The number of recordings doesn't seem to matter. My drives had way less then 999. One drive was even brand new and maybe had a couple of dozen before they pooped the bed. What annoys me most about this is the total radio silence from DISH. When I called tech support all I got was "the 211's are...

I would think, but it may not be right away. I noticed that some time my 211's may hold the recordings for a few weeks, other times they only hold for a week or so. But when they go, they go on both receivers at the same time. So I figure it's coded in the software and not receiver dependent.

DVR fees and, of course the one time cost of the OTA dongles. I'm not saying it will go up tons but I consider it an unecessary increase. You are correct in that buying the Wally's will not require a contract. By commitment I mean buying hardware that may be a brick depending on what happens...

That's what I was thinking. Either a DRM (digital rights management) issue, or DISH trying to force an upgrade.......but they will just end up forcing me to drop my service all together. If they came to me and said we want you to switch to the Hopper/Wally and it would be for the same monthly...

First I want to thank all of you for your help in this. It's funny, I'm getting more support from the folks here then the Dish tech rep. Storage space doesn't seem to matter. I have two external drives. One is about, or was, depending on how you want to look at it, half full, the other one is...

Thank you for the suggestion. I did look around and couldn't find anything. I tried "protecting" a few of the recordings but that didn't help.

I think you are correct. I first noticed it on both boxes in the morning so I suspect it was an overnight software update. I was a little disappointed when I talked to the tech. I understand the line is going obsolete but he wouldn't give me anything. When I asked when they did the last software...

I looked at that but it wouldn't prevent my bill form still going up or me going back under contract, unless I buy the box's outright, and with DISH in it's current state that's a commitment I'm not about to make. And you are correct I would still need to buy the OTA dongles.

Then I take it you never found a solution.

I did look into that. The Hopper does have a lot more features, but it's mostly all bells and whistles that I don't need or want. And on the down side my bill would go up (I already pay over $170 a month) and I would be back under contract. I think, after 25 years of being a customer, it may be...

I've been having a recurring problem that I can't seem to find any information on. I have two 211k's and each one has an external hard drive. For the last year or so periodically both of the drives will not play any recording over a couple weeks old. They show up on the list but when I try and...

I got the call also, but the gentleman on the phone didn't say the free Starz was ending early, just that I could convert it to the HBO/Max. I would not be surprised if this was ultimately related to the Starz lawsuit or one of the problems with Disney.

I have two 211s with external hard drives and get the 9 day listings. I would assume it's the same for the 211k.

Also works okay for me.

A while back I had some dealings with a Dish csr and also got the most valued customer speech. Just out of curiosity I asked what qualified me for such an honor (I figured they gave that line to everybody to make them "feel good") According to the rep a number of factors goes into the...

Sounds good, I hope the install goes well. It's a little interesting listening to everybody's experiences with the new HD. As far as the 110/119/61.5 people goes, and without trying to be too simplistic, there seems to be three main solutions (not counting some of the home builds and custom...

I think a key factor is if it will be a straight-up dish swap, or if other equipment upgrades will be involved (i.e. receiver replacements). At least that seemed to have been the issue in my case. As mentioned earlier they (Dish) seem to be going on a case by case basis. When I called about...

If I'm not mistaken the 880 and 890 are the the same unit except for the color and that the 890 comes with the wireless extender. The 890 is a piece of cake to program, just make sure you download the latest updates to your computer so you have the most current control codes. I would think...

I have the harmony 890 and I have used it with a VIP211 (with the DVR function enabled) and a DP301. The 890 is completely compatible. I would think that if the 890 plays well with Dish receivers that the other harmony's would also.

I see. Yeah running everything through the 1k4 won't work with the four receivers. Just trying to be helpful. :o

How long ago did you send the email? I sent one about two weeks ago. They got back to me with an email response in three business days. If you've been waiting longer then a couple of weeks I would resend. The fellow from the executive offices was very nice ans professional. He arranged for...

Just a question, but if I read you correctly you have an ea dish (1k4) and a dish500. You have the 110 feed from the dish500 and the three feeds from the ea dish going to the dpp44. If you only have up to three receivers why don't you run the 110 feed line from the dish500 directly into the lnb...

That's the configuration I have. I originally had the 110/119/61.5 set up. Had the 61.5 wing dish replaced with a 100.4 dish, kept the Dish500 in place, and ran the 110 feed in through the 100.4.

I figured he was a direct Dish employee when he arrived in a Dish truck. That and I asked him:)

This is a good reason to give a tip to any installer who does a good job. I just had a guy over my house a few days ago to swap out my 61.5 dish for an Eastern arc. He was a Dish installer, not a contractor, and in my opinion he did a great job. I've read some of the horror stories other...