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    Can E* previous customer EVER be a new customer again?

    DISH Network does have a promotion now for former customers who left in good standing. It's called DHA-FORMERS. There is an 18-month commitment to at least AT60 (now regularly $32/month) but you get most of the promotional benefits that new subscribers receive. The finances are not very good...
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    Dish tech said this will work. Is she correct?

    Sure, the DP TWIN has 2 outputs. Connect them to the DP34 switch and you can hook up 4 tuners. The "To TV" RF output on a receiver can usually feed 2 TVs OK by using a simple splitter unless there are very long runs of RG59. With an RF antenna amplifier you can add a few more. I'm using a...
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    Transfer from 625 to another DVR

    That is exactly right. (At least for now.)
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    Need help in upgrading to DVR

    You probably want to take advantage of the "Dishn' It Up" promotion for existing customers. Contact your original dealer if you got the system locally. Call DISH if you didn't. You will probably qualify for a DishPlayer DVR-625 dual-tuner/2-output receiver for $149 including installation.
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    Lost channels

    Push the System Info button on your remote or on the front panel of the receiver if it has one. Post what it says for both receivers in "g" (Satellites & Signal) and "h" (Device). Or run a switch check in the "Point Dish & Signal" screen (Menu, 6, 1, 1) and post the results.
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    Best Dealer Incentives..??

    Overall, DISH Network certainly pays better than DirecTV. However, you need to be carefull to qualify potential customers and take good care of them after the sale to avoid chargebacks.
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    directv dish use for dish network

    An old single or dual LNBF DirecTV Dish isn't going to work for you unless you have an older DISH (legacy) receiver and only care about getting the AT60 package. You should qualify for the DISHmover program which would get you a new DISH 500 professionaly installed for no more than $50 (or...
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    adaptor to downconvert 480p to 480i?

    You don't need any adaptor. Just use the S-Video output. Push the "Page Down" button to convert the SD outputs to 4:3 full screen ("full zoom") when recording HD content and you won't have any letter-boxing or window-boxing. But keep in mind that a lot of SD content these days is...
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    Beware of Unscrupulous Tech Support

    Actually, both reps could have been correct. If you are a recent DHA customer on a 12 or 24-month commitment you already are on the DHPP so service calls are $29.99. If you aren't currently on the DHPP service calls are $99. That's why the 1st rep suggested you sign up for it. So look...
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    How to Add Another Receiver?

    OK, you didn't say you just had int'ls at 61.5. That means you have a dual LNBF feeding your existing 2 receivers. If it is a "legacy" dual LNBF all you need is a fairly inexpensive multiswitch like DirecTV customers have used for years - available at practically any electronics store. You...
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    newbie install dish 322

    You need a 2nd DP34. (Or you you can swap the DP TWIN feeding it for a DP QUAD and gain 2 more outputs.) With DP technology dual-tuner receivers like the 322 need 2 seperate feeds. You could convert your system to DishPro Plus by replacing your DP TWIN with a DP+ TWIN, and replacing the DP...
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    new cust deal - very subtle trick - NO 4 TVs but 4 tuners!

    J' Your math reveals that you can expect to net ~$2800 per subscriber in 24 months. This is pure profit to you because: 1. The program providers will want to donate all the programming to a smart businessman like you. 2. You will have thousands of unpaid volinteer employees happy to work...
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    Upgrade question

    Ask your original retailer (or DISH if you got your system direct) what you qualify for on their "Dishin' It Up" promo. If you have been a good customer for some time (varies according to subscription & length of service) you can add a 811 or swap your existing box for one for $99. Some...
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    new cust deal - very subtle trick - NO 4 TVs but 4 tuners!

    Hey, "J" Why don't you start your own satellite TV company? You can give away 4 or more dual-tuner HD DVRs to all your customers along with the antenna, switches & hardware and install it all for free. Pretty soon you will run DISH & DirecTV out of business and probably all the cable...
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    How to Add Another Receiver?

    Whether you can use a DP34 depends upon what type of LNBF is on your Dish500. Chances are you have a DP TWIN. If you do you are in business, although it would have to be installed "upstream" from your Point B so that both output ports from the TWIN feed it and the outputs to all receivers feed...
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    Hd Ota

    You don't say where you are but almost all the DTV broadcasts are UHF. So you may want to see how well you can pull in the strongest UHF channels. Some people have better results with UHF DTV than VHF analog indoors. But some DTV stations are not at full power in many areas. The best...
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    Dish 500 how to add 61.5 for Voom HD

    You were a new customer once and got your installation and most of your equipment for free or at a very, very low subsidized price. If they kept giving away new stuff to old customers every time there is a new promo for new ones they would have been bankrupt & out of business a long time ago...
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    They won't lease an 811 to me

    Then you will have to go directly through DISH to see if you qualify for a lease upgrade. Sorry, it will be more than $25 up front. Maybe $99, maybe $49. Depends on many factors like what you subcribe to for how long, where you live, how promptly you pay your bill, etc., etc...
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    pay

    Simon, this is actually exactly what my main guy gets. I'm uncomfortable discussing business economics in a public forum so I was intentionally vague. But since you spilled the beans... Keep in mind that most installers accross the country will not make so much.
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    They won't lease an 811 to me

    If you have been a good customer for at least a year you may qualify to upgrade to a 811 for a nominal handling & installation charge under the "Dishin' It Up" promotion. Ask your original retailer. If you don't qualify (and don't ask why because no one will say) you have the option of buying...
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    Two Dish 942's for $250 upgrade fee?

    Well, you can only get one for $249 as a new leasing customer but you can buy as many as you want for $749.
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    Dish 942 question.

    Thanks for sharing, ToUgHsPot. I've put in around 50 DVR921s for my customers. Around half of them paid $999 for 'em + installation & were delighted to do it. A total of 1 customer eventually had to exchange his when one of the tuners died. The rest are perfectly happy and have had few...
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    Dish 500 how to add 61.5 for Voom HD

    How dare they expect you to pay anything for equipment and installation! Don't they hold themselves out to be satellite TV charity? Aren't their workers non-paid volunteers? Don't they get government subsidies to make the equipment? Why do you even deal with these criminals? Just turn...
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    Recording to a DVR 522

    No, the DVR522 does not record from any outside source. The 811 does have timer capability for automatic recording on a VCR, however. I record movies that play in the wee hours on my S-VHS VCR all the time. And, BTW, it isn't what you asked but you can connect the DVR522 to the...
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    DISH HD Receivers For Dummies

    That would be Metro-25 of Detroit. Drop by Monday or later in the week and ask for "Claude." He should be back from DISH's "Team Summit" all pepped up with lot's of poop. ;)