Recent content by parrothd

  • WELCOME TO THE NEW SERVER!

    If you are seeing this you are on our new server WELCOME HOME!

    While the new server is online Scott is still working on the backend including the cachine. But the site is usable while the work is being completes!

    Thank you for your patience and again WELCOME HOME!

    CLICK THE X IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE BOX TO DISMISS THIS MESSAGE
  1. parrothd

    Buying a used 722k

    Ahhh...Thanks, was wondering why the add said "there maybe a balance due"... :) Thanks for the info, I'll get the CAID# and Smart card # and go from there. Does dish provide receiver upgrades? I've had this one for a long time, I'll give Dish a shout tomorrow... Thanks for the reply...
  2. parrothd

    Buying a used 722k

    Whats the procedure to transfer from a vip622 to a 722k? There's a local guy selling a used 722k receiver and just wondering do I just need to call dish and activate it? What if there's a balance on the box or something?
  3. parrothd

    Voom receiver??

    If it was acticated and not deactivated you can use it as an HD tunner for you locals, however there's issues with some stations (wttw?) that will cause it to lock up. Mine works great when the cable is out... :) Voom is no longer providing satellite service via the voom reciever, they only...
  4. parrothd

    invalid dishpro switch detected?

    Thanks!
  5. parrothd

    invalid dishpro switch detected?

    Does the dish need to be grounded?
  6. parrothd

    invalid dishpro switch detected?

    Because my comcast DVR is really a peice of junk, I can barely use it, works about %40 of the time, the rest it's either locked up, stuck, or working in slow motion. So my choices are; 1. My comcast DVR which annoys the hell out of me. 2. Dish DVR with crappy HD picture that annoys the...
  7. parrothd

    invalid dishpro switch detected?

    Funny thing is this only happens at night, and other stations on 129 seem to be fine, seems to be a qaulity issue with dish and 129 and local stations. I'll run the second cable tonight and see what happens on weds.. The dish CSR tried to say I signed up for an 18 month commitment(Which I...
  8. parrothd

    invalid dishpro switch detected?

    Funny, I'm having the exact same issues but with the Chicago locals. I called tech support and they blamed the HDMI cable, so I swaped to component and get the same thing. I asked what the dishpro error ment but they just said it was the cable. I'm going to remove the splitters and run a...
  9. parrothd

    invalid dishpro switch detected?

    I've bee having issues with my HD locals, when I tested my switch from my 622 it says I have an "invalid dishpro switch detected, code 15,A1" under Satellite inout 2 Anyone know that that means? This is for a new install of a 622 with a dish 500
  10. parrothd

    129/chicago

    You can use the indoor antenna, mine works fine, however you still need to subscribe to the locals to get the guide info for the locals with the antenna....
  11. parrothd

    129/chicago

    My current signal strength is 91, however I still get the green squares and audio drop outs at night...
  12. parrothd

    Chicago HD Locals, (Now macroblocking)

    Seems to happen only at night, during the day everything works fine. My current signal strength for 129 is 91, but you can see from the picture below the picture is all messed up.. From the responses I've seen this is a common problem with Dish and their HD local service, guess I'll call...
  13. parrothd

    Chicago HD locals

    Just happend again tonight, watched several hours during the day without any drops outs, then tonight 2-3 minutes of green sqaures...
  14. parrothd

    129/chicago

    Stick with comcast their quaility is better for the HD locals, or you can setup an antena since your close to the towers to get the locals, the locals will have audio/picture dropouts at night... :(
  15. parrothd

    Chicago HD locals

    Yep, I get the same thing from my girl friend...
See more
Top
Back