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  1. Internet Streaming Services
    We had the old TVision from TMobile and got a discount to switch to Youtube TV when Tvision shut down. The unlimited DVR is great. I set X Files to record and now almost every episode is recorded and listed by season. The unlimited DVR is a setup where items stay for about 9 months then drop...
  2. Internet Streaming Services
    We actually had Tvision for the last several months. The biggest issue was it didn't have a complete local package. We only got NBC and Fox feeds. The ABC feed was some sort of national feed that would cut in at the middle of a show with news packages. Also, to delete a recorded program you...
  3. Cable TV Discussion
    I don't agree. Look at what's happening on the internet. Disney just launched. CBS launched a few years ago. This market is developing in a segmented fashion. The problem today is that providers with a high demand channel force-bundle in all their crap channels and make us all pay for them...
  4. General DISH™ Discussion
    The long term problem is that the "herd" is moving on. DBS is slowly going the way of the landline phone and elevator attendants. I did a credit analysis on one of the baby bells back on the 90s and they were struggling with call volume due to modems. Then, they pivoted to dsl, now landline...
  5. General DISH™ Discussion
    We signed up for Flex pack a week ago and are very happy. Flex lowered our monthly bill too. :) Thanks, Lee
  6. General DISH™ Discussion
    Holy smokes. No CSPAN2?? What gives? :bang :blackeye: :nono2: Seriously, we are looking to switch to the flex pack. If you don't get locals on sat, do you lose the program guide information for the off air locals? Also, seriously, I like booktv, so is CSPAN2 in an add-on pack, maybe the...
  7. General Satellite Discussion
    Maybe the original poster meant something like UDP (User Datagram protocol) or some other connectionless protocol and simply mis-spoke? I'm not an expert in satellite transmission, but am thinking that to provide some error checking and parity files, then straight mpeg data won't work (or will...
  8. General DISH™ Discussion
    Sirius is broadcasting the Coachella music festival live and delayed on several channels. That is probably why the recording option has been disabled.
  9. DISH™ OTA Support and Discussion Forum
    In the small Eureka, CA market: 029-02 shows up in the guide as "Digital Service", but is the MYTV channel. The guide lists Dish channel 033-00 as KEMY which is MYTV, and this channel lists the 029-02 programming. 035-01 shows Fox programming in the guide but is actually a univision channel...
  10. General DISH™ Discussion
    Even though you are using a surge protector, there could still be minor problems with your electricity provider that are giving you "dirty power". We lived in a house with old wiring and the electrical lines in the neighborhood were very old as well. We had constant problems with intermittent...
  11. Internet Streaming Services
    Really there is going to be some heavy expansion into online streaming followed by a shakeout. One thing is for sure, Amazon prime and Netflix are such a good deal and so low cost becuase there is no "sports tax" built into those services. I think this is a great development. I am paying less...
  12. Internet Streaming Services
    I notice that The Daily Show and the Colbert Report used to available with an amazon prime subscription a few days after airing. Now all the shows are either $1.99 per episode or not available for streaming. Is this somehow related to the contract dispute with Viacom and some of the cabls...
  13. General Satellite Discussion
    Well, we had cable back in the late 70's and never had an a la carte option. in fact in those days, there was one basic cable package for everyone. When they added HBO, if you didn't want to pay the extra for the HBO, they had to roll a truck to put a little metal thingy on your cable to block...
  14. General DISH™ Discussion
    I don't see this as much of a competitive advantage for satellite. There are technical fixes that can overcome this weakness for streaming. For example, servers can be placed in large cities to hold the entire netflix cache, or at least to cache more popular selections. Then, the stream...
  15. General DISH™ Discussion
    I have found that most of the installers do good work, but a few cut corners. On one case, we went through three installers before getting a good installer, but the last guy did a great job with a somewhat complicated install. Have had dish since 1997 and that's was the only problem install --...
  16. General DISH™ Discussion
    There is one advantage to paying annually. If there is a price increase, you don't have to pay the higher rate until your annual subscription renews.
  17. General DISH™ Discussion
    You know cable and satellite could compete much better if they weren't soooo greedy, for example pay-per-view charges. PPV goes up against the redboxes of the world. Why can you go to redbox and rent the disc for a dollar, but PPV is $4+? :( Bandwidth: I'm less concerned about the bandwidth...
  18. General DISH™ Discussion
    Sorry guys. :grin: This is a generational thing. Younger folks are cutting the telephone and cable/satellite cord in record numbers. My two teenagers almost never watch Dish and ceratinly would not do something as uncool as watching live TV. We have netflix and amazon and that's about all...
  19. Internet Streaming Services
    Yeah, amazon is starting to give netflix a run for its money.
  20. Internet Streaming Services
    Yes, I still look forward to the red netflix mailer every couple of days. We live in a smaller town with so-so internet, and the netflix streaming gets choppy every evening around prime time. Thanks.
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