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The little guy

If you think about getting a new job working for Dish Network sounds good. Then you find out that its all a lie. I have worked for the corporate world of Dish for three year and was promised a two dollar per hour raise and a 10% raise for every FSS test I was to pass.
I started out at 10dollars an hour. Three years later I am only making 11.26 per hour. They refused to give me the two dollars that was promised if I was to relocate to a different state. They would not give me the 10% raise for the FSS 1 test that I passed. They gave me the 10% raise for the FSS 2 Test but never did give me a 10% FSS 3 raise. We are also promised a once a year percentage raise but in three years I have only received 1yearly raise; if I had received all the raises that was promised to me I would be making around 15 dollars an hour but since I am the little guy I only make 11.26 an hour
And I have worked every one of my birthdays, thanksgivings, Christmas, etc. since I have worked for this company. I have worked a minimum 10 hours to 22 hours a day for this company and this is how they thank me. When I start to complain about my pay and working like a slave the corporate world decides that I need to be fired. You want to know more.
Just ask, I have three years of Dish Networks secrets that I will let people know.
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Van
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FSS3Cert.CorpTECH said:
If you think about getting a new job working for Dish Network sounds good. Then you find out that its all a lie. I have worked for the corporate world of Dish for three year and was promised a two dollar per hour raise and a 10% raise for every FSS test I was to pass.
I started out at 10dollars an hour. Three years later I am only making 11.26 per hour. They refused to give me the two dollars that was promised if I was to relocate to a different state. They would not give me the 10% raise for the FSS 1 test that I passed. They gave me the 10% raise for the FSS 2 Test but never did give me a 10% FSS 3 raise. We are also promised a once a year percentage raise but in three years I have only received 1yearly raise; if I had received all the raises that was promised to me I would be making around 15 dollars an hour but since I am the little guy I only make 11.26 an hour
And I have worked every one of my birthdays, thanksgivings, Christmas, etc. since I have worked for this company. I have worked a minimum 10 hours to 22 hours a day for this company and this is how they thank me. When I start to complain about my pay and working like a slave the corporate world decides that I need to be fired. You want to know more.
Just ask, I have three years of Dish Networks secrets that I will let people know.
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Worked 6 years for dish, work the holidays that fell on my shift, worked on my birthday wich Im not sure why thats such a big deal for you that you worked on yours, volunteered for every out of market trip that came along, put my self in potentialy dangerous situations more times than your math degrea can help you count. I took all my tests and got my raises, got my $2 an hour raise in early 06 and my normal yearly was bumped up to a $1 and I was at $19.38. Your yearly wage incease is based on an evaluation of you as a technician, if you get a poor eval then your wage increase may be small or nothing at all. Your pay raise that comes with your sucessfull completion of each FSS test is automatic through the human resources and pay roll departments, the office you worked for can not keep you from getting it.

lakebum431 said:
Do you have anything in writing? If it is just your word against theirs I don't see you having much of a case.
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I think he is leaving out details.

lakebum431 said:
Well, it is obvious that his 22 hrs a day was not true and totally unrealistic. I find it hard to believe that any customers would allow installs from 10PM-7AM so that leaves only 15 possible hours that he could work in a given day. My guess is there is more to the story but whatever. You ready to share your "secrets" with everyone yet?
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If you find yourself with a free day during the week lets have lunch, I have pay stubs for 28 months I would like to show you that includes the hours worked, as any DNS tech here can atest to the work week is a 4 day week and we get paid twice a month, the last four months of my employment was averaging 18 - 21 hours a day.

Scott Greczkowski said:
I would say watch what you say, as when you started working you signed a bunch of documents which could limit what you could talk about in regards to the company. :)

Remember while we do keep things private here, if Dish got a warrent for your information we would be required to pass along your information. (We don't want to do that)
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True, there are papers that each employee signs when they go to work for dish such as if you invent something that can make one of their products better that you can not patent it during your employment and I think for up to a year after leaving employment.

FSS3Cert.CorpTECH said:
You would be suprised i have hade customers that have night jobs that sleep buring the day and want the tech out there when they dont work on their day off
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I have run into these people as well, there was quite a few back in Michigan.

