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    Dish 311 recent fw upgrade?

    Hello, Starting about a month or so ago, my ReplayTV has been having a difficult time changing channels on my Dish 311 box via the IR Blaster. It was working flawlessly for months. Now, about 20% of the time, a misfire occurs. I am wondering if an update to the Dish box might have been...
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    no signal (sort of)

    Well I talked to them again last night - the reason no software download they say is because I cant see the satellite that sends it. He had me check signal levels on 110 & 119 on several transponders, and I was getting anywhere from 42-67%. Not good. Anyway, they are sending someone out...
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    How to upgrade receiver?

    I have a model 1000...ancient. Can I just to go Radio Shack and buy a model 311, plug in my current card, and be good to go? Thanks. S.
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    no signal (sort of)

    Ok, here's the latest.... Unplugged it, and it came back to life. But only with partial channels. To make matters even stranger (to me) is that the guide doesnt even list all of the channels! So I call Dish support. Has me try to turn to channel 184 which she says I should get. It doesnt...
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    no signal (sort of)

    Havent tried unplugging it, but I did turn it off and cycle the card with no change. As for the upgrade, for sure, it take several seconds just to recognize each remote control press. But since I never (ok, rarely) control the box directly, I dont notice it.
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    no signal (sort of)

    Ok, this is an old Model 1000, that just got an upgrade Dish500 dish a few weeks ago. Big storms rolled through on Saturday, I unplugged the entire entertainment crt. We watch everything time shifted. Went to watch some shows last night, and all recordings showed "Acquiring Signal", or...
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    old 3000 receivers

    Hey, that 3000 system would be an "upgrade" for me, I only have a 1000!! Since my locals moved, they came out and installed an upgrade, but only the DISH!!! Think I can call and request a new receiver too? Jeez, I've been with them forever.
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    Plan to get locals, need confirmation.

    Of that list of channels, I only see a few that we might actually watch occasionally. It would take something worthy of me dragging out the 30' ladder, which would then lead to "while you're up there clean the gutters". :-) Thanks for all the info though, I never realized any of that. S.
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    Plan to get locals, need confirmation.

    I only have the Top120 package at the moment. Actually, I'd drop down to Top60 if it included IFC. ;-) I see the point about them wanting the Dish500 so that they can move channels around, makes sense. However, I'm going to take my chances, and if they move, well, then I'll upgrade and...
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    Plan to get locals, need confirmation.

    Hello, hopefully some of you here can help clear things up. I have an old low end setup (7yrs?), I think the receiver is model 100(?), with just the small dish. I want to get local channels, but reading the dish site makes it seem like I need to upgrade. Browsing around here, makes me think...