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  1. WALLYWOMBAT

    Wally Questions

    A couple questions on the Wally. Can it be swapped in place of a VIP722k without any needed changes? If enabled as a DVR is it possible to easily swap between the tuners? Thanks.
  2. WALLYWOMBAT

    Upgrade question

    would replacing a VIP722k with a Hopper with sling be as simple as simply swapping the receivers or are wiring changes needed?
  3. WALLYWOMBAT

    Channel shows as nothing.

    Woke this morning where the guide and other 722k receiver functions all were working but when I turned to a channel I simply got a blank screen. Did a check switch and it told me I as missing a satellite. Rebooted and everything seemed to be back to normal. So is my 722k on its last legs or...
  4. WALLYWOMBAT

    722k issues

    Lately i have been seeing a lot of signal loss resulting in the loss of portions of recordings. The dish has a clear view of the sky. A reset sometimes will help alleviate the issue for a time, but it always comes back. Is the 722k dying on me? Signal strength is hi 70's and average temp is...
  5. WALLYWOMBAT

    Install Question

    I am currently looking at possibly switching over to Directv and was wondering if there was anyway that I would be able to use the mount that my current dish uses? It is currently mounted on my chimney. Previously I have been told that as that the dish is mounted to the chimney and that it...
  6. WALLYWOMBAT

    Picture distortion/pixelization on 622

    Lately I have been seeing a lot of distortion/pixelization on my 622. I especially see it when I am watching something I have recorded. the problem will usually be for only a second or so and then everything is back to normal. I also see it when watching something live, but not nearly as...
  7. WALLYWOMBAT

    Abundance of no info available

    This evening when I sat down to watch tv I pulled up the guide and nearly everything that is an hour or more in the future shows as "No info available". Non of the shows that should record this evening are showing on the scheduled. I have cycled the power on the 622 twice with no luck. Any ideas?
  8. WALLYWOMBAT

    the ultimate snow preventer for your dish

    Saw this video and immediately thought it would be perfect for my Dish to prevent the occasional snow caused signal loss...
  9. WALLYWOMBAT

    VIP612 Replacement

    Have had nothing but problems with the VIP612 reciever, have replaced it once and second one is giving me more grief. Dish is offering to replace it with a VIP622 which I like the sound of. What are the chances the restart my commitment time to be effective with the replacement receiver? I...
  10. WALLYWOMBAT

    strange VIP612 issue

    Yesterday I was recording a program and went to start playing it and it went directly to the live feed. Thinking I had pushed a wrong button I started it again with the same result. I then tried to rewind the program but nothing happened, and pressing pause had the same result. I was able to...
  11. WALLYWOMBAT

    Web Site Reciever Question

    When I look at my account on line and view what DVR upgrades are available it list two for two rooms/pip... One states it is a "High Definition DuoDVR" while the other says it is a "Enhanced High Definition DuoDVR Receiver". Clicking on the links only takes you to the general hd receiver...
  12. WALLYWOMBAT

    VIP612 question..

    I am sure this question has been answered already, but after trying to find it for a while now I figured I would ask... Years ago I had Directv and a tivo based receiver. With that receiver I could switch between the two tuners and leave one paused while I switched over to the other to check...