FSS3Cert.CorpTECH said:
its not that it is a bad job, it was a good job untill the management started treating the techs bad to make themselfs look better
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:D Guess you never worked for DNS Wixom when the old GM was in charge, oh the stories I could tell you about being treated like dirt.

FSS3Cert.CorpTECH said:
That is why their is such a high turnover rate
and when you need money they seem to get you to work insane hours
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The hours worked is one reason but within the last year and half its the way the work load is set up, one of the biggest problems that dish has had has been sending out FSS 1 techs with workloads that FSS 3 techs go out with, theres no reason a new guy should be saddled with 2 four rooms, 2 two rooms, a 2dish+2room, and a service call.

Kru83 said:
here comes bad news,

you cannot sue dish, when you started to work for dish you signed paper saying that you will use arbitrator...
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Yep that is one of the papers that would have been signed, same as the invention one I quoted above.

FSS3Cert.CorpTECH said:
I taught 13 techs when I was working for Dish corporate but I don't know if I can make money training outside of Dish.
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I trained 5 or 6 times that amount, and watched all but one quit or get fired.

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Why would anyone with a teaching degree want to install satellites?
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Because the money is good or atleast was when I was making what I was. During the last hurricane relief trip I did in late 05 I overheard a customer talking with his friend about what they were going to be making as first year lawyers and I laughed my ass off as I was making $15,000 more than they would. If were to start now as a new employee theres no way that I would get to $19.38 an hour after 6 years because of the adjustment that was made when dish closed down its upsales and insentives program, when they did this they based your new wage on your last month of sales, I smoked the whole shop of 80 techs.
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Van said:
If you find yourself with a free day during the week lets have lunch, I have pay stubs for 28 months I would like to show you that includes the hours worked, as any DNS tech here can atest to the work week is a 4 day week and we get paid twice a month, the last four months of my employment was averaging 18 - 21 hours a day
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Not because of this thread, but I should take you to lunch one of these days. We are pretty close. If work ever calms down for me I may head up to that nasty Red and Black area you live in and we can grab a burger and a beer. :)
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I dont see how he could have been getting paid so little. When I was working for dish I started at 11 an hr and ended at 14.33 an hr in a two year period as an fss2. I left dish to go to school full time, I wanted to do bigger and better things than installing dishes my whole life.
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goaliebob99 said:
I dont see how he could have been getting paid so little. When I was working for dish I started at 11 an hr and ended at 14.33 an hr in a two year period as an fss2. I left dish to go to school full time, I wanted to do bigger and better things than installing dishes my whole life.
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When I had my Dish antenna installed at my place 3 months ago the Dish network tech told me that new techs start at $14.00/hr. He's been working for them for 7 yrs and did a very good job in the installation( he knows his stuff). He even asked me if I would be interested in becoming a tech, he said he would give a recommendation and having me working in no time. Was he lying about the 14.00/hr for beginners? I was thinking about accepting his offer because it seems like a cool job I can do while attending college but after reading this thread I am having 2nd thoughts. No way I am going to install dishes for a measley 11 bucks an hour.
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For all of You who sais there is more to the story

