Recent content by gfr437

I have an Echostar 7200 that was working just fine until a power surge wiped something out. The receiver reported that it was receiving signal just fine, all the diagnostics showed as 'ok', we could get the severals days of programming guide downloaded, but when we tried to move from...

We upgraded a 7200 with a 120 G hard drive, and were very happy with it. Until recent wind storms caused a power-spike. First it would just try to dial up MSN and start a download. The phone dial in kept dropping, and resuming it, we would get to file 39 go to file 63, and then back to...

sent email got free PTV Well, I sent email to ceo@dishnetwork.com & cc'd feedback@disnetwork.com and whined at them something fierce about the PTV fee (10 bucks for a *whole* 6.5 hours of recording time, whereas 510's users pay 5 bucks for 100 hours...why some subscribers and not others...

Well, contrary to what I've posted previously, I just spoke to a CSR AND the CSR's manager... At some point in 2004, anyone adding a 7100 or 7200 to their account will have to pay a $9.95 monthly fee--or the most they will get is 10 minutes of any program they recorded. I added a 7100 to...

Hi! I won a bid on a 7100 receiver from ebay. I confirmed the receiver and smart card had no balance through Dish Network customer support, before bidding. The seller claimed that it worked and at least received the free channels, and that the diagnostics test came up clean. It has...

I am happy with Dish. The signal from my receiver is better quality than the signal from my VCR and a videotape. (That's no big surprise I guess...analog vs digital) In 6 years we've only lost signal about 3 times, during very heavy heavy rainstorms. The signal always came back in...

fix "020" error... In all your talking to dish network, did anyone register the R00/S00 number for the receiver and card? Have them double check the R00/S00 that is showing in your account. It's a simple thing, but I worked as a Customer Support Rep at DishNutwork for awhile...and you'd be...

monthly DVR fee You pay money for gasoline to make that car run, eh? It does take someone's effort to put the programming guide together. It took developers and programmers to put it in a format that could be used by the DVR unit. They charge the $5/month because they can, and...

It would be a very nice feature, and I think many people would use it. For instance: I find out I'm going to be stuck late at work at the last minute, so I just go online and tell my dvr to record whatever show I thought I'd be home for. However...when I worked as a Customer Service Rep...

Anyone have a dishnetwork 501/508 that is out of warranty, (or you don't want to bother paying the $14.95 shipping back to dish for a remanufactured replacement...) and gives a "hard drive failure" error message when downloading the program guide, when trying to record and when trying to...

We've been with DishNetwork since 1999. My husband chose them because of ads in one of his libertarian e-zines. Seemed like a good way to get around the local AWFUL cable monopoly. Setup: Dish 500, Sats 119 & 110 Twin LNBF Only one receiver hooked up, our original 3900. Have had...

Anyone have a DishNetwork 501 or 508 receiver out of warranty that doesn't work and is reporting a "hard drive error"? I want the receiver, card, and remote--and the receiver number (R00...) and smart card number (S00..) in advance. I don't want a balance owed! Or...if anyone knows...

Hey! If you are an existing dish network customer, you can order a remanufactured 501 from them: $129.00 shipped! (you might have to sign up for credit card auto-pay or spend more than $35/month on your dish network subscription...)

How about an Express Vu 721? Can an Express Vu 721 take a software download such that it will work on DishNetwork in the US? Would you have to take it into a shop, or can the Software just download from the Satellite on initial set up? Thanks

Will a "Belle Vue" DVR work with Dish Network Satellite signals received in the US, or will it only work if the physical address of my account is in Canada? :confused: Thanks, GFR437