Recent content by coolbreeze

I am considering bailing as well. The DirecTV whole house DVR would solve the annoyances my wife and I go through setting three separate DVRs for shows. If my cancellation fee is under $200, I'm out. NatGeo was the last straw.

Alright folks, I'm sure this has been answered in this huge thread, but I will ask anyway. I have paid the $39 fee for my vip 211. Works fine. I just got a 750gb drive for my vip 722, hooked it up, and got the message to call dish to activate. So, does the $39 fee cover JUST the 211 or...

Most likely a troll...but... (here's me getting sucked in) if you did an install at my home recently, I gave you a hot cup of coffee and sent you away with $20 for fuel to get you home. Luck of the draw, I guess.

Got mine working. Rigged up, but I don't care. It's a bare external drive with a SATA kit. Works great and was dirt cheap (drive was lying around, the connector was $10). Can't see it and it works like a champ. Good enough for me!

I'm sure this has been answered, but is the activation per drive? As in if I activate it now on my 211k and decide to put a larger hard drive in 3 weeks from now, do I have to "re-pay" the $39 fee?

So are we 100% sure this works on the vip211k? I sure hope so b/c the installer is here right now and I told him to put the 211 in the bedroom and put the 722 tv2 to the kitchen. If we can't record on an external HDD in the bedroom, my fiancee will kill me.

I'm not sure about that deal. I am a former Dish customer I called them up 3 days ago to sign back up. I got a VIP722 for $50 (with a $50 credit on my 1st bill) so it's really free. Free installation (tomorrow). Not sure about the $99 at Sams...

It's hard to get Turbo HD if you were a previous customer?? I called up today, re-signed up for Dish (Turbo HD Gold), and was offered a VIP722 for free plus HBO/Cinemax free for 3 months. (pay $50 for the 722 upfront, have a $50 credit on my first bill = free). I was a previous...

Hi, I had Dish for several years up until a few months ago. I was trimming bills and canceled Dish. Well, I couldn't go without TV and I ended up getting cable. The quality is awful and I want to come back to Dish. In the past, i had a VIP622. Loved it. Never had a contract. I have...

Well maybe I was lied to, but this is how it came out: $29.99 plus locals $35 ish plus DVR $41 ish plus "dish protection" $46 ish I called to drop the "dish protection" (have spent over $200 - what a cash cow for Dish). After taxes, my new bill is ~$41ish. No other hidden...

Wow, I was about to call up and get rid of Voom to save $10 and saw this thread. I had the basic lineup (top 100 or whatever) or whatever the minimum package was to receive HD channels. I had this package for about a year. Missed National Geographic and the Science Channel - a lot. I...

Just called several sports bars here in Georgia. They are all only carrying the Georgia game. So much for SEC love :( People here are fanatical about Georgia. Can't wait until next weekend when we play them.

Man, this really sucks. The SC Gamecocks are playing at 6pm on ESPN PPV. It's pouring rain outside, and I am losing signal. If I order it, and don't get good reception (even loose signal) how will Dish handle this? Will I have to pay the $21.95 regardless if I can actually view it? This...

The Giant/Falcon game PQ is horrendous (SD local). Most NFL games are this way...irritating.

Ok thanks for the replies. I did not remember ever seeing this before...seemed kind of odd to me.