nycyanks07 said:
When I had my Dish antenna installed at my place 3 months ago the Dish network tech told me that new techs start at $14.00/hr. He's been working for them for 7 yrs and did a very good job in the installation( he knows his stuff). He even asked me if I would be interested in becoming a tech, he said he would give a recommendation and having me working in no time. Was he lying about the 14.00/hr for beginners? I was thinking about accepting his offer because it seems like a cool job I can do while attending college but after reading this thread I am having 2nd thoughts. No way I am going to install dishes for a measley 11 bucks an hour.
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It depends on the area you work in. My area starts out at 10 dollars an hour and don't believe everything the managers tell you. I was told that I was supposed to get a 10% raise for every fss test I would pass and then the first one I took they told me that they changed the rules and you only get the raise for the second and third raise. I took my second fss test and did receive the 10% raise and then I took the 3 fss test and they told me that they were going to have to review all my stack rankings to see if I will be eligible to receive the 10% raise. Then I was told that I will get the raise and now I am weighting on the paper work to get done. Its been a month since the paper work started but they told me it would only take 7to14 days for the raise to show in my paycheck. As far as the yearly evaluations, my first one I worked for dish for 8 months and then they told me that I didn't work long enough to get a yearly evaluation so I call HR and they told me that I was there long enough because the evaluations are prorated. So then the my manager gave me a bad evaluation because I went over his head. My second yearly evaluation I was given 26 cents because the GM will not allow more than 30cents raise at a time for a yearly evaluation. My third yearly evaluation I hade switched managers and he didn't like me because I would constantly ride him about me getting a 2 dollar an hour raise that I was promised for relocation and never received it, so when my third yearly evaluation came he did not give me one. Now over the three years I am still making 11.26 an hour and the new Techs coming in that I am training are starting out at 12 dollars an hour. I think it seems wrong that I have been working there for 3 years and the guy that I am training is making more money than me. Now they are trying to fire me so I will quit bothering them, so now I am suspended till I talk the GM and he decides weather I get to keep my job or not.
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lakebum431 said:
Not because of this thread, but I should take you to lunch one of these days. We are pretty close. If work ever calms down for me I may head up to that nasty Red and Black area you live in and we can grab a burger and a beer. :)
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where are you located and a remote technician works five days a week at least in my area
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where are you located and a remote technician works five days a week at least in my area
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Look at the upper right window in each persons post, if the person has filled out their standard information in the account manager it will list a city and state or in the case of a few a state of mind, reference directions to an alien landing site / bubba harvesting center for anal probing or where they arent.

We are both located in the peachy keen state of Georgia.
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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.

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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Anony55
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DISH Has Made it Impossible to be a VIP211k Owner

For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.

They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.

Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.

On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.

It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.

I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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Got a 211k that works fine, and I no longer need it if someone wants to throw me a few bucks and pay shipping. Not tied to my account as of last week. Used with a tailgater and got a wally
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Got a 211k that works fine, and I no longer need it if someone wants to throw me a few bucks and pay shipping. Not tied to my account as of last week. Used with a tailgater and got a wally
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Is the 211k still available? If so, I'm interested.
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Is the 211k still available? If so, I'm interested.
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Actually, it is. A couple of people PMed me when I posted this, and when I asked for an address, they never responded. Then I just sort of let it go. Send me a PM to continue the discussion
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Well, after nine months of being on pause, I finally figured out that I was wasting $5 a month. So I cancelled. For the first time since 2010, I no longer have a Dish account.

I do have to say that I did appreciate the account pause option. That just gives a person some time to see what the fallout of cancelling will be... without having to go all the way over the cliff first.

Since I never once had an "oh shoot, I need Dish Network for..." moment, the decision was a lot easier.

Funny enough, when I called to cancel (for real, not playing the pricing game), all of a sudden, they were offering me deals that I was told before that I couldn't get without changing out my VIP211k. Now, I could have had those specials with them just sending me a new card for the receiver. LOL!

Of course, my mind was already made up because of having not missed the service while on pause. That, and the fact that I bet the 211k still kills recordings.

All in all, I'm glad that I had Dish for all those years. I just outgrew the need, and they pressed the issue by deleting recordings. I would have eventually went this route without the deleted recordings issue. But, for sure, that did hasten the outcome.

I'll still pop in at this site from time to time. Believe it or not, I still have a C/Ku BUD that I intend on playing with again if life ever slows down.
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Actually, it is. A couple of people PMed me when I posted this, and when I asked for an address, they never responded. Then I just sort of let it go. Send me a PM to continue the discussion
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Unless things have changed at Dish, which is entirely possible, they won't activate the 211, even as a replacement. I gave one to a customer a while back....which when I turned it off I made sure to tell the CSR I wanted it freed up so another customer could use it, I was assured it was.....and when they called to swap out there's they were told it couldn't be done. Now like I said, things MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.
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Unless things have changed at Dish, which is entirely possible, they won't activate the 211, even as a replacement. I gave one to a customer a while back....which when I turned it off I made sure to tell the CSR I wanted it freed up so another customer could use it, I was assured it was.....and when they called to swap out there's they were told it couldn't be done. Now like I said, things MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.
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It hasn't changed. When I cancelled my service the other day, they told me I didn't need to return the receiver (which I already knew because I purchased it).

But in addition to that, the young man told me not to sell it, but to take it to a recycling place. The reason he gave for the advice was because 211Ks can no longer be activated.

