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Yikes, I really should have been more on top of this. Been with Dish for 13 uninterrupted years, but I'll have to see how fast I can get cable over here this week. On the other hand, SXM may gain me as a subscriber.

Assuming I can hammer out some issues with the inputs on my new TV, I'm finally going HD (partly, anyway). My setup for several years has looked like this--a single 322 receiver (DP34 switch) with one output feeding straight into the living room TV and the secondary output feeding through the...

Well, I did finally call directly, and I didn't care much for what I heard. I asked them about hardware, and the gal said she had to go check on it. When she came back on the line, she said first she wanted to set up my account. No, first you need to answer my question. If that's what...

Thanks for the info and link, DSpud. Looks like some good stuff there--I'll have to dig around this weekend and maybe make a call. If I could get into some hardware for that low of a price, I'd be pretty happy, and my wife would be less likely to clobber me.

I appreciate everyone's feedback, but programming isn't really the issue for me--it's hardware. Based on my listening habits and cost, I would still expect to go with Sirius Everything and probably the Stratus 6 for the car. What hardware would I need to tack on to that in order to be able to...

Alpine32, that sounds pretty good--how would I take advantage of it? DodgerKing, NFL makes the difference. Other than that, I'd be able to get pretty much anything I might care about on either side. Sethwell, none of the above, believe it or not, but thanks for the tip. Really, what I'm...

Local radio sucks... so... bad... I've been kicking around the idea of signing up for Sirius for a long time, but I've been somewhat confused about the hardware, so I've never pulled the trigger. If I want to be able to listen to Sirius Everything in either the car or at my office, what is the...

What the heck, I'll reply to the old thread. Hopefully those having problems with the 322 have received version L486 of the firmware sometime in the last ten days or so. I haven't had any crashes since then (fingers crossed).

Mixz, does shutting down the receiver overnight always work for you? I've always done so, and am continuing to do so with the current problems, but the failure still happens sometimes. Actually, it happened at quarter after six last night too, so it would seem (and posters on the other board...

I read that at least some 722s have had a similar problem since the last update, so they'd better have some motivation to fix it!

Bummer. :/ My setup is very straightforward, other than the foreign language programming (looks like D* still doesn't have Japanese, so I couldn't really jump ship even if I wanted to). 500+ dish, single 322 receiver, DP34. Anyway, my ranting over on the other forums has apparently caught...

Mixz, exactly the same problem here. Doesn't happen every day, but I never know when it will occur. I'm gonna be screwed if I have to be gone for more than a day, 'cuz my programs won't start (already happened to me once). Finally broke down and called tech support last week--of course they...

Dish replied (just an e-mail this time; no phone call) and said they'll credit me a full month. We'll see, but that would be more like it, especially considering the annual fee increase just rolled in. :up

Arrgh, it just won't end. Dish promised to adjust my billing for the three days I was completely without service, but of course they didn't. ceo@ just got another letter. :mad:

SCA, none of them were from Dish itself as far as I know. Just the installer that covers this area. Skibum, I don't want to get either one of us in trouble, so I'll just say that I'm not in Bozeman. :D (Actually, I'll be down there tomorrow to take care of a couple things, none involving...

Sorry, DC4, that was way over my head! :p

They used all-new materials (including the support struts), but it turns out that there was a very loose bolt, so that's probably why it lost alignment. After fixing that issue, though, there was still no signal, so the tech also swapped out the switch, which fixed everything. So it would seem...

Well, I tried connecting each LNB cable directly to the receiver cable without going through the switch, and I still didn't get a thing. Unless the dish itself really is out of alignment, I'm at a loss. I'm hoping to record some stuff that I will miss between now and Saturday at my brother's...

Good idea on checking each connection directly--I've got some spare barrel connectors, so I can do that easily. They assured me that the dish was tightened down, and it hasn't been particularly windy the last couple of days, so I doubt that's the problem (although it would be a relatively easy...

...So three and a half hours ago, I abruptly stopped getting a signal from all three satellites. Dish said there was nothing they could do and that they would send the tech on Saturday. I reminded them that it took a month for the tech to get here last time! If that happens again, I will...

Wow, TheList is awesome! Permanently bookmarked, baby. Anyway, the problem was indeed something else. I mentioned that they added the cables for 129 even though I don't have it yet (they had paired cables, so it was easier that way). However, they mis-mapped it at the switch--they connected...

Well, here's the latest. The installer guys did show up today--they came at 3 and left at 7. To his credit, the office manager called in advance to make sure he knew exactly why they were doing this particular job (Dish just gave them a work order without really explaining the rationale)...

Excellent construction, P. Smith. :up Based on that, the DPP34 would seem to be the specific item that is actually experiencing shortages.

I am grateful for everyone's input on this topic. Here's an update. After sending a polite but firm note to ceo@ yesterday, I got a call from Anthony in Executive Resolutions first thing this morning. He said it's his understanding that there is in fact a hardware shortage, at least in this...

Not surprisingly, the installer called to cancel tomorrow's appointment (the third time for those keeping score at home). When I said I didn't believe the "scheduling conflicts" excuse anymore (they've had a month!), they said the real issue is that they're having trouble getting the 500+...