Have not been on site in a while and tried searching but did find info. Last night I noticed a feature to give your DVR a nickname and you could log into Dish and set your timer from your browser. I made a nickname and logged into the Dish site but don't see any info on how this works. Can someone please point me to where the directions are for this?
Setting program DVR from Dish website?
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It's a feature they've been trying to bring online for awhle but I think they're having trouble.
You will be able to control your dvr schedule/timers from dishonline.com. They ran a beta months ago an there was even a tab on the site to control it (that didn't work).
it's coming though.
Here's the old page they linked to that still works but isn't linked
http://www.dishonline.com/mydvr.html
Here's the PDF with user instructions on how to do it.
http://www.dishonline.com/mydvr.pdf
You will be able to control your dvr schedule/timers from dishonline.com. They ran a beta months ago an there was even a tab on the site to control it (that didn't work).
it's coming though.
Here's the old page they linked to that still works but isn't linked
http://www.dishonline.com/mydvr.html
Here's the PDF with user instructions on how to do it.
http://www.dishonline.com/mydvr.pdf
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There still doesn't seem to be an obvious way of scheduling programming via the DishOnline site. I set up a nickname on the 722, I signed up on DishOnline, punched in my account number, which it recognized and I confirmed....but there isn't anything related to scheduling or even anywhere with the nickname visible. This was a couple of days ago I set this up. Today I checked and it's still the same.phrelin said:Hmmm. Thanks, I'll check that out. I'm sure if they get this up and running I'll have to try screwing up my scheduling just out of curiousity.
I also noticed a problem when trying to set up the nickname on the box. You could punch in a nickname and hit the button to activate...this seems to work...but as soon as the button is pressed it clears out the nickname field.
Doesn't seem real baked to me yet.
It looks like a cool feature. There have often been times when I've been away from home and wish there was a feature like this.
Two things:
On the index page of dishonline it says "coming soon" for the online scheduling.
Those little tool tips when your receiver is in standby has one that says "Schedule DVR events online..." or something to that effect.
I know it isn't working yet, but these two things give the best indication it may very well happen. At least it isn't just rumor and speculation any more.
On the index page of dishonline it says "coming soon" for the online scheduling.
Those little tool tips when your receiver is in standby has one that says "Schedule DVR events online..." or something to that effect.
I know it isn't working yet, but these two things give the best indication it may very well happen. At least it isn't just rumor and speculation any more.
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My guess is that's it's imminent. How imminent, I have no idea. :grin: I know they were involved in beta testing it a while back, and then it was pulled, with no further comment. Who knows, it may be ready to roll after the next update? Your guess is as good as mine.William said:
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I just upgraded to a 722 and saw the nickname item and went to the website to check it out.
I have over 60 timers on my old 522, and was hoping I could do the programming with a keyboard instead of the remote.
I called Dish because I couldn't find the feature on the website either, and the tech I got had no idea what I was talking about.
I had her go to the DishOnline website FAQ and showed her where it is mentioned.
I love the service, but the technical and customer support is a joke.
This site and the other online forums are by far the best source of accurate information!
I have over 60 timers on my old 522, and was hoping I could do the programming with a keyboard instead of the remote.
I called Dish because I couldn't find the feature on the website either, and the tech I got had no idea what I was talking about.
I had her go to the DishOnline website FAQ and showed her where it is mentioned.
I love the service, but the technical and customer support is a joke.
This site and the other online forums are by far the best source of accurate information!
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I'm glad they are putting some work into the website. The last version was the biggest P.O.S. I'd ever known.
I don't trust them to get the online scheduling right given they've been struggling to get the basics of the site working properly.
I don't trust them to get the online scheduling right given they've been struggling to get the basics of the site working properly.
Could someone please explain Dish Online to me. I can't find the Dish program guide anywhere. It has links to TV Guide but doesn't E* offer a guide like on the receiver that you can set to your program package so you can look ahead? Wouldn't this be necessary to implement the receiver's programing from the internet function? What is Dish Online about if it's not about programing?
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