Recent content by nh_dish

OUCH! DUH! :rolleyes: I don't expect to actually get service from the city, lol. My point was that, although people from THIS area consider my town to be "in the sticks"... the reality is, by geographical proximity of less than 20 miles from three different cities, and a mere 50 miles...

Even being 2010, my CURRENT dial-up can barely achieve 28.8 :eek: --and that is only with a really good hardware modem. Apparently the issue is miles of crappy, corroded copper phone lines... which the phone company says they will NEVER replace. BTW, DSL is available in my town... but not...

I first became interested in FTA Satellite after becoming a SatelliteGuys member. I had no idea that there were alternatives to DN and Dtv. Sadly, despite being more informed of my options, I have still not yet had the opportunity to utilize FTA... but winning this package would certainly...

I have no idea if the newer DVR's can be HDD upgraded or not... BUT... If you lease the receiver, you can't even open the case, never-mind mods or upgrades.

true, but the 522 falls into the category of receivers supposedly "fixed" by software reprogramming. the 721 and 921 were the thorns 'cause they couldn't be reprogrammed with the "fix".

Did they try to apply the $5/month DVR fee to your account also? Technically, we should be exempt since THEY are replacing our exempt receiver... but won't hold my breath for that. What is the earliest model DVR that utilizes external storage?? Will the 522?

Navychop, I'm confused. You say the 522 is as good or better than the 721... yet you then say you chose to upgrade to the 722 (apples and oranges?). Are you suggesting that I request the 722 rather than the basic 522? <EDIT> OK, I see now... the ViP722 is HD. No info on the 522 at DN site...

isn't 522 technically a downgrade from my 721??

I got the letter yesterday... have a 301 and a 721 active on my account, both of which I own outright. I just know I'm gonna get screwed on this :mad: Anyone know what model they are substituting for the 721's??

Is this something that should concern those of us that are still receiving ONLY SD? Will we be forced to upgrade our equip. to Mpeg4 hardware?

I am about 50 miles from Boston, which is where 90% of local channels are broadcast. But terrain inhibits my ability to receive all but maybe 2-3 channels (if I'm lucky). Before digital satellite, I had the biggest of antennae on my roof with a rotator and an amplifier, just to get those few...

BTW, the more I think about this whole issue, the more I think it's time to enlist a couple of bottom-end, single-tuner receivers (non-DVR), routed directly into a networked HTPC. It's an idea I've considered for years. Such a system could easily duplicate DVR capabilities and much, much...

LMAO... from the culmination of his posts, I'm thinking Thomas22 is also a Tivo stockholder :p EXACTLY!! With multiple VCR's, I recorded multiple events while still watching one live... over a decade before Tivo came about. So their patent warrants disabling DVR function entirely? I would...

So, what about customers (like myself) that cannot receive locals OTA?

So... the scheduled technician FINALLY arrived yesterday. He had no clue what my complaint was, just a ticket to show up. So obviously CS scheduled the appt., but still didn't write the ticket for LNB drift or LNB replacement. This technician seemed like he was either unfamiliar with Dish...