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I have an 811 receiver that I seldom use. Turned it on yesterday for the first time in a few months, and while dealing with some other issues that have since been resolved, I looked at the sysinfo screen for the first time in maybe 3 years, and it reports LNB Drift for satellite 129 of (e-20)...

Thanks for the info John... that certainly explains why I got the initial "smartcard not authorized" message. Do you know if I can avoid that deactivation by just leaving that receiver powered on? Usually I completely power it off at the surge protector when not in use, just to save standby...

I'm confused after two conversations with DISH CSR's about whether my 811 receiver HAS to be replaced due to the MPEG4 transition, or if I can keep using it as an SDTV-only receiver. context: my 811 (owned, not leased) was demoted to the guest room a couple of years ago when I got a vip622...

Does the DISH screen saver have a little number "1" or "2" beside the "Press Select to Continue" message? If it's a "2" then it would be from the TV2 output from a dual tuner receiver in dual mode, and if the owner of the tuner doesn't actually have a TV2 hooked up, that would explain why it is...

This may sound like a trivial reason to switch to Dish, but IMHO they have the best remote control on the market. I've played around with remotes for DirecTV and they just aren't as well thought out. Same goes for the remotes supplied with all the Motorola and Scientific Atlanta digital cable...

I've got a vip622 with same symptoms -- I get occasional brief loss of audio when feeding 5.1 signals via optical digital. Happens maybe two or three times during a movie -- very distracting. I've wondered whether it is a fault in the 622, or maybe my optical cable, or maybe the optical...

Haven't tried it myself but this post says HDMI from vip622 won't work through a receiver: http://reviews.cnet.com/Dish_Network_ViP622/4157-6474_7-31778299.html?messageID=2503677

Not sure if this is helpful in your situation, but I used to have an 811 and I could get it to tune OTA even when I lost satellite completely in a storm. In fact, it would tune OTA even with the satellite cable disconnected. The trick was to press the "menu" key to break out of the "acquiring...

M Sparks... good catch -- I made a mistake including Family Room; misread my own little "x" on the channel lineup as a "check". And yes, I'm getting HDNews too -- I forgot that was a new one vs. old HD pack.

...ouch! maybe what I REALLY should have done is just cancelled my account, and had my wife open a brand new account, with all new MPEG4 equipment. It looks like it would have been faster, easier and cheaper than trying to navigate through this minefield of DISH upgrade gotchas!

this probably doesn't surprise the experts out there, but I was pleasantly surprised recently when I upgraded to one of the new HD packages (in conjunction with getting a vip411 receiver) and found that my old 811 receiver is able to receive much of the "new" HD content. This surprised me...

Can someone tell me if the DishHD Gold package, @$69.99, already includes the lease fee for the first receiver? That's what I expected, but I just received my first bill after upgrading one of my 301's to a vip411, and discovered that they are charging me fees for all four of my receivers. Is...

The strange thing is that my older 811 receiver doesn't have the same problem -- it applies the ratings locks to the satellite channels, but not the OTA ones. That made me wonder if there is a setting buried in the 411 menus somewhere that would let me turn off the locks for OTA. But so far I...

My 411 receiver is forcing me to enter the password for the digital sub-channels that carry weather, traffic, etc, eg. in my area 4-02, 5-02, 8-02, etc. The main OTA channels, like 4-01 are included in the on-screen program guide with ratings that don't trigger the locks, but the -02 channels...

Thanks to everyone for your comments. I called back DISH to argue my case, armed with more information thanks to y'all. Got bounced to a 2nd level CSR who put me on hold while he researched for about 10 minutes, then he came back to say that they may indeed have made an error right from the...

Grandude: thanks for your comments. The 2003 thread that I referenced includes numerous people stating that they were buying 811's at either the $199 that I paid, or the $149 that you mentioned. And my recollection of the DISH CSR's spiel was along the lines of "our normal sales price is...

BFG: yes, I did return one of the 301's to DISH in a prepaid shipping box that they provided.

Maybe a stupid question, but I just called DISH to upgrade my 811 to a 211 and was surprised to find that their records show that my 811 is leased. I thought I bought it, back in December 2003, when after reading several threads in this forum (like...

Thanks everyone for your input... I like the suggestion of replacing the one dish with the 1000 for 110, 119, and 129 while keeping the other one for 148. Related question: is the content on 61.5 essentially the same as 148? I'm in Dallas area, somewhere around 97 degrees west, which...

thanks vokodav... I should have been more clear -- my new HDTV is replacing an older TV that I'm getting rid of. So I will still be a total of 4 TV's.

Can someone please help me unravel some confusion from a call I just had with a DISH CSR? I currently have a two-dish setup receiving 110, 119, and 148, and feeding three 301's (2 leased, 1 owned) and one 811 (owned). I subscribe to the HD pack, and also get the west coast CBS HD feed. I am...

I have a Sony STR-DE885, vintage 2002 (i.e. one model year older than Carl B's STR-DE895), and I can't get the 811 remote to control it either. I tried all the codes suggested in this thread and the scan function. But I have a 2001 model Sony STR-DE975 that DOES respond using code 645.

Anyone know how to program the 811 remote for tuners/amplifiers from manufacturers with names from O-Z (eg. Pioneer, Sony, Technics, Yamaha)? The list of codes on page 105 of the manual inexplicably ends at NAD. I've tried the "scan" function on p.66/67 to try to get a match for my Sony...

811 delayed in Dallas... original install scheduled Dec 12. Delayed to Dec 19. Just got off phone with Dish dispatch today (Dec 17) and was told install likely delayed until after Christmas. My credit card was charged Dec 10. I'd call to complain, but I don't want to lose my place in...

StevenD: you we're right. Dish called today to reschedule 811 install to Dec 19 due to lack of stock. Will keep my fingers crossed.