Recent content by amberace

Prepaid activation problem solved :) The Radio Shack DP 301 receiver had the yellow smart card. I purchased another receiver from SAUDON with the purple smart card and my service was activated properly.

Could this be my problem also? I just attempted a first-time activation yesterday with my prepaid DP 301. After 9 calls to CSR, I still can't get any subscribed channels. I have the yellow smart card. CSR told me to get a new receiver but I need to know if the smart card is the issue then figure...

Yes, I've had about 9 calls to CSR trying to get my receiver re-activated with no success. I've used both the automated system and live support. They are now saying that this may be a receiver issue since the receiver is not authorizing the activation. Before I get new receiver though I want to...

Activation failure The first time activation was not successful. I can't get the programming that I paid for using my PIN number. I made repeated calls to CSR to try to get this resolved. Following advice from this forum, I requested a reactivation. The program guide gets downloaded but the...

Hi, I just bought the prepaid DishNOW package for installation in a rural, 2nd home site. I got the DP301 receiver and Dish500 package from Radio Shack with a $40 pin card. I was able to set up the satellite and get a good signal. But I can't actually get the service activated properly. I...