Recent content by Bluntskull

Time for a 'dumb' question: Who or what is "E*"?

Thanks, Scott. Again, it is truly amazing what you can learn by joining a forum and talking to strangers. You all have been a huge help! Someone made the observation above that if I had joined this forum first before buying the 942, I'd have been smarter. I completely agree. My defense...

The last part is the problem. No, I did not get what I agreed to pay for. The customer service rep stated very clearly that we could get ALL the HD channels that were to be transitioned over in the near future by D.N. That was, in fact, the main selling point, and what was decisive in our...

I have a question about that. I understand that the 942 was Mpeg2 and the 622 is Mpeg4 (whatever the heck 'Mpeg3' and 'Mpeg4" are!:eek: ), but a serviceman came out to my place the other day and told me that the 942 CAN get those other HD channels, all I have to do is install a second dish that...

Ugh. Well, you have a very cool avatar. Good doggie.

Thanks guys for the info. What an amazing world we live in! You can talk til you are blue in the face with people who sell you a product or service and get nowhere; yet, if you just join an internet forum with a few knowledgable strangers, suddenly you find out what is really going on. THANK YOU!

Hah! I'm taking that as sarcasm. :rolleyes: My wife, who went ballistic over this and is now on a mission, has sent a letter addressed to the CEO of D.N. to blast him for this deceitful practice. Oh...and she also cc'd the CEOs of Comcast, DirecTV, and one or two other competitors. They...

Greetings. I am new here. I am not a techie, nor do I know much about satellites or HD. I am just a consumer. I joined this forum for one reason and only one reason: To find out why Dish Network is screwing me over. I'll try to be brief: My wife and I upgraded to HD though Dish Network last...