Recent content by trumpit

Forgot to mention, I think you can still get TurboHD Bronze package for $29.99/mo, though it's no longer available on E* website. Per other posters, it will be gone as of Feb 2010, but may be grandfathered in for current subs.

On my Welcome Pack account on my owned 622, the locals are in HD, and Bravo(129), VS.(151), and NBATV(402) networks are in HD. The HD Test Channel(5710) is currently showing HD Theater. E* formerly charged an additional HD fee for the locals, but dropped the HD fee a few months ago. None of the...

Oh the pesky "Depending on your location...". I'll bet us RV'ers with home addresses on the west coast won't be able to subscribe to Chicago HD because it's in an earlier time zone. I do get NY SD now though.

I called E* yesterday re: my 722 constantly rebooting randomly every half hour or so. After running switch test, unplugging from surge supressor directly into wall, etc., "tech" concludes "There is too much electricity stuck in your receiver somewhere, and you need to unplug it for 20 minutes to...

Do you think E* will bug subs who have "moved" for HD and are out of the spotbeam of their SD locals? Not sure this will matter much longer since 129 is going spot. May try final "move" to Kansas City when Chicago 129 HD goes to 61.5 to get EST/CST HD on left coast as long as possible.

Tipping point will be removal of EST/CST Big 4 Network HD Locals from CONUS 129. I.e., no more "moving". Alternative will be Canadian Star Choice, with Buffalo & Seattle HD locals. Would be there now, but their DVR is no 722.

Whoa! I have 722 + 622. 0.047 kW * 2 * 24 hr/day * 30 days/ mo * $0.34 /kWh (marginal rate in Peoples Republic of California) = $23 / mo ! Not only that, but with the progressive income tax I have to earn ~$46 to pay the $23 :)

This is good, if true. Since the SD locals I'm paying for are shown as subscribed but can't be received, I was afraid that Dish might give a "courtesy call" to fix my "problem."

I would think that Dish customers who "move" to get CONUS HD locals would have their dish receivers reporting back a lack of transponder lockup during their phone or IP connections back to the mother ship, since they are outside of the new home spotbeam. Hasn't had any effect on the account so far.

If you understand the meaning of "Move" on this site, then perhaps you should install E* in your "RV". AAD seems to check "RV" similarly to how E* checks "Moves".

Are you interested in broadcast networks besides the Big 4? The "central coast" is a big area, and depending on where you live SF or LA might be better. For example the SF spots (including Big 4 HD on 119) appear to go at least to halfway down the coast of San Luis Obispo County. While LA spots...

Followup: E* activated my new purchased 722 yesterday at my "moved" location without the 3-way call and without a request by them for a truck roll. Even though I'd never had an HD receiver on the account before, I told the Technical CSR that I already had a Dish1000 installed, had already run a...

If you buy from Dishstore, won't he do a 3-way call with you and E* to activate the receiver? One more reason to support Dishstore.

Is there any risk in giving potential buyers the s/n of the receivers so they can call E* and confirm there's no balance? I think the worst hackers are the ones that ask the ROM and Rev code of the smart card. I had the potential buyer of a 311 ask me to just ship the card and not bother...

No, but some customers have security concerns that their neighbors served from the same transformer could see their network if all keys are the same default value.