Worth it to sell 311 w/o purple security card?

[Thor263]

My parents have a deactivated 311 receiver that they no longer use. I'm pretty positive it was deactivated before the newest security cards were sent out. Is it even worthwhile to try to sell it without the security card? Doesn't Dish charge $50 for a new card?

Thanks!

 

[MattG@DISH]

It depends on the account that activates the 311 as to whether or not there's a charge for a G3 smart card. Since the 311 is 8PSK, I don't see it becoming obsolete anytime too soon

 

[Dah-Henny]

It's hardly worth the effort to sell them. $20 to $35 is common.

 

[Stargazer]

Is Dish Network allowing 301 receivers to be activated? Also, can a purple card from one receiver be transferred to another if there is no balance on either one (such as purple cards on legacy receivers)?

 

[garys]

Receiver can be activated, cards cannot be swapped from one receiver to another. You would need to get a replacement card from Dish.

 

[Derwin0]

Can't be used for Eastern Arc, so that limits it.

I've still got 2 311's in my basement I haven't bothered to throw away yet as it wouldn't be worthwhile to try and sell. Also have an 811 in the same situation.

Not to mention a 721 and a 942 which can't even be used anymore. I really need to clean out that basement.

 

[Jim5506]

Can't be used for Eastern Arc, so that limits it.

I've still got 2 311's in my basement I haven't bothered to throw away yet as it wouldn't be worthwhile to try and sell. Also have an 811 in the same situation.

Not to mention a 721 and a 942 which can't even be used anymore. I really need to clean out that basement.

Got any friends with boats?

 

[Mr Tony]

Is Dish Network allowing 301 receivers to be activated?

I asked that recently and Matt said they usually aren't
311's can be activated as they do 8PSK (the 301 doesnt)

 

[Mr Tony]

My parents have a deactivated 311 receiver that they no longer use. I'm pretty positive it was deactivated before the newest security cards were sent out. Is it even worthwhile to try to sell it without the security card? Doesn't Dish charge $50 for a new card?

Thanks!

can you plug it in and see the system info? Some 311's have the purple card embedded in the unit. If you check system info and the S# starts S19 it has a purple card (S00 means old card)

 

[MattG@DISH]

There are a few G2 SC's out there that start with S19 (ask riffjim ) but for the most part S19 is a G3 card

 

[Mr Tony]

interesting...thought that all S19 cards were the new N3 card

 

[MattG@DISH]

That's the general rule we go by, but an outdated SC shows as a blue number is our system (current SC's are regular black)

 

[Stargazer]

I do not understand why Dish Network used to be able to take a card from one receiver and put it in another one but no longer able to do that.

 

[riffjim4069]

interesting...thought that all S19 cards were the new N3 card

That's what both Dish Tech Support and Dish Philippines and told me. However, I had to get the "real scoop" from Matt.

 

[MattG@DISH]

It's always best to have a DIRT member check

We can check a SC to see if it needs a new one.

 

[Claude Greiner]

If you can find a buyer, then great.

However a 311 with an old card, I usually just throw away since I can buy a new one with a remote for $50 as a dealer with a 1year warranty

Consider this, a new remote is $14 which makes the unit worth $36 new.

A new card is $50, so do the math and simply buying a new one is a better deal.