So as far as the VIP211k goes... once grandpa dies, he's dead.
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They tell you to trash it and not to sell simply because they're phasing them out, not particularly because someone might be "confused" into buying it and not be able to activate. They tell people that in every case where they're not acting to get a box back, either from a replacement or service cancel.
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Although my VIP211K hasn't been subscribed or connected to a dish in probably 5 years since canceling service, my 1 TB HDD full of programming still works fine.

Upon occasion I power it up to watch something I recorded as far back as 2010. The last time I had it going in September it even let me rescan the local OTA channels which I think it refused at some earlier time. I will use it until the day it fails but this topic makes me think some software download is responsible for current subscribers.
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NBA League Pass

Has anyone subscribed to NBA League Pass for 2026-27 and try to link their account to NBA.com to stream League Pass? I purchased it for 2026-27, and when I linked, I got a message saying success, but then I receive an error that my linked subscription does not include the preseason games for NBA League Pass. Is that how it has always been? I know satellite doesn't have the preseason games on the NBA League Pass channels, but I thought that I was able to stream the preseason once I linked my account on NBA.com?
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I found my answer...when I log into the NBA app on my phone and try to watch, it gives me a more clear answer that it acknowledges I have paid for NBA League Pass from Dish and it is linked, but I need an "upgraded" subscription to League Pass for the preseason games. So I guess it is by design that Dish does not show the preseason games on League pass and that the contract Dish has signed for league pass is explicitly for the regular season games. (I know the description for League Pass says regular season games, but I thought that was only by satellite and the preseason would have worked)
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I plan on doing what I did last season. I ordered the more expensive arena feed version from the NBA website. It's worth it because you get to watch what's going on in the arena instead of just staring at the ad break slide on the Dish version. The main advantage to ordering from the website is you can go on a month by month basis and cancel if you get tired of 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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24 team playoff seems to be real close.

Are we really that far from a 64-team tournament?

The benefit of the 24 team playoff:
  • All the cartel teams that cartels want in playoff are in playoff
    • Independent of record too! Bonus.
  • MONEY!!!!! for the cartels.
  • I'm out of ideas.
Cons
  • Regular season really doesn't matter now other than the rivalry games
    • Top cartel teams can lose three games and still make the playoff
  • Going to start resting players?
    • The playoff is going to be *checks notes* several games!
    • Resting players could make games dumb.
    • Maybe even restrict NIL players from games played.
  • How much are streaming sub costs going up a month to pay for this?!
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Yespage said:
24 team playoff seems to be real close.

Are we really that far from a 64-team tournament?

The benefit of the 24 team playoff:
  • All the cartel teams that cartels want in playoff are in playoff
    • Independent of record too! Bonus.
  • MONEY!!!!! for the cartels.
  • I'm out of ideas.
Cons
  • Regular season really doesn't matter now other than the rivalry games
    • Top cartel teams can lose three games and still make the playoff
  • Going to start resting players?
    • The playoff is going to be *checks notes* several games!
    • Resting players could make games dumb.
    • Maybe even restrict NIL players from games played.
  • How much are streaming sub costs going up a month to pay for this?!
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One of the pro's I see is in a year with so many undefeated teams they have a good chance of an opening. Few years back you had lower divisions that didnt get a shot. I love collage football and I have no problem with that addition.

We are in what week 5 now? Been two real good ranked games to watch.....Other than that top 25 teams are playing nothing.
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One of the pro's I see is in a year with so many undefeated teams they have a good chance of an opening. Few years back you had lower divisions that didnt get a shot. I love collage football and I have no problem with that addition.

We are in what week 5 now? Been two real good ranked games to watch.....Other than that top 25 teams are playing nothing.
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There are 68 Power 4 teams, so eventually they will get there I wouldn't imagine ...
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There are 68 Power 4 teams, so eventually they will get there I wouldn't imagine ...
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Far from it but you know that....You dont like the larger playoff.....Its ok.....
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Far from it but you know that....You dont like the larger playoff.....Its ok.....
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Oh, I Hate the idea ...

It would be different if it was a game that you could play 2 or games each week, but when you only play 1 game a week, the larger playoff is Not a good thing ...

