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  1. J

    reception issues

    Update - since I started this thread the problem is all but gone. I did not change anything but the issue seems to be corrected. The only thing I can correlate is we went from a drought to dealing with an extreme wet ground for the past few weeks. I may need to sink a ground rod if the problem...
  2. J

    reception issues

    Thanks for all your suggestions and info.
  3. J

    reception issues

    That is a good suggestion. It is grounded but I have reason to suspect the connection.
  4. J

    reception issues

    The signals were checked close to when I saw a problem. I do not have a surge protector or a UPS. I do have a dedicated 100 amp dedicated service to my theater so I*R voltage drop is not an issue. Zero issues tonight with overcast and rain, go figure.
  5. J

    reception issues

    Here are the signal strength numbers. I live in central Kansas if that helps on the spot beams. I noticed several dropouts in a row while watching American Idle, I noted a large lip sync sound difference just prior to the break ups. It also seemed to be about a minute prior to a commercial...
  6. J

    reception issues

    The problem seems to be on any channel. I am not using an OTA so everything is over the dish. The problem is a brief pixelization or glitch in the sound. Sometimes but not often it covers 1/2 of the display but is gone in a flash. I have seen it on both receivers, more often on the HR22 but I...
  7. J

    reception issues

    Just had a new Hr22, R15 and slimline 5 installed. My signal levels are all 95 or better. Mount is rock solid. Had the Direct service tech out last week and he replaced cables from the dish to the house, this made a big improvement but I still get a couple of dropouts/pixelizations per night, is...
  8. J

    force tivo to record only programs on HD channels?

    When I select a program to record using the search by title, it will show several time selections and several channels for the same program. I just pick the one that is on a HD channel.
  9. J

    $299 HD-DVR w/ $100 rebate

    My HD-TIVO was installed yesterday, basically the same deal as everybody else. See earlier post for details. I had some problem with my TV that I will pass along in case anybody else has the same problem. My Mitsubishi WS-65905 that was manufactured way back in 1999 has a RGB / Component...
  10. J

    $299 HD-DVR w/ $100 rebate

    Thanks to all. I called and after some checking I was told that I was eligible for the deal. I have been with Direct for almost 1 year. Here is what I received. Nothing was offered unless I ask. HR10-250 $299-$100 MIR $5/month off the HD package for 6 months 3 months of Showtime free To be...
  11. J

    Upgrade

    They shoud charge you and provide a credit on the same statement.
  12. J

    Moved to Direct TV after 8 years at Dish.

    You can get a 80GB R10 from Value Electronics with the 18*20" 3 LNB antenna for about $120 including installation. After $50 rebate from Direct will be a total cost of $70 installed. Jon.
  13. J

    Moved to Direct TV after 8 years at Dish.

    The primary reason I switched is I have lost all confidence in Dish's ability to develop reliable equipment. I have been wanting a HD PVR since I looked at the 921 two years ago at CES. I have waited and waited and the problems just never get fixed. While watching the 921 product develop, I...
  14. J

    DISH or DirectTV???

    I have my receiver located in an equipment rack in the theater room where it feeds a distribution network to the rest of the house. I keep a RF remote in every room that has a TV. I can change the channel from anywhere in the house. It is a big deal for me. However not big enough to toss E* for...
  15. J

    Unique IR codes for 2 Tivos

    I am about ready to purchase a HR10-250 HD Tivo and a SD Direct-TV Tivo. I want to install them in the equipment rack in my theater where they can feed the theater and the RF distribution network to the rest of the house. Will one remote control both Tivos, or can they be uniquely programmed to...
  16. J

    DISH discontinuing 921?

    Price may be a issue for some but that is not what has been holding me back. It is very simple, it needs to work flawlessly and not require a Phd to learn all the tricks for work arounds. I might go $50 for a product as an experiment that can be thrown out it it does not work out. $1000 is not...
  17. J

    $549, 921 - Did you Buy?

    I will pay more for something that works. I will not buy a 921 until the OTA and timer bugs are worked out. I am watching the next software release to see if dish can make a reliable product, if not I am off to D*. I Will gladly pay 2 times for a product that works. The D* HD TIVO seems to...
  18. J

    HD10-250 remote -- any UHF capability?

    I just figured out the HD10-250 is shipped with a IR remote. This is a major snag to my setup. Dues anybody know if you can buy an UHF remote or are we just out of luck? I was all but ready to can E* and buy the HR10-250. Any suggestions?
  19. J

    serious ERROR call 1800-something

    answers to questions. I own the receiver. It was purchased way before dish thought up the concept of lease. I am a very early customer of dish and was one of the first to purchase a 3200. I waited for some time for the 3200 receiver to become available just like I am now waiting for a 921 to...
  20. J

    serious ERROR call 1800-something

    Hacked off All I can say is the receiver has never been out of my house or out of my care. I have made all programming changes by dish network as a result of my calls to them. The receiver was purchased new and in a factory box when the model was first introduced may years ago. I do not...
  21. J

    serious ERROR call 1800-something

    My model 3200 that I think is now called a model 4000, since the first of the month has been required to have the powered cycled to make work. Yesterday it had a message to the effect, serious error call 1-800-something. I cycled the power and it came up with only the 2 dish info channels...
  22. J

    Disk makes 6:00 news for being a deadbeat

    A local news channel in Wichita Kansas ran one of those consumer protection spots about Dish network not installing a superdish that had been prepaid. Seems the long term dish customer prepaid for the Superdish, but had been put on hold for months for the installation. The spot indicated that...
  23. J

    who would be willing to pay more money to keep viacom?

    Dump Viacom I can live without them forever. Keep cost down.
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