Recent content by fbruno

I'd just like to throw in my 2 cents. I wish I had the opportunity to hear more opinions like Cheesewiz prior to choosing dish. The 522 is not Tivo Yet, not even close. For some people this isn't an issue, but for myself and other Tivo early adopters, you bet your ass it is. The tivo name...

As a follow up. If you've used Tivo for a while, do not expect to have the 522 be another tivo. It is more like a dumbed down version of Tivo. The major thing that would make me and my family happy is name based recording. Currently it just stupidly records whatever timeslot you put in. You...

Checked both of my 522's this morning and they were upgraded. Only major feature (aside from Dish home and games) is you can select which tuner to use while recording. If there is any other major features, please let me know, I'd like to use my system to it's fullest.

With the newest software version you can control which Tuner records the shows. In 1.61 you needed two remotes. In 1.62 when you record it asks which tuner you would like to use. Having had a Tivo since the beginning of Tivo, the 522 is not a tivo nor does it in any way resemble a tivo. Like the...

Not sure In 1.61 (not the latest version since I don't have it yet, you can record 2 shows while watching 2 shows, watch 2 live shows, watch one live show on 1 tv, record on the other. Not sure since they have not upgraded either of my 522's If you get the 522 through the new user package...

No offense, but if you think Charlie or DISH is looking out for you, you are delusional. Corporations exist to increase stockholder equity. He probably sees Dish's advantage as low price. He thinks he can get more people to sign up for his service if it is cheaper. Thats fine. However, let those...

Check on their website, or wherever you signed up. I went through VMCsatellite and they claim I owe them $290 if I am not with dish for a year. If Dish lets me out of the agreement, I will send them a registered letter letting them know DISH has released me from my obligation and I expect them...

I'm with you. My son just discovered Nick GAS and most of the shows that he likes are on Nick. He does not need them, he desires to watch them. He also expects the Satellite TV that we have this week to be the same TV we had last week. I would not have bought DISH if they did not have Nick...

You probably have the equivelent of a EULA. Where they say that by you paying your first bill, that you agree to the contract. If you fight it most likely, you will win. Ask them for somethign that you signed that said that you agreed to this. I work for a sales organization. A few years ago, a...

The ethical issue is that for a change of this magnitude (at least as I perceive it) they should give you an out if you don't agree. Thats pretty much it. I have nothing against Charlie trying to save money so Dish looks cheap for new subscribers, however, if they drop the only value I see in...

The problem as I see it is a question of ethics. If you buy a product 'A' and 3 months after you get it, the company says, well, here is the new version 'B' that is missing 80% of 'A' (in my case, in your case it might be 10% or less, but please imagine if they took away the channels you, your...

I think this will also bite DISH quite a bit. I called Directv to get a price this morning and waited 10 minutes to talk to someone. They said that Dish customers had been flooding them to switch. This was at 7am EST this morning. Dish networks website has been unreachable for me 1 out of 5...

At least they called and cancelled. They cancelled twice and I didn't find out until it was 4pm when I called and asked where they H*LL they were. I would have missed a third time, but luckily they told me they changed it when I happened to call them to complain about my Tivo not working with...

They didn't announce the blackout until.... It happened! Alright, Maybe Charlie Chat, however, the only reason that I tuned into Charlie Chat was that I found out on Slashdot!

I don't know if any of you have heard of "The Troubleshooter". It is a nationally syndicated radio talk show of a consumer advocate, Tom Martino. He works with people who feel that they have been "shafted" by companies to try to come to an equitable agreement, and if not, he will gladly expose...