Here's my situation. There's a deal on a ViP622 I can't pass up, but... can't justify upgrading AT180 to DishHD Gold at $20 extra per month right now. According to my signature, I already have 61.5, 110, 119, 129 coming from a DPP44 switch to my 522, so installing should not be an issue. The 522 is my only active receiver.
If this has already been covered somewhere else, my apologies, my browser is having problems with the search function, please point me to the appropriate thread.
Let me list out what I believe to be accurate, anyone who knows better is welcome to correct me.
- since I will OWN the receiver, I can just replace my existing receiver and activate this one on the existing programming.
- I will not be able to get HD OTA unless I either upgrade to the metal pack or pay the HD enabling fee.
- since I'm replacing one owned DVR with another and not yet upgrading the package, my monthly bill should not increase.
Question: Will I at least get the HD Demo channel at 61.5? This might be enough to increase the WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor) for spending the extra monthly for HD. Plus, I don't really know yet how good HD will look on my set (Samsung PCL5415), so this would at least let me know that.
If this has already been covered somewhere else, my apologies, my browser is having problems with the search function, please point me to the appropriate thread.
Let me list out what I believe to be accurate, anyone who knows better is welcome to correct me.
- since I will OWN the receiver, I can just replace my existing receiver and activate this one on the existing programming.
- I will not be able to get HD OTA unless I either upgrade to the metal pack or pay the HD enabling fee.
- since I'm replacing one owned DVR with another and not yet upgrading the package, my monthly bill should not increase.
Question: Will I at least get the HD Demo channel at 61.5? This might be enough to increase the WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor) for spending the extra monthly for HD. Plus, I don't really know yet how good HD will look on my set (Samsung PCL5415), so this would at least let me know that.
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