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Ready for Tailgater Season?

May 20th, 2013

It’s getting warm and we’re all ready to take the outdoors. Whether you’re tailgating at the hottest concert or camping with the family, you can take the great entertainment and service of DISH Network with you with the Tailgater portable satellite system!


With Pay-As-You-Go TV, there is no contract required, so you pay only for the months you use. When the season is over, simply stop your service without penalty. All you need is the Tailgater and a compatible receiver. DISH Network customers with a 411, ViP 211, or ViP 211k receiver need only purchase the Tailgater antenna for $350. If you need the whole system, receiver and antenna, it’s only $499 and you’re ready to start enjoying great satellite television everywhere you go!

Once your receiver has been activated during the first startup, startups with the Tailgater in the future take less than fifteen minutes. No need to worry about pointing or adjusting, the Tailgater is fully automatic and will find a satellite signal on its own, all it needs is a clear view of the southern sky. The Tailgater is powered via coaxial cable from the DISH receiver, and the DISH receiver must be plugged into an AC outlet. You can use an AC/DC converter to plug the receiver into your vehicle’s DC power supply, typically a 12V outlet.

To learn more about the Tailgater call 1-800-935-3509 today!

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DISH Network Receiver Lineup

October 17th, 2012


DISH Network’s cutting-edge technology and top of the line receivers make their DVRs, HD and duo receivers the most popular in the industry. Below we’ll highlight the most popular receivers, from whole-home to duo to solo, with HD and DVR or without. DISH has the receiver you need to fit your lifestyle.

Whole-Home HD DVR receivers

The Hopper and the Joeys allow you to easily bring HD DVR entertainment to all of the rooms in your house!

Hopper

  • You can automatically skip commercials in primetime TV – ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC in HD
  • Connect up to 4 HD TVs using a single Hopper and 3 Joeys
  • Full HD DVR functionality on every TV, including the ability to pause, fast-forward and rewind live TV
  • Share DVR recordings between any HD TV in the home
  • Record up to 6 live HD channels during primetime
  • 2 TB hard drive – record and store up to 2,000 hours
  • PrimeTime Anytimeâ„¢ gives you instant access to your favorite primetime shows from ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC in HD
  • Watch hundreds of On Demand titles on your TV, no internet connection required
  • Remote Control Locator- Never lose your remote again!

Joey

  • Offers the features found on on the Hopper including Remote Control Locator
  • Connects other TVs in the home with the Hopper to create a Whole-Home entertainment experience
  • Compact and tucks behind the TV or inside a cabinet

DVR Receivers

DISH Network DVR service is easy to use and can be managed from anywhere with your mobile phone or internet connected device!

ViP 722k DuoDVR

  • Supports 2 Independent viewing TVs – a remote control for each TV.
  • HD and SD on TV1; SD on TV2
  • Independently watch TV in two rooms, or watch one show while recording another in one room.
  • Watch a pre-recorded show while recording two separate shows at the same time
  • DVR so you can pause, record, and playback TV.
  • 500 GB hard drive.
  • Picture-in-picture feature so you can watch two things on one screen.
  • DISH On Demand: choose from thousands of movie titles or TV shows

ViP 612 DVR

  • Supports one independent viewing HDTV with remote control.
  • Watch one show while recording another at the same time.
  • Watch a pre-recorded show while recording two separate shows at the same time.
  • DVR so you can pause, record, and playback TV.
  • 320 GB hard drive.
  • DISH On Demand: choose from thousands of movie titles or TV shows.

HD Receivers

DISH Network offers HD Free For Life, with a 24-month commitment you can save $120/year and get your HD channels free for the life of your account!

ViP 222k Duo Receiver

  • Supports 2 Independent viewing TVs – a remote control for each TV.
  • HD and SD on TV1; SD on TV2.
  • Independently watch TV in two rooms.
  • Dolby® Digital audio.
  • View over-the-air SD and HD broadcasts.
  • On-screen Caller ID with history.

ViP 211k

  • Supports one independent HDTV with remote control
  • Compatible with Tailgaterâ„¢
  • View over-the-air SD and HD broadcasts.
  • On-screen Caller ID with history.

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An Exclusive Look Inside the Tailgater

July 6th, 2012

DISH Network’s Tailgater is an self-contained, fully automatic satellite installation, and at around 10 pounds it’s compeltely portable as well!

