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    Went thru Downgrade/Retention last week

    How do you reach the retention dept.? My commitment just ran out and I need to take off DHPP. I also can't figure out my new bill. I switched to paperless and moved to DVR Adv and now I can't make heads or tails of it. I've got double charges, double credits. I need to call them and...
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    622 recording to dvd?

    Sounds like what I've been looking for. Can you tell me where you picked it up? I was thinking about getting the Polaroid at Walmart that has the componet in, and then getting a seperate unit for playback with HDMI out, but this sounds like it will do both.
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    Is my Local Installer trying to rip me off? Charging an extra $150 fee.

    One last question. The installer is coming out this afternoon, but I was reading the work order he wrote up and on it he wrote something like "installation of 2 Dish 500" - can someone tell me the quick difference between the 500, 1000 and superdish? Thanks again
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    Need a little help before making the big switch to Dish

    Thanks for the input. The switch will be made tomorrow! I can't wait. I can't really complain about TWC too much, the DISH price is actually a little more than TWC, it was their poor picture quality on certain analog channels and highly compressed digital channels. Any movement on the...
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    Is my Local Installer trying to rip me off? Charging an extra $150 fee.

    Well, the deal is done. I agreed to his price of $400 for the install (-$49.99 activation credit when I sign up for 18 months and -200 - $20 per month for 10 months) so it nets out to $150 instead of "free". For "extra" work he has agreed to mirror 2 rooms (no extra remotes, did I get ripped?)...
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    Is my Local Installer trying to rip me off? Charging an extra $150 fee.

    If I go with a DISH installer, will they mirror the 2 extra rooms, and if they will do they charge extra? Geez, for the extra $150 this guy wants I could just get an extra dual tuner receiver for 30 months.
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    Is my Local Installer trying to rip me off? Charging an extra $150 fee.

    Thanks for all the info. He did mention he would run copper core cable to the HDTV only, and at that price wouldn't "snake" any cable in the walls, so maybe he wants the extra money without doing the extra work. My house is 11 years old and each room has a dedicated cable run, but I don't know...
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    Is my Local Installer trying to rip me off? Charging an extra $150 fee.

    He did say he guarantees the install for a year and if there was a problem he would be back within 24 hours. He lives 20 minutes from my house so that might be nice. He also wanted to make sure I'd be there (vs my wife) to make sure the install was done to my satisfaction. He seemed honest...
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    Is my Local Installer trying to rip me off? Charging an extra $150 fee.

    Not much really - I guess just his "expertise." - I was looking at a 2 receiver, 4 room hookup, and he offered to setup an extra room or two with the 2nd output from one of the receivers. Of course, you couldn't watch different channels at the same time. My house is already wired from cable...
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    Is my Local Installer trying to rip me off? Charging an extra $150 fee.

    Help - I'm looking to get Dish installed. I stopped at a local dealer and had a nice conversation. The guy seemed extremely knowledgable and seemed to really know his stuff. However, he said he charges more than the other installers. He was upfront and didn't try to slide it in, but his fee...
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    Need a little help before making the big switch to Dish

    Just looking for some opinions before making the switch from TWC to Dish. I currently have TWC digital with the HD tier. While the HD channels for the most part look great, the analog and digital channels are so-so. Analog is real hit or miss, some look good, other horrible. The digital look...