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I assume you mean that I'll be under contract if I upgrade to the hopper. If so then it's probably not worth it to me. I like having the option of moving to DirecTV or cable. I'm currently paying $84.59/mo for dish service: $54.99 - Top 120 $7 - DVR Service $7 - Protection plan $6 -...

Any reason to do a VIP722K to Hopper upgrade? Is the software on the hopper stable and better than the VIP722k? I upgraded my VIP722 to a VIP722K about 10 mo's ago when the VIP722 broke so it's not that old. I have an antenna module in the VIP722K so I get an extra tuner on occasion for what...

An appointment is a specific time -- not a 4 hour window. 4 hrs costs me about $200. If they get it down to a 1 hr window -- OK -- but tell me which one it is -- the phone call or the website. But why are they asking for a contact number??? Do they know what that's for? If I knew for...

Why does Dish even ask for a phone number to reach you at? They don't pass it on to the techs or the automated notification system. This has happened twice to me now - today - and last week. I told them Saturday that the tech from the previous appointment didn't have my number and that I...

I had Dish come out today to replace what I thought was simply an LNB problem. This was a dish 1000.2 and at least 2 of the 3 LNB's appeared to have broken seals and had water condensation in them. Rather than dealing with my dish, they were able to use another dish nearby but I still had...

That's generally the best case unless a station squeezes the 16:9 into a 4:3 format as I indicated. It'll look like crap on "Normal" since it'll be the wrong aspect ratio and still have side bars. Those with an older SDTV will see the wrong aspect ratio without the side bars.

3HaloODST -- it's not stretch-o-vision. It's the opposite. They compressed a 16:9 show on a 4:3 transmission. If I use the * key on the Dish remote and choose stretch -- the aspect ratio is now correct on a 16:9 HDTV. The 4:3 TV owners suffer big time but it's fine for the rest of us...

I have a local CW channel being broadcast on DISH which is not HD. It's the one out of El Paso, TX. Either they or DISH is doing something interesting with the aspect ratio. Most of the HD shows are now being compressed width wise so that the aspect ratio is off on a 4:3 rather than chopping...

I'll be physically moving to Las Cruces, NM soon. Locals come out of the El Paso, TX market which is not in HD yet on Dish. If I were to virtually move after the physical move -- is Denver, CO my best option for Dish HD or maybe Albuquerque, NM? Eh -- maybe I'll just stay with Starchoice...

Installer never replaced any LNBF's -- these were Ebay purchases and a self-installation from when I had my own 6000 receiver. That being said -- I did call Dish and told them that I wasn't going to go up on an icy roof to retrieve an LNBF and they told me they will waive any fees regarding...

Same topic but with a twist. Canceled Dish network since they didn't appear to be adding SciFI-HD or USA-HD anytime soon. Got the box and saw they wanted the LNB's. The thing is that the LNB's I'm using don't belong to them. I had the place wired up with a D500 (110/119) and a D300 (129)...

Gave up yesterday. Boxes are on the way for my VIP211. Would have liked a 722 HD DVR but wasn't going to signup for 18-24 months when SCIFI-HD or USA-HD weren't available. Existing customers are always treated like crap so why not jump ship and be a new customer for the competition.

Is there any issue with getting charged for the premiums (HBO, STARZ,Showtime, Cinemax) after the 3 month preview? Do you have to call up and cancel or do they just stop providing the service unless you call and subscribe?

My contract ended and have been looking all over for the original one without success. Just saw in this thread an option for no contract for $50. What's that about? Is there a way I can get myself a VIP722 in place of my VIP211 (leased) short of buying a new one for $450 without creating a...

Wow. I might be jumping ship from Dish Network on 1/10 if this deal is available. I still hate the 2 year commitment but this is starting to look pretty nice.

I'm just coming off the 18 month lease on a VIP211. I'm not positive which day it ends but it has either already happened or is a day or two away. When I originally had the equipment installed -- I had a local install company do it and signed up through them. I'm not even sure who the...

I don't mind so much paying upfront costs for equipment but I hate paying for a 2-year contract. In my ideal world -- they would allow you to keep the equipment indefinitely after your original "purchase" of the equipment but require you to pay a monthly rental fee while subscribed and require...

I'm considering switching to DTV soon from Echostar and I'm not sure I understand the "not owning it" thing completely.... Am I just basically buying a 2-year programming commitment with my equipment selection assuming an HD-DVR? Is this payment the same in concept as prepaying what should...