Display resolutions of the Solo ViP® 211k are 480i, 480p, 720 p and 1080i.

DISH offers a wide variety of receivers, both DVR and non-DVR, to appeal to a wide variety of TV-viewing preferences. Whether you want only the basic channels or hundreds of channels with premium programming such as HBO® and Showtime®, DISH packages and DISH technology offer something for everyone. Explore the various DVR and non-DVR receivers DISH offers and make the switch to DISH today!

You really can watch TV anywhere you are using DISH TV Everywhere™ technology. Simply connect your DVR to the Internet, and connect your Sling® Adapter to your compatible DVR using a USB cable. Download the free DISH Remote Access app to your iPad® or go to dishonline.com. You will be able to start watching TV over an Internet connection whenever and wherever you like!

You can take advantage of this amazing offer for five months of around-the-clock sports and enjoy all the great DISH sports channels the Multi-Sport Package has to offer for only $7.00 a month with qualifying DISH packages. And with the stunning picture clarity that only DISH HD programming provides, you will feel as though you’re actually at the game as you cheer your team to victory!

If you can’t be home while your team is scheduled to play, with DISH TV Everywhere technology, that’s not a problem. With Sling® technology and the DISH Remote Access app, you can watch the game on your compatible mobile device anywhere you can get high-speed Internet access. Just open the app on your smart phone or log into www.dishonline.com and you can catch all the action while you’re on the go!

With DISH, the possibilities to enjoy your favorite sports are endless. Have you heard about the DISH Tailgater™? Created by DISH, the award-winning Tailgater™ is a portable, lightweight  (only ten pounds) satellite dish that allows DISH customers to watch programming in an RV, while tailgating (hence the name) or anywhere they want to while they’re out and about. The Tailgater™ is easy to use and never requires manual adjustment because it automatically locates a satellite signal  and connects to your compatible DISH receiver.

With so many ways to enjoy the DISH Multi-Sport Package, why not order today?

The Khloe & Lamar season two premiere will find the young couple dealing with a number of life-changing issues such as a big move to Dallas due to  Lamar’s NBA career.  Being traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks, the couple is faced with the challenges of starting in a new city, like house hunting, on top of their desire to  start a family. Khloe’s younger brother, Rob Kardashian, moves to Dallas with them to keep Khloe company while her hubby travels with the team, so viewers can follow the antics of two Kardashians for the price of one when they tune into Khloe & Lamar Sunday nights on E!

Two and a half years into their marriage, the cuddly couple seems to be going strong while managing busy careers, but will the move to the Lone Star state be too much for the California girl? How will Dallas react to the celebrity couple’s arrival? This season, we will see Lamar work on his relationship with his father (who has only appeared on the show a few times), we’ll follow their quest to start a family of their own, and Khloe will return to talk radio when she begins hosting “The Mix Up with Khloe Kardashian Odom” on a Dallas radio station.

Be sure to watch Khloe & Lamar season two premiere on E! Sunday, February 19 and the followup episode on Monday, February 20 at 10:00 p.m. If you can’t be home, be sure to set your DISH DVR or watch on your compatible mobile device with the DISH Remote Access app and DISH TV Everywhere™ technology—the technology from DISH that really does let you watch your TV anywhere!

Your DISH installation technician will explain how everything works and answer all your questions before leaving your home. You will be amazed at how easy it is to work your DISH satellite TV system once it’s installed by our professional, friendly DISH technician. With standard DISH installation, you get:

• Your satellite dish mounted and aimed to get the best reception
• Your system grounded for lightning and other electrical protection
• Cables routed through your home
• Your receiver installed and connected to a phone outlet
• Your DISH technician thoroughly explains all equipment and how to program your remote to start viewing immediately

Additional charges may apply for any services or equipment over and above what is listed here. Call today to order to DISH.

