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  1. gredneck

    Statement from DISH - Not Getting the New HD?

    had an installer come on wednesday, first he said that the upgrade would be too hard to do. (dish is mounted on the gable with my uhf antenna next to it. then I made the mistake and told him that my 722 was acting up, so instead of swapping out the 522, he swapped out the 722 then I was told...
  2. gredneck

    ViP 622 & 722 Running Bug Thread

    I have a 622 and a 722, and they have been awesome up until a couple of weeks ago. now when I bring the 722 receiver out of stand by my recordings are gone and I have lost all dvr function, I also get freeze ups when i skip ahead or back too fast. a hard reset corrects the problem, but i'm...
  3. gredneck

    Murdoch: Gov't Would Approve DirecTV/Echostar

    maybe when the 3rd satellite service, that was rumored on this site a month ago gets going. it might make the E*& D* merger closer to reality. I HOPE NOT!
  4. gredneck

    Enter HERE to win a $200 DishStore.NET Gift Certificate!

    dishstore.net :bow :bow :clap :clap :idea: :idea: need I say more?
  5. gredneck

    Portland Or Hd Locals

    I'm going to assume portland oregon, not portland maine
  6. gredneck

    Cheapest way to get Sirius on DISH

    anyone know if the sirius is encrypted or is it still FTA? If it is I think I'll strap a dish to the roof of my escalade and pick up sirius:D :eek:
  7. gredneck

    Cheapest way to get Sirius on DISH

    I have sirius in all my cars 2 are hard wired/ intergrated and 1 is the fm modulator w/ an aftermarket receiver and I have to tell you the wired/ intergrated units sound the best. It is day 1 since I shut sirius off after 2 yrs and I can't handle it!
  8. gredneck

    Who's giving up their 921/942 to E* for the $200 Credit?

    I'm thinking about selling my 921 on ebay for $225-$300. and then taking the $299 lease so it might run me only $0-$75 or I'll even make $1:D edit: I need to look into the commitment requirements between trading in your 92 1 and paying $99 or doing as I stated above If it means an 18...
  9. gredneck

    622 With No Upgrade or 18 mo. commitment

    future proof? how far into the future? 1yr - 2yrs? or more? if so hold on to the 942 until they stop mpeg2 by then the 632?, 642?, 662?, 943? or whatever they name it. will be out for $299 or even $99 and it will have all the up to date features that you were hoping to get on your 942...
  10. gredneck

    921 to parents?

    simplesimon I had the same thought:D
  11. gredneck

    921 Owners Unite

    they still make you commit to a 18 month contract? even though we are existing customers, owners of the worst receiver dish has ever produced? FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF that!:mad: I remember when I paid $1000 for their dvhs receiver and 6 years later I sold it for $300 and got some use out of it ...
  12. gredneck

    1/9 Charlie Chat Recap

    a little clarification on the lease deal...... I've never leased before always bought my receivers, on top of the $99 upgrade fee is there a monthly charge also for leasing or is it there way of saying it's our receiver we want it back when your done?
  13. gredneck

    942 Upgrade Offer - POS

    I think you mean the 921:D
  14. gredneck

    New 921 HD glitch (L273)?

    3 days ago I discovered the same thing and had the same problem(480p 4x3) when I switched it to 1080i or 720p, but a reboot fixed it. I also had to reboot the machine again after I couldn't change the format of the picture from normal to zoom. I wonder if the last one or two upgrades made it...
  15. gredneck

    When Dish Network rearranged Sirius...

    I haven't bought a cd since I got sirius a year and a half ago! no need to with all those channels.
  16. gredneck

    Old Style Directv Dish For Dish HD?

    it should work, if 61.5 & 110 are the only sats you want to receive, connecting them to an sw21 should do the trick.
  17. gredneck

    Winegard SquareShooter High-Band VHF/UHF Amplified Antenna

    I used it with good results. since my nearest station (for NH) was 45 miles away, I rounded up adding a signal booster (amplifier) and a rotor. if you live less than 35 miles from the tower (s) this is a great antenna
  18. gredneck

    Terminated from DISH

    :yes :D :clap
  19. gredneck

    HD Broadcast Deadline

    I take "full authorized power" means you still might not receive the station signal!
  20. gredneck

    Superdish problem: 121 even transponders

    unplug the receivers and then unplug the switch (if powered) wait 5-10 minutes plug in switch (if powered) then plug receiver 1 back in, let it aquire signal run check switch if it works then receiver 2,3, etc. had this happen to me on thanksgiving day, kids missed the parade, wife...
  21. gredneck

    Where is the Bird?

    correct you are! I use to install dish network when it was point at one satellite. and I'll tell you, I was amazed at the places I could receive a signal.
  22. gredneck

    Where is the Bird?

    I believe cbshd and a few public service channels and international channels are on it.
  23. gredneck

    Where is the Bird?

    Ilive in NH with a S**t load of trees around. I have great signal! the installer came out to put in a superdish and said "no way will you get the 121 bird" I told him install it and we'll see. 90 strength on the 121 bird! he also looked at my 61.5 dish I had and said "that's useless!"...