I have been a loyal DISH customer for 10 years. I have been very low maintenance, getting almost nothing from them since my original new-customer discounts expired many years ago. I have 2 VIP 722 receivers hooked up to 3 TVs. My bill has steadily climbed to about $135/month (Top 200, HBO...

Hey guys. I was browsing through Costco yesterday and stopped to talk to the Directv representative. I told her that I was interested in switching to Directv but only if I could get one of the new HR44 receivers. She said she didn't think it was available yet in the Atlanta area yet. She...

Hey guys. I am thinking about switching to Directv to take advantage of the new customer deals. I would get a Genie HR44 and 2 HR24 receivers. From what I have read, the HR24s seem to be better than the clients withy the Genie. I would get the Xtra package. Can you please tell me what I should...

Hey everyone. Thanks for all the great info. I have been considering switching from Echostar to D* to get the HR34 and whole home DVR. Currently I have 2 722s and have no problems at all. I was ready to make the switch until I started reading this forum. Seems like there are still a lot of...

I know it is much more popular to post negative experiences here, but I wanted to post a positive one. I have been a DISH customer for about 4 years. I had a 522 dual-dvr receiver, 811 HD receiver (no dvr), and a standard 211 receiver. I decided it was time to upgrade to a HD dvr receiver and...