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Rolan

Last reply May 5, 2026 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Check Back Later Streaming Error

Recently I've noticed in the EPG every streaming channel shows, "Check Back Later". A search here and through Google didn't turn up much information about this error. Checked the Network Details/Wireless panel and the parts of the panel that are suppose to be green are green, and the RX and TX packets are increasing. This suggests network activity in both directions are functioning properly. Anyone know what might be going on, and what can be done to fix the issue?

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tsunami2311

Apr 6, 2026

Food for thought, my H3 is 2 feet from router, granted there closet wall between it but my H3 barely get 100mbit, some time I do test when steaming channels are constantly buffering and or stalling and that test will come back saying some stupid number like .0800 mbit either way lower then 1mbit. when this happens No amount of Router reboots or H3 reboots will fix this issue. I seriously think there issue with wifi on h3 or some how there stream channels are have "bandwidth" issues on there end which make it look like issue is on our end. Which I not really show how that would even work.

I once did test few months back, the dish "fast" channels which are really just SlingTV free channels redirect/feed into dish. Channel example on dish (h3) Classic Doctor who (channel) when it was constantly buffering and stalling and show bellow 1mbit speeds. I could go watch that same exact channel via sling tv, either web/app on muitple devices using same router and wifi and steam feed was perfectly fine. I then test same thing with 2nd h3 I have both h3 had the same issue.

So either problem is with h3 and it wifi software/firmware or Dish "stream" channels are some getting knee capped upstream someplace. It use to happen often (weekly) it been months since this happen though. maybe the issue or my issue was fixed with update?

My router and wifi has not changed it has not had updates either, and I am on 1000/1000 connection

Check back later is usual resolved by guide update I also notice the stream channels depend on channel tend to only be 2 days worth

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MikeD-C05

Apr 7, 2026

tsunami2311 said:
Food for thought, my H3 is 2 feet from router, granted there closet wall between it but my H3 barely get 100mbit, some time I do test when steaming channels are constantly buffering and or stalling and that test will come back saying some stupid number like .0800 mbit either way lower then 1mbit. when this happens No amount of Router reboots or H3 reboots will fix this issue. I seriously think there issue with wifi on h3 or some how there stream channels are have "bandwidth" issues on there end which make it look like issue is on our end. Which I not really show how that would even work.

I once did test few months back, the dish "fast" channels which are really just SlingTV free channels redirect/feed into dish. Channel example on dish (h3) Classic Doctor who (channel) when it was constantly buffering and stalling and show bellow 1mbit speeds. I could go watch that same exact channel via sling tv, either web/app on muitple devices using same router and wifi and steam feed was perfectly fine. I then test same thing with 2nd h3 I have both h3 had the same issue.

So either problem is with h3 and it wifi software/firmware or Dish "stream" channels are some getting knee capped upstream someplace. It use to happen often (weekly) it been months since this happen though. maybe the issue or my issue was fixed with update?

My router and wifi has not changed it has not had updates either, and I am on 1000/1000 connection

Check back later is usual resolved by guide update I also notice the stream channels depend on channel tend to only be 2 days worth

I think the best solution is to use an ethernet cable from your router. My buddy tried to use wifi and found problems just like you are describing. I told him about an ethernet switch and run an ethernet cable from his router to the switch so he could split it into 2 cables to go to his hopper and the other one to his TV and he gets 85 mpbs on both connections. He stopped having problems with buffering and with the plus unit losing connection to the hopper. So it solved both his issues splitting one cable into two connections. The switch has 3 more slots if he wants to plug other things into it and get internet.

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tsunami2311

Apr 7, 2026

MikeD-C05 said:
I think the best solution is to use an ethernet cable from your router. My buddy tried to use wifi and found problems just like you are describing. I told him about an ethernet switch and run an ethernet cable from his router to the switch so he could split it into 2 cables to go to his hopper and the other one to his TV and he gets 85 mpbs on both connections. He stopped having problems with buffering and with the plus unit losing connection to the hopper. So it solved both his issues splitting one cable into two connections. The switch has 3 more slots if he wants to plug other things into it and get internet.