The season has how many games now, is it 14 ... then you want to play another 5 (with more to come) against Top 12 (eventually 24 teams) ... remember, the 5 games in the playoffs will be the hardest games all year and back to back.

For example, IF Ohio State should win it all this year ... they play 5 teams in the Top 25, plus they would play 5 more to win it all, depending on how the ranking shake out and if Bye weeks are given.

Thats 10 Ranked teams ... in one year ...
I don't see that happening very often ...
Edit, Bama plays 4, Georgia plays 3, But Ole Miss plays 5 (didn't expect to see that)

That said, I don't see the Buckeyes winning it all this year.
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Oh, I Hate the idea ...

It would be different if it was a game that you could play 2 or games each week, but when you only play 1 game a week, the larger playoff is Not a good thing ...

The season has how many games now, is it 14 ... then you want to play another 5 (with more to come) against Top 12 (eventually 24 teams) ... remember, the 5 games in the playoffs will be the hardest games all year and back to back.

For example, IF Ohio State should win it all this year ... they play 5 teams in the Top 25, plus they would play 5 more to win it all, depending on how the ranking shake out and if Bye weeks are given.

Thats 10 Ranked teams ... in one year ...
I don't see that happening very often ...

That said, I don't see the Buckeyes winning it all this year.
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Yes anyone here knows you 100%....Astros failed no posting...Ohio state loses we hear it.....Its ok....Its called an opinion....I have one so do you.....Problem is?
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Yes anyone here knows you 100%....Astros failed no posting...Ohio state loses we hear it.....Its ok....Its called an opinion....I have one so do you.....Problem is?
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Seeing theres very little activity in the MLB threads, it wouldn't matter if I posted that the Astros didn't make the Playoffs ...

Theres more NFL info in the Pub section than in the Sports/NFL thread.
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IF they go to 24 teams, and it looks like they will soon ....
Do we Really want Teams with 3 and 4 losses in the Playoffs ?
Is a 3-4 Loss team one thats able to win 4-5 more games against Top teams ?
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One of the pro's I see is in a year with so many undefeated teams they have a good chance of an opening. Few years back you had lower divisions that didnt get a shot. I love collage football and I have no problem with that addition.
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A 12 team playoff net should catch any undefeated team. The 12 team playoff also exposed that rankings suck. I mean, we kind of knew already that the rankings weren't particularly reproducible, but we now have the empirical evidence that the rankings suck because judging who is the best among a mickey mouse scheduled football season isn't a rational endeavor. So the 12 team playoff ensures most teams that should make it, do, including the mid-major undefeated team. 8 teams should be able to work as well, but puts greater risk at OSU and Alabama missing the playoff... can't have that.

Which is the run up to my main problem with the 24 team set up is that it is designed to keep the OSU's and Alabama's from missing the playoff. The cartels are ensuring widespread participation for their own cartels to increase the monetary reward to themselves. It is fixing the system while not fixing the outcomes, merely making the regular season game outcomes virtually irrelevant. Sure, a bye for winning the conference would be nice, but we've already seen that byes aren't that influential.
AZ. said:
We are in what week 5 now? Been two real good ranked games to watch.....Other than that top 25 teams are playing nothing.
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That is college football in a nutshell. Again, college football isn't about competition, it is about revenue. The entire setup is about making money, from regular season squash games against local jobbers like the WWF days to tax exempt bowl games.

And to add to the first world woes, the college football cartels have made being a College Football fan even more expensive... so they can get paid more.
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Theres more NFL info in the Pub section than in the Sports/NFL thread.
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Nah, you just don't understand how ignore works, which is why you made your own NFL thread thinking there wasn't one 🤣
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Site is slooooow

For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. :D
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Scott Greczkowski said:
Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. :D
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WTF… …What the Foxbat!😱
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WTF… …What the Foxbat!😱
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you :biggrin
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slow_poke_pete said:
wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you :biggrin
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I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:
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Foxbat said:
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:
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OMG to freaking funny :biggrin
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I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:
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Not likely since that place closed down.
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Not likely since that place closed down.
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You're no fun.😑
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Am I the only one that hates what Dish did to their mobile app?

