Dual OTA tuner not as Sensitive as old Single Tuner and gets very Hot
With the release of the U235 software for the hopper with sling receivers, I purchased one of the new dual USB tuners to compare with my existing Dish OTA Digital Dongle. The new tuner is much smaller...
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New Dual Tuner OTA Adapter
Scott posted this in a thread about programming, which you wouldn't have seen if you don't read unrelated threads like that, so I'm putting this here about the upcoming dual tuner OTA adapter for the...
View ArticleU500 upgrade loses all recorded shows
I just went to watch some of my recording from the past week. My DVR shows 1% full where it used to be around 70%. All of my show recordings and episodes are on the DVR menu as expected, however when I...
View ArticleNo longer utilizing 2nd Hopper for recordings problem
Before the recent Hopper s/w "upgrades" (hah!), when I was setting a recording if there wasn't a spare tuner at the time it would ask if I wanted to set the timer on my 2nd Hopper. Now this no longer...
View ArticleWould Amazon ,Dish partneship make sense?
Interesting short article about DISH and Amazon. htps://www.thestreet.com/story/14212735/1/amazon-dish-partnership-would-make-sense-wsj-says.html
View ArticleA PC/Windows 10/Dish Anywhere discovery, FWIW
On and off (mostly on), my PC monitor would not shut down, nor would Win 10 go to sleep/hibernate. After reading related articles/posts, I used System Config/Task Manager to disable all startup...
View ArticleHopper 3 install now, add wireless joeys later? + several Qs
We are considering installing the H3 now and purchasing the joey access point and wireless joeys later. Any reason not to do this? It seems that it would save the initial $25 ea and the monthly fee....
View ArticleAnyone running Dish and Directv?
I left satellite awhile back because we finally got cable here and I wanted better internet, so I bundled. Fast forward we now have ATT Gigabit, so I have swapped to that for internet, which makes the...
View ArticleOTA Ch Buzzr added to dish.
If you like to watch really old gameshows looks like Dish has added Buzzr on channel 245. Sent from my iPhone using the SatelliteGuys app!
View ArticleKids Binge-A-Palooza July 14-30
Kids' Binge-a-palooza | MyDISH | MyDISH | DISH Customer Support According to the link above, there will be a free preview from July 14-30 of the following channels: Nickelodeon, Nick Junior, Nicktoons,...
View ArticleFightbox on Dish
Just noticed Fightbox is on Dish channel 397, is this a recent addition? Is this a specific US version or the same version as the rest of the world? Could we see more of the Box channels added in the...
View ArticleHopper 3 U500 Update Is Here
Hopper 3 software version U500 is here. We now have two OTA tuners. Both tuners are working good. Still looking around for anything else new.
View ArticleMulti - Swap: Why Is This Not Bigger News.
I am surprised there is not more attention on this new feature. This adds the ability to use the swap / multi-swap from a Super Joey. Both viewers can now use swap. Before only the hopper viewer had...
View ArticleNo Justice for Flex Pack (no Grit, either)
Like the thread title says, this morning I noticed that channel 252 and channel 217 had been removed from my Flex Pack subscription. I called Dish, and the CSR said that this was caused by a technical...
View ArticleQuestion about the VIP211k
Will a VIP 211k work with a DPH hybrid, triple LNB? I have seen conflicting information on that question, but the consensus of opinion seems to be that it will work if there is not an H3 receiver in...
View ArticleNew Carbon Interface on Hopper with Sling - positives and negatives
I upgraded my 2 hopper with sling and joey 2 receivers to the new interface. First a list of positives 1) I set up folders for "Fireworks" , "Parades", "Olympics", etc. I then moved several years of...
View ArticleAnyone have Hopper with sling that works?
I'm so frustrated my head may explode. I have HWS, super joey and joey. Worked great for 2 years then the hard drive failed. Dish sent new hopper Feb 2017 and it was defective. Sent tech, he confirmed...
View ArticleDish field technician job
Hello everyone. I have a question about the training process for a field technician. I was recently told I have to go to Colorado and wanted to get a idea of what the training would consist of. Any...
View ArticleReceiver not recording new episodes
Why do certain shows have the date of the show (1978) making the receiver think that the episode is not new therefore it doesn't record it. ABC World news and The Price is Right are two that I record...
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