Recent content by DrXenon

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    Identification required to establish Dish account?

    Thanks. I've seen your posts on RFD (in fact, I sent you PM).
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    Identification required to establish Dish account?

    I'm an engineer in the public transit business. We do driverless trains like the people mover at the Pittsburgh airport (and a lot of other ones) and the Vancouver Skytrain. Our latest project is a monorail in Saudi Arabia. Thanks for the tip about the waterfront. I sometimes forget I'm...
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    Identification required to establish Dish account?

    Thanks Bob, he's being a little evasive because most of his business is doing the installs for the domestic provider. :-) I am often in Pittsburgh on business - since the company is paying, it's Mitchell's and Rock Bottom every night! Beautiful city you have there, full of friendly folks.
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    Identification required to establish Dish account?

    I have an existing dish with the domestic provider's logo that simply needs to be repointed, which a local installer will do for $50.
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    Identification required to establish Dish account?

    Thanks for the replies, guys. Looks like I'll be engaging the services of a broker if I can find one (suggestions via PM welcome). We have some strange protectionist laws up here that prevent me from getting SpeedHD or watching Formula 1 in HD. This is probably why there are more than 10 Dish...
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    Identification required to establish Dish account?

    Thanks for the reply. I have no existing account, but would like to establish one. The potential problem is that I don't have any US identification, so I'm asking if any is required to set up an account.
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    Identification required to establish Dish account?

    Is any identification required to obtain a Dish 922 receiver at a retail store? Do they need a driver's license, or do they just care about a credit card?