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Switch to AT&T Dish from Dish

I swear I read somewhere on this site that Dish customers could now switch to AT&T dish and order homezone? Can anyone verify this or provide me information of how to switch, if possible? Thanks!
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Best bet is too just call AT&T.
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I called and they said no, but I didn't have much faith in the answer. Oh well, guess I'll wait. Only other way seems to cancel service and wait 6 months or something. Thanks for the quick reply.
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I have Homezone and am actually thinking of ditching it and moving to something else. It works well in some areas, but there are some significant usability issues that are really annoying, including:

- No way to sort 'My Recordings' : The only option is to view items in the order they were recorded. If you have 5 episodes of a show saved, you have to flip through page after page to find each one individually.

- Very poor 'Search' function in the Guide : Search looks for keywords in both the title and description - there's no way to change this. So if you're looking for a show like 'House' - forget it. The search will bring back 100 non-related shows and you can't find what you're looking for to add to the series subscription list.

- Strange defaults on Series Subscriptions : The default is to record only new episodes, but to retain all of those and to record on any channel. I'd prefer the option to set what the defaults are so I don't have to change it every single time.

- Poor interface on changing series subscription priority : you can only move things one position at a time, and each time you move it, it makes you wait while it resets the priority. When you add a new series, it automatically goes to the bottom of the list - so if you want to move it up, you'll have to spend a few minutes dorking around with this. The web interface is better, however...

- Iffy web connectivity : The Homezone requires port 55080 open to work with the Webremote. The 2Wire Gateway doesn't allow you to do this. It treats the Homezone receiver uniquely for some reason and it's not available in the Attached Devices list to assign a firewall rule against. It's supposed to do this automatically when you authenticate the Homezone receiver, and I've had it actually do that once. However, mysteriously, 3 days later, the firewall rule disappeared. A couple of calls to Tech Support later and we still couldn't figure out what was going on. When it works, it works well - but it hasn't worked dependably for me.

- No music through Webremote : Marketing literature says you can listen to the MP3's you load on the Homezone through the web remote. You can't.

- Movielink : neat in concept, poor in actual usage. Expensive, limited titles and you can only keep the movie for 24 hours after you begin watching it. It's not a value compared to the normal PPV stuff directly off the dish.

- No HD : no word on when it will be available. Not really a 'flaw' per se, but it would be nice to have an option.

- Stability : Checked my device last Sunday morning as was surprised to find that all of my recordings, all my photos, all my MP3s and all my Series Subscriptions were gone. The device had reformatted itself. No reason why - it just did. Kind of makes the DVR functionality irrelevant when it just randomly wipes out all of your saved content.

I do like the remote, I really like the Launchcast music integration, and Tech Support at 2Wire/ATT has been great (though I'd rather not have to call them at all). It's tantalizing close to being a good product, but the level of frustrations with its shortcomings is beginning to overweigh the coolness of its unique features. The 'free' 622 DVR promotion beginning in February will be very tempting.
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From my experience I would not recommend AT&T/Dish Network to anyone right now. If you check their website you will note there is no mention of ViP622 or ViP211/411 as far as receivers are concerned, so that should give you some idea about availability of Mpeg4 HD stations. I had to jump thru many, many hoops to get my receivers from them, which was really Dish.

I wouldn't go with HomeZone until they get all the bugs worked out. Also, I don't know if you have to be within so many thousand feet of a central switching station for it to work as it designed to do.
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Thanks for all the information, wow! HD Homezone is supposed to be available the 1st qtr of this year.(we shall see) Per several searches, the HD Homezone receiver is mpeg4 capable so I don't see any issues about any HD Stations. Thanks again for all the information. AS long as you have DSL with at least a 1.5Mb connection then you are fine. Distance to the CO is irrelevant.
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Auto Racing 2026

New thread or keep this one?

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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.
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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.
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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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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.

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Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

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Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


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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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Simping never works
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So in other words, corporate greed is more important than public safety. :mad:
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So in other words, corporate greed is more important than public safety. :mad:
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At least for a couple more years
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FAST Channels added to DIRECTV Stream/Internet

DIRECTV Stream/Internet added Ch 4105 SportsGrid
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Game Show Central is now live on channel 4342
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KyL416 said:
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It only took them 41 days to announce it
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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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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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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.
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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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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 ...
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Surprised you haven't made this claim yet.


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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.
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cp2k said:
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.
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Agree ... they started doing that a few years ago.
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meStevo said:
Surprised you haven't made this claim yet.


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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.
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