Greetings !
I have a purchased DVR625 that has run flawlessly for years. A few years ago, I purchased a new VIP722 and put it in the closet because I did not have a HD tv.
Recently, I purchased a Samsung HDTV so decided to install my VIP722 and dish came out and installed a black dish on my rooftop, we activated the VIP722.
Now I have the DVR625 and decided it would be nice to activate it and put it in my spare bedroom for company to use (the second tv spot on the 722 is used in our master bedroom)
So, since I do not know what is required to run a new wire from my new black DP pro on the roof to the 722, I get on the DISH website and use the chat feature to find out.
The representative tells me that I cannot activate the DVR625 because dish has launched a new satellite and there is no more SD programming. LOL
I know this is baloney so I call DISH on my cell phone and the rep tells me that I cannot activate the DVR625 because it is outdated equipment. I tell him I was just using it two weeks ago and he counters that once deactivated, old equipment cannot be re-activated. I ask to talk to a tech person.
Transferred to the Tech person, I tell him the stories I have been given by two other Dish reps and he says I can re-activate it. Apparently, Dish does not want people to use DVR625 receivers and try to discourage it with misinformation.
So, now that I know I can use my DVR625 for company in the spare bedroom, I wonder if anyone knows what is required to wire it to my new black "HD" dish on the roof. I don't know what model dish this is but it is slightly oval and a little bigger than the 500 it replaced. I am in Mesa arizona and the black dish I have gets 110, 119 and 128 (IIRC the dvr625 only got 119 and 119).
Will I need any new equipment other than running a coax from the spare bedroom to the dish on the roof and connecting it somehow (a splitter of some sort?)
Also, is a dish 1000.4 western arc dish better than the one I have? I am getting some random pixelation on local channels and if i can purchase a better dish i will.
Thanks
Paul
I have a purchased DVR625 that has run flawlessly for years. A few years ago, I purchased a new VIP722 and put it in the closet because I did not have a HD tv.
Recently, I purchased a Samsung HDTV so decided to install my VIP722 and dish came out and installed a black dish on my rooftop, we activated the VIP722.
Now I have the DVR625 and decided it would be nice to activate it and put it in my spare bedroom for company to use (the second tv spot on the 722 is used in our master bedroom)
So, since I do not know what is required to run a new wire from my new black DP pro on the roof to the 722, I get on the DISH website and use the chat feature to find out.
The representative tells me that I cannot activate the DVR625 because dish has launched a new satellite and there is no more SD programming. LOL
I know this is baloney so I call DISH on my cell phone and the rep tells me that I cannot activate the DVR625 because it is outdated equipment. I tell him I was just using it two weeks ago and he counters that once deactivated, old equipment cannot be re-activated. I ask to talk to a tech person.
Transferred to the Tech person, I tell him the stories I have been given by two other Dish reps and he says I can re-activate it. Apparently, Dish does not want people to use DