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Last reply Sep 4, 2019 · posted in Internet Television (IPTV) Discussion Forum

Fire TV Cast

The Fire TV cast box is on sale on Amazon ($100 off), and I am thinking of buying one. It has the built in DVR, no charges. But I cannot understand how to active it. Does anyone have one? Do you like it? Since Dish does not have a guide on many OTA channels, I figured this might be a nice add on. I have two Roku's and the Fire TV. Anyway, do I need a cel phone or tablet to active it, or can I use my laptop? My cel phone is an older Galaxy S4. I do not do well figuring out things on the phone. Everything else, fine. Thanks.

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mwdxer1

Jul 3, 2019

I got the re-cast from Amazon today. After a bit of messing around I finally got it going. It is great except for one thing. Some of the OTA guide is wrong. Under KATU-ABC 2.1 it has the guide for Buzzr, and KOIN 6.3 has Decades called Start TV, which we do not have. The guide for 6.3 Decades is correct, but labeled as Start TV. I tried a re-scan and got the same thing. Hopefully this will be straightened out in time. Several of our diginets did not have a guide using the OTA tuner on the Dish vip211k, like Comet, Stadium, and Qwest, along with KPTV 12.1 FOX and 49.1 MYTV. I now do have correct guides for those channels with the recast. The guide goes out longer, at 2 weeks. I have not tried the DVR feature as yet. But it is nice, with the guide along with other live channels off Pluto and HBO.

Bobbj

Jul 10, 2019

Just got one of these, they are awesome but very confusing to set up.

Basically there is no fire tv app on the firestick nor can you download it.

You must download the fire tv app on your phone then activate your recast via your phone and put it on your network.

After this it will eventually appear "as on now" in your home area of your fire device but. Mine took about 10 minutes to show up there. Definitely a neat device

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ncted

Jul 29, 2019

I was in BestBuy over the weekend, and saw an open box 4-Tuner Recast for $150. As I had had worse results with the AirTV and Tablo, I decided on a whim to buy it. I set it up Saturday night, and I haven't seen any low signal errors on any of the big 4 networks so far. Makes me wonder if all the fiddling with the AirTV and Tablo to fix apparent signal issues with them happened to fix whatever the Recast was complaining about. Anyway, again after dealing with the competing products, I think I am going to keep this recast. Worst case, I'll have access to locals when the next retransmission dispute comes to my market.

mwdxer1

Jul 29, 2019

ncted said:
I was in BestBuy over the weekend, and saw an open box 4-Tuner Recast for $150. As I had had worse results with the AirTV and Tablo, I decided on a whim to buy it. I set it up Saturday night, and I haven't seen any low signal errors on any of the big 4 networks so far. Makes me wonder if all the fiddling with the AirTV and Tablo to fix apparent signal issues with them happened to fix whatever the Recast was complaining about. Anyway, again after dealing with the competing products, I think I am going to keep this recast. Worst case, I'll have access to locals when the next retransmission dispute comes to my market.

I only saw the weak signal message a couple of times and I did not see any breakup on the local. I may have too much signal, as the message was on our strongest translator.

ncted

Jul 29, 2019

mwdxer1 said:
I only saw the weak signal message a couple of times and I did not see any breakup on the local. I may have too much signal, as the message was on our strongest translator.

Someone is an early riser...posting at 5 AM PDT.

mwdxer1

Aug 23, 2019

mwdxer1 said:
I got the re-cast from Amazon today. After a bit of messing around I finally got it going. It is great except for one thing. Some of the OTA guide is wrong. Under KATU-ABC 2.1 it has the guide for Buzzr, and KOIN 6.3 has Decades called Start TV, which we do not have. The guide for 6.3 Decades is correct, but labeled as Start TV. I tried a re-scan and got the same thing. Hopefully this will be straightened out in time. Several of our diginets did not have a guide using the OTA tuner on the Dish vip211k, like Comet, Stadium, and Qwest, along with KPTV 12.1 FOX and 49.1 MYTV. I now do have correct guides for those channels with the recast. The guide goes out longer, at 2 weeks. I have not tried the DVR feature as yet. But it is nice, with the guide along with other live channels off Pluto and HBO.

This issue with the wrong guides has been fixed. The last one was OTA KGW Portland giving me XEQ 9Mexico City!. Anyway this week I noticed the correct KGW NBC guide is back. I have no idea what happened, but it is fine now out to a 2 week guide. The Dish 211k receiver OTA guide is terrible except for a few diginets. All of the networks are showing wrong guides and guides from other cities. Some channels have no guide. I am very happy with the Recast as I can also DVR anything I want with a correct guide.

mwdxer1

Aug 23, 2019

Bobbj said:
Just got one of these, they are awesome but very confusing to set up.

Basically there is no fire tv app on the firestick nor can you download it.

You must download the fire tv app on your phone then activate your recast via your phone and put it on your network.

After this it will eventually appear "as on now" in your home area of your fire device but. Mine took about 10 minutes to show up there. Definitely a neat device

My only complaint was to have to use a smart phone to set it up. Luckily my one S4 worked, but what about people that only has a flip phone? Amazon should set it up so the customer can use a laptop as is done for much stuff.

mwdxer1

Aug 23, 2019

ncted said:
Someone is an early riser...posting at 5 AM PDT.

Sometimes I don't sleep too well....

