Changing cities/Staying with inlaws 2 mo's/2 accounts one house??

[gadgtfreek]

Ok, so here is the situation:

ViP 722k, classic gold 250


Starting around Dec 15th, we will be with my in laws, waiting on a Feb 1 house, for 1.5 months. My inlaws have Dish network, and a line running into the bedroom I'll be staying in.

When we get there, can I just hook my ViP 722k up for the month and a half in the bedroom, and continue my service there. It won't be hooked to a phone or the net, so I figure they would not know. This may not be "legal", I dunno, but they won't let you pause a account under contract (which is crappy) and I'll be paying for it anyways.

Would this work? I assume the box would not know where it is? I'm thinking this plan, then when we get into our house, ll call Dish mover.

 

[Bob Haller]

that should be fine, they may charge you the extra 5 buck a month extra tuner fee. do you only have one receiver?

are any of their receivers VIP ones? dishcomm may use the power line to call in the location

 

[gadgtfreek]

Yeah, I was figuring they would charge me the $5. I'll have it on a UPS, so it will not be calling home.

I don't see why they would care, they will still get their $85/mo

 

[gadgtfreek]

Just thought about something. How would I change my zip code so that the rcvr gets the proper locals? Is that account related, or a rcvr setting?

 

[digiblur]

I would hook it up to the phone line or ethernet too, Dish isn't going to care about 2 accounts in the same home. It's double money to them. Just the opposite of account stacking.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Maybe that is what I'm mistaking. So is account stacking two people on one account? I was thinking it was two accounts in one house?

 

[brownover]

Just thought about something. How would I change my zip code so that the rcvr gets the proper locals? Is that account related, or a rcvr setting?

Changing your zip on the receiver will not help. You will have to give Dish the new service address so they can reset your locals.

 

[digiblur]

Maybe that is what I'm mistaking. So is account stacking two people on one account? I was thinking it was two accounts in one house?

Correct. Account stacking is getting a second receiver on your account setting it up at your buddy's house. You are doing just the opposite, having 2 full accounts in the same home is perfectly fine, it is double the money for them.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Cool, thanks.

 

[Hall]

Just to be safe, you're in "Apt B" at your in-law's address too.

 

[gadgtfreek]

OK.

 

[Hall]

Probably not necessary unless they get a match when they key in your "new" address. If they see service already there, it might, ummm, confuse someone...

 

[Bobby]

So, just to be safe why not just say Apt B?