DISH Customer Service Features

While some pay TV service providers offer the single option of calling for service questions or concerns, you can reach the DISH customer service team by phone (1-888-236-2202), by email, or by our easy to use live on-line chat feature, in which you can instant message a live DISH customer service team member and speak to him or her in real time. Unlike some businesses that have computer-generated programmed responses that really don’t address your specific question, with DISH TV online chat, you will engage in an actual conversation with a knowledgeable, friendly, professional customer service representative any time day or night—even on holidays.

The DISH TV website even has a “Click to Call” feature in which you enter your phone number and select when you’d like to receive a call from a DISH customer service representative, and “right now” is one of the choices. Whether you need to know how to program your remote or how to stream HBO® to your iPhone®, the DISH customer service team is just a click or phone call away!

If your question is not urgent, additional DISH TV customer service options include an online email form, troubleshooting guides, manuals and a DISH support page where questions are asked and answered in comment threads. You can search for a specific phrase or question and have your answer in seconds. DISH customer support is simply beyond compare, and isn’t that what good business is all about? Taking care of loyal (and new) customers and ensuring their experience is as pleasant and convenient as possible?

Some pay TV providers offer a “Frequently Asked Questions” page as their customer service provision or a toll-free number, but what happens when your question is not one that is frequently asked? What if you don’t have time to wait on hold for an available representative? If you can’t figure out how to record a program that is starting in five minutes, what good is a frequently asked questions page? DISH customer service provides instant service and answers to your questions, , so you can get back to enjoying all that DISH TV has to offer as soon as possible.

DISH customer support is just one of the many reasons you should make the switch to DISH today.

Vexcon is not just a one-man operation.  Billy’s dad, “Big Bill,” and brother, Ricky, both help out in the office and in the field.  Billy’s mom, Donnie, is the dispatcher and rarely, if ever, leaves the comfortable, pest-free office environment.

Billy and the Vexcon team pride themselves on ridding the world of various pests in humane ways.  Operating in the swampy Louisiana environment, Billy deals with every type of insect, amphibian, reptile, and mammal you can think of—alligators, snakes, roaches, rats, opossum, and wasps just to name a few.  Whenever possible, Billy and his team will trap and relocate the animals, instead of killing them.  If relocation isn’t possible, they seek out other alternatives, such as rescue organizations or zoos.  In cases of bee or wasp infestation, when killing is really the only option, Vexcon uses non-chemical, all natural oils from different trees, plants and flowers in order to limit the insects’ suffering.

Billy is a certified entomologist, so you will learn a lot from him while watching this intriguing reality hit, as he is a true expert in the field of insects.  However, there is a caveat we alluded to earlier: this show is not for the faint of heart.  The humane nature of Vexcon’s approach to getting rid of unwanted critters means you won’t see any violent means of pest extermination, but when you see what lives in the swamps of Louisiana (and in many people’s homes) even the biggest animal lover can get the creeps.

If you’re interested in the type of reality TV that provides both entertainment and education, and you think your stomach can handle it, then this is the show for you.  Be sure to tune in every Saturday night at 10 p.m. EST to see Billy the Exterminator on A&E (DISH channel 118). If you can’t be home, then be sure to set your DISH DVR and watch at your convenience, or use the DISH Remote Access App and Sling® Adapter to enjoy DISH TV Everywhere.

This expanded access to HBO® content will give you the opportunity to watch some of the amazing programming that only HBO® provides: True Blood, Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones just to name a few of the hit TV series on HBO®. HBO also brings you hit movies, documentaries, comedy shows, and sporting events like World Championship Boxing.

With the additional access to Cinemax, you get cinema to the max! With five channels featuring the best Hollywood hits from action movies to dramas and thrillers, Cinemax brings you 5 different ways to tap into big screen action.

Keep in mind that DISH customers can also watch HBO using the DISH Remote Access APP and online at www.dishonline.com.

*DISH DVRs capable of accessing HBO® and Cinemax® content online include the ViP 612, ViP 622, ViP 722, ViP 722k and the upcoming Hopper receivers connected to high-speed Internet service.