How does the Tailgater work? Well let’s take a look inside.


As you can see the satellite dish, and components that allows it to search for and find a signal on its own, are all contained within the Tailgater. No flimsy tripods, no pointing and peaking the dish yourself. Simply connect it to a ViP 211, ViP 211k or ViP 411 DISH Network receiver that’s connected to a TV, turn it on, and watch satellite TV!

It doesn’t get much easier than that! The Tailgater is perfect for any time you’re outdoors and want to bring your TV with you. Just because you’re tailgating at one game, doesn’t mean you need to miss the others! Glamorous camping, or “glamping”, has been all the rage lately. It doesn’t get more glam than to be able to bring your HDTV along with you and keep up on your favorite shows, anywhere!

Call 866-912-4774 today to learn more about the Tailgater!

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Connecting an External Hard Drive to Your DISH Network Receiver

July 2nd, 2012

An External Hard Drive (EHD) allows you to expand the disk storage of a DVR (Hopper, 922, 722k, 722, 622, 612), or enable the DVR feature on some receiver models (211k, 211, 411). The EHD must have its own power supply, support USB 2.0, and have only a single hard disk drive (flash memory is not compatible).


Looking to expand the DVR storage space of your DISH Network DVR (Hopper, 922, 722k, 722, 622, 612)? Wanting to enable the DVR feature on your receiver (211k, 211, 411)? That’s easy to do with an external hard drive (EHD)!

Requirements for the EHD

  • The EHD must have its own power supply.
  • USB 2.0 support.
  • Single hard disk drive (flash memory not supported).
  • Be sure to remove any data you wish to keep from the EHD before connecting to the receiver, as this process will format the EHD.
  • Once formatted for use with your DISH Network receiver the EHD should not be used with any other device. Connecting your EHD to another device will automatically prompt it to format, causing loss of data and recordings.

How to Connect the EHD

Plug the EHD into the wall outlet, use the USB cable to connect it to the receiver.

How to Configure the EHD

When you plug the EHD into the receiver’s USB port, you will be prompted with a “Warning” message. In the top right hand corner should be the number 865. This message is just letting you know that the receiver has detected your EHD and is ready to format and install the software needed to use it with your receiver. Select “yes” to begin the process. A second message, 867, will appear, letting you know the receiver will format the hard drive and reset the receiver, select “yes” again.

An “attention” message numbered 869 or 873 will appear while the receiver is working, please do not restart, turn off or disturb the receiver or EHD while it is on the screen.

Once the process is completed, your receiver will automatically reset. When it turns back on, your EHD will be ready for use!

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Protecting Your Digital Data: Backup Your DVR Hard Drive

July 13th, 2011

Hard drives hold all of our digital information, from family pictures to vital documents, and unfortunately hard drive failure can be caused by many different things and result in data loss or expensive data recovery costs. I learned the hard way to make sure all of my documents were backed up regularly, and in my efforts to protect my digital data I realized most of us overlook the hard drives in our DVRs. It’s easy to do, considering we don’t really look at our receiver as a computer, but your DVR hard drive is likely one of the most used in your house.

There are many benefits to connecting an external hard drive to a DISH Network receiver, such as backing up and protecting your existing recordings, expanding your available hard drive space and transferring recordings from one receiver on your account to another. You can even turn your 211, 211k, or 411 receiver into a DVR by connecting it to an external hard drive and paying a one-time activation fee of $40.

While most major manufacturers’ external hard drives are compatible with DISH Network DVRs, keep in mind the following guidelines when purchasing an external hard drive:

    The storage capacity for the external hard drive should be between 50GB and 1TB.
    The external hard drive must have its own power supply.
    The external hard drive must support USB 2.0.
    The external hard drive must not use flash memory and should only be a single-hard disk drive.

The following external hard drives meet the above criteria:

    Western Digital My Book A/V
    Hitachi XL 1000

Once you’ve picked out your compatible external hard drive, simply plug it into an outlet near your DISH Network receiver and then connect it to the USB port on your receiver. Your receiver will prompt you to format the external hard drive, install the software and then your receiver will reset.

Once you receiver turns back on you’re external hard drive will be available to use. Now you can ensure that you’ll never have to worry about losing your DBR recordings. One less hard drive to worry about in your home!

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