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Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Wow this one almost snuck by us! But its time for another Dish Network Retailer Chat Recaps.

I should note that today I have a meeting at 12:30, however I am DVRing todays show so anything I miss I can recap later.

As always we will only cover items of interest to you the consumer. We will not cover any dealer sensitive items.

Again if information is missing I will do a better recap later on when I can site down and watch the entire chat.

Thanks for being a SatellieGuy. :)
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Scott Greczkowski
Ok I need to run to my meeting, I have my DVR paused so I can continue from where I left off. :)

Be back soon with the rest of Todays Retailer Chat. :D
Scott Greczkowski
Next up its Leslie Harper with this months Tech News...

First she talks about External Storage and says it will be available at the end of Q2 of this year (Hey Jim I thought you didnt promote stuff that wasnt ready!? :D)

Now Leslie goes over some questions she got on the floor of CES.

Leslie tells installers to program limited mode on cusmters TVs.

She then tells us how to use DishPass.

Leslie says Hi to Claude. :)
Jim S.
Leslie tells installers to program limited mode on cusmters TVs.

What's limited mode?
webbydude
What's limited mode?

It's the mode of operation by which you can program your remote to ONLY turn your television power ON or OFF, and work the volume. It neuters TV mode of operation, for the most part.

Dish is getting tons of service calls where customers accidentally change their television channel. Example: changing the television from channel 3 to channel 52 when your remote is TV mode and not in SAT mode.
mattb
Dish is getting tons of service calls where customers accidentally change their television channel. Example: changing the television from channel 3 to channel 52 when your remote is TV mode and not in SAT mode.

I wish the cable company I do telephone support for had that feature, You would NOT comprehend how many calls I get "my cables out" and come to find out they hit TV on the cable receiver remote and changed the input (if they have a HD/DVR) or put it on something other than channel 3 and or 4 and that's why they no longer get picture.
Bountykiller
WHy does dish alwayssss go over the SAME OLD drivel / propoganda with Zero results all the time. They like to have these sessions to pat themselves on the back. Their chats are BORING now a days quite frankly. They say they have "PLANS" for HD as well, sooo let us know these plans and give us a realistic ETA. Nothing is stopping them from adding some more HD now. They DO have the space for a *few* more. Charlie needs to stop screwin the donkey and do something already here. IT has been an entire year since any new HD channels. Didnt we get Food HD etc etc this time last year? ;0 Charlie, PLEASE just get on with it already and stop taking your sweet time! ;0 We cant wait till this imaginary fleet of reverse polarity DBS birds show up that he has applied for with the FCC. That will take years to see happen. As it is E11 is delayed until the end of the year now due to the stupid proton rocket failure in 2006.

-B
dishcomm
I wish the cable company I do telephone support for had that feature, You would NOT comprehend how many calls I get "my cables out" and come to find out they hit TV on the cable receiver remote and changed the input (if they have a HD/DVR) or put it on something other than channel 3 and or 4 and that's why they no longer get picture.
most people cannot set the time on their vcr..They should not be allowed by law to handle a remote control..
I tell them leave the TV on channel 60 on tv #2(dual tuner) they look at me like I'm from Neptune..Dual tuner receivers are an excellent feature..Unfortunately 60% of the public is too stupid to pay attention to simple instructions on how to use them..
Here's an example..I did a Dish Mover install today and the customer after having the EQ for a year STILL didn't know the difference between the two remotes..Unbelieveable.
leegart
No mention of RSN's in HD? :mad: Spring training is coming fast!:eek:
ccg3
Ok I need to run to my meeting, I have my DVR paused so I can continue from where I left off. :)

Be back soon with the rest of Todays Retailer Chat. :D

Must be one long meeting :eek:
cosmo_kramer
No mention of RSN's in HD? :mad: Spring training is coming fast!:eek:
So is Christmas :yes
dfergie
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dfergie
Tried to watch the truck race but the stage c**p is why I don't watch NASCAR anymore…
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Today is the anniversary of Dan Wheldon's passing at Las Vegas in a dreadful crash that luckily didn't take more drivers' lives. I vaguely remember the crash, but I more strongly remember Paul Tracy trying to keep it together as he left the Medical Center knowing that Dan most likely wasn't going to.

The safety in these vehicles is beyond incomprehensible, especially relative to what it was 60 years ago, when dying wasn't unexpected. But it is still very dangerous. I always scoff at the prayer invocations, but never scoff at the risks these drivers take and the emergency workers out there who might need to pull short of a miracle to save a driver's life.
Tried to watch the truck race but the stage c**p is why I don't watch NASCAR anymore…
HBO Max has the live in car streaming without commercials, which provides an interesting take, but you are driving blind, knowing only what the team is telling the driver about what is happening on the track. The stages definitely ruin the NASCAR set up.
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NASCAR is an abject mess, but at least it has Kyle Larson. Guy had the lead on the green/white checker, fell back to 12th or the like, kept his cool, and charged back to win with room to spare at the line. And win very cleanly!

NASCAR needs to stop racing at Talladega. Especially if they are going for elderly Sunday drives at the track! Stage racing is real stupid, but NASCAR should consider one half point a second per group gap as a bonus.
Foxbat
Congratulations to the youngest Formula 1 World Champion, 20-year old Kimi Antonelli! The podium at the Mexican Grand Prix featured three World Champions with 4-time World Champion Max Verstappen, 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton, and newly-crowned World Champion Kimi Antonelli. A dozen World Championships represented!
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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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Don't Look Back - Boston
harshness
Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins
Bobby
Come A Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans
sdfntx
Closer to You - Brandi Carlile
long_time_Dish
(They Long To Be) Close To You -The Carpenters
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Lon.TV
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Well, ATSC 3 is a flop
TRG
TRG
So in other words, corporate greed is more important than public safety. :mad:
b4pjoe
So in other words, corporate greed is more important than public safety. :mad:
At least for a couple more years
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jamieh1
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DIRECTV Stream/Internet added Ch 4105 SportsGrid
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Now live:
4101 Yahoo! Sports Network
4121 DP World Tour
4195 F1 Channel
4196 MotoGP Channel
K
Now live:
4275 Law & Crime
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K
Game Show Central is now live on channel 4342
K
Now live:
4101 Yahoo! Sports Network
4121 DP World Tour
4195 F1 Channel
4196 MotoGP Channel
It only took them 41 days to announce it
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A new exclusive FAST channel called "DIRECTV Sportside" is testing
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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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cp2k
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.
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Jimbo
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
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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cp2k
I like the move to campus sites for the early games. That adds a fun new dimension for fans, and cuts down on some of the travel expenses that would come with having to follow a team all the way through the playoffs at neutral sites.
Jimbo
I like the move to campus sites for the early games. That adds a fun new dimension for fans, and cuts down on some of the travel expenses that would come with having to follow a team all the way through the playoffs at neutral sites.
Agree ... they started doing that a few years ago.
Y

That'd be more than the FA Cup! Over 700 teams. It is also the most glorious tournament in the world.

Maybe it is time to get rid of the College Football season and just go to a tournament. 128 teams, fill in the bottom end with the lower division. Random draw (except the top 10 teams are in one bucket to draw from in the first and second rounds to avoid OSU v Alabama in the first round), go from 128 to 8. 4 games. Then the 8 remaining teams play 7 games against each other. Then the top two play for the title.