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Last reply Nov 4, 2009 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

How often does DN call to verify?

I'm a newbie Dish subscriber, converted from DirectTV. I have a couple of 501's purchased privately and everything was fine for a couple of months. Nothing is hooked up to a phone line, we're out in the sticks and we have a sometimes on / sometimes off shared RF phone link down the mountain. Dish said they were fine with that, and got us subscribed and running, and we didn't need to have anything hooked up to a phone line 24/7.

Now twice in a week Dish is calling and keeps wanting us to read the R00 # off the receiver and "Location ID" on the info/status screen. I asked the CSR why (excuse me..."Receiver Verification Agent") and they say they are manually checking everyone with multiple receivers that aren't on a phone line, to make sure the receivers are in one location.

OK, I get it, but twice in a week? Do they go away and leave us alone at some point? Our bill is paid in full, and the receivers work fine.

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parker1158

Nov 3, 2009

you mean to tell me if they call me to verify all the numbers of my recievers and i a. dont answer the phone period or b. answer and hang up right away they will shut me down. and what if i dont have a phone or my number on my account is not active anymore then what. This is the first i have ever heard about these secret dish people. I just dont see them waisting the man power. as far as them just shutting you down you would think they would need good cause and proof not just a phone call. And i think you miss read my post it was ment to be funny. But untill i actually see this happen to someone just for them not taking the dish nazis phone call i dont believe it for a minute. i must admit this topic does have my attention and is worth me reading more into it. Just makes me wonder though if in fact they really do have the power to do this if you pay your bill on time everytime and let say your still under contract and what not does this void your commitment are you now out from under there deathgrip? because they just shut you down with no proof just for not taking their call or answering their questions. Seems like one would sue them over this providing they really weren't doing anything illegal or against the dish policy (recievers in one location)

Bobby

Nov 3, 2009

I'm sure if you look around this forum you will see that it does happen, and more often then you might think.

BTW, your signature violates this websites rules. Language like that is forbidden.

parker1158

Nov 3, 2009

lol..... thanks ill make a note to change that. In my defense i didnt not read the rules i thought we were all adults and a place like this people could speak/type freely as long as they wernt harassing or using it towards anyone in a negative way. i am new here so thank you. I like this site and would hate to get my account closed.

Stargazer

Nov 3, 2009

Yes, they can shut you down without even calling you and refuse to activate the receivers back on the account without an audit even. They are but wipes.

Bob Haller

Nov 4, 2009

At the old dbsforums, dan collins site one of the adminstrators got shut down, for suspicion of attempted theft of services.

all he did was change movie packages too often.

i got mike lehto, a E upper insider appeared on chats to fix it, last i heard jeff was still being watched. he had only ONE receiver

I lost several hundreds bucks of activation money, audit turned him off but called it a voluntary disconnect

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dishstaller

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Last reply 1 minute ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

At least 64 dead in Spanish passenger train collision

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.

At Least 64 Dead After Two High-Speed Trains Collide In Spain | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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Jimbo

Yesterday at 11:24 AM

dishstaller said:
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.

At Least 64 Dead After Two High-Speed Trains Collide In Spain | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

They will have to look at the switching sections to determine WHY 2 trains were on the same track ... at the same time.

dishstaller

1 minute ago

Thought this article might be of interest to some of you who might travel via train.

The safest seat to sit on in a train

Safety experts have shared top tips on train safety after a fatal railway crash in Spain killed 69 people, including where the safest place is in an emergency.

www.dailymail.com

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reubenray

Last reply 9 minutes ago · posted in Computers and Gadgets

Laptop Shutting Off When On Battery?

Lately my eight year old Dell laptop has been shutting off even when I have a full battery. I have had to keep it plugged up all the time to keep this from happening. Any idea what is causing this? I replaced the battery about three years ago.

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arlo

9 minutes ago

A recalibration might be needed. Even if it shows full, the individual cells may have become unbalaced. And the BMS chip in the battery reports false information to the pc.
Try this. Start it up in the bios/uefi and leave it there until the battery dies and it shuts off.
It might just keep running longer than in Windows. Or run for a short while and shut off.
If it's the first case. Probably just needs a balancing. If the latter, the pack might just be dead.
Not throwing stones but perhaps just a cheaply constructed battery with substandard cells. Could be.

Patience. Keep restarting it in bios/uefi until it won't fire up anymore.
Then plug the charger in and let it complete a full charge. And see what happens. If it's better.
Do the same thing one more time. Run it until it dies dead-dead. Then just let it charge, pc shut off.
When charged, it might be better. It might not be.

There are bench jigs that read the actual BMS and override it to let a tech manually monitor and charge the separate packs. They can also reset any "time bombs" in it that cause an otherwise good pack to show bad.
Maybe Santa will be good to me some year.

You might just need a new battery. Maybe the PC power management chip is going. A Dell common thing.
Leaving a laptop plugged in with a full battery is known to reduce the life. Asus for one recommends that you don't leave the charger plugged in all of the time even when shut down. And setting Windows to charge the battery to 85% instead of 100% increases life.
That's all I got.

Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply Today at 8:59 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Song Name Game Part 3!

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!

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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

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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.

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