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    Canceled Dish, what to do next?

    I’ve had my account on pause since the ESPN blackouts. Today I finally decided to cancel and stick with YouTube TV. My question is what do I need to do with my receivers before I send them back. I’m guessing I would need to log out of all apps (Netflix, Prime, etc.)? Can that be done through the...
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    YTTV DVR Issue

    I’m only in my 4th day of a 21 day free trial. I’ve set the DVR to record most of the shows that I watch. So far it’s worked great. But tonight I noticed one of the shows I recorded at 8pm and 9pm aren’t showing up in the “new in your library” section. I had The Challenge on MTV scheduled for...
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    YouTube TV or Hulu+ Live

    So I’ve been a Dish customer for the past 20+ years and have been happy with them for the most part. Their Hopper DVR is absolutely the best in the business. But when they lost ESPN over this past weekend I started looking at some streaming options. I subscribed to the 21 day free trial with...
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    Mayans on FX

    Does anyone watch Mayans on FX? If so, is it really glitchy for you guys also? That’s really the only show I watch on that channel. So I’m not sure if it’s the show or the channel. But every few minutes the screen will freeze for just a second or two and then continues to play. It does it the...
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    Weird sound on NBC

    I don’t know if this is a Dish issue or an NBC issue. But for the past several weeks (or months), I’ve noticed a weird hissing sound on some of the NBC prime time shows. Especially the Chicago shows (fire, Med, PD). You don’t hear it when the actors are talking. It’s when background music is...
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    Joey upgrade?

    So I have a Hopper 3 and some Joey 2.0 receivers for the bedrooms. I don’t think I’ve ever watched anything on the Joey’s in the few years that we’ve had them. But we recently just finished building a new sunroom so I moved one of the Joey’s out there. Ok my gosh! That thing is so slow compared...
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    Is there a trick to moving a Joey?

    So I’ve had a Joey in an unused bedroom for a while now. We recently finished a sunroom on the back of our house. So I moved the Joey from the bedroom to the sunroom. I basically unscrewed the coax that was feeding the bedroom from the splitter and screwed in the new coax going to the sunroom...
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    Monthly bill took big jump

    I guess I’ve had some promotions expire. My December bill was $115.41, January bill was $126.32, and I just noticed my February bill jumped to $191.27. That’s a huge jump. It looks like my January bill jumped $10 because my $5 eautopay savings and my $5 hopper savings expired. But I’m not sure...
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    No CFP in 4K?

    I noticed Direct (along with a few others) was offering a 4K version of the National Championship game tonight. No mention of Dish. How much longer before things like this become the norm on Dish? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    NFL Network not filling screen

    Tuned in to the Steelers / Lions games and noticed the screen doesn’t fill the screen down the sides. The scrolling banner at the bottom does go all the way across. But the game has small black bars down each side. The commercials do the same thing. Does anyone know why? Sent from my iPad...
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    New TV, Dish vs Antenna comparison

    I know that the antenna is supposed to give the best reception for network tv. I guess it’s an uncompressed signal? I’ve always read that but to be honest I’ve never really been able to tell much difference between OTA and Dish on my locals. I had a really good tv (65” Samsung JS8500) although...
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    Why won’t remote control tv?

    In my bedroom I have a cheap Olevia brand tv that I’ve had for years. I’ve also had the same Joey and remote for years. The past few weeks I’ve had problems with the dish remote controlling the tv (power & volume). The batteries are good so I’m not sure why this is happening. It only happens...
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    MacBook Pro or iPad Pro for college?

    My daughter will be starting college this fall as a freshman. For her high school graduation present she has asked for a new laptop. We are an Apple family so she was leaning toward the MacBook Pro. But after reading about the new iPad pro she’s not so sure now. I know the new iPads can do many...
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    Preferred customer promotion?

    I noticed by bill went up $20 this month and it appears I’ve been getting a $20 discount for the past 12 months. I can’t remember for sure but I’m thinking this was for the preferred customer promotion?? Any chance Dish is renewing this promotion? Sent from my iPad using SatelliteGuys
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    Why didn’t my show record?

    I just noticed that The Neighborhood wasn’t in my recordings folder and there was a new episode last night. So when I go to the schedule for last night I noticed it says “not applicable “ for recording started and stopped. Has anyone else ever noticed this? It’s obviously in reference to the...
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    Help with wireless router

    I recently switched from Charter internet to AT&T fiber. The speed I’m supposed to be receiving is 300mbps and occasionally I get that. But I seem to have a lot of issues with web browsers lagging when using iPhones and iPads. After some research on the AT&T forums it seems to be a wide spread...
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    Cord cutting advice for heavy DVR user

    I’ve been with Dish for over 15 years now and I really love the hopper because I’m a really big DVR user. During prime time I’ve been known to record up to 8-10 shows in one night. But I’m really getting sick of losing channels (or at least the threat of losing) because of contract negotiations...
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    Dish customer looking into Direct, with questions

    I’ve been with Dish for over 15 years and I’ve stayed with them mainly because I love their equipment. I record a lot of tv and the hopper has been awesome for that. But Dish seems to have a lot of disputes with carriers and it’s starting to get old. We lost HBO months ago and I had to end up...
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    Dish customer looking into Direct, with questions

    I’ve been with Dish for over 15 years and I’ve stayed with them mainly because I love their equipment. I record a lot of tv and the hopper has been awesome for that. But Dish seems to have a lot of disputes with carriers and it’s starting to get old. We lost HBO months ago and I had to end up...
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    iPhone broken screen

    My daughter broke the screen on her iPhone 8 Plus. The phone still works fine but the screen is cracked really bad in numerous places. Her phone will be paid off in August. Does anyone know if Apple will let you trade in phones with cracked screens? I’m sure I can get a new screen put on here...
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    Hopper 3 misssed recordings

    Has anyone else had any shows not record on the hopper? I’m currently on software U535 (not sure how long I’ve had it). I watch a lot of tv and have all of my shows to record all new episodes. But last night I noticed that my timer for Chicago PD didn’t record on Wednesday night (although...
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    How do I get rid of multiview?

    I decided to check out the bracket view app this evening. While in the app I clicked on the multiview link. Now every time I click my select button on the remote it highlights the multiview app. In the past anytime I wanted to check what channel I’m on or see how much time was remaining on a...
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    Charter internet vs AT&T Fiber

    I’ve had Charter internet for a couple years now and never really had any issues. But my price recently went from $45 to $65 per month for 100mbps. Yesterday I had an AT&T salesperson stop by and said that their fiber internet service just recently became available in my neighborhood. She’s...
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    Dish removing my local NBC?

    I saw a tweet yesterday from my local NBC station (WRCB Chattanooga) that Dish May not be carrying them after 5pm tomorrow. Does anyone have anymore information on this? Sent from my iPad using SatelliteGuys
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    Sending photos without losing resolution

    What’s the best method to send photos from an iPhone to a Mac? I create a photo calendar every Christmas for my parents. And I want to use some photos that my wife took on her iPhone. I’m afraid if she text me the pics then I’ll lose some resolution. I need to keep the best resolution possible...