Recent content by PlotinusRedux

I got signed up for testing the wing dish solution they're trying out for low beam areas. However, when the tech came out and actually tested my signal, he determined I didn't need that even though I'm in a low beam zip code, and just hooked it up with the standard hybrid transceiver, which is...

I finally got the Hopper 3! I want to thank Satellite Guys for this forum, and khemka for making it happen. That someone that high up at Dish would help a particular customer with their problem says a lot about the company.

So I'll be staying with Dish after all. No Hopper 3 for me immediately, but I at least got confirmation Dish is working on a solution for low beam areas.

khemka, Thank you for your offer to look into this. I have PM'ed my account information to you.

I've been with Dish for 11 years, and I really don't want to leave them. In markets that allow the Hopper 3, they're probably still the best choice. But for those of us on the edges of spot beams, we've been given the run-around for half a year now, still stuck using first Hopper that takes 3...

I also want to upgrade to Hopper 3. I was told by DISH rep on phone it's not available in my area because it's a "low beam area". However, a local installer says he has installed it in my town (Bentonville, AR), and since Bentonville is completely flat, it wouldn't make sense for part of...