[fudpucker]

I'm visiting some family and I can't access my Sling (on a 722) from here. No problem on dishonline seeing what's on my DVR, etc. but when I try to watch something from the schedule (live TV,) I get the screen as if it is downloading the video and then an error message. This is happening on both my notebook computer and my iPad.

Checked the router, everything looks fine, tried uPnP on and off, no effect, no firewall or proxies. No problem accessing anything else (Netflix, etc.)

Any ideas of what else to check?

Thanks

 

[fudpucker]

I'm visiting some family and I can't access my Sling (on a 722) from here. No problem on dishonline seeing what's on my DVR, etc. but when I try to watch something from the schedule (live TV,) I get the screen as if it is downloading the video and then an error message. This is happening on both my notebook computer and my iPad.

Checked the router, everything looks fine, tried uPnP on and off, no effect, no firewall or proxies. No problem accessing anything else (Netflix, etc.)

Any ideas of what else to check?

Thanks

OK just had my wife at home check and no red light on the Sling. She unplugged it from the receiver USB and plugged it back in, still no message and no red light. So for some reason it seems to not be working. It was working a week ago. Hmmmmmmm

 

[ksdishrsptech]

What type of receiver do you have???

 

[DoyleS]

Do you have multiple receivers and if so, are you accessing the one with the sling from your iPad menu? If you are on the wrong receiver you will get nothing.

 

[fudpucker]

Fixed. Sling just stopped working. A DIRT rep quickly helped me out, cost me about $50 but they replaced it very quickly (apparently the Sling is not covered in the extra coverage plan.) New one plugged in and worked.

 

[some guy]

Fixed. Sling just stopped working. A DIRT rep quickly helped me out, cost me about $50 but they replaced it very quickly (apparently the Sling is not covered in the extra coverage plan.) New one plugged in and worked.

The sling adapter is covered in the $6 Protection Plan.

 

[fudpucker]

The sling adapter is covered in the $6 Protection Plan.

Seems it wasn't - they charged me $49 and I had the protection plan active.

 

[garys]

The sling adapter is covered in the $6 Protection Plan.

You should note: The protection plan was raised to $7 per month a while ago.

 

[fudpucker]

Is there a definitive answer on whether the Sling should be covered by the protection plan? If it is, then I probably shouldn't have had to pay the $50 replacement fee.

 

[uawildcat7]

I had a slingbox solo that seems to have quit working----would it be better to get the dish sling adapter or a new solo? Also if i got the dish sling adapter could i use it with sling box app or just with the dish app? Thanks

 

[some guy]

I had a slingbox solo that seems to have quit working----would it be better to get the dish sling adapter or a new solo? Also if i got the dish sling adapter could i use it with sling box app or just with the dish app? Thanks

The Sling Adapter is not compatible with the sling app. That being said, I sometimes use my sling adapter with the sling app but the dish remote access app is fully functional and easier to use with the sling adapter than the sling app.

 

[fudpucker]

I don't know anything about anything but the Sling that Dish sent me and Dish Remote access, but the Dish setup works extremely well. I am in Germany right now and able to easily watch anything live on my Dish IRD at home in the U.S., watch anything on my DVR there, set up and modify recording schedules, etc.

 

[fudpucker]

FWIW, I chatted with Dish customer service today, and they told me that, since I had the protection plan when my Sling died, they were refunding the $49.99 charge they gave me when they replaced it. Very cool.

 

[Ray [email protected] Network]

The Sling Adapter comes with a 1 year warranty from the date of purchase. Thanks.

The sling adapter is covered in the $6 Protection Plan.

 

[harsh]

The sling adapter is covered in the $6 Protection Plan.

The long-term consensus on this is that it is NOT covered.

The fact that they stood up for fudpucker seems in decided conflict with what Ray offered.

 

[pmjones]

I'm visiting some family and I can't access my Sling (on a 722) from here. No problem on dishonline seeing what's on my DVR, etc. but when I try to watch something from the schedule (live TV,) I get the screen as if it is downloading the video and then an error message. This is happening on both my notebook computer and my iPad.

Checked the router, everything looks fine, tried uPnP on and off, no effect, no firewall or proxies. No problem accessing anything else (Netflix, etc.)

Any ideas of what else to check?

Thanks

Same thing happened to me about a month ago on the 722. Sling just died. They replaced my sling then finally upgraded me (at no charge) to a 922. Something happened, but nobody could (or would) tell me what that was . . . .