HD receiver hardware limts?

[jkinghome]

I know there is a limitation of 2 VIP622 boxes per household. If I had 2 VIP622 boxes, could I get a single HD receiver (what is the model for this? No DVR, single tuner) for a different room?

Do I pay additional monthly charge for a non-DVR HD receiver?

Thanks!

[Grandude]

There are various limits on how many receivers Dish will lease to anyone. There is also a limit of six receivers total on any contract.
You can try to get them to lease you a VIP211 or you can buy one outright. Usually there is a five buck charge for every additional receiver on an account.
I currently have a VIP622, VIP211, 721, 501 and 921 on my account. Only one is leased.
The VIP211 is the HD non-DVR receiver that you probably are looking for. $245 at the Dish Store.
You may also need an additional switch to provide signals to three receivers.

[Jim5506]

I have an additional receiver access fee of $5 for my third receiver. I believe it is waived for the second if it is leased, BICBW.

[MadMatt2024]

I have an additional receiver access fee of $5 for my third receiver. I believe it is waived for the second if it is leased, BICBW.
And replaced with another $5 fee.

[HDTVFanAtic]

You cannot have more than 2 ViP 622's with E* even if you go out and buy them?

[Jim5506]

I thought I had seen several people claim to have 3+ 622's?

[garys]

I thought I had seen several people claim to have 3+ 622's?

I think there is a limit on two leased 622, a third purchased one could be added to the account.

[grog]

I tried to order two 622's a couple of weeks ago on lease but was told by DISH that there is a three "tuner" limit on leases.

They said I could get a 211 with the 622... They also said I could buy one 622 and lease another one. I had worked out all the plans and talked to the wife about packages and options. So when I was told no to two 622's I had to stop the call, re-group and call back. I will admit I looked at Direct and Cable just to see if there were any other options. I have been using Dish for to many years to leave them now but I did look.

We are moving to our new house on the 16th of July.

The plan was to replace my two 301's and two 311's with two 622's.
Right now I am keeping the 301's and 311's for upstairs and the 622 will be in the basement.

Two 622's would have been exactly what I needed but I will live with one 622 until I can figure out what I want to do with the sets upstairs. I may just feed TV2 signal from the one 622 to the LCD's upstairs. I am just not sure how the SD signal will look on a HD set. I might buy a 622 outright but with all the moving costs I might plan this for a future upgrade path.

[tnsprin]

I tried to order two 622's a couple of weeks ago on lease but was told by DISH that there is a three "tuner" limit on leases.

They said I could get a 211 with the 622... They also said I could buy one 622 and lease another one. I had worked out all the plans and talked to the wife about packages and options. So when I was told no to two 622's I had to stop the call, re-group and call back. I will admit I looked at Direct and Cable just to see if there were any other options. I have been using Dish for to many years to leave them now but I did look.

We are moving to our new house on the 16th of July.

The plan was to replace my two 301's and two 311's with two 622's.
Right now I am keeping the 301's and 311's for upstairs and the 622 will be in the basement.

Two 622's would have been exactly what I needed but I will live with one 622 until I can figure out what I want to do with the sets upstairs. I may just feed TV2 signal from the one 622 to the LCD's upstairs. I am just not sure how the SD signal will look on a HD set. I might buy a 622 outright but with all the moving costs I might plan this for a future upgrade path.

Last I heard it was a 4 tuner lease limit.

[bobukcat]

I tried to order two 622's a couple of weeks ago on lease but was told by DISH that there is a three "tuner" limit on leases.

They said I could get a 211 with the 622... They also said I could buy one 622 and lease another one. I had worked out all the plans and talked to the wife about packages and options. So when I was told no to two 622's I had to stop the call, re-group and call back. I will admit I looked at Direct and Cable just to see if there were any other options. I have been using Dish for to many years to leave them now but I did look.



Several people have posted success in getting them to lease two 622s if you contact ceo@echostar.com and tell them of your troubles. They are more capable of helping long-term (and short term) customers than the standard CSRs.

[Jim5506]

Last I heard it was a 4 tuner lease limit.

It is a 4 tuner limit on an account, but on any one DIU transaction, you can only do three tuners of any type.

The ceo@echostar.com can over-ride these limits, but CSR's do not have the software that will allow them to do this.

[jmsteffen]

I've always wondered why they maintain these limits. Most companies would welcome the additional business.

[Jim5506]

I've always wondered why they maintain these limits. Most companies would welcome the additional business.

With your first 622 you also must pay the $20 programming fee for HD or the $6 HD access fee, etc, but each additional 622 does not expand the revenue stream for Dish, they only get maybe $6 or $12 per month per additional 622. It takes a long time to pay off the unit with that narrow a revenue stream.

I just DIUpped for a 211. It only cost me $49 after programing credits. My monthly bill will not change at all, so I've leased the 211 from Dish for $49 flat, no monthly payment because it is my primary receiver now. No lease fee on it.

[allargon]

I'm trying to get them to take back my leased 625 for a 622, 211 or 222. So far, they're not budging since they "think" they have me locked in with the 'Dishing it up' package for my 622.. I'm trying to find a good deal on Ebay for a 211 as the CSR's basically told me to either buy one or try to sucker a local installer.