Recent content by robo45h

OK -- an update. Since it looks like I'm going to need to swap my 722k, I thought I'd back up the timers. Oddly, the system said that the remote appeared to be from a different system, and offered to restore things, which I didn't want, since the backup was from December. Might even have been...

This is an old thread, but there is much contradictory information about such an important issue. Last time I swapped my 722k due to a hardware problem, I tried this procedure and got exactly this result -- the new 722k said it didn't recognize the remote and that it had info from another...

This is an old thread, but I wanted to post a cautionary note to anyone who "believes" this response. The OP is about getting a new receiver to be swapped for the old one that is malfunctioning. The timer backup into the remote will not -- unless Dish has fixed this -- help this situation in...

I'm one of those that emailed requesting the new customer $250 lease as an existing customer, but was turned down and told to watch for a "mid-July" offer. I called Dish earlier this week and the CSR did indeed have an offer -- one that's been reported here. $798 to purchase the 942 directly...

There's an extra receiver fee for purchased units.

Again, Dish is very, very confusing about things like this. The "$5 receiver lease" fee should be called, as far as I can tell, the "Digital Home Advantage fee" -- and I have never been told such a fee is required for th 942 lease. In fact, you can go to the Dish website, pretend to be a new...

Yes, that I understand. But I'm not talking about up-front costs. I'm talking about monthly costs. And the up-front difference makes my point all the more clear. Why does a lease cost less up-front than a purchase? Because you're not buying the thing outright. Instead, you're basically buying...

That's my understanding. The 942 is targeted for what Dish believes is a very common environment: one HDTV and one or more standard definition TVs. Now, in theory, you might be able to split the HD output to two TVs as long as you don't mind both HDTVs always showing the same thing. But the...

Just hung up the phone with Dish Sales and I'm baffled. According to the rep I was talking to, there is no difference in the monthly charges for a leased 942 vs. a purchased 942. That's pretty odd! Ever hear of leasing a car with no monthly payment? Or buying a car and having to make a...