From Sky Report "The TiVo-DISH showdown is looking grim for DISH as Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett notes that the No. 2 DBS provider is "now negotiating with the proverbial gun to the head." (Moffett wins our personal vote for most colorful writing by an analyst.) Anyway ...

I was a dish customer up until April of last year. I'm thinking of coming back, but had a few questions since I cannot get a consistant answer from a CSR. I know I cannot be a NEW customer, but can I qualify for the new customer discounts? Here in St. Louis, which arc would I be on? Before I...

I used to have dish up until a few months ago, but with my job situation I had to cancel. I do want to have the service back in the near future, but would like to get some of the new customer discounts. How long do you have to be without service to be considerd a new customer?

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I just restarted my service after being out of town for several months and signed up for the AT200 w/HD & Locals. I wanted the PVR Advantage program but for the $3.00 savings I did not want to go with another 18 month commitment of the CC auto pay. I just look online to check my bill and it has...

My job will require me to leave the country for six or more months starting in January. I currently lease a 622 receiver since March 2006. I called to ask if my account could be placed on hold and pay the $10.00 a month, but they refuse to do this because of the 18 month commitment. I will...

I'm not watching much of the SD channels as I used to and was thinking of dropping to the Family Pack. Now E*'s website does not list a price of the HD pack anymore. Is it still available and for how much? Does it include all of the HD channels?

Well, one of the fans is going out on my 622...it has a high pitched whine and their is a distinct vibration of the unit. This will be receiver #5 since march, almost once a month...not a good track record. If this one fails, I'm dropping dish...the whole experience from the start has been a...

I had a dish 1000+ installed 2 weeks ago with great improvement on the 129 sat. I get about the same from 110 and 119, but when scanning through each TP on 110, I only get 50-59 on TP12. It's not an alignment problem as I get 92 to 103 on all the other TP's. I don't know what channels are...

I just had a Dish 1000+ installed today which uses a DP44 switch. Does it make any difference where the power block is installed? The installer put it right behind the 622 receiver, but I would like to put it in the basement out of sight next to the grounding block. Should it go before or after...

Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:22:22 -0700 (PDT) From: "MY NAME HERE" <XXXXX.XXXX@yahoo.com> To: ceo@echostar.net Subject: Getting local HD Channels St. Louis Hello. My name is "MY NAME HERE", acct# xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Here is our problem. I require the new dish 1000+ to pickup the local HD...

Any word when this will be up-linked? I thought E* had till the 30th to have this channel running.

I called E* this morning inquiring about the HD locals and the need of one of the newer dishes. One CSR did tell me that there is as $59.00 charge for the dish, and that only the 4 major networks are transmitted. But I also got answers from other CSR's that locals are only on the 129 sat, so a...

I'm looking for some input from the experts here on getting a universal remote that will work with Dish Vip 622 HD-PVR. It must have discrete features and it must be upgradable. I'm looking at Logitech's Harmony line of remotes and I can get the 680 for about $50.00 online. I don't know enough...

I just got measured phone service to keep my DSL line. I get 25 free calls a month, but then get charged $.08 cents per call after that. How often does the dish receiver call home, and what if I disconnect it? I never purchase movies or VOD, so what would happen?