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  1. FAiello

    Time to leave Dish again

    With the new equipment fees and me always loosing signal in a heavy rain and when it snows and Dish coming out to say my satilite is peeked its time to leave Dish and go back to Cable. Present Cost: Classic Gold 250 $67.99 HD & Plat $10.00 Second Receiver $7.00...
  2. FAiello

    Snow on my dish 1000.4

    I can't go through another winter of loosing signal every time it snows. We had about 1/2" in the Boston area last night and dish was barely covered and I lost signal. What can I do to fix this problem?
  3. FAiello

    Bad weekend with Dish

    Starting Friday night the signal was in and out thru Saturday night. The weather was fine other than some clouds and light rain. This was only on my 722, my 222k was fine all weekend. I am not getting the lost signal warning Error 004 ans aquiring signal any longer now I get pixel break up about...
  4. FAiello

    Will older remote work with 722

    I have an older Model 6000 receiver in the attic and I was wondering before I go looking for it if the remote from that receiver will work with my 722. I have 2 TV's hooked up on TV2 and want to put that remote with one of them. I dont need to DVR features just want to change the channels.
  5. FAiello

    Today will be a test of how well Dish is in a snow storm

    Today we are suppose to get 8"-12" of snow through the night, it will be the first test of how well my Dish works in a snow storm.
  6. FAiello

    I think my VIP222 is dead

    Two nights ago I got a message that could not aquire satellite signal, called CSR and we did a check switch and found out it was looking for the wrong satellite. they said they would send a tech out on Weds. morning. Late night I tried to turn the receiver on to see if it was still doing the...
  7. FAiello

    Getting Dish installed on Thursday....anything I should do to make sure the install g

    I am a former customer of Dish, I have 2 dishes on my roof one for 110 and 119 and a single dish for 61.5. I live in the Boston area should I ask for the 1000.4 Eastern Arc? I am getting theVIP722 and a VIP222 receivers. Anything I should look out for during the installation to make sure it goes...
  8. FAiello

    Good-bye Dish! Hello Comcast!

    I signed up for Comcast Digital Cable today because I see Charlie has no plans on getting more HDTV programing any time soon and Comcast has committed to increasing the HDTV programing by the end of this year also HD PVR will be available very soon in my area, in the meantime I can use on-demand...
  9. FAiello

    Got a call from Comcast, tell me why I should not switch

    I received a call from Comcast Cable today asking me if I would like to switch from Dish to Comcast. I can get the following programing for $70/mo. this will save me $2/mo and I will get more HD than I get from Dish. Comcast Cable Digital Cable $50 HDTV $2 HBO $18...
  10. FAiello

    What will I need to upgrade to the 921

    I presently have a Model 6000u and 4900 with a dish pointed at 61.5, 110, and 119 connected to 2 SW-21 switches. What will I need to upgrade my 6000u to the Model 921.
  11. FAiello

    Should I upgrade from Model 6000u to Model 811

    I purchased a Model 6000u in April of this year for $499 and I am debating if I should bite on the Model 811 deal for $149. What advantages are there to the new Model 811 other than DVI which I do not need since I have a Mitsubishi RPTV and it does not have DVI, or Open TV which I do not use on...
  12. FAiello

    Signed up for HD package today

    I call customer service today and was allowed to sign up for the HD package, it will start on Sept. 16th. They will charge my account the full $9.99 and then credit me for half of the mouth. I asked about the free Super Disk upgrade offer and she said I will be eligible for this upgrade until...