Recent content by racerx-99

Which is exactly why Auto-pay is *evil*. I try to avoid it at all times for this very reason.

So I'm watching the Lost finale live (I haven't really been following it, otherwise this would have been much more frustrating) on my 3 wk old 722, and all of a sudden the picture freezes. While the picture is frozen, the audio continues to play for maybe 2 minutes. Then it stops too. After...

My thoughts exactly!

That's standard procedure, I got the same instructions from Dishstore.net. Basically you'll get a bill upfront for 2 months, than nothing until after 45 days. Something to do with charging 1 month upfront.

I'm sure Claude answered your questions, but since I was in exactly your boat about 3 weeks ago, I figured I'd chime in. I had ordered by phone first before coming here. I did cancel my order through Dish with no penalties, then ordered through Dishstore (by phone), with absolutely no...

See, I don't understand that, what is E* supposedly charging you for upfront for a leased box? Isn't the definition of a lease that you are paying a monthly fee in *lieu* of an upfront charge? Other than a small shipping and handling charge, there shouldn't be a charge, what's the point? And...

I'm new to Dish, and I've been reading here about some people owning their equipment rather than leasing it. What is the advantage of owning your Dish equipment over leasing? It seems to me that you pay the same monthly fee either way (am I wrong?), and the equipment has no real use outside of...

I fail to see why there's anything wrong with that, that's the point of a commitment period. You have filled your commitment and your obligation. The marriage analogy is bunk. A marriage is not a business transaction (or is not supposed to be), and the expectation of loyalty and commitment is...

No, locals are now included for qualifying packages. I couldn't find the definition of "qualifying packages" on the website, but I know that AT120 qualifies, as does AT200 and AT250. Plus with many of the receivers you can pull them off air as well, if you have a good signal. I do that as...

:no I don't believe that's correct. I *just* signed up for the AT120 plan, and it's $39.99 (before discounts). The AT120+ plan includes RSNs and is $44.99. AT200 and AT250 plans include the RSNs, but the AT120 plan doesn't. I'm still trying to figure out the fall out of the HD for life deal...

Not quite as nice, but it's a good enough work around, thanks!

Coming from Tivo, there are a few things I'm still getting used to on the 722. One thing that I miss is being able to press the "Play" button while playing a recording to display the "duration bar" so I can see how much time is remaining without disrupting the show. Is there an option or...

First, I would itemize what *you* want/need from your service. Things like: *Necessary* stations/content (include whether HD is required) *Desirable* stations/content (but not necessarily deal breakers) Desired equipment functionality DVR HD Multi-room viewing Remote access and control...

I'd chime in to defend those responses because of the way you made it sound originally, I believe it was (unintentionally) misleading. Most people with "crappy credit" have tons of debt, it's a reasonable assumption. However, if I understand your clarification correctly, it doesn't sound like...

I suppose that's true. And I do realize that a lot of the programming bundling is driven from the content providers. I wasn't ranting, more curious. I suppose those 2 stood out to me because I paid more attention to them (I don't quite fit into the BET demographic ;)). I certainly knew it...