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beast37799

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Last reply May 4, 2004 · posted in DIRECTV General Forum

Switching to direct tv Questions

hi i would like to know a few things about direct tv . First im a 2 years dish customer but there utter lack of a stable hd recievers has left me little choice. First question when i switch what do they do with my echostar dish? Does dish want it back or dont they ? My second question is has anyone plugged in a direct tivo into the i beleve samgsung hd reciever which has svideo in and outputs ? Cause i highly doubt ill be recording otahd anytime soon but can atleast receive otahd and keep the dvr recording ablilties that i have come to enjoy. i want the hddvr but can wait for some timetill they have a better supply.My next question is the 5x8 mulitswitch is it included in standard installation? Also i have 2 sat lines running into my room is it possible for one of the lines be split so i can use the 2 turner directtivo and leave the second sat line for the hd reciever or do i need them to run a third line ? And finally does direct tv install an ota antenna for u for a fee ? I apreciate any other suggestion u all might provide and i thank u in advance for answering my questions

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Neutron

May 4, 2004

Mine came in handy when watching the Ranger game while recording it while recording The Simpsons Sunday night. I LOVE my directivo!

rss79

May 4, 2004

Neutron said:
Directv will only give you one a year or so I'm told, but you can go buy as many as you want at best buy or circuit city for $99 and all you pay is the extra receiver fee. Unlike DISH you can have as many DVR's as you want and they will not charge you a seperate DVR fee for each additional one.

What kind of deal did Directv give you?

Neutron, I just called and switched from Dish to Direct TV this afternoon. I wanted 3 rooms plus 1 room HD. They gave me the 3 rooms free (standard receivers & install) $299.00 for the HD receiver (free install), $49.00 for the OTA antenna, and $10.00 off Total Choice programming for 6 months. How did you get the free DirectTivo...I'd rather have one of those than the standard receiver.

Neutron

May 4, 2004

rss79 said:
Neutron, I just called and switched from Dish to Direct TV this afternoon. I wanted 3 rooms plus 1 room HD. They gave me the 3 rooms free (standard receivers & install) $299.00 for the HD receiver (free install), $49.00 for the OTA antenna, and $10.00 off Total Choice programming for 6 months. How did you get the free DirectTivo...I'd rather have one of those than the standard receiver.

Believe it or not I talked to a customer rentention CSR and when I explained what my coworker got he said he would give me the same deal. I only had to pay $14.95 for shipping.

rss79

May 4, 2004

Neutron said:
Believe it or not I talked to a customer rentention CSR and when I explained what my coworker got he said he would give me the same deal. I only had to pay $14.95 for shipping.

Amazing. Even though I am not a current customer (until the install on Saturday) maybe I will call the customer retention people and see what I can swing. Would be awesome if they would substitute a DirectTivo receiver for one of the standard receivers. Does customer retention have a specific phone number?

Neutron

May 4, 2004

rss79 said:
Amazing. Even though I am not a current customer (until the install on Saturday) maybe I will call the customer retention people and see what I can swing. Would be awesome if they would substitute a DirectTivo receiver for one of the standard receivers. Does customer retention have a specific phone number?

Not sure. It's been over a month and a half since I called them. Does anyone else know?

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Scott Greczkowski

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge

Last reply 10 minutes ago · 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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ClarkGable

Today at 6:49 AM

Take It To The Limit - The Eagles

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harshness

Today at 9:30 AM

ClarkGable said:
Take It To The Limit - The Eagles

The two instances of "The" should have been highlighted.

Take Me to the River - Talking Heads

dishstaller

Today at 10:20 AM

Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

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Bobby

Today at 11:52 AM

I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren

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long_time_Dish

10 minutes ago

Little Bit Of Light - Strange Weather

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37 minutes ago · posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Elon Musk’s Wildest Demo Yet! Is It Real?

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!

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Bobby

Supporting Founder Lifetime Supporter

Last reply Today at 2:37 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish 4K Event Listings (No Discussion)

This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.

As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.

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Bobby

Tuesday at 8:48 PM

MLB, Brewers at Dodgers, Thursday 10-15, 6PM PDT, Channel 148-02.

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Bobby

Tuesday at 8:50 PM

CFB, Notre Dame at BYU, Saturday 10-27, 4:30PM PDT, Channel 148-03.

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Bobby

Tuesday at 8:52 PM

NASCAR, Freeway Insurance 500, Sunday 10-18, 12PM PDT, Channel 148-04.

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Bobby

Thursday at 3:57 PM

CFB, Ohio State at Indiana, Saturday 10-17, 9AM PDT, Channel 148-01.
CFB, Arizona State at Texas Tech, Saturday 10-17, 12:30PM PDT, Channel 148-01.

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Bobby

Today at 2:37 PM

CFB, Ole Miss at Texas, Saturday 10-24, 4:30PM PDT, Channel 148-03.

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dfergie

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!

Last reply Today at 2:17 PM · posted in What's Cooking?

What's For Lunch?

We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so...

Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...

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dfergie

Oct 10, 2026

Leftover carnitas with a giant KFC potato wedge, shredded mozzarella and hot sauce... Water

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TRG

Oct 10, 2026

Two Chicago style hot dogs and a Fanta orange soda.

