Replacement Smartcard for 508

[Jim West]

I just bought a used 508 without the card. I figured I'd switch the existing card from my 500 to the 508 and give Dish a call. Now they tell me it requires a new card from them and it costs $60. Seems very steep for an existing customer, when they give it all away for new customers.

Is there any work around or cheaper place to buy a card ?

Jim West
jimwest@iquest.net

 

[korsjs]

welcome to the site. the only way dish will activate it is if you get the smart card from them.

 

[kavula]

Nope. The whole point of smartcards is E* security, meaning smartcards can only be authorized by E*. Moreover, smartcards are receiver dependent, meaning one smartcard will not work except in one particular receiver. You shouldn't have bought a receiver without a smartcard, since they cost so much to replace. You can buy used receivers, but always get the smartcard and receiver serial numbers and check those out with E* before you buy. If there is any outstanding balance on the smartcard account, you'll have a hard time activating it.

 

[Claude Greiner]

Should be able to stick a blue card in it from another receiver, and activate it. From there, it may take a few weeks but Dish should send you a yellow card!!!!

The key is the other card cannot be on an active account and cannot owe a past due ballance.

 

[Smith P.]

"cannot owe a past due ballance" - practically there is no restriction if you willing to pay the outsatnding balance .

 

[Claude Greiner]

Unless its a few dollars, but the average past due ballance on an account is usually around $180.00

 

[John Corn]

Should be able to stick a blue card in it from another receiver, and activate it. From there, it may take a few weeks but Dish should send you a yellow card!!!!

The key is the other card cannot be on an active account and cannot owe a past due ballance.

Thats what Dish told me as well, I'm selling 2 used recievers with blue cards. Dish told me they would send yellow ones out to whoever buys it, Dish is still in the process of replacing the blue ones with yellow ones according to the adv tech.