I tried 3 times. Refused to activate w/o installer (i didn't want to lie and say i was the installer).
Had the thing all plugged-in, new s/w downloaded, and everything ready to go, replacing the 942 i've had for 3 days as a replacement for my 921 that died briefly.
Anyway, at least the last person i spoke to really tried to do it. System wouldn't even let her move the install date closer.
So now dish gets to pay someone to come to my house and make a phone call. It's amazing they aren't out of business yet.
Since they're coming anyway, now I will make them replace my dish 500 with a dish 1000 and repoint my second dish back from 129 to 148 (for CBS-HD W). Of course that will mean a new switch. I'll see what else I can get him to do on Dish's dime. (I'm still pissed that since I initially was on a dish home plan, i cannot deactivate the 4900 receiver that has been sitting in my attic for 5 years, unless i cancel my whole account and start over. I am not in a mood to make things easy on dish at this point).
The first woman I spoke to yelled at me because I claimed that since i have 2 dishes and can see 110,119, and 129 i do not need a dish 1000. she said i was an idiot, to the person sitting next to her, i guess, when she thought i was on hold. I just love this company.
Had the thing all plugged-in, new s/w downloaded, and everything ready to go, replacing the 942 i've had for 3 days as a replacement for my 921 that died briefly.
Anyway, at least the last person i spoke to really tried to do it. System wouldn't even let her move the install date closer.
So now dish gets to pay someone to come to my house and make a phone call. It's amazing they aren't out of business yet.
Since they're coming anyway, now I will make them replace my dish 500 with a dish 1000 and repoint my second dish back from 129 to 148 (for CBS-HD W). Of course that will mean a new switch. I'll see what else I can get him to do on Dish's dime. (I'm still pissed that since I initially was on a dish home plan, i cannot deactivate the 4900 receiver that has been sitting in my attic for 5 years, unless i cancel my whole account and start over. I am not in a mood to make things easy on dish at this point).
The first woman I spoke to yelled at me because I claimed that since i have 2 dishes and can see 110,119, and 129 i do not need a dish 1000. she said i was an idiot, to the person sitting next to her, i guess, when she thought i was on hold. I just love this company.