921 Sys INFO Location ID?

[Mr5150]

Does anybody know why the location ID in the 921's sys info keeps changing? My dealer said temp reading is in this menu. Is this somehow related? Thanks.

[scooper]

Your receiver is acting normally. Dish uses this field to verify that multiple receivers on one account are actually at the same location. It's just a bunch of random numbers that don't mean a thing.

[P Smith]

Actually, the Location ID number have well known meaning [ unfortunatelly for scooper ].
It was a thread here.

Short answer - it's receiver's serial number and date/hour.

[Mr5150]

Thanks for the info....THAT'S why it changes :) I couldn't find that thread for the life of me...

[scooper]

Actually, the Location ID number have well known meaning [ unfortunatelly for scooper ].
It was a thread here.

Short answer - it's receiver's serial number and date/hour.


Care to explain why all your receiver's get set to the same when DIsh is verifying that all your receivers are in one house ?

Also - would you happen to have that thread ?

[P Smith]

Care to explain why all your receiver's get set to the same when DIsh is verifying that all your receivers are in one house ?

Also - would you happen to have that thread ?
Yes, I could explain it - there are clones ! [What's ILLEGAL, btw].

May be it was at satelliteguys.us ...

[mattmcg]

Your receiver is acting normally. Dish uses this field to verify that multiple receivers on one account are actually at the same location. It's just a bunch of random numbers that don't mean a thing.

So, any idea on how close the receivers have to be to each other? If I had a come about 60 miles away but in the same local channels market, could I have 1 receiver in each location on a single account?

[scooper]

Technically yes. You'd be fine until E* CSR asked you for the Location ID on both receivers. Also unless both places were your immediate household members, you would also be guilty of "stacking" your account - definately against the Terms of service. Vacation or second homes that are your households exclusive use would be OK.