Lost the free channels

primestar31

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• Sep 6, 2017

• #1

I dropped my Dish sub last year, but left my VIP722k hooked up. Until this past week, I could still get some of the free channels, such as FETV and Inspiration, and some of the free HBO's and such (when those were in free mode). As of a few days back, ALL of those have vanished from the guide, and I no longer have access to them.

Are there any others that had the same situation, and have also lost those channels? Maybe they rolled out a new firmware or something?

Just wondering...

 

navychop

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• Sep 6, 2017

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You had a good run. The system finally cut you off.

Be aware, word is out that after 10/1/17 Dish will no longer offer ViPs to customers, strictly like for like replacements after that.

They might not reactivate your ViP722 after that.

 

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pattykay

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• Sep 8, 2017

• #3

My deactivated ViP211k still gets those free channels. Maybe it is just a ViP722k thing? There was a software update for the ViP722k recently that changed the screensaver (that was the only change I noticed) so it is possible that they changed something else while they were at it.

 

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primestar31

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crodrules said:

My deactivated ViP211k still gets those free channels. Maybe it is just a ViP722k thing? There was a software update for the ViP722k recently that changed the screensaver (that was the only change I noticed) so it is possible that they changed something else while they were at it.

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How long has your receiver been deactivated?

 

pattykay

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• Sep 8, 2017

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primestar31 said:

How long has your receiver been deactivated?

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Almost a year continuously deactivated, I think. I keep it deactivated most of the time for the last few years and never had any problems unless I left it unhooked from the satellite for too long.

 

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