Reactivate old receiver-get new card for free??

[Mr Tony]

I have an old receiver that has been deactivated for a while and I want to get that back up and running. Issue is it has the old blue card. If I reactivate that receiver (its still showing on my account as deactivated), will they send me a new card and if so, is there a charge?

Unit powers on but the only channel I can see is 101. Everything else either gives me the “smartcard not authorized” or black screen (in the case of NASA, Angel One)

Its an old 5000…yes I know I can upgrade but I liked having the OTA tuner integrated into the unit.

 

[Van]

yea you should get the card for free,

 

[garys]

I think there is a $15.00 charge for a yellow card. i heard that sometime ago, but don't know if it's waived if you previously had it activated. Intance involved activated on new account.

 

[inwo]

Thats the way it works for us. Retailers.

Csr will activate receiver, but programming won't come on until you get the new (free) card.

 

[Kagato]

Dish doesn't seem to care about the Yellow cards. When my 721 went from blue to yellow they must have sent me about 4-5 cards before I activated.

 

[Mr Tony]

yes but the blue cards don't work at all now.

 

[HokieEngineer]

I have activated older receivers before and they sent new cards free of charge. Make sure you get a tracking number or something though, since my first one got "lost" and it took 2 weeks for another one to show up, in the mean time I couldn't watch anything .

 

[Darkman]

Good luck to you Iceberg :up

 

[Mr Tony]

I currently have a box active so its no biggie. I'll just have to wait for them to send me the new card.

First I have to let the software update.... I noticed I'm a couple updates behind

 

[Stargazer]

Tell them that you want the card shipped via UPS. USPS will lose it. Done had it happen to me (another bad USPS experience where they lose/stole the item). The card will cost nothing and there is no charge for S&H. I've replaced some without any problems.

 

[Darkman]

I currently have a box active so its no biggie. I'll just have to wait for them to send me the new card.

First I have to let the software update.... I noticed I'm a couple updates behind

I believe you can let the software update with that old card you have .. or even cardless (just if want to do it cardless - would have to have the receiver there on the menu on "Do NOT ask if want to receive s/w" option.. so would need to set it up that way before hand) ..
If go cardless .. just power down the receiver with remote i believe.. and wait for it to start s/w download...

...Or can just do it with that old card in instead

 

[Mr Tony]

I'll just let it update with the card in it. This receiver has close to current software in it (I use to hook it up to let it download software)

 

[Darkman]

Oh.. OK.. - if "close to current s/w" is on it - it will be somewhat easier to d/l the newest one

 

[miguelaqui]

OK I bought a 721 with a blue card from Ebay. they activated the receiver and sent me a blue card. I was able to get a few channels with the blue card activated, like Univision.

 

[kb7oeb]

Tell them that you want the card shipped via UPS. USPS will lose it. Done had it happen to me (another bad USPS experience where they lose/stole the item). The card will cost nothing and there is no charge for S&H. I've replaced some without any problems.

I've had the opposite experience. I haven't had any problems with USPS but I have had UPS deliver packages to 4 different houses in my neighborhood. One was my 508!