Recent content by Paulus

NYDutch & HipKat, thanks for your responses.

Did anything happen with the transponders on 61.5 on the 29th or 30th November? On Wednesday, my channels on that satellite were working ok, Thursday evening they were gone. The signal strength meter showed zero on all the transponders. However I was still receiving signal ok from 72.7. I...

Just for so, I tried ordering a PPV film using the toll free number. After I had worked my way through all the prompts I got a recorded announcement saying that my account doesn't support HD. I stayed on the line and spoke to a CSR. While she wasn't able to fix my account she did order the...

Thanks for the comment ChadT41. However, I'm in Texas plus Yespage (post #13) has the same problem in Ohio.

No, the EHD is WD drive. The receiver also forgot the EHD yesterday with no power cut. I unplugged the USB cable from the receiver and plugged it back in again and the receiver recognised it. The connection in the plug felt loose. So now it looks like it is either a dodgy connector or the...

I still can't order HD PPV from the Dish Network website. One thing I have noticed is that when I go to the order page (like the one shown in post #5) the HD/SD selection box appears briefly where the word "filter" is but then it disappears. It does this in both Firefox and IE. Is this a...

Yes, for the previous power outages the EHD was installed and working.

Is there a battery inside the VIP211K which helps it remember it's configuration during a power cut? Over the last week or so I have had two power cuts and after both of them I get a message on the TV saying the receiver has found a USB device connected and I should reboot the receiver to...

Hello Andrea, I'm going to restart my PC because I can open the conversation window but there is no button to send my message. I will be back in a few minutes.

I have a VIP211K with an external hard disk.

I checked but I can't find that option. Here is a screenshot of my Order PPV screen:

Interstellar on channel 504

When I try to order an HD PPV movie through the Dish website, the order screen only shows me the SD versions. What am I doing wrong?

I think I will give it a try and see what happens.

I have a VIP211K with an external hard disk. Is it possible to record a PPV movie and start watching it when I want to rather than on Dish' fixed schedule?