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It's not worth the effort of staying. Just switch to DirecTV. I did on Jan. 11 after going through Dish'es BS about their canceling HD Absolute. For the first 12 months it will be cheaper than what I was paying for HD Absolute anyway, let alone what I would have to pay to stay with Dish. They...

I was unable to do this. Despite what the wording of the letter implies, the $10 credit *is* the free Platinum, not in addition to. At least that's what I got from 2 different CSRs. And I've been with Dish since Voom's demise (heavy sigh). Rather than prolonging the experience of banging my...

Yep, he's a hothead allright. I'm waiting until my DirecTV is installed and working before I cancel my Dish...

Well, Dish has officially lost me as a customer. DirecTV is being installed on Tuesday. For other people potentially in the same situation: Thanks to the person who suggested looking for AAA discounts on DirecTV. There is currently a 20-month $10 credit available to AAA members. Note: this...

Here you go: "specially trained customer service representatives" must be some new euphemism for "speaks broken English and really can't help you at all".

Got the letter of death today saying that I will automatically be switched over to America's Top 200 + HD Platinum on February 1. Problem: That takes my bill from $36.99 a month (with 2nd receiver) to $71.99 a month. WTF! They say they'll give me the Platinum free for one year. BFD. So...

Yeah well, we also heard how everyone was going to lose the Cinemax annual penny promo. That's still alive and well...

Why drive yourself nuts anticipating it? Its likelihood is slightly better than nil. If, 8 months from now, it actually shows up, it will be a pleasant surprise, but for now it's meh.

Yep, I was pleasantly surprised to find that when I switched from what was the BronzeHD package (America's Top 100 + HD) to DishHD only, I actually gained AMC, which I didn't previously have. Bonus.

Considering I only ever watch HD channels anyway, I was paying extra for all that SD crap I was never watching. As of about 10 minutes ago my Dish bill just dropped to $37 a month. DishHD: $29.99 211 lease fee: $7.00 CinemaxHD: $0.01 Beats the heck out of the $59.99 I would have been paying...

I've always liked the way ESPNHD handles SD material. When they have 4:3 content that they have to broadcast, they put grey bars to the left and right with the big "ESPNHD" letters running down the side. Lets viewers know that there isn't something wrong.

As a CSI junkie, I'm thrilled with this HD addition. Now I just want SpikeTV in HD for original CSI reruns, and USA in HD for the Law& Order CI and SVU reruns...

I've now received four (4) canned messages in my voice mail from Dish, all exactly the same: My local channels are now free through the end of the year, and unless I call back and cancel before then, I will automatically be charged $5.99 per month. Why do I have to opt out of this crap...

I'm seeing signal dropouts all over the place today. Everything was fine yesterday. Watching CSI reruns on Spike (168).

Stories like these are why while I do pay virtually all of my bills electronically, NONE of them are on an autopay basis. I manually pay each and every one of them. Sure it takes a little extra time, but the last thing I need is Punjab deciding he wants some more hashish tonight so he's going to...

There's an additional option other than relying on the local installer or Ebay. In addition to the shortage of DPP-44 switches, even when E* does allocate one there's no guarantee it won't get rerouted at the hub office or by your installer to another job. Best to bypass that chain entirely...

You seem to just shrug off the Voom channels as if they're nothing. Also why in blazes would I want to make do with less for a year waiting on the possibility that D* might eclipse E* in HD at some point? That's just dain bramaged... If and when D* HD surpasses E* I might switch. Until then, I...

Because CBSHD isn't the only HD I watch, and in general the D* HD lineup is abysmal compared to E*. Sorry but it's true. Sorry, I wasn't clear enough. I don't currently get the Chicago locals; I'm in downstate IL (Champaign/Springfield/Decatur market). Since I am not eligible for Chicago...

Well, after dealing with India for over an hour, escalating to a supervisor, and not being able to get them to understand what I was upset about, I finally just hung up and did what I should have done in the first place: went through the tech support section instead of customer disservice. I...

Dish has now called and cancelled my appointment for the third straight time, saying that there is a "nationwide shortage of DP44 switches." I'm sick and damned tired of taking time off from work or having to schedule meetings around the vague 5-hour windows only to have them cancelled! First...

The bold above is incorrect. The lease fee is charged on ALL leased boxes, including the first.

Actually, that didn't work for me. When I came back the next day, the 211 was locked up. Had to do a front panel reset. After 3 days of locked up 211 and intermittent satellite loss, I hunkered down on the couch and settled in for a multi-hour phone session to get this resolved. After going...

The installer used this cascade technique with my install, and it's been nothing but trouble thus far. While I can get 4 satellites (110, 119, 129 on 1000, and 61.5 on small dish), every day when I attempt to power up the 211 in the morning: It takes over a minute to complete the startup...

The installer used this cascade technique with my install, and it's been nothing but trouble thus far. While I can get 4 satellites (110, 119, 129 on 1000, and 61.5 on small dish), every day when I attempt to power up the 211 in the morning: It takes over a minute to complete the startup...

C-U is only in the top 100 metro areas, not the top 50, so it looks like it will be a while...