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Mr Tony

Oct 12, 2026

Little mini pepperoni pizza, green beans, apples and chocolate milk.

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dfergie

Oct 12, 2026

TRG said:
Fanta orange soda.

Sitting in fridge cooling off, bought 1 along with 2 Mexican Cokes at La Tienda... (I keep a few cokes stashed as well as in fridge and camper fridge)

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Mr Tony

Today at 2:17 PM

Garlic cheese bread
Green beans
Apples
Chocolate Milk
Some weird noodles.

(They have salad and a couple other fruits if wanted)

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Ramy

Supporting Founder

Last reply Today at 2:11 PM · 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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reubenray

Yesterday at 6:19 AM

A lot of upsets yesterday, but my LSU Tigers won.

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 6:34 PM

Best fan sign I saw during the ND-BYU game: "Bear ate your Lucky Charms!" (Bear being the Cougars' QB). I was going to suggest, "Have you or your team been involved in a Carr crash?"

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osu1991

Today at 10:03 AM

View: https://youtu.be/mUq0cZaflyc?si=odZ2TTCweQXCWNBR

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Mike0616

Today at 11:08 AM

osu1991 said:
View: https://youtu.be/mUq0cZaflyc?si=odZ2TTCweQXCWNBR

They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.

. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!

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Jimbo

Today at 2:11 PM

Mike0616 said:
They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!

Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.

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klang

Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter

Last reply Today at 2:04 PM · posted in TV Shows

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Paramount+

Season 2 order already in hand:

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1

I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.

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klang

Jul 28, 2025

I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.

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klang

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.

Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

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MikeD-C05

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

Yeah, the foot stuff was just nasty. I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less. Funny, I love being shoe less at home and never wear shoes indoors in my home for long, but seeing her laying on all her furniture with her bare feet hanging out just kind of grossed me out.

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harshness

Tuesday at 11:28 AM

MikeD-C05 said:
I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less.

Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

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MikeD-C05

Yesterday at 12:51 PM

harshness said:
Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure. So walking around the station like she did she would get stuff on her feet. I am sure the robot vacuum is still going to miss stuff, with all those different alien species running around there.

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harshness

Yesterday at 2:00 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure.

Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

MikeD-C05

Today at 1:35 PM

harshness said:
Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.

osu1991

Today at 1:59 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.

Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though :clapping

klang

Today at 2:04 PM

I just thought her behavior, including the bare feet thing, was disrespectful to her position.

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dfergie

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!

Last reply Today at 2:00 PM · posted in TV Shows

Stargate SG-1 Discussion

Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed

Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner

The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.

Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld

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dfergie

Aug 21, 2026

S3 Ep22 Nemesis & S4 Ep1 Small Victories...

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long_time_Dish

Aug 21, 2026

dfergie said:
S3 Ep22 Nemesis & S4 Ep1 Small Victories...

Two of my favorite Replicator episodes.

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dfergie

Sep 10, 2026

The Tokra pt 1, I know pt 2 will be next...
(came across on Pluto tv live, went to media server for "clean" version)

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reubenray

Today at 1:30 PM

I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?

osu1991

Today at 2:00 PM

Watch Stargate SG-1 for Free Online | Pluto TV

Stargate SG-1 picks up where the blockbuster film left off as the SG-1 team sets out to explore the mysteries of the Stargate and the worlds beyond it in the pulse-pounding series which became a worldwide phenomenon and a science fiction classic. Stream Stargate SG-1 for free on Pluto TV.

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Linus Tech Tips

Today at 1:32 PM · posted in Linus Tech Tips

This video was pain and suffering

Time for another AWESOME video from Linus Tech Tips!

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SuperDish_Fan23

Last reply Today at 1:22 PM · 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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dishdude

Today at 1:45 AM

They didn't sell many, they were pricey and not out long. Quickly got replaced by the Hopper.

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telstar_1

Today at 1:50 AM

They were high-end specialty, somewhat buggy and the 612/622/722 just overwhelmed it in popularity.

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HipKat

Today at 8:55 AM

I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.

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AZ.

Today at 9:02 AM

Well if it is because of reliability that wouldnt shock me.I went through 5 or 6 of them in little over 2 years. I loved the Sling when it worked! Saved lots of money having it in the day. That was probably 15 or 16 years ago?

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telstar_1

Today at 1:22 PM

HipKat said:
I think they were more of a transitional receiver bridging the VIPs to the Hopper. They were a PITA to install and were buggy. Personally, I thought at the time that they were the best receiver out there. The versatility of the VIP's with the new Hopper GUI and, by far, the coolest-looking front plate and lighting.

I don't recall that they came out just before hopper, but rather that they came out even before 722. Or could be thinking of 921.

As to the title pf the post, "rare" does not necessarily mean valuable or desirable.

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TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Today at 12:53 PM · posted in TWiT Tech Podcast Network

Green Star Discovery: How a White Dwarf Could Turn Green

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2026-27 NCAA College Football

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Paramount+

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Watch Stargate SG-1 for Free Online | Pluto TV

This video was pain and suffering

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

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