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Google Assistant Comes to DISH Hopper Boxes Via Update and New Remote

Tim July 31, 2019

DISH customers sporting a Hopper, Joey, or Walley can now access Google Assistant, thanks to a software update and the release of a brand new voice remote. With Assistant in your Hopper box, users can play, pause, fast forward, rewind, and search for content...

Dish Says It’ll be the New 4th US Wireless Carrier

Kellen July 26, 2019

Now that T-Mobile and Sprint have been given approval from the Department of Justice to merge as New T-Mobile, all of the details surrounding that approval are out. The big takeaway you should know is that the DoJ believes that this merger is fine because Dish...

Are Google and Dish Teaming Up to Form a New Carrier? Google Says, Nope.

Kellen July 8, 2019

As Sprint and T-Mobile continue to try and gain approval to merge, conversations about a 4th US carrier emerging will likely only increase with various parties fighting off rumors. That happened over the weekend, as a report surfaced suggesting that Google and...

DISH Set Top Boxes Get Voice Control Through Google Assistant

Kellen January 10, 2018

DISH announced today that during the first half of this year, they'll give customers the option to control their TV experience using Google Assistant. The new feature will come to Hopper, Joey, and Wally boxes. The Google Assistant integration will happen when...

Dish Introduces AirTV, $99 4K Android TV Box With Sling TV and Netflix Preloaded

Kellen January 3, 2017

To kick of its own CES 2017 week, Dish just unveiled a new set top box called AirTV that's powered by Android TV and might be the perfect option for cord cutters who stream everything. The box comes preloaded with Sling TV, Netflix, YouTube, and has access to...

Dish Network Proposes $25.5 Billion Bid to Take Control of Sprint

Eric April 15, 2013

The last time we heard news from Dish Network, they were in a bidding war with Sprint over majority share of Clearwire. It now seems as if Dish got tired of that idea and has since decided to try and buy Sprint instead. Sprint and SoftBank have been trying to...

Dish Network Outbids Sprint to Buy Out Majority Share of Clearwire

Eric January 8, 2013

Sprint and Clearwire have been working together for a while and had their share of drama in the past. Clearwire has been helping Sprint with their build out of Sprint's LTE network. Today however, a new player has stepped in between the two. Dish Network, who...

FCC Gives Dish Network Approval to Build Own LTE Network

Kellen December 12, 2012

The FCC has voted in favor of allowing Dish Network to use their AWS spectrum as a 4G LTE wireless network. Dish will now "consider its strategic options," but as you all know, Google was once brought up as a potential partner for the satellite company. Those...