With DISH Remote Access and Sling® technology, you can watch the 84^th Annual Academy Awards® on DISH with a high-speed Internet connection on your laptop or a 3G or 4Gdata enabled  Android™ or iPhone®, or on your iPad®. If you are out and about and forget to set up your DVR to record the  show, with the DISH Remote Access App and Sling®, you can watch it live and even manage your home television with a full-featured DVR manager, searchable program guide and virtual remote control. Your smart phone becomes your remote control, so it’s super easy to watch the Oscars® on DISH, even when you’re not home! Want to try this technology out? Sign up for DISH Test Drive at dish.com/testdrive and try out TV Everywhere ™ technology with no charge and no commitment for 24 hours. You might just get hooked on DISH and TV Everywhere!

Brief History of the Academy Awards®

The Academy Awards’® first ceremony actually took place as a banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 16, 1929 with only 270 people in attendance. Tickets to the event cost $5.00, and the winners had been announced three months prior to the event! To make things more interesting the following year, the winners were kept secret until the ceremony, but a list of winners was given to newspapers for publication at 11:00 p.m. the night of the awards show. This continued on for 11 years, but in 1940, the Los Angeles Times published the winners in its evening edition before the winners were announced at the ceremony. This is what prompted the Academy to adopt the current “sealed envelope” system. Each year, the event has grown  in size, and since 2001, the Oscars have been held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA.

The first Academy Awards® that aired to the public was in 1953, allowing millions of Americans and Canadians to watch the exciting award presentation, and in 1966 the show aired in color for the very first time. Since 1969, the show has been broadcast internationally and now reaches over 200 countries around the world. In 2011, 71.45 million people watched the Academy Awards®.

For more Oscars’ fun, read the “84^th Annual Academy Awards” trivia post from November.

84^th Annual Academy Awards® Nominees

What movie will win Best Picture this year? Here are the choices:

• The Artist
• The Descendants
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• The Help
• Hugo
• Midnight in Paris
• Moneyball
• The Tree of Life
• War Horse

Best Actor

• Demian Bichir
• George Clooney
• Jean Dujardin
• Gary Oldman
• Brad Pitt

Best Actress

• Glenn Close
• Viola Davis
• Rooney Mara
• Meryl Streep
• Michelle Williams

See how tuned in you are to the opinions of the cinematic elite by posting your predictions in the comments section below. Be sure to tune in to the 84^th Annual Academy Awards® Sunday February 26 on ABC at 7:00 p.m. EST, with Billy Crystal hosting for the ninth time. Check local listings for the DISH channel ABC in your area, and set your DVR or if you have Sling® and the DISH Remote Access App tune in using TV Everywhere on your compatible mobile device so you don’t miss any of the excitement of Hollywood’s biggest night!

DISH Blockbuster @Home (formerly Blockbuster Movie Pass), offered exclusively from DISH,  allows DISH customers to get over 100,000 movies, TV shows and games by mail and over 25,000 titles available for streaming on dishonline.com. DISH strives to make your television-viewing selection as vast as possible and convenient for when you can’t watch at home.

According to DIRECTV, it removed 16 channels and raised the price of Choice XTRA. Plus, DISH offers six packages with everyday prices under $60—DIRECTV only has one! DISH also offers the most HD channels nationwide—over 200! And, if necessary, you can get TV installed in up to six rooms free with DISH. With prices starting at just $19.99 a month, there’s no better value than DISH. Only DISH offers TV Everywhere technology, giving you the ability to watch live and recorded TV on any compatible mobile device while DIRECTV only offers live TV inside the home.

When contemplating DISH vs. DIRECTV, the clear choice is the one that saves you money and offers you more value—DISH TV.

* “U.S. Cable and Satellite: Pricing Power, and the Power of Pricing…” Bernstein Research. Jan. 20, 2012.

**DIRECTV.com