There is hope
Just a note to people out there that there is hope, maybe, in some cases. I was fully expecting my DMA (Ft Wayne) to be in just as short supply as everywhere else. I called first thing Thursday (2/12) morning and got an install date for the next day (2/13). That subsequently was canceled since the installer claimed they didn't have a DP adapter. After talking to Dish to reschedule my appointment for 3/20, I called again and got it bumped up to 2/14 (which magically opened up...thank you god btw). I told them I would just drop my 2800 and only have my 301.
I visited the installer on 2/13 to confirm my appointment and make sure that they did indeed have the SD. At that time, I mentioned them not having and DP adapters. After they figured out what I was talking about, one of the sales lady said "Oh, so that's what these 2 boxes are for". They had two all along. Actually it turned out that these were the only 2 in the city.
After verifying with their management that they did indeed have something they weren't suppose to have, I got my SD installed w/ an adapter this morning...2 days after locals were available. I don't know why my area was lucky. Maybe we had been stockpiling them for the past 2 months. Maybe we were just lucky. Several cities around us have gone up, and several more are slated to go up soon. Maybe the shortage is localized to everywhere except here.
Hope this gives just a little glimmer of hope to people out there...maybe your situation won't be as bad as others...or maybe not.
Just a note to people out there that there is hope, maybe, in some cases. I was fully expecting my DMA (Ft Wayne) to be in just as short supply as everywhere else. I called first thing Thursday (2/12) morning and got an install date for the next day (2/13). That subsequently was canceled since the installer claimed they didn't have a DP adapter. After talking to Dish to reschedule my appointment for 3/20, I called again and got it bumped up to 2/14 (which magically opened up...thank you god btw). I told them I would just drop my 2800 and only have my 301.
I visited the installer on 2/13 to confirm my appointment and make sure that they did indeed have the SD. At that time, I mentioned them not having and DP adapters. After they figured out what I was talking about, one of the sales lady said "Oh, so that's what these 2 boxes are for". They had two all along. Actually it turned out that these were the only 2 in the city.
After verifying with their management that they did indeed have something they weren't suppose to have, I got my SD installed w/ an adapter this morning...2 days after locals were available. I don't know why my area was lucky. Maybe we had been stockpiling them for the past 2 months. Maybe we were just lucky. Several cities around us have gone up, and several more are slated to go up soon. Maybe the shortage is localized to everywhere except here.
Hope this gives just a little glimmer of hope to people out there...maybe your situation won't be as bad as others...or maybe not.
