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KAB, That is certainly possible. Time will tell. Maybe we could bet a $10 donation to SatelliteGuys?

jdmart, No, sorry, incorrect on all counts. :) Either 24mo or $99 fee required. No $5 downgrade fee to remove platinum $5 processing fee for $99 charge. The $104 shows up in my "activity since last statement". The only way to really find out is to call or chat, and ask Dish...

My changes showed up right away on the website, although not in the "activity since last statement" part. This is the "programming add or change" page. So, it's possible to see what has changed. In my case, my bill will go down by $10. Old: Basic Programming: America's Top 120...

I dropped platinum and signed up for HD-for-life this morning. The required a 24 month commitment or a $99 fee. Also, "There will be one time transaction fee of $5 to collect the payment." for the $99 fee, for a total of $104. I went thru chat, because the online update part of the website is...

I've used my email address several times this morning. Their website is painfully slow today, even worse than usual. I'm sure it's the combination of all the updating for new services, as well as having to try everything about six times because the website times out. Verizon Wireless is...

You don't have to set up Dish Mover directly with Dish. I called a Dish retailer near my new place. We were able to handle everything over the phone. I gave them a preferred day, and they're going to check with their installer guy to see if it's open. I'm flexible on the day, so that's fine...

I'll not weigh in on the morality of the fee. However, from an economic point of view, for me, it's cheaper than sending the box myself. From Seattle to Denver or El Paso is about $22, which is significantly more than the $15 that Dish charges. Plus, I have to find a box and pack properly to...

On occasion I look at the access log on my firewall. Somebody on my network is connecting to "echo.dishaccess.tv" about once per minute. I assume it's my 622. I note activity on the ethernet connection on my 622 about once per minute, as well. The name resolves to an IP address which is...

OK, that makes excellent sense. I didn't know about the requirement about point of presence. With all the hills I'm not surprised that Dish can't get a decent signal from KVOS in Seattle. Traditionally KVOS has mostly served the Vancouver BC area. A year or two ago, they tried to move their...

I wonder if this bill means Dish will provide locals that are in the DMA but not in the area. For example, Seattle DMA includes Bellingham, which is about 100 miles north. KVOS is in Bellingham, and hence in the Seattle DMA, but it is not offered by Dish. I'll download the law and try to...

Dish doesn't care that only you will be watching. They care that you will have one account with equipment installed at two addresses. If you connect the receiver to the internet, Dish can tell that you're at a different IP address. My 622 connects to "echo.dishaccess.tv" about once a minute...

It's an advertising channel for Hellmanns Mayonnaise's "Real Food Project". It doesn't take much bandwidth for Dish. Note the small picture size and really horrible, fuzzy picture.

The Two Fat Ladies rock. If you really want to see them in their full glory, you need to buy the DVD. The shows were originally made for the full 30 (or 29) minutes for BBC. Food Network edited them to allow for commercials.

The UPS guy just told you that there would be no charge to you from UPS. Dish picks up the shipping charge from UPS. Dish will charge you $15, no matter what the UPS charge might have been. In my case, the $15 is a good deal. It would cost me about $22 to ship a receiver to Texas or...

All three 110, 119, 129 are typically in the 60-70 range for me. The value is also different somewhat by transponder. I live on a boat, so I have to repoint due to fuel usage and dock movement sometimes. Typically I don't lose signal and need a repoint until the strength is under 30 or 40 (if...

I recently returned a 622 due to a bad disk. The process could not have been easier. Dish will send your replacement receiver by UPS (second day air, if I recall correctly). They will also email the UPS tracking number to you so you can check the progress of the replacement. Inside the box...

The retransmission agreements may include bundling of other HD stations, too. Here in Seattle, we have KOMO (ABC) and KIRO (CBS) on Dish in HD, just by themselves. Then, we have the other two network stations KCPQ (Fox) and KING (NBC) which have insisted that Dish carry minor stations that...

Does it only pick up shopping channels?

That's VERY possible. My Dish bill is one page. My landline phone bill is six pages. My cellular bill is twelve pages (per phone).

I agree that the picture itself has no difference that I can notice. There are some things other than picture quality that may influence your use. I have a TV and Blu-Ray that are both Panasonic. When I connected them together with HDMI, they negotiated settings (1080i vs 720p, for...

For me, the trick was to look at the lists of channels available, and pick a package based on that. Rather than obsessing over the pricing policy, I just have to decide if it's worth it to me to get a given channel. For example, I decided that I didn't care enough about the Bravo channel to...

Receiver: 622 Area: Seattle 98103 Weather: partly cloudy, bright sun Dish: "original" Dish 1000 (with no .2 or .4) Time/Date: 0700 Wed 19 May TP 1: 94 TP 2: 40 TP 3: 60 TP 4: 37 name not acquired TP 5: 0 TP 6: 50 TP 7: 0 TP 8: 55 TP 9: 58 TP 10: 48 TP 11: 61 TP 12: 66 TP 13...

Food Network sometimes has the worst understanding of HD of any network I watch. Some of their programs are shot in 16x9 SD, but then STRETCHED on the screen rather than fully expanded, to make the image fill the screen. So you have a horribly horizontally stretched picture with black bands...

That is absolutely correct. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is one of the most powerful lobby organizations in the country. (And no, I'm not saying that the situation is good, just that it exists.)

I would stay because I think that money would flow, and the DVRs would be turned back on within a week. Whether or not that will happen, who knows? But, that's what I think. Remember when Charlie tried to by Direct? The merger didn't go through. Charlie had to pay a huge fee when merger...