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On December 30th 2007 2 Dish Network guys showed up to upgrade me to a Dish VIP722 DVR. What I had before they arrived is:
1 Dish 510 DVR Single tuner DVR
1 Dish 522 DVR Dual tuner DVR
1 Dish 311 Single tuner
So that equaled my 4 "allowed" leased tuners.
When the guys arrived on the 30th of December to upgrade me to the VIP722 the intention was to give up the 311 and 510 connections completely and have the 722 feed where the 510 used to be as it's a secondary connection. It sounds simple right?
WRONG!
The installation guys told me that because my basement (where the 722 would reside with the LCD TV) was finished with drywall and no way to run another line to where the 510 used to be, that I would have to live with the 722 and give up the 510 and the 311 to stay within Dish's 4 leased receiver contract. To me this was unacceptable. The upstairs back room where my wife watches all of her TV was the home of the 510 receiver. I explained this to the installer so he jumped on the phone to Dish.
After a loooong time talking to Dish, the woman on the phone agreed with the installer that there was no way to run the line. She finally arrived at the conclusion that since I'd be a Dish DVR Advantage customer (meaning I had every receiver as a DVR) that the installer could take my current 510 receiver and they'd have the same 510 receiver shipped to my overnight as an owned and NOT leased receiver. This would get me around Dish's ONLY 4 leased receivers allowed.
This all sounded great to me as we could then have a 522, 722, and 510 on the same contract without any hassle. Well, guess again. It's now January 26th and I'm still waiting on my "overnighted" 510 receiver.
You see, I waited patiently for a while, then I called 800-333-DISH. I was then connected to someone in India who could barely understand what I was asking. They told me after many inquiries as to why I hadn't received my 510 receiver that I should call back tomorrow.
I actually waited a few days to call back, and when I did it was like I had never talked to anyone before. They wanted all of the same information and told me exactly the same thing. I would need to call back tomorrow.
I called back tomorrow and asked for a UPS tracking number for the receiver that should have arrived a few days ago. The Indian woman I spoke to seemed very concerned and put me on hold. She then advised me that she had emailed Dish support to request a tracking number. I was then told I should wait 24-48 hours to call back and get said tracking number.
When I did finally call back, they had no recollection of previous contact and wanted to know why I wanted a tracking number for a receiver that they showed shipped on December 30th.
At this point I was what you might call pissed off. I hung up on the Indian woman and instead of requesting tech support when I called back, I chose billing. Doing that got me to an American woman named Cindy. Cindy was very helpful. She took all of my information and asked me to hold but informed me that she would help me figure this out. She was very comforting and did help me figure it out. She told me that even though I was told I would be shipped a 510 receiver, the order was placed, but never processed. This means I could have waited FOREVER and still not received my 510 receiver.
So, now that my wife is totally pissed at Dish, I'm telling her it will be here in the next 7 to 10 business day according to Cindy at Dish.
I called Dish back on January 23rd to ask if the order could please be expedited because of what had happened. I again reached someone in India. She told me that she would email Dish customer support with my request and as of today, January 25th, 2008, I am still awaiting the arrival of my wife's Dish 510 DVR.
All I can say at this point is that if I didn't have a contract with Dish, Dish would = Dirt!
1 Dish 510 DVR Single tuner DVR
1 Dish 522 DVR Dual tuner DVR
1 Dish 311 Single tuner
So that equaled my 4 "allowed" leased tuners.
When the guys arrived on the 30th of December to upgrade me to the VIP722 the intention was to give up the 311 and 510 connections completely and have the 722 feed where the 510 used to be as it's a secondary connection. It sounds simple right?
WRONG!
The installation guys told me that because my basement (where the 722 would reside with the LCD TV) was finished with drywall and no way to run another line to where the 510 used to be, that I would have to live with the 722 and give up the 510 and the 311 to stay within Dish's 4 leased receiver contract. To me this was unacceptable. The upstairs back room where my wife watches all of her TV was the home of the 510 receiver. I explained this to the installer so he jumped on the phone to Dish.
After a loooong time talking to Dish, the woman on the phone agreed with the installer that there was no way to run the line. She finally arrived at the conclusion that since I'd be a Dish DVR Advantage customer (meaning I had every receiver as a DVR) that the installer could take my current 510 receiver and they'd have the same 510 receiver shipped to my overnight as an owned and NOT leased receiver. This would get me around Dish's ONLY 4 leased receivers allowed.
