Is DISH Retiring the 722?

[TechWriter]

A 722 user on another forum said they got a letter from DISH saying they want to "replace one or more of your receivers, adjust your satellite dish, or do both. As we continue to upgrade technology, it is required at times that we make adjustments to your equipment to ensure a better TV experience for you."

 

[cpdretired]

Just upgraded to a H3. I turned in two 722k's. I never received any letter from Dish regarding the 722 receiver upgrade.

 

[Bobby]

What 'other' receivers does that 722 user have. Perhaps it on the QPSK list and they no longer have a signal on those other receivers. This has been ongoing for many months...

 

[Scherrman]

It's probably just a letter to get the customer to upgrade. There are no talks of getting rid of the 722 yet as far as I know.

 

[MikeD-C05]

I wish that they will release a 722 two tuner sat receiver replacement, with Hopper like interface, like they did the 211z, what is called the Wally? Then you would at least have all your receivers using the same interface. Call it the DINGO , just to keep the Kangaroo naming going. The 622/722/722k receivers need to be upgraded and I'm sure there are still people who only want a two tuner sat receiver and not the whole house hopper.

 

[Bobby]

I keep hearing Dingo as a potential Dish receiver name. Is anyone aware aware that the dingo is a wild dog? Not exactly what is a good marketing ploy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo

 

[KAB]

I keep hearing Dingo as a potential Dish receiver name. Is anyone aware aware that the dingo is a wild dog? Not exactly what is a good marketing ploy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo

Maybe Wildebeest would be better.

 

[Hall]

Could be a shady reseller initiating this too.

 

[bobvick]

Koala perhaps?

 

[WALLYWOMBAT]

They should keep the marsupial trend going.... Maybe koala, possums, opossums, Tasmanian devil or my favorite the wombat

 

[rvvaquero]

Probably just wanting to change his arc to EA, which would require a different dish/lnb setup.

 

[ChadT41]

They should keep the marsupial trend going.... Maybe koala, possums, opossums, Tasmanian devil or my favorite the wombat

The Taz would be a cool next gen line of receivers.

 

[Troch77]

The Hopper 2 with sling is all the replacement a 722 customer needs.


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[MikeD-C05]

DINGO gets a bad name because of that old Meryl Streep movie based on a real event, about the Australian man , woman and their baby who went camping in the outback and sometime during the night a Dingo dog came attacked her baby , killed it and dragged it off and all they found was the baby blanket. Thus the famous line(in an Australian woman's accent); A DINGO ate my baby!!

 

[navychop]

The Echostar platypus, coming soon to a cableco near you!

 

[dare2be]

I wish that they will release a 722 two tuner sat receiver replacement, with Hopper like interface

Do not take away my list views!

The Hopper 2 with sling is all the replacement a 722 customer needs.

Nope, more than double the fees for two TVs, and NO LIST VIEW.

 

[dare2be]

The Echostar platypus, coming soon to a cableco near you!

Platypus, I was about to say that

 

[DishSubLA]

Could be a shady reseller initiating this too.

Something like that happend to my brother. The retailer wanted the DP44Plus switch that was part of his system.

 

[Troch77]

Do not take away my list views!


Nope, more than double the fees for two TVs, and NO LIST VIEW.

Doesn't matter, DIRECTV charges $22 for a one room HD DVR with only 2 Tuners.
Dish Hopper 2 with Three tuners at only $15 is well under the competition.

So whether you say "Nope" or not doesn't change the fact that the dual Tuner receiver days are over.

I liked the 722, But sorry there is no way I would ever choose the 722 over a Hopper.


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[dare2be]

I will probably cut the cord before letting go of my 722.