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Well, I'm paid up through January 20... so it'll be after that. lol

I think I've decided to put the account on "Pause" instead of cancelling. That'll give me some time to absorb the reality of being DISH free for the first time in a decade and a half. It's only $5 a month... and you're supposed to be able to access your DVR recordings... that is... until the...

Especially when they pull back-room shenanigans to mess with the old receivers that just aren't dying fast enough for them (like what I'm convinced they are doing to 211k recordings). That brings in a whole other level of trust issues. The only thing that's making the old VIPs obsolete, is...

The receiver model wasn't the information in question... what dish is hooked to it was.

It's too bad that they didn't just start trying to explain it to me. I would have probably cried uncle right then and there, lol. I actually do have an old D500 with legacy LNBs on it. Haven't used it in years since I switched to a western arc 3 LNB DPP dish. It's been so long since I set it...

That's actually a better answer than I got from any of the CSRs or ai chat. Now I know there is some kind of node involved. That's more information than I had before.

Thanks man. It's good to see some familiar names from the old days... even if it's in a thread meant to express my frustration.

That's a good question. Initially, I asked if I gave them a UID from a used unit from eBay if they could tell me if it was free and clear to be added to my account (would be good info to have before the purchase, right?). The answer was somewhat wishy-washy... but essentially "no". Only one CSR...

Thank you. I'm not just some old grouchy guy. I'm a guy with a legit complaint. Thank you for saying that. I'm kinda tired of playing the game. TV should be easier than having to pull all kinds of tricks to get the provider to do for some what they do for others. In a way, this thread is my...

If that option was available, someone needs to tell the CSRs. I offered to buy a Hopper and install it... they all said no. I don't know how many times I can say that before someone addresses that fact.

...as long as you let them do the install and start a 2-year.

You make good points. In fact, I was looking forward to an internet connected receiver. That's why I offered to buy and install a Hopper. I love the Dish scapes and the Hopper is the only receiver that can get the gallery channel 305 that has all the old ones on it as well as the new ones. Like...

I would have phrased it differently, but yeah... you're essentially correct. The time for help was the multiple times when I was on the phone with Dish offering to buy and install a Hopper (which they all said no to).

They aren't even interested in that, if you want to install it yourself. I offered that... multiple Dish employees weren't interested. I even offered to buy (pay for) the receiver.

I wouldn't call it "over the top"... and of course... it was a hypothetical... but a very possible hypothetical. If Dish was to get into a dispute with ESPN, that would pretty much render their service useless for my purposes. Basically, the only pay TV that I need... is whatever channel OSU is...

Not in my case. My receiver hasn't been connected to the outside world. I have never connected it to the internet. I just never thought Dish Home (channel 100) was worth the effort... and obviously, the 211k doesn't do the streaming thing. So there was really never any point to connect it to the...

Well... they can tell themselves what you said all the way to the bank.

You didn't really read my post, or you would know the answer(s) to your question.

For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k...

Since I don't believe that DRM would ultimately be defeated by law, and believe that it would be used to limit my OTA freedom, I am cheering for the demise of ATSC 3.0. In addition to DRM, I am cheering for the demise of ATSC 3.0 to preserve existing hardware in my HTPC. Because of I am...

@ Highskies: You are right. When I check "Completed" listings... it's a lot more of a mixed bag. Looks like there's been some movement towards sanity. @ Wally: When did HRTV leave HITS? That is no doubt responsible for the move in pricing. In fact, if we could get those other units to flood...

I can't imagine not having a functional 4DTV receiver in my setup. With the help of MapMaster and the BDM device, it's like knowing that you'll always have an outstanding dish mover with the side benefit of whatever FP or ZK DCII that you can find, not to mention the odd analog feed from time to...

I still remember when I first got setup with my BUD. I had looked at one of those G5 systems. They would install it for $2500. These were the good ole "door to door" guys. I almost fell for it too. Heck, I didn't know anything about satellite TV at the time. Then I went to Rat Shack to see what...

I've got enough cats to be the "crazy cat guy", and yes, several of them like getting on top of any receiver that's available. My DSR922 & DSR4800 receivers are the favorites. But anything that gets warm is fair game. The sticky tape is a good idea and works. Another thing that cats hate... and...

Yes, these kind of scumbags have been selling sticks like this on the Flea for a long time. They just hack the file allocation table to report the bogus capacity. When you write to them, the filename and capacity are updated to make it appear as though everything is okay. You don't find out...