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A couple of questions regarding an upgrade. I currently have a 522 with a 500+ dish
I'm thinking of taking the leap to HD from my 522 to a vip722 and continue to get the locals.
1) After reading various horror stories of ordering the upgrade through customer service I was wondering if it would be better to "order" through technical service. I have seen some posts that would indicate this may be a better route to go. Summer vacation days are precious and I don't want to waste them waiting on the Dish install because customer service screwed up the order and they forgot to bring a 1000 dish. Opinions on customer serv. vs. technical when ordering?
b) Is there anything on the near horizon that would make it beneficial for me to wait a month or two? I understand technology is always changing but if there is something a few months out I may just hold off.
iii) I lease my 522 so I assume the installer will take it with him after the new install?
I was thinking that this would be a good time to "jump ship" to D* or cable but looking into those I guess I'll just stay put. I'm spoiled on the DVR features plus I've been a Dishy since my 5000 self-install daze. The only thing that would make me reconsider would be Fios, but I don't see that coming to the area anytime soon.
Thanks in advance.
I'm thinking of taking the leap to HD from my 522 to a vip722 and continue to get the locals.
1) After reading various horror stories of ordering the upgrade through customer service I was wondering if it would be better to "order" through technical service. I have seen some posts that would indicate this may be a better route to go. Summer vacation days are precious and I don't want to waste them waiting on the Dish install because customer service screwed up the order and they forgot to bring a 1000 dish. Opinions on customer serv. vs. technical when ordering?
b) Is there anything on the near horizon that would make it beneficial for me to wait a month or two? I understand technology is always changing but if there is something a few months out I may just hold off.
iii) I lease my 522 so I assume the installer will take it with him after the new install?
I was thinking that this would be a good time to "jump ship" to D* or cable but looking into those I guess I'll just stay put. I'm spoiled on the DVR features plus I've been a Dishy since my 5000 self-install daze. The only thing that would make me reconsider would be Fios, but I don't see that coming to the area anytime soon.
Thanks in advance.
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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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Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.
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They will have to look at the switching sections to determine WHY 2 trains were on the same track ... at the same time.Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.
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