Recent content by RussTC3

They're sending us a new receiver. Got them to waive the $15 shipping charge. Got the shipment confirmation this morning so I expect it'll arrive this week. I have an OTA module that I bought (actually it was free) when I upgraded to the 722k several years ago. I assume it'll be okay to just...

Crazy. This actually just happened to our receiver as well. Happened out of the blue yesterday. Unplugged, waited 10 seconds, plugged back in. Same problem. I can watch live TV, but no DVR. The system has frozen and rebooted twice, however. No change. I'm in a chat with DISH right now...

I'm paying $39.99, not $44.99, for AT 120. I'm grandfathered into their non locals package. If I change my package I lose the ability to go without locals, thus my bill would increase $20 if I upgraded to 200. That's what I meant when I said force. I don't need to pay for locals through dish. I...

Meh. I want an adapter, and free would be nice, but this potential offer doesn't even apply to me anyways because Dish would force me to "upgrade" to Top 200 with locals (I'm currently on AT120 without locals). I have no interest in increasing my bill by $20/month to "save" $99--a savings...

Still showing L662 for me. Really interested in seeing the DISH Online changes. Is there a way to force the update? It's odd because the receiver is set to update every morning 3AM. At least I thought it was. Can't remember if I changed that.

Not an option for me because I have a grandfathered package (AT120 w/o Locals). I have to move to at least AT120+, then pay the extra $7.00 for the sports package. What that means is that my bill would go from $34.99/month to $51.99/month with Redzone. Then when I drop Redzone and downgrade to...

You're grandfathered into the The Top 200 package (which I'm assuming doesn't have locals included right?). What is your receiver setup? Quick suggestions: 1) Eliminate the service plan (that brings your bill down to $82.99) and then 2) Eliminate Platinum (that brings your bill down to...

Ahhh the Vocal Minority. They're an amazing bunch aren't they? I've had one major problem with DISH: The mysterious VOD charge. I got them to eliminate one, but I still have one more on the account. I'm hopeful I'll be able to eliminate that. But getting back to DISH, when it comes to price...

Wow, I honestly didn't even know about DishOnline.com. Going to dig into it a bit now. Wish I knew about this when I had HD Platinum (for Epix and Epix 2). Oh well.

I knew it. We were charged for two VOD orders ($6.99 x 2 + tax) for the SAME movie. I knew no one here ordered it so I contacted customer support. The only thing I could figure is that someone changed the channel and accidentally hit 1 which put it to the VOD channel which would have made it...

:up :up for online chat. I use it all the time. :)

Not really on topic, but is there an update on when the Slingbox Adapter will be released (and any idea on its price)?

The source I used also posted Churn. DISH Network: Fell from 1.83% to 1.4% DirecTV: Increased to 1.48% from 1.33% It's true that those measured Q1 2010, but those are the only official numbers we have at the moment. We'll see what happens when Q2 numbers are reported.

Why can't we all just agree that both providers offer something for everyone? In my case I'm paying $34.99 (no locals) for AT120 with HD Free. I have the 722K receiver with an OTA tuner (that DISH didn't charge me for) connected to two TV's with the second TV replicated on two others. It's...

I understand AT120 (with HD) isn't enough for everyone, but it's always been plenty for me (save for the occasional HBO, Cinemax or Showtime subscription). Add in the VIP722k with OTA tuner and I'm set. $34.99 is a pretty nice deal and I can't get anything approaching that price with the other...