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toddjb

Last reply Nov 29, 2006 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

622 Lease/Purchase Advice (upgrade)

Okay, I've sifted through several of the posts (its a verbose group

) and decided I've waited long enough and I want to upgrade to a 622.

I currently have a 501 and a 508.

Is the best way to call Dish and lease the unit?

Are there any other upgrade promotions or the Costco purchase/lease I should consider to save some money?

Its late into football season to be doing this, but better late than never (and I'll be there in time to watch college basketball when that starts up!)

If there is a better HD DVR to wait for, I'm open to those options as well as anyone screaming "ditch Dish, go D*!"

Thanks!

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navychop

Oct 31, 2006

If you wait 6 months, you'll lose out on 6 months of HD enjoyment. I love my ViP622. Go for it.

toddjb

Oct 31, 2006

navychop said:
If you wait 6 months, you'll lose out on 6 months of HD enjoyment. I love my ViP622. Go for it.

Thanks.

Will do!

Mike_H

Oct 31, 2006

my 622 has been working fine for the past 3 weeks. HDMI 1920x1080i (display is 1920x1080p) working just great. Swapped out my Dish 500 legacy quad for a dish 1000 with DP34 switch.

Never heard about any kind of 10 month credit? What's that?

gary s

Nov 1, 2006

Mike_H said:
Never heard about any kind of 10 month credit? What's that?

From the www.DishNetwork.com website:

HD Bonus offer valid for eligible new and existing residential customers as of 6/09/06 (ending 1/31/07) with qualifying HD programming (DishHD Bronze, DishHD Silver, DishHD Gold, DishHD Platinum) during offer periods. No substitutions. Eligible customer will receive a $10 credit for up to 10 months. Current customer must have been active for a minimum of 60 days.

Offers may not be combinable with all other offers or discounts available from DISH Network. New customer must participate in an eligible DISH Network promotion, and provide Social Security Number. Request form must be fully completed and must include a copy of the first month's billing statement indicating qualifying programming purchased(current customers must include a copy of the first billing statement indicating qualifying DishHD programming). Keep copies of all materials sent. Materials received become the property of DISH Network and will not be returned. One redemption form per qualifying new customer account. DISH Network is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected mail. Request must be postmarked within 60 calendar days of product activation date. Any claims postmarked after 60 calendar days of product activation date will not be processed. If terms and conditions are not met, the redemption form will not be processed. If the programming package is downgraded at any time to non-qualifying programming, any remaining programming credits will be forfeited. The programming credits are ordinarily processed within 8-10 weeks. The description of the mailing, "DISH Network Offer," must appear on the outside of the envelope containing your redemption form and first month's billing statement. Only actual purchaser of the qualifying programming may participate in this offer. Requests from groups or organizations will not be honored. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Availability and terms of offer may change without notice.

iceondsom

Nov 14, 2006

COSTCO is definitely the best place to upgrade to a 622. If you go anywhere else for an upgrade you will be charged $50-$100 for installation.

If you purchase @ Costco the installation is FREE! It pays to do your homework

dony45

Nov 29, 2006

Installation is free with dishnet work. Just called them.

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Scott Greczkowski

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge

Last reply 15 minutes ago · 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!

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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ClarkGable

Today at 5:51 AM

Working My Way Back To You - The Four Seasons

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Today at 8:07 AM

Don't Look Back - Boston

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Today at 10:03 AM

Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins

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Today at 10:58 AM

Come A Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans

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Closer to You - Brandi Carlile

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ewindowman

Lifetime Supporter

Last reply 30 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish Bankruptcy - Business as Usual

Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th

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slow_poke_pete

Yesterday at 6:38 PM

https://www.phonearena.com/news/att-reshoring-customer-care_id184650

Meanwhile att is getting rid of overseas call centers

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comfortably_numb

Yesterday at 6:52 PM

slow_poke_pete said:
https://www.phonearena.com/news/att-reshoring-customer-care_id184650

Meanwhile att is getting rid of overseas call centers

Too bad their service is expensive and their coverage sucks compared to the other two of the Big 3

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Juan

Yesterday at 9:50 PM

comfortably_numb said:
Too bad their service is expensive and their coverage sucks compared to the other two of the Big 3

Was that a back door compliment for Verizon?

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comfortably_numb

Today at 9:27 AM

Juan said:
Was that a back door compliment for Verizon?

And TMO. If anybody's lagging behind the most, it's ATT.

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ERSanders

Today at 10:52 AM

The short term financial thinking by MBAs is what killed Xerox. Ask me how I know!

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navychop

56 minutes ago

So you have a MBA?
:devilish

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Juan

31 minutes ago

ERSanders said:
The short term financial thinking by MBAs is what killed Xerox. Ask me how I know!

I thought it was when Bill Gates stole DOS

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dishdude

30 minutes ago

Juan said:
I thought it was when Bill Gates stole DOS

And Steve Jobs stole the mouse and GUI

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juventusbrown

Last reply 32 minutes ago · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion

40w transponder

Hi guys, is anyone getting any quality on transponder 4135 L 30000 I'm not getting any quality few weeks now.

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Satfaca

32 minutes ago

No problem here (in central Europe) with a 10-footer. Do note that 9.4 dB required for the lock.
The mod is DVB-S2 8PSK with FEC 5/6.

dfergie

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!

Last reply Today at 10:44 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Gas Price Info With National Gas Temperature Map

Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy

Ethanol Free Stations

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Bobby

Yesterday at 11:04 AM

Regular$5.299
Premium$5.859
Diesel$7.599
at Costco, Rohnert Park.

harshness

Yesterday at 4:41 PM

Finally! Some big movement in California diesel pricing (and no, there is no such beastie as a diesel "winter formula").

Crude (combined pricing) is around $90/barrel now, so prices should have, at least, fallen in step with the crude futures.

dishstaller

Today at 8:19 AM

harshness said:
Finally! Some big movement in California diesel pricing (and no, there is no such beastie as a diesel "winter formula").

Just curious here.....then why is diesel so much higher out there than it is elsewhere. Bobby just posted $7.59/gal, locally it is $5.59.....that's two bucks difference. :eeek

harshness

Today at 10:25 AM

dishstaller said:
Just curious here.....then why is diesel so much higher out there than it is elsewhere.

California has a ~93¢ per gallon consumer tax rate on automotive diesel, along with significantly higher refinement standards.

The fact that consumers can only buy some new full-sized truck models and a couple of vans with diesel power makes the fuel an odd duck in refinery priorities.

osu1991

Today at 10:44 AM

$3.50-$3.52 around Tulsa and $3.45 in OKC

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ts27330

Today at 9:47 AM · posted in Cable Television and Fiber Providers

Charter/Spectrum tv app works with more brands

The Charter/Spectrum tv app has been updated to make it downloaded with more tv brands. I recently added it to my LG Oled tv.

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Bobby

Supporting Founder Lifetime Supporter

Last reply Today at 9:27 AM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

4K Events Discussion Thread

This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.

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long_time_Dish

Oct 23, 2026

No NASCAR in 4K on Sunday? Bummer...

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Jim5506

Oct 24, 2026

long_time_Dish said:
No NASCAR in 4K on Sunday? Bummer...

It's on Prime.

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long_time_Dish

Oct 24, 2026

Jim5506 said:
It's on Prime.

Ah, ok, thanks!

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Foxbat

Oct 24, 2026

The World Series Game 1 quality was excellent, the Dolby Surround put us in the seats. Thanks, Dish!

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sasmith

Yesterday at 9:22 PM

Not seeing many 4k games on the 148 channels lately?

Also I do not see the 4KFox channel on 148-01; I also do not subscribed to our Local Houston channels.

Maybe I need to subscribe to locals or add the National Action Pack? Not sure the extra cost is worth it??

thx for any info or suggestions

S

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jsmit86

Today at 9:27 AM

sasmith said:
Not seeing many 4k games on the 148 channels lately?

Also I do not see the 4KFox channel on 148-01; I also do not subscribed to our Local Houston channels.

Maybe I need to subscribe to locals or add the National Action Pack? Not sure the extra cost is worth it??

thx for any info or suggestions

S

Most of the 4K action on the 148-xx channels will be on Saturday for College Football. For whatever reason, the guide does not show the games until later in the week. The Fox Big Noon game will show up, and there will usually be a couple of other games, some on Fox, and some on ESPN.

I don't know if you need to be subscribed to locals to get them.

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dishstaller

Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter

Today at 8:50 AM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

FDA issues new warning for Ozempic - can cause eye-stroke

Now after reading this story I walked away thinking that this is being blown out of proportion because of the incredibly low numbers of those affected.....BUT....I've read posts by some of you who are taking this drug so I figured it was worth posting.