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Bobbj

Sep 4, 2019

I still really like my recast but there is definitely room to improve on it. The weak signal error is extremely annoying, I get it even when my signal is good. Also your internet connection has to be fast and if you live in a large house WiFi cannot have dead areas other than that it's pretty good.

ncted

Sep 4, 2019

Bobbj said:
I still really like my recast but there is definitely room to improve on it. The weak signal error is extremely annoying, I get it even when my signal is good. Also your internet connection has to be fast and if you live in a large house WiFi cannot have dead areas other than that it's pretty good.

Agree on the weak signal error, but even with that, it still does the best at pulling in several of my local stations compared to the alternatives.

I have had at least one guide data issue where a new episode wasn't recorded. I was hoping the Gracenote data would result in more reliable recordings.

Overall though, it is pretty great, especially considering the cost.

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dishstaller

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Last reply 25 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Well crap....Donnie Iris died today

RIP dude. Always liked his music. He was 83

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Last reply 27 minutes ago · posted in The Sports Section

2026-27 NCAA College Football

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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Yespage

Monday at 3:04 PM

You mean other than Miami being in the final last year... and Indiana being the only bye team to win a game?

Jimbo

Monday at 9:19 PM

Yespage said:
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-

Yesterday at 7:24 AM

Jimbo said:
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.

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AZ.

Yesterday at 7:53 AM

Ronnie- said:
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

Yesterday at 8:20 AM

Ronnie- said:
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

Yesterday at 8:45 AM

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-

27 minutes ago

Jimbo said:
Correct, you Do get upsets from time to time

Yes. As shown in a few posts now.

Jimbo said:
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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MartyDe

Last reply Today at 6:39 PM · posted in Over the Air Television By RabbitEars.Info

ATSC 3 converter boxes

Interesting article about the work being done to develope an ATSC 3 converter box. Yes it does mention affordable.

Pearl TV Issues Progress Report on Low-Cost 3.0 Converters in Advance of NAB Show New York

Group has secured lower pricing from key tech players to make less costly boxes available

www.tvtechnology.com

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navychop

Oct 20, 2026

DEATH TO NEXGEN!

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primestar31

Oct 21, 2026

navychop said:
DEATH TO NEXGEN!

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.

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Mister B

Thursday at 7:43 AM

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

Thursday at 4:31 PM

Mister B said:
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

Thursday at 4:31 PM

Mister B said:
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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slow_poke_pete

Yesterday at 5:37 PM

primestar31 said:
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

Yesterday at 9:47 PM

Cough, cough. COVID vaccine implants.

:oldlaugh

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Today at 6:39 PM

navychop said:
Cough, cough. COVID vaccine implants.

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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Is it click bait or is it real

Pretty cool.

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Meta Clickbait, clicking and watching the Video on Clickbait.

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Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of 'Kate & Allie' and 'McMillan & Wife,' Dies at 80

Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Kate & Allie’ and ‘McMillan & Wife,’ Dies at 80

Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress who starred in "Kate & Allie," died Monday after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was 80.

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R.I.P.

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My Mom was a huge McMillan & Wife fan.

RIP

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Mcmillan and wife was where I remember her from, R.I.P. ...

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Song Name Game Part 3!

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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If Love Must Go - Dobie Gray

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Drift Away - Dobie Gray

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Last reply Today at 5:39 PM · posted in The Phone & Tablet Zone

Apple Event September 2026

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

Sunday at 7:05 PM

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.

slow_poke_pete

Sunday at 8:32 PM

Foxbat said:
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

. can we say over priced garbage!!!

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Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.

comfortably_numb

Yesterday at 11:49 AM

harshness said:
Gone are the days when Apple "perfects" what debuted years earlier on an Android phone.

Or better yet, innovate something "completely revolutionary!"

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TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Today at 5:32 PM · posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Intelligent Machines 894

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!

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Direct YouTube Link - Intelligent Machines 894
TWIT's Website
TWIT Live Feed

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tparker

Last reply Today at 5:17 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

"Bonus View" Channel List

I was bewildered with all the new DISH TV "Bonus View" channels, so I put together a web page table with all the info I could find. It's at:

https://anythingpeaceful.org/dishtv/DISH_TV_Bonus_View_Channels.html

Here's a partial screenshot of the table, as sorted by Channel Name. (You can click on a column header to sort.)

If you have any corrections or suggestions, please post here.

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tparker

Sep 3, 2026

Paranormal Files back in business:

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tparker

Sep 23, 2026

Two new Bonus View channels Added today:

And two Removed:

My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels

Thanks to Pat for the heads up.

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tparker

Sep 30, 2026

One Bonus View channel added today. And one correction (on my part):

One Removed:

My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels

BTW, not a Bonus View item, but there was a temporary channel 304 Spooktacular added, I imagine just for the Halloween season.

Thanks again to Pat for the many tips.

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tparker

Oct 21, 2026

Three new Bonus View channels today:

My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels

As always, thanks to Pat for the tips.

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tparker

Today at 5:17 PM

Four Bonus View channels removed today:

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Van

Last reply Today at 5:06 PM · posted in What's Cooking?

Whats for breakfast?

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

Thursday at 4:10 PM

2 egg burrito with bacon and a side of hashbrowns. Coffee.

TRG

Sunday at 1:40 PM

Breakfast Quesadillas. Grilled flour tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, hash browns, chopped green chile, cheddar & Jack cheese and bacon. Coffee.

Bobby

Today at 1:53 PM

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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dfergie

Today at 3:35 PM

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

Today at 5:06 PM

dfergie said:
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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