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Did anyone else get this email? What bird are they moving my locals too?


 
I hadn't realized there were still locals on 121. They got them off of 105 last year as far as I know, although they moved them to 110 or 119 instead of 61.5 so the Superdishes stayed up.
 
I got the same letter. I think I am all set. I have a super dish and an 2nd for 61.5.

My locals are from Providence and they are on 121 and 61.5.

I am going to call anyway and see if they would be willing to remove the super dish. That thing is just so big.
 
There are still locals on 105. Charleston/Huntington WV is one market that is still up on that satellite. I think there is a market in Ohio on that satellite as well. There is only a few markets on 105. I didn't know that there were still markets on 121.
 
I called today the csr seemed very confused on why I was calling. I told him that I received the email and I think I am all set because I already have a 2nd dish pointed at 61.5 and my locals (Providence) are on this satellite.

The csr said "I think you are all set". So I guess I will not lose my locals.

Ken
 

Columbus Ohio would be that market.

Swapping all those Super Dishes to 1000.2's has been a pain.
 
I get my locals out of teledo ohio with a 121 super dish and when they moved my locals to 110 i just unhooked the 121 and put up a dish500 for 129 and used the cable from the 121 location and kept the superdish up for 110 & 119 and dont have much trouble at all since i have a biger dish to trap the signal.
 
Well, now there's a 'new' urgent Dish email / phone call about the need to upgrade my SD receivers (2 721s) so I can continue to receive my locals (Providence). They want to send me 2 522s as replacements because they have 8PSK tuners, and the 721s do not. (Can anyone confirm that?)
Questions I asked:
1) What is the deadline to change out the receivers?
(They couldn't find a date, only had a date when the swap program started.)
2)What receivers wold I get?
522
3) Would I own the replacement receivers? (I own the 2 721s)
Yes
4) Would I have to send Dish the 721s?
No, but I could, and get a $10 credit for each.
5) Could I get a single 722 instead of 2 522s?
The computer isn't showing any way to do that.

I told the account specialist I'd call back when I'm ready.

Looks like an email to ceo...
 
JimC said:
Well, now there's a 'new' urgent Dish email / phone call about the need to upgrade my SD receivers (2 721s) so I can continue to receive my locals (Providence). They want to send me 2 522s...
Click to expand...
Something's not right here.... Sounds like they want to get you off of the "no-fee-DVR" you've got to me !
 
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