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It does not appear Dish has started to release the latest software upgrade for the VIP722 that I have been told will fix the 129 problem. The word is that non DVR's were to be fixed first with upgrades and then the DVR receivers. Here are the latest SW versions... EKB: Dish Network Receiver...

I really don't like to resort to using a two-by-four to get a company's attention to a problem, but when they stonewall people you gotta do what you gotta do. Companies and their employees sometimes lose sight of the fact that you, as a customer, are income and everything else is overhead...

Well, if this wasn't Dish's problem, their latest software release for the VIP211 and VIP211K sure fixed it. I noticed earlier this week that a new software releases were rolling out for those two receivers. I told my neighbor to keep Dish for a few more days and to watch for the new software...

Yep, customers be damned because you all are just beta testers anyway. I passed the last post along to my neighbor and here's his answer; "Thank goodness, we have a choice in satellite providers and I've made mine by cancelling Dish. You'll find my VIP211 on eBay."

I appreciate all thoughts and comments on this VIP/Winegard dish conflict. We're still checking things out, so I took the Winegard CarryOut home with me and after clearing the switch matrix in my VIP722, hooked it up and got good signal strength from 110, 119 and 129. Did a check switch and...

Any ideas you might have, garys or anybody else, will be greatly appreciated. Please post 'em and we'll try 'em. Thanks!

Got a frantic call from my neighbor when he couldn't get a brand new Winegard CarryOut portable dome dish to work with his VIP 211 receiver that he has in his RV. The CarryOut found 110, 119 and 129 in a snap, but the receiver failed check switch when it was missing the even transponders on...