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    DISH drops price of HD receivers!

    The new MSRP is $499. Dealer costs is a little less of course. The new MSRP is not effective until 5/13/2006.
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    DISH drops price of HD receivers!

    The lease upgrade fees are going to stay the same.
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    DISH drops price of HD receivers!

    Not much less, we are talking about DISH Network!
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    DISH drops price of HD receivers!

    The cost to retailers dropped on 05/03/2006, but the new MSRP is not effective until 05/13/2006 per DISH Facts Blast dated 05/02/2006.
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    DISH drops price of HD receivers!

    Effective 5/13/2006, the new retail price of the ViP622 DVR will be $499 and the ViP211/411 will be $249. This is great news for those of us that do not want to be locked into an agreement.:)
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    Will DISH exchange 811 for 411?

    Does anyone have any info on whether or not DISH will exchange out existing 811's for new 411's? If so, when?
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    Are you experiencing problems with your tv2 remote behaving poorly?

    TV2 remote solution The TV2 remote is also a battery hog. Even the slightest drain on the batteries causes poor reactions. I recently hade a situation in which I changed the remote code to get better reception. I changed to the new Band "B" under the remote battery door and also changed the...
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    Straight and Simple: D* or E*?

    DirecTV or DISH? Well, let's start by clearing up the point that DISH is MPEG-2 and DVB compliant and DirecTV is NOT. They are MPEG-1.5. They will never be MPEG-2. DISH can update software and add features via a free download (which they have down MANY times over the years on MANY models) where...
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    48 hour EPG on 811 tonight

    811 Epg When DISH sends out the updates, they do it in stages. Not all units receive it at the same time. It could take a week or so. I know this because I used to work for DISH.
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    SuperDish Just Installed - Now Some Questions 4 U All!

    SuperDish signal strength It depends on whre you live. I am in Virginia and the maximum signal will be about 75 on the 105 sat. This is confrimed by DISH.