Recent content by kirk27

My 721 has the 171 firmware. It is still experiencing timer related bugs. The same bugs that have been in place for the last several releases. Further, Dish replaced my first 721 with another that has the same problems. Dish Advanced Tech support claims that all timer issues were...

I am still experiencing the same timer failures with L1.71 as I have been for several releases. So far my timer failures are: 1) Short programs. The program appears to be recording for the full duration but only the first few seconds are saved. 2) Timer reboots. A timer fires and the...

How ironic, you gotta love it. The timer for Jeopardy fired and caused a timer reboot. I got the L171 upgrade. Unfortunately, all the timers, saved programs and the configuration information were erased. This isn't the first time that an upgrade acted cleaned house in such a thorough manner...

Did they fix any of the timer bugs?

I believe that the DTV fees are paid to TIVO. TIVO is a third party company that provides added value, namely the TIVO software and guide information. The initial Dishplayer boxes were programmed and supported by Microsoft. A fee for those boxes was justified because it was paid to a third...

I am still unsure of the justification for charging any fee.