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Fobulous

Last reply Jul 11, 2006 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Thinking of switching from Comcast

I'm really thinking of switching to Dish because of lack of HD channels with my Comcast Cable..

With comcast i get:

Local HD Channels,TNTHD, Premium Movie HD channels,DiscoveryHD,INHD1 &2.

I see that DISh offers 4 type of HD Plans from bonze to platinum. Does Bronze include all the HD Channels?

Also will Dish gives out the Reciever without the hefty $200 like two or three years ago?

I do have a huge antenna in the attic and i believe i can just hook this up with the HD receiver to get our Local HD channels.

THanks all!

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Jim5506

Jul 5, 2006

Fobulous said:
I'm really thinking of switching to Dish because of lack of HD channels with my Comcast Cable..

With comcast i get:

Local HD Channels,TNTHD, Premium Movie HD channels,DiscoveryHD,INHD1 &2.

I see that DISh offers 4 type of HD Plans from bonze to platinum. Does Bronze include all the HD Channels?

Bronze includes all HD channels except Premium Movie Channels and National Geographic HD. To get NGHD you need the Gold Package. To get the Premiums in HD, you must subscribe to the SD version.

Fobulous said:
Also will Dish gives out the Reciever without the hefty $200 like two or three years ago?

It's about $100 now.

Fobulous said:
I do have a huge antenna in the attic and i believe i can just hook this up with the HD receiver to get our Local HD channels.

Possibly, if your digitals are UHF and the antenna is VHF depending on distance, it might or might not work.

maximo

Jul 5, 2006

I'm also thinking about switching. I just found out that my appartment will allow me to set up a dish at the end of my building. I looked at all the details on dishnetwork.com and the current "$20 per month for 10 months" discount is really nice. The online price is $199.99 for the box and a $49.99. I had dish a few years ago before I moved and everything was free when I signed up. Where can I get the box for $100 and can I have the $49.99 setup fee waived? thanks

If the over the air tuner will work, this will be better than perfect compared to I'm paying for comcast. But, either way, I'm willing to sacrifice locals in HD if I have to.

EDIT: Well, nevermind. I just called the appartment complex, and a new policy has went into effect. I can only get dish/directv if I have a patio, and we don't; we have a sunroom. That really frustrates me because comcast is straight from the pits of hell.

Fobulous

Jul 10, 2006

So basically, with Dish, i would have to connect my antenna to the HD receiver and hope that my current antenna is the right one?

I noticed on dish's home page they are offering $10 for installing equipt for local HD channels what exactly does that mean? are they installing an extra antenna out on the roof?

In addition, it is true that for $200, one can get HD Tivo?

thanks again!

Jeff_R

Jul 10, 2006

Fobulous said:
So basically, with Dish, i would have to connect my antenna to the HD receiver and hope that my current antenna is the right one?

I noticed on dish's home page they are offering $10 for installing equipt for local HD channels what exactly does that mean? are they installing an extra antenna out on the roof?

In addition, it is true that for $200, one can get HD Tivo?

thanks again!

HD locals via antenna are broadcast in the same manner as analog locals, just in a digital format viewable only to ATSC tuners. So, your current antenna should work just fine if it was receiving your local analog channels with it right now. Most HD OTA locals are broadcast right now on the UHF channel band (channels 14-69). So make sure your antenna can recieve any current UHF channels good right now, and it should work just fine.

The HDTivo is currently only available as a Directv HD DVR. It will also record your local channels from antenna, but that's about it. No way to record from cable or other sources besides D* or OTA. The price you mentioned looks about right.

bookwalk

Jul 11, 2006

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Last reply 1 minute ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Gas Price Info With National Gas Temperature Map

Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
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Last reply 3 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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cp2k

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Honestly, I would rather see an expanded bracketed playoff system than the current Conference Championship Game + playoff model we're using right now. The Conference Championships essentially allow two teams to beat up on each other, and then both typically are going to end up in the playoffs anyway unless it is one of the weaker or smaller conferences. Let them play it out on the field against others.

Jimbo

Today at 2:00 PM

cp2k said:
Honestly, I would rather see an expanded bracketed playoff system than the current Conference Championship Game + playoff model we're using right now. The Conference Championships essentially allow two teams to beat up on each other, and then both typically are going to end up in the playoffs anyway unless it is one of the weaker or smaller conferences. Let them play it out on the field against others.

Until the Big Ten changed thier alignment,(a couple years ago) ... it was not like that at all, the East side won most years the west side represented the Big Ten, but they may have been the team with the 4th best record ...
They finally changed that, to a single conference ... but yes, in most cases, both teams will get in ... now, its a certain both will get in ...

The biggest issue with the Conference Now is the Number of TEAMS .... WAY to Many.
It would take 2-3 YEARS to do a round robin where everyone would play one another ... How do you know how good a team is when teams don't play the same teams ?

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meStevo

3 minutes ago

Jimbo said:
They finally changed that, to a single conference ... but yes, in most cases, both teams will get in ... now, its a certain both will get in ...

Surprised you haven't made this claim yet.

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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!

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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

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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:

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Last reply Today at 3:16 PM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Green Dot on WJ4?

Wireless Joey 4. Yesterday, I noticed a little green dot on a small black field in the upper right hand corner of the screen, regardless of channel, recordings, etc. A restart got rid of it, but I am curious as to what It meant and what I did to get it there.

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Today at 8:34 AM

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The little green dot inside a small black field in the upper right-hand corner of your screen is an Android privacy indicator confirming that the voice remote's microphone is actively listening. Because the Joey 4 runs on an Android

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Today at 9:16 AM

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Today at 3:05 PM

The green dot on Android TV is supposed to show as long as an app or background service is actively using the microphone or camera. [1, 2]

What Normal Behavior Looks Like

- When active: It appears (often with a small microphone or camera icon that fades into a simple green dot) the moment a voice search, assistant command, or streaming app requests audio input.
- When it disappears: It should vanish a few seconds after you finish your command or after the app stops using the microphone. [1]

Why It Might Stay On (Persistent Dot)
If the green dot stays on indefinitely or won't go away, it usually means:

- An app (such as a voice search tool, media player, or background utility) has a hung process or is keeping the microphone channel open.
- A remote control or voice-recognition service is stuck. [1]

How to Fix or Check It

- Restart your TV: Unplug the power cable for about 30 seconds and plug it back in to clear out stuck background apps.
- Check app permissions: Go to your TV's Settings > Privacy or Device Preferences > Microphone to see which apps have access, and revoke permission for any suspicious or unnecessary apps. [1, 2]

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Scott Greczkowski

Today at 3:16 PM

Its a bug. I had it happen to mine. The mic is not listening, and if your worried about that remove the batteries from your remote as thats where the mic is.

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Bobby

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Last reply Today at 2:40 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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