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    When to switch an annual package to monthly

    Any idea on the best time to switch from an annual base package to one with a monthly charge? I know the auto pay occurs in January every year, but the charge itself is posted right after Christmas. I've been on an annual package for a long time, but it keeps me from from getting any other...
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    DISH HD Information

    Yes, good info, but they need to add a note about Annual Top packages. Having one of those negates the ability to get the Platinum package at all, and of course disqualifies one for Free HD for Life. Unless the rep I chatted with was incorrect. sigmtr
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    Anyone else denied hd for life?

    Glad you got a solution, TazmanianD, but this whole thing still irks me. You were denied the Platinum HD pac like it was some kind of discount at $10/mo. And as an annual subscriber, you can't have any other discounts or offers. Is there a regular price for the Platinum Pac? It seems to deny...
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    Anyone else denied hd for life?

    Yes, I still have all the HD that I had before the chat with the CS rep. That's Silver, locals, and the Starz and Cinemax movie pacs. They just won't add Platinum, denying their AutoPay system a chance to grab another 10 bucks from me each month. Sounds like you really got the shaft on this...
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    Anyone else denied hd for life?

    Better yet, I'm thinking about canceling after 13 years, making them give me a partial refund (only 6 months into the 1-yr period) and then let the retention department call and see what they say. Let's be clear here, despite what it says on the new Retailer Price sheet about being able to...
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    Anyone else denied hd for life?

    Yeah, I saw that thread after I made the post. The thing here is, he told me I can't add anything to an annual package, even if I'm willing to pay extra for it. Wow! sigmtr
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    Anyone else denied hd for life?

    Got an annual package? No programming changes allowed! Here is the chat I just had with a customer rep. I can't even add Platinum HD and PAY for it!!! I asked: With an annual base package, is there any way to get the Free HD For Life? I'm already on AutoPay and Paperless Billing. (03hy)...
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    As to "HD Platinum"

    I was just calling it what was printed on my last bill for that package. On the website it now says "Annual America's Top 200" without the word Silver, but I gather those metal words went away with the last package changes. As I understood from a support rep some time ago, having an annual...
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    As to "HD Platinum"

    This is really great. I have an annual basic package (Annual Classic Silver 200) and can't make any changes to my programming online. I have the Silver HD pack and dropped Platinum last year when it was adding no value to what I like to watch. Now they've spiced it up a bit and it may be...
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    129 Problem

    I had some problems last night in the heavy rain, and there may be a bush that gets loaded with water and leans down into the signal path for 129. But this morning it cleared off, and other than a few pixellation issues it's OK. But I do miss having 61.5 as an alternate to 129 on my 1000.2...
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    ViP 622 & 722 Running Bug Thread

    Odd little bugs, maybe covered before? Sorry, I didn't have time to read this whole thread. If there's a pertinent reply already, my apologies. I have a ViP722 running in single mode. When watching one program, I can bring up the guide and look at other program descriptions. But if you press...
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    E-Statement Billing Reminder - how impersonal!

    Got this in my inbox today: Dear $FIRST_NAME, Your DISH Network statement is now available to view online. To access your statement, please log on to My Account at dishnetwork.com and select "Manage Your Bill". etc. Looks like their billing system wasn't pulling data from the...
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    Cancelled Platinum HD

    Count me as another one to drop the Platinum package. When I read this thread and saw on the website what was really in it, there was no way I could justify spending a 10-spot every month for it. Being a Sat Guys member can save you money! sigmtr
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    Sci Fi Goes for Cool as Syfy New Name

    Hmm... How many boxed DVD sets can you buy for your annual Dish subscription cost? I think I could wait to see Stargate Universe after the series is over and save some serious coin. Other than the premium channels I get, pretty much everything else is worthless these days with more advertising...
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    722 now "voting" between 61.5 and 129?

    When the Champaign/Decatur/Springfield HD locals were made available on Ciel2, I decided it was time to take the foil off the 1000.2's 129 LNB. It was placed there to force my national HD channels to come from a wing dish looking at 61.5 since it was more reliable when I installed the 1K2. So...
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    Post your 129W Spotbeam Signal Readings

    Receiver type: 722 Dish: 1000.2 Area: 61832 Date/Time: around 7am 2/12/09 01: 0% 02: 0% 03: 48% locked, NNA (coming and going) 04: 6% locked, NNA 05: 48% Spotbeam 06: 7% locked, NNA 07: 52% Spotbeam 08: 3% locked, NNA 09: 21% Spotbeam 10: 44% Spotbeam 11: 22% Spotbeam 12: 43%...
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    722 pulling two IPs

    I think I can answer this one as I just ran into it last week. Netgear routers will change their LAN IP scheme to 10.x.x.x without warning if they see a 192.168.x.x network on the WAN port. In my case it was a rouge DHCP server on the network caused by someone having a router's WAN cable hooked...
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    Strategy to get HD locals in non-HD DMA/DTVPal DVR

    Since I live in a DMA that is not on any list for HD locals (Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Springfield IL), I grow weary of seeing that $5 monthly charge for SD locals that I very seldom watch. I do have an antenna hooked to my 722's ATSC tuner, but since two of the four "majors" are affiliates of...
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    Who has L610 on his/her 722 and NO CH501?

    I just got a replacement 722 last Thursday, and the first thing it did was grab the L610 software and then pull down a couple of 5 minute promos to put on the hard drive. But no CH 501 as of Sunday. Oh, and it is a new software feature that when you hit the Info button twice to make the box...
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    Owned ViP 722 dead?

    Hah, never had a chance to see that screen and didn't look at it Saturday before it died Sunday! Oh well, maybe they can recover it somehow and see what's running, or rather not running, on it. The replacement will be here tomorrow (Thursday) according to UPS tracking info. And yeah, I'll...
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    Owned ViP 722 dead?

    Thanks for the replies. I got in touch with Dish tech support today and they confirmed that I can get a warranty replacement if I pay the shipping costs, which is fine with me. And I'll still own the receiver. He didn't directly implicate it, but I asked about the new software rollout for the...
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    Owned ViP 722 dead?

    Was happily watching the new HD content yesterday since I have Starz and Cinemax, but awoke this morning to my owned 722 with the fan running at full speed and the left TV 1 LED cycling on and off at a regular interval. Did the front panel hard reset and also a "pull the plug" reboot and it...
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    Wind!

    Man, did we have some terrific winds in the Midwest today. I know there were 50MPH gusts based on the creaking of my house. But here's the problem: I have a 1000.2 with a 300 wing dish pointed at 61.5. Since 129 is a turd bird, I covered up the LNB for that some time ago and just get what I need...
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    SuperDish Mast/Pole???

    I got a mast pipe for ground use when I installed the Super, now gone, from a local Dish Network retailer. He just gave it to me even though he was still installing Supers at the time. I'll bet now there are a lot of shops with surplus pipes laying around. 2" O.D. is indeed an odd pipe size...
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    Enterprise on HDNET vs. SciFi

    Just watched an episode on HDNET that was full-screen, and always looks pretty good there. Then over to SciFi for their Monday night quad of eps and it was all SD! So we clamored for SciFi and they don't source anything but BSG in HD? Will the same hold true for Stargate Atlantis? I've seen...
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