This all sounded great to me as we could then have a 522, 722, and 510 on the same contract without any hassle. Well, guess again. It's now January 26th and I'm still waiting on my "overnighted" 510 receiver.
You see, I waited patiently for a while, then I called 800-333-DISH. I was then connected to someone in India who could barely understand what I was asking. They told me after many inquiries as to why I hadn't received my 510 receiver that I should call back tomorrow.
I actually waited a few days to call back, and when I did it was like I had never talked to anyone before. They wanted all of the same information and told me exactly the same thing. I would need to call back tomorrow.
I called back tomorrow and asked for a UPS tracking number for the receiver that should have arrived a few days ago. The Indian woman I spoke to seemed very concerned and put me on hold. She then advised me that she had emailed Dish support to request a tracking number. I was then told I should wait 24-48 hours to call back and get said tracking number.
When I did finally call back, they had no recollection of previous contact and wanted to know why I wanted a tracking number for a receiver that they showed shipped on December 30th.
At this point I was what you might call pissed off. I hung up on the Indian woman and instead of requesting tech support when I called back, I chose billing. Doing that got me to an American woman named Cindy. Cindy was very helpful. She took all of my information and asked me to hold but informed me that she would help me figure this out. She was very comforting and did help me figure it out. She told me that even though I was told I would be shipped a 510 receiver, the order was placed, but never processed. This means I could have waited FOREVER and still not received my 510 receiver.
So, now that my wife is totally pissed at Dish, I'm telling her it will be here in the next 7 to 10 business day according to Cindy at Dish.
I called Dish back on January 23rd to ask if the order could please be expedited because of what had happened. I again reached someone in India. She told me that she would email Dish customer support with my request and as of today, January 25th, 2008, I am still awaiting the arrival of my wife's Dish 510 DVR.
All I can say at this point is that if I didn't have a contract with Dish, Dish would = Dirt!
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IS Amiko MIRA 3 any good ???
Can you recommend the best to cover all bases. NO BEEPS on certain channels 101w (NEWSMAX ,NEWS NATION), a clock that keeps working STEADY for timed recording ,solid unit with good lifespan. My Amiko died AND my Linkbox has NO Favorites Button and BEEPS on many channels. Picking up 105 west with a NEW SHED IN THE Way with 6 foot Cband ..95 percent quality ...unbelievable.
Can you recommend the best to cover all bases. NO BEEPS on certain channels 101w (NEWSMAX ,NEWS NATION), a clock that keeps working STEADY for timed recording ,solid unit with good lifespan. My Amiko died AND my Linkbox has NO Favorites Button and BEEPS on many channels. Picking up 105 west with a NEW SHED IN THE Way with 6 foot Cband ..95 percent quality ...unbelievable.
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Season 2 order already in hand:
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Renewed for Season 2, Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Season 1
I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.
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I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home thoughI don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though
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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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It seems the phone gets locked into Sat mode. A software patch is coming to avoid that pitfall, but it comes too late for those who already fell in.
Apple confirms iPhone 18 Pro Max AT&T cellular issues, affected devices require hardware replacement - 9to5Mac
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Comcast is the first to report, with a massive 274,000 loss in video subscribers.
In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
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In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
Comcast Just Lost 274,000 TV Customers & 144,000 Internet Customers In Just Three Months | Cord Cutters News
Comcast Corporation reported its third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, showing continued erosion in its domestic residential broadband internet and video customer bases as competitive pressures intensified across the connectivity market. The company recorded a net loss of 144,000 domestic...
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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I would think that all the packaging would already be accounted for ... they weigh the container, subtract that from the scale, then add the product , so its weighing the Product onlyUnless the specific product or its packaging is known at the time of weighing, estimating the tare weight for a PoS system is a tall order.
I'm pretty sure that produce bags can't get any thinner.
You certainly don't want to put unbagged produce on a belt, scale, or in a clerk's hands (gloved or not).
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I've always been super interested in things space related so this is a pretty cool event coming up. Nov 18, 2026 early in the morning, Voyager 1 will reach the distance of one full light day from Earth. Took almost 50 yrs. I was 13 when it launched.
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Thanks for that info. I will mark it on my calendar!
