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I can't really see Dish doing this much detective work though... They have no way of knowing what state you were born in, nor what the group number was at the time. oberon's post that a credit check can be run from just a name and address is a bit alarming though. That means that pretty much...

You know, this is actually a pretty important consideration for those with tall trees in their yard. Indeed, the Directv satellite is about 7° higher than the Dish Network one here in Alabama. For me, that difference was enough to clear two tall pine trees by 20 ft or so.

"Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not after you" ;) . Have you been watching/reading the news lately? Identity theft rates are on the rise. Maybe you didn't see that story on 20/20 about the woman whose identity was stolen and the thief used it to commit MASSIVE credit...

I've looked all over, but I can't seem to find any evidence that they can get your whole social security number from just the last four digits. :what From what I've read, when the last four digits are required, it's usually just to keep your name separate in their records(for example, in case...

...Now I'm more confused than ever :( Why would they need SS# for billing? Don't they keep a credit card number on file(in case of a deadbeat customer)? bcshields-This is what I had heard. It was my understanding that they wouldn't even ask for my SS# if I owned my own equipment. So... I...

Hi guys, GREAT forum here. I've really got alot of great info from reading through your posts. I was planning on getting Dish, but was disappointed to learn that a Social Security number was required when signing up. I'm just a bit too paranoid about identity theft to give out my SS# to...

Doh! So there's no way around the SS# requirement? I have never had an account with Dish Network, debts, channel blocks etc., but this is a deal-breaker for me. With the recent explosion of identity theft, there's just no way I'm trusting Dish Network with my SS#. ...Dish can't even get...