Recent content by smiles

Thanks everyone for your help. I think I am officially giving up the fight with Dish and I purchased a receiver on Ebay last night that should work. I called with the R# and they said it would. It is HD, but not DVR, but that saves the $5 DVR charge. I may still try to return the item and see if...

So, I called Dish Network and they continued telling me it was leased, but I paid the replacement value for it years ago, so I should own in. Then, that being said, they let me know that my area is HD only, so my receiver would not work anyway. Does anyone know if that is true?

That was why I was confused. The first call center rep gave the technician clearance to install because the previous account had a credit. They said it was because a leased machine can never be owned, but that is so confusing because once you pay the replacement fee it should be owned. I am...

I am having some issues. I just had Dish Network activated last night. I was leasing two dual receivers and had my own receiver from the past. It was a receiver that I did not return and paid for the replacement value of it. They are telling me that I cannot activate it because it was originally...