I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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I really dislike change for the sake of change
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I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.
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dishdude said:
I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.
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Yes a lot cleaner, glossier, and less functional. Someone trying to justify why they are making a big salary. "See look shiny"
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"Big salary." Charlie. "?Big?"
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Seems in some ways better. Nicer layout, as others said maybe cleaner. Moving ahead in the guide is better.
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New Apple TV 4K released, plus other Apple Home devices.

Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.

At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
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Apple TV 4K

Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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Meh. The 4Ks I have will do everything that these do that I need them to do.


Which that's most tech these days for anything released the last four to five years.


It's honestly a testament to how good the previous gen Apple TVs were and are.
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Ronnie- said:
It's honestly a testament to how good the previous gen Apple TVs were and are.
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Don't tell them that. They'll adopt planned obsolescence.
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Outside of gaming, would Joe Sixpack notice any difference?
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navychop said:
Outside of gaming, would Joe Sixpack notice any difference?
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Not a bit. IMO, Apple's are slow to boot up. Time is about the same with 1st gen and 3rd. Roku runs rings around them in that department. I only reason I stuck, is the Apple infrastructure, which has it's definite advantages. But $300 is a deal breaker. Later, Apple!
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Don't tell them that. They'll adopt planned obsolescence.
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they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade.. :what. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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KAB said:
Not a bit. IMO, Apple's are slow to boot up. Time is about the same with 1st gen and 3rd. Roku runs rings around them in that department. I only reason I stuck, is the Apple infrastructure, which has it's definite advantages. But $300 is a deal breaker. Later, Apple!
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Yeah, they boot up a bit slower than Roku, but the OS does a lot more, so it makes sense. How often are you booting them up that is a differentiator? Aside from OS updates, mine are on all the time. I will say the ATV4K is generally quicker than the Roku Ultras I have, when it comes to launching apps and responsiveness, not that the Roku is sluggish.
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apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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What software? For iPhones? I tried to buy some image s/w IN THE APPLE STORE! They had none, and could not offer ANY s/w for iPhones
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slow_poke_pete said:
apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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I assume you mean services, like iCloud and Apple Music, and not actual software sales. Services have been growing quickly for Apple, but hardware still brings home the bacon. As for where Apple's revenue comes from, the iPhone is still king with 49.58% of revenue as of June 2026. Services comes in second with 28%. iPad, Mac, and Wearables/Home makes up the rest. So, that is 72% coming from hardware. Their profit margin is around 25%, FWIW.

I am skeptical the AppleTV 4k makes them much money on the hardware though, which I suspect is what you were getting at.
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navychop said:
What software? For iPhones? I tried to buy some image s/w IN THE APPLE STORE! They had none, and could not offer ANY s/w for iPhones
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You should have looked in the APP STORE instead. ;)
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cpdretired
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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish Offers

Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Just checked my account and it shows mgm+ at 8.00 per month, but that has red line drawn thru it and shows 0.00 per month. But it doesn't say how long this lasts,...... 1 month, 3 months, forever. I called customer service to get an answer, and they said nothing like that exists. Should I add the offer or not? Already paying them too much, but want to take advantage of something free.
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bnewt said:
Just checked my account and it shows mgm+ at 8.00 per month, but that has red line drawn thru it and shows 0.00 per month. But it doesn't say how long this lasts,...... 1 month, 3 months, forever. I called customer service to get an answer, and they said nothing like that exists. Should I add the offer or not? Already paying them too much, but want to take advantage of something free.
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look again mine says free for 1 month
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slow_poke_pete said:
look again mine says free for 1 month
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.

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Almighty1 said:
Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.

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wonder why it says that
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slow_poke_pete said:
look again mine says free for 1 month
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You have a different offer that is free for a shorter timeframe which is different than the one that I and bnewt saw without defining the promotion period as I sent the question to DISH Care via Facebook Messenger and this is the response I got back 20 minutes ago.

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slow_poke_pete said:
wonder why it says that
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Answer 2 minutes ago from DISH Care via Facebook Messenger:
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This Week in Space 232

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Edq2eavsQ


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Tim Cook, Elton John & King Charles: A Royal Tech Event

Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oRVxjGm0qtE


Direct YouTube Link - Tim Cook, Elton John & King Charles: A Royal Tech Event
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