301 still valid receiver?

[kluken]

I have an old 301 my gf wants to use ina spare bedroom, is it still supported by Dish?

 

[Mr Tony]

yes it is
My dad has 3 of them in various rooms of his house. The 301/311 is very much supported
(the 311 originally had an embedded card while the 301 had a card to be pulled out. That point is now moot after Dish did the card upgrade)

 

[Smith P.]

Just add it to your account and check your sub channels, if those blanks complain to Dish, but do not say any word about 'smart card' and a color of it. Else you will end-up to pay for it.

 

[Mr Tony]

very true.

 

[jlo]

you will need a g3 purple card. just complain till they decide not to charge

 

[kluken]

Thanks all I appreciate it!

 

[Stargazer]

I can see Dish doing away with the receivers without 8PSK that new SD local markets require (301, legacy receivers, etc). They are already starting to ship replacements as MPEG-4's.

 

[Smith P.]

Another plus to activate it now - you'll get free upgrade later.

 

[Claude Greiner]

I think Dish is trashing all the Qpsk equipment as they get it back to their warehouses and only shipping equipment that is 8PSK.

All the QPSK equipment I have been sending back on RMA, we have been getting back 8PSK and in some cases 8PSK, MPEG4.