Sadly putting a hole threw wall is not option. other wise I would done so by now, for now the issue seem to in hibernation hopeful it stays there

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Juan

Apr 8, 2026

tsunami2311 said:
Sadly putting a hole threw wall is not option. other wise I would done so by now, for now the issue seem to in hibernation hopeful it stays there

There used to be something that sent ethernet over a power outlet..no idea how fast it is

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MikeD-C05

Apr 8, 2026

Juan said:
There used to be something that sent ethernet over a power outlet..no idea how fast it is

We have a power plug like that in the office that gives my boys room ethernet connection over the power plug in his room. It works but he likes the wifi speeds better. He uses the ethernet for his older computer he uses for something, he told me I can't remember. He uses the new computer using the wifi speeds.

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navychop

Apr 8, 2026

MikeD-C05 said:
he told me I can't remember.

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MikeD-C05

Apr 9, 2026

navychop said:

I mean I can't recall what crap he uses his old computer for. Not that I can't remember because I have dementia like Trump. My kid rattles on about computer related stuff so much since he went to school for it and works for Jefferson County doing I.T. stuff for them now. I kind of glaze over when he starts talking. Same with my wife when she starts talking about food and what do you want me to make. Selective hearing I guess. :biggrin

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Almighty1

Apr 9, 2026

Speeds may or may not be the factor as speed is the transmission rate and also the latency rate. The other issue might be elsewhere as the routing between the source and you is different for outgoing and incoming which is something you cannot see as it involves the forward and reverse traceroutes. When transmission is received, a acknowledgement is sent back confirming it is received and if there is any delay for the ACKs or the received data, it can cause issues. The WiFi or ethernet connection is only one of the variables.

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Rolan

Apr 28, 2026

When I've had the time I've been going through the daunting task of finding a suitable replacement router. About a week ago all of the titles for the streamers in the EPG when from "Check Back Later" to their actual titles. However any streaming event in the EPG that was selected resulted in an endless connecting glyph. Yesterday I tried it again and now they all work. I've changed nothing here. Perhaps DISH changed something?. If not DISH should, it's such a cryptic error, especially since their own software is indicating it's not a network issue. Until it reoccurs, thanks to those that replied.

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DB10

May 5, 2026

I've had the same problem for a few days now. The test shows 300Mb and I can see the box happily sending tons of analytics data back to HQ. I did the update guide thing but no cigar. Any other ideas?

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Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply Today at 2:40 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

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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SuperDish_Fan23

Last reply Today at 12:44 AM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Its crazy how the ViP922 is so rare for no reason.

Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!

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slow_poke_pete

Yesterday at 1:41 PM

remembers when ATT had stores and leased home phones

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 3:14 PM

My Wife was recently in an antique store and saw a rotary desk phone and it had one of those sticker overlays that had a business listed with phone number under each number on the dial. She looked closer and it had my old Radio Shack listed under the 8...she bought it. Pretty cool keepsake. Back then I rented vhs movies as well so I had it listed as Radio Shack / Movie Gallery and then the phone number.

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Almighty1

Yesterday at 8:53 PM

I remember this in the news too...

$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone

A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.

www.nbcnews.com

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Bobby

Yesterday at 9:21 PM

Almighty1 said:
I remember this in the news too...

$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone

A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.

www.nbcnews.com

That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.

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Today at 12:44 AM

anybody remember this disaster ?

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NFL 2026-2027 Season

Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.

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rvvaquero

Tuesday at 11:33 AM

Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson had an argument about who was responsible for the dynasty building of the early 90's Cowboys.

The rest of us figured it out in about 3 years, Jerry has had over 30 years but still can't admit it. It's all he lives for, to show everyone he can put together a winner. I don't think he can. His kids only know what he taught them.

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Week Six Balls and Goats and WTH is Going On in The NFL??

Browns. 1st place in the North. Yup. Believe it or not

Chiefs. Undefeated.

Titans. Won a game ! .... Colts I know, but still.

Saints. Won a game after a while.

Steelers. Having the same season they always have. They somehow find wins on their way to an unceremonial 1st round exit. Mike Tomlin is proud.

Cards. Won a game without scoring a single touchdown

Broncos. How they manage to win games with the dogshit offense they have should be studied.

Bears. Caleb's back and so is their mojo.

Goats

NFC East. For the 2nd straight week no team from this clown show of a division won a game. Eagles are cooked without Hurts. Who's not that good anyway. Commanders suck, Dallas is well ..... Dallas and the Giants have no QB.

Ravens. Lamar is out (as usual). But still. Losing to the Browns is never ok.

Chargers. Still can't win.

Rams. So much for the powerhouse team. They are 2 games under .500

Seattle. Lost to the offenseless Broncos.

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Yespage

Yesterday at 9:15 AM

rvvaquero said:
Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson had an argument about who was responsible for the dynasty building of the early 90's Cowboys.

The rest of us figured it out in about 3 years, Jerry has had over 30 years but still can't admit it. It's all he lives for, to show everyone he can put together a winner. I don't think he can. His kids only know what he taught them.

Johnson built it, but without the Herschel Walker trade, it never happens.

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b4pjoe

Yesterday at 9:53 AM

Yespage said:
Johnson built it, but without the Herschel Walker trade, it never happens.

Jerry made himself General Manager after he bought the team but make no mistake Jimmy engineered that trade. As well as a lot of others at the time.

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rvvaquero

Yesterday at 11:50 AM

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.

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Yesterday at 10:53 PM

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SatZach

Yesterday at 10:46 PM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Hello again

I haven't posted in almost 17 years. Over the air, sat, offline, anything-but-the-internet is still one of my avid pursuits. Been playing with offline tv viewing and offline web browsing. I have great appreciations for this site still being here. It's so hard to find public communities that haven't sold out to social media company.

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SkyWatcher57

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Last reply Yesterday at 10:25 PM · posted in Free To Air (FTA) Discussion

KOQIT receivers

Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank

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(((Garyd)))

Sep 7, 2026

SkyWatcher57 said:
Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank

Take the cover off, show me pics of the board of the bad one and also the bottom of the board. I'm an old hardware electronics tech plus a satellite dealer; I fixed a lot of FTA and regular receivers. I may be able to fix it for you. And yes, they got hit by lightning; it's best to email me the pics at diamondsatellite@snet.net or call me at 203-232-8888. I give you a 50-50 chance of fixing it; I do have spare parts. my phone is a fliptop phone
Gary

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navychop

Sep 10, 2026

More room for the return of the Plague & Pestilence?

slow_poke_pete

Sep 10, 2026

SkyWatcher57 said:
Hello folks, well my luck ran out last week with a nasty thunderstorm and after 39 years here, finally took a hit. Now, the FTA receivers I had for some years worked great until now. Recently picked up a fairly cheap receiver, online, KOQIT and seems to be good, but for the life of me, I cannot get the HDMI output to work with 3 of my Samsung monitors. I can hook it up to my Samsung TV and its HDMI input and it works fine. The 2 receivers I lost also worked fine with them, so am I going crazy? anyone have come across this or have any suggestions? And, since this is a somewhat cheap unit but works, what is everyone out there using for receivers these days? without breaking the bank? I enjoy watching FTA TV, so I will invest more if needed, what is a really good, detailed unit these days. I'm so use to watching a few of them HD channels. Right now I'm down to composite hookups, yuck! Any help or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Frank

a good surge protector will help to.

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SkyWatcher57

Sep 11, 2026

(((Garyd))) said:
Take the cover off, show me pics of the board of the bad one and also the bottom of the board. I'm an old hardware electronics tech plus a satellite dealer; I fixed a lot of FTA and regular receivers. I may be able to fix it for you. And yes, they got hit by lightning; it's best to email me the pics at diamondsatellite@snet.net or call me at 203-232-8888. I give you a 50-50 chance of fixing it; I do have spare parts. my phone is a fliptop phone
Gary

Hi Gary, still working on getting you those

SkyWatcher57 said:
Hi Gary, just saw this, ok, I'll grab some pics tomorrow and post them. thx

Still working getting you those pictures, nice weekends means yard work and fall prep, thanks

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k4otl

Yesterday at 10:09 PM

Anybody know how to add "hidden" audio channels like for 101 W Ku or 105W C band on these recvr's? I've exported the database file but don't have anything that will read or edit it.

cyberham

Yesterday at 10:25 PM

For 105W C, you scan in the Westwood tp normally. Then select the audio channel you want. Not necessary to manually enter. On 101W, you must manually enter.

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TRG

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Last reply Yesterday at 10:06 PM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Prescription drug costs

Now that I'm retired, obviously I have different health care insurance. I take 2 prescriptions. With my old insurance I didn't have to pay for either of them, now I do. It's not a huge amount but it led me to dig a little into the cost of prescription medications. I have been using Walgreens for the longest time. But what I found was that Walgreens price is 4.8 times more for one of my prescriptions and the other is 2.3 percent more compared to the lowest price pharmacy. If you pay for prescription medications you might want to have a look at trumprx and see if you can get a lower price.

https://trumprx.gov/

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comfortably_numb

Yesterday at 6:09 PM

I run them through several different providers to see who has the lowest cost

Usually it's Walmart or Sam's + GoodRx

Also...

Homepage of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug homepage. Provides safe, affordable medicine or medication with transparent low prices.

www.costplusdrugs.com

You can also price them through the CareCard and WellRx apps.

Sometimes Amazon Pharmacy is cheapest.

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telstar_1

Yesterday at 7:48 PM

TrumpRx?!?

I went on Medicare recently (not an "advantage" plan) and my prescriptions at HyVee were very low out of pocket. The clerk said she was putting them on "Good Rx".

osu1991

Yesterday at 8:12 PM

I take 10mg Rosuvastatin (Crestor). I was paying $34 for a 90day supply at Walgreens last year when I was on Blue Cross. My Blue Cross premiums were going up to $1800 a month this year, so I switched to an Ambetter Bronze plan (I think that's a Cigna company) for $825 a month. I now have a $40 copay for doctors visits which is fine as I usually only see them once or twice a year, so a huge cost savings. My Rosuvastatin was going to go up to around $90 for a 90 day supply at Walgreens and even more at CVS or one of the local family pharmacies. Ordering online thru my insurance portal from Express Scripts it's $0.74 for a 90 day supply.

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comfortably_numb

Yesterday at 8:18 PM

telstar_1 said:
TrumpRx?!?

Scripts arrive in a gold paper sack.

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 9:39 PM

comfortably_numb said:
Usually it's Walmart or Sam's + GoodRx

I'm fortunate and don't take any medications. A couple years ago I had to take some antibiotics and used the GoodRx app. Went to Walmart and the person behind the desk knew me and told me to just buy them outright....the GoodRx price was a LOT higher. She said they aren't supposed to tell customers when they see they are being screwed.

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navychop

Yesterday at 9:49 PM

That's ok. I probably take enough for the two of us.

God knows what Bobby takes. Maybe so much they count as a meal?

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Bobby

Yesterday at 10:06 PM

navychop said:
That's ok. I probably take enough for the two of us.

God knows what Bobby takes. Maybe so much they count as a meal?

Actually I take just 2 prescriptions, Atorvastatin and Lisinopril. They cost me $6 each for 100 pills. Next year that will be nothing.

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