522 from Ebay -bad idea?
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If those are "NEW" receivers they are still under warranty for one year after the first activation.e.saunder said:
Also if something does go wrong and it isn't under a normal warranty you can buy the warranty plan Dish offers ($5.00/month?) until you get it fixed then just cancel it.
OK I know this is going to sound braindead ...but what am I missing here.
If I went and bought a 522 on ebay [or where ever] to replace the 322 would I :
just use the same 322 card and stuff it in the 522 ?
have to ring Dish to say I'd done that ?
have to pay the $4.98 DVR fee every Month ?
And if I did have to pay the fee and activate why would I do this when the 522 is free to lease anyway ?
I know I'm missing something here but could not clear those questions up by asking around
If I went and bought a 522 on ebay [or where ever] to replace the 322 would I :
just use the same 322 card and stuff it in the 522 ?
have to ring Dish to say I'd done that ?
have to pay the $4.98 DVR fee every Month ?
And if I did have to pay the fee and activate why would I do this when the 522 is free to lease anyway ?
I know I'm missing something here but could not clear those questions up by asking around
I bought two new 522 recievers off of ebay. Got them both activated and they are still working to this day. I got one for $139 shipped and the other for $130 shipped.
scamparoni said:
To answer in order...
522 has no card - It is built into the unit. 322 card would be useless.
Yes, you have to call Dish to activate your receiver.
Yes, you will pay a $4.95 per mo DVR fee.
The only reason you would lease it is if you plan to have your service for less than a year or are worried about warranty of equipment, plus the box will never be yours.
You need a Dish Pro Plus Twin LNB or a Dish Pro LNB with a Dish Pro Plus 44 Switch and a Dish Pro Plus Separator. You cannot use SPLITTERS on satellites. Or you can run two cables from the dish to the 522.bigdan said:
bigdan, what kind of dish do you have? If your 522 is replacing a basic 301 receiver, you probably have the Dish 500 with a twin LNBF. So, you already have one coax cable running from the dish that you can connect to one of the 522 antenna inputs.
The twin LNBF already has a connector for a second tuner. So, now, all you need to do is run a second coax from that LNBF connector on the antenna feedhorn to the 522. That will give you your dual input.
You don't use a splitter; you need two separate coax cables attached to two different connectors at the antenna.
The twin LNBF already has a connector for a second tuner. So, now, all you need to do is run a second coax from that LNBF connector on the antenna feedhorn to the 522. That will give you your dual input.
You don't use a splitter; you need two separate coax cables attached to two different connectors at the antenna.
