Switching To DISH

[JEBar]

we got the 2 year price lock but don't know abut the one for senior citizens .... will have to check into it

[JEBar]

still learning .... I was confused by the names given to several of their components .... early on some Big Wig at DISH went to Australia and really like it .... their Wally is a regular receiver, it cannot record programs .... their Hopper is a DVR .... their Joey is a wireless receiver that allows you to connect multiple TV to a Hopper

the only Wally (receiver) they offer for an RV can't record programs .... BUT they do have an external drive (similar to that used with computers) that can be plugged into the Wally .... they charge $100 for a Wally and $100 for the external drive

I need another cup of coffee ...

[cooperhawk]

I spoke to DISH this morning to upgrade our system. To upgrade to a Hopper 3 from a Hopper 2 is a $100.00 one time fee which when I said I was a Vet and a Senior the lady cut in half to $50.00. They will come install it Monday morning. That's pretty quick.
Our bill will increase by $3.00 a month is all.

We will get the Hooper 3 and a new Joey. The Hopper 3 has much more DVR capability that the 2, and we also get a voice activated remote.

The lady was very nice.

We have been with Dish for 18 years now.

[JEBar]

thanks for your comment .... when getting ready to do business with a different company its great to hear that they have good customer service

[JEBar]

just got an email from DISH saying both anyone we recommend DISH to can get $100 and we would get the same ... I'm certainly open to giving our number to anyone interested

[cooperhawk]

just got an email from DISH saying both anyone we recommend DISH to can get $100 and we would get the same ... I'm certainly open to giving our number to anyone interested

They've had that offer on the table for a long time. If your friends choose to sign up tell them you recommended Dish to them.

Tell Dish that.

[JEBar]

one of several reasons I don't like to stay in motels when we are away from home or use park cable when we are in a campground is by the time if figure out the TV channel numbers we are moving on .... we've been with Direct for so long that remembering the numbers of the channels we use is pretty much automatic .... wonder how long it will take for me to get used to the numbers used by DISH .

[fortyshooter]

So you folks on Dish TV....from whom do you get your internet service?

[JEBar]

So you folks on Dish TV....from whom do you get your internet service?

Verizon MIFI ===> https://www.verizonwireless.com/interne ... sku3220058

[dave77]

So you folks on Dish TV....from whom do you get your internet service?

I've had Dish almost since they started up. Really like their DVR and Guide but am probably going to switch to strictly streaming services soon, will save close to $100 a month. I get my internet from a local ISP on a PUD provided fiber system, $50 a month for 100 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up. No land line for phone, have gone to cell phone only.

[cooperhawk]

wonder how long it will take for me to get used to the numbers used by DISH .

Don't know about Direct but Dish has the option to select a list of your favorites and then that's all you have to look at.
I use it all the time.

[markiver54]

wonder how long it will take for me to get used to the numbers used by DISH .

Don't know about Direct but Dish has the option to select a list of your favorites and then that's all you have to look at.
I use it all the time.

Thanks for that info Coop because we've about had it with DTV!

[JEBar]

Don't know about Direct but Dish has the option to select a list of your favorites and then that's all you have to look at. I use it all the time.

we know its there but haven't ever used it

[cooperhawk]

The Dish tech was here this afternoon. It took an hour and he climbed the roof and replaced the feed horns, switched out the switch box in the basement, installed both a Hopper 3 and a new Joey in my Man Cave. He also set everything up and gave me a lesson on the new voice activated remotes. The High Def is even better and everything is working just fine.
It cost me a one time fee of $50.00 and an extra $3.00 a month. The old tuner, or DVR would record 4 channels at once. The new one will record 16. This tuner also has a feature called "Sling". That means we can watch Dish on our I phones and using a Fire Stick to a TV anywhere we go.

We are pleased.

[JEBar]

great to hear .... they are supposed to be at our place tomorrow afternoon to install the equipment in our home .... the receiver for our camper is supposed to be delivered tomorrow .... we've already reset the camper's roof mounted dome antenna for DISH .... its my understanding that it will require a call to get it turned on .... still debating which portable dome antenna to order .... hope to figure that out and order it next week .... do you have any concerns about using the voice activated remote .. .. I've heard stories that Google monitors the voice commands

[markiver54]

great to hear .... they are supposed to be at our place tomorrow afternoon to install the equipment in our home .... the receiver for our camper is supposed to be delivered tomorrow .... we've already reset the camper's roof mounted dome antenna for DISH .... its my understanding that it will require a call to get it turned on .... still debating which portable dome antenna to order .... hope to figure that out and order it next week .... do you have any concerns about using the voice activated remote .. .. I've heard stories that Google monitors the voice commands

We are all being monitored by many different entities.

[Bad Bob]

If you think Direct TV is bad, you have a surprise coming!

[JEBar]

our issue with Direct wasn't with the picture we received .... it was with a major change in the type of signal they are going to send and the equipment they are going to force their customers like us to convert to

[Mags]

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... and then both Siri and Alexa started laughing.

great to hear .... they are supposed to be at our place tomorrow afternoon to install the equipment in our home .... the receiver for our camper is supposed to be delivered tomorrow .... we've already reset the camper's roof mounted dome antenna for DISH .... its my understanding that it will require a call to get it turned on .... still debating which portable dome antenna to order .... hope to figure that out and order it next week .... do you have any concerns about using the voice activated remote .. .. I've heard stories that Google monitors the voice commands

We are all being monitored by many different entities.

[Mags]

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All voice activated devices monitor for voice commands. That's how they work. Question is do they listen to other things? I think Google might. Case in point.
About 2 weeks ago I was using Google Maps from my phone for turn by turn directions. I didn't 'start' the turn by turn immediately since I knew how to get where I was going half way. When I did 'start' Google maps it started giving me directions along the route I'd already passed. I said out loud "I'm already passed that sweetheart." Google responded with some sort of smart a$$ answer about being called sweetheart. Total surprise! I didn't know Google Maps could/would do that.

... I've heard stories that Google monitors the voice commands