer
Now that my Owned H3 fried itself. What gear can I remove for just one H3? Already took down the 129 Wing Dish.
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charlesrshell
Now that my Owned H3 fried itself. What gear can I remove for just one H3? Already took down the 129 Wing Dish.
Did you get a replacement for your fried H3? You can leave gear in place in case your other H3 bites the dust.
Bobby
Now that my Owned H3 fried itself. What gear can I remove for just one H3? Already took down the 129 Wing Dish.
You do know that DISH will replace your owned, fried, Hopper don't you. It's free....
SandFarmer
You do know that DISH will replace your owned, fried, Hopper don't you. It's free....
Yup. Been there done that many times over the past 29 years. Since not having it, I have found better and cheaper ways to get what little programming in need from it.

Just wondering how far down I can strip down all the gear on my chimney.

The 129 J-Arm grew an Outdoor Long Range AP. I already have several unused RJ lines that are going to be IPoE from the rack. Just wondering how much gear I'm going to be able to put up there.

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DialgaChampion
Twa Coaxes from the LNB if it's Eastern Arc (2 "Eyes") and three if it's Western Arc and yes, the power inserter, it's required
Yep just swap the lnb with a dpp lnb and connect the 42 switch.

Finally got around to trying to set everything up. Need some help because I've got an issue.

1st Hopper 3 works fine.

2nd Hopper 3 doesn't show any channels in my Top 200 package in the guide, even though it's set to All Subscribed. But it does see the 1st Hopper 3 and can access the recordings on it.

Here's my setup:
  • DPP EA 61.5/72 LNB on the dish. 2 Coaxes going from LNB into the DPH42 switch.
  • DPH42 "Receiver 1" port > Power Inserter "To Switch" port..... Power Inserter "To Receiver" port > Duo Hub "ODU 1" port.
  • DPH42 "Receiver 2" port > Duo Hub "ODU 2" port.
  • 2 Coaxes from both Host ports on the Duo Hub into both Hopper 3s.
I've spent the last few hours troubleshooting, no success. I did the Test Installation on the Diagnostics screen. Red button. Held Power Button for 15 seconds.

Also tried several different configurations with the coax cables according to Google's AI suggestions. Tried connecting both a Solo Hub and a Duo Hub (I don't have 2 solo hubs at the moment), having each Hopper connected to each hub independently. Tried connecting Receiver 2 from the DPH42 directly into the 2nd Hopper 3. Tried having the Power Inserter connected both before and after the hub.

I even checked my account online. Both Hopper 3s are authorized and "Powered" on the account. Even tried "Wake Up Receivers". That second H3 still won't show my channels in the guide at all.

According to Google's AI, it thinks this is the problem:
  • - When you plug two Hopper 3 units into a single Duo Hub, the hub cannot allocate the correct satellite transponder frequencies to both boxes simultaneously.
  • - As a result, the first Hopper 3 hogs the satellite line, while the second Hopper 3 gets locked out of the satellite signal entirely—causing an empty guide and blocking live TV. The unlinked status on the whole-home screen occurs because the software recognizes the conflict and stops integration.
But none of its solutions have worked. Any ideas?
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Googles AI is wrong as according to what you wrote you have two completely separate satellite line from the switch

My be a dumb question but did you run the check switch option on th 2nd H3

Did you try swapping the H3 to see if the problem switches between the two

That's all I can think of at the moment
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· posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
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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FTA4PA
Drift Away - Dobie Gray
long_time_Dish
Throwing It All Away - Genesis
dishstaller
All I Need is a Miracle - Mike + The Mechanics
gms49ers
Sweet Miracle - Rush
long_time_Dish
Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
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JSheridan
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I know HipKat said that they were working on conversions but we got the official news yesterday right from Dish that starting next month all DMA's will be on the western arc, and all customers will be assigned to that. That's gonna mean a lot of customers around here aren't gonna get Dish unless there are exceptions. Too many mountains and trees.
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MikeD-C05
I don't know why DISH doesn't just start a streaming version of DISH and then if you can't see the western arc you go with streaming versions and then they could keep customers if they had good internet speeds. I mean Sling TV could be changed to Streaming DISH TV if they wanted since both companies are under Echostar. Then you would still be able to use your ota antenna with Air TV devices like I do with Air TV Anywhere with 4 ota tuners.
Scott Greczkowski
I don't know why DISH doesn't just start a streaming version of DISH
I have the same wish.
B
I have the same wish.
Why?
A lot of people do not have fast internet.
That is why they use satellite
Scott Greczkowski
Why?
A lot of people do not have fast internet.
That is why they use satellite
They keep the satellite service too. But have. Full streaming version of dish. As sling tv sucks eggs.
T
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
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Almighty1
Why didn't Charlie end up launching starlink
He does not have the resources aka $$$ compared to Elon Musk as in reality, Elon can eat Charlie for lunch or even mop the floor with Charlie if he wanted to.
S
ment to 20 yrs dam phone
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BradleyD
Dish should use both satellite and internet like they do now for all channels. Use either or or both.... like now but subscribers could choose something like internet only, or sat only, or both.
S
Dish should use both satellite and internet like they do now for all channels. Use either or or both.... like now but subscribers could choose something like internet only, or sat only, or both.
They have sling tv wich sucks ass it needs a major upgrade
S
They keep the satellite service too. But have. Full streaming version of dish. As sling tv sucks eggs.
can you DVR every channel now or is still only certain ones you can DVR
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dishstaller
Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
RIP dude. Always liked his music. He was 83


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH5Arbm47IQ
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FTA4PA
R.I.P.
M
R.I.P.
Foxbat
Rest in Peace…
dfergie
R.I.P. …
Ramy
Supporting Founder
Last reply · posted in The Sports Section
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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Y
You mean other than Miami being in the final last year... and Indiana being the only bye team to win a game?
Jimbo
You mean other than Miami being in the final last year... and Indiana being the only bye team to win a game?
No, I was actually referring to outside of the Top 8, but should have been Top 12 ...

I guess I should have looked at the bracket from last year first ...

I'm more thinking about them trying to expect a 15 to beat a 5 seed or there abouts .
Ronnie-
I'm more thinking about them trying to expect a 15 to beat a 5 seed or there abouts .
I mean you get upsets all the time.

Just a couple of weeks ago. Unranked Florida knocked off number 7 texas. Unranked Auburn beat number 1 Georgia.

This week unranked Cincinnati beat number 8 texas Tech. Unranked UCF beat number 2 BYU.

No reason to think similar upsets wont happen in the playoffs where a low seed can upset a higher one.
AZ.
AZ.
I mean you get upsets all the time.

Just a couple of weeks ago. Unranked Florida knocked off number 7 texas. Unranked Auburn beat number 1 Georgia.

This week unranked Cincinnati beat number 8 texas Tech. Unranked UCF beat number 2 BYU.

No reason to think similar upsets wont happen in the playoffs where a low seed can upset a higher one.
Yep, wonder why we rank the top 25 in 2 poles still? Do the ranking change much if they are unranked or have many loses? They sure do, any given day never take your opponent as a cake walk.....
Jimbo
I mean you get upsets all the time.

Just a couple of weeks ago. Unranked Florida knocked off number 7 texas. Unranked Auburn beat number 1 Georgia.

This week unranked Cincinnati beat number 8 texas Tech. Unranked UCF beat number 2 BYU.

No reason to think similar upsets wont happen in the playoffs where a low seed can upset a higher one.
Correct, you Do get upsets from time to time ....however .
You Don't get teams UPSETTING teams for 5 weeks in a row.

They are trying to make this Basketball and its a far cry from the way that is played.

How long till they go to 32 teams ? Then they will say, well, the NFL is 32 teams, we can make more money that way .... except the NFL is 32 teams, that are a set number of teams and divisions, you don't have that in College ... oh but they will try.

They would have to choose what teams they would want in and thats it.
Hopefully that NEVER happens.

I can see the NCAA going away and the CFP taking that portion over and a Collective Bargaining agreement coming in the not to distant future.
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rvvaquero
The problem with rankings and playoffs is that they are designed to hype the game and make money. Period.

The only reason that BYU and Texas Tech were upsets is that they were hyped up in the standings in the first place. I love watching BYU and Bear Bachmeier. They are a fun and talented team, but not nearly so strong, fast, big, and skilled as a true top ten team. Does anyone truly believe they could compete with the likes of Georgia, Ohio State, Indiana, Alabama, etc.? Yet, they were ranked above those teams.

Each year, there are 10 to 12 teams who truly could compete for the championship if it depended on winning more than one game in a playoff. Including teams like James Madison, Tulane, BYU, etc. in a playoff has nothing to do with determining a national champion. It's just about money.
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Ronnie-
Correct, you Do get upsets from time to time
Yes. As shown in a few posts now.


You Don't get teams UPSETTING teams for 5 weeks in a row.

.
But that wasn't what your stated argument was though.


I mean if you drag it out, no team even a favorite is gonna win every game 20 weeks in a row.


With the parity in college football now, who knows who can beat anyone at any given time?

This season and last have shown it might not be the ones we think that might win it all that will win it all.
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Last reply · posted in Over the Air Television By RabbitEars.Info
Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.
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primestar31
DEATH TO NEXGEN!
star trek GIF


It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.

There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
Mister B
What bothers me is the total waste of broadcasting spectrum in this very crowded market. It has been almost three years now since KFOX converted their broadcast tower to ATSC 3.0 and moved all of their channels to other towers causing noticeable degradation of the picture quality.
I have a Sony TV with 3.0 capabilities but still use the 1.0 version of locals due to the fact that one or all of the 3.0 channels are often missing or unwatchable. In this city of 800K I doubt that more than a few hundred even know about ATSC 3.0.
The only thing that could motivate me to be interested in 3.0 would be if all of the minor networks (diginets) could be in at least 720P rather than blurry ultra-compressed 480i.
Three years is long enough to waste one of the few available RF frequencies in the area for this trial.
It is time to either move on with this experiment or call it quits.
navychop
In this city of 800K I doubt that more than a few hundred even know about ATSC 3.0.

They might notice the hand going into their pocket for their wallet.
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navychop
It is time to either move on with this experiment or call it quits.

QFT. Of course, my preference involves a curb and some kicking.
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It's dead, they just don't know it yet. They killed it by forcing DRM on it, and that TOTALLY botched implementing it.

There is absolutely NO compelling reason for anybody to switch to ATSC3.0. They only want it as a total and complete money grab.
WHAT ABOUT THE INTERNET PART OF IT. NO ONE WANTS A BOX CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET EITHER.
navychop
Cough, cough. COVID vaccine implants.

:oldlaugh
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Foxbat
Cough, cough. COVID vaccine implants.

:oldlaugh
That would be handy. Download the latest RNA snippets that can be updated over 5G and no more shots! You're a Genius!
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dishstaller
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Meta Clickbait, clicking and watching the Video on Clickbait.
osu1991
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FTA4PA
R.I.P.
dishstaller
My Mom was a huge McMillan & Wife fan.

RIP
dfergie
Mcmillan and wife was where I remember her from, R.I.P. ...
M
R.I.P.
Foxbat
Rest in Peace… I had forgotten she was Kate in "Kate and Allie", teamed with Jane Curtin.
TheForce
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Last reply · posted in The Phone & Tablet Zone
Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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Foxbat
IFixIt has published their Teardown and they had some positive things to say about the iPhone Duo. It still showed some dust ingress into the hinge assembly but seemed otherwise well-sealed.
​

But with a considerable number of reports of the main screen dying with similar failures, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer for this phone.
S
IFixIt has published their Teardown and they had some positive things to say about the iPhone Duo. It still showed some dust ingress into the hinge assembly but seemed otherwise well-sealed.
​

But with a considerable number of reports of the main screen dying with similar failures, AppleCare+ should be a no-brainer for this phone.

hope you have apple care a screen job is 1000.00 :oops:. can we say over priced garbage!!!
harshness
Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.
comfortably_numb
Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.

Or better yet, innovate something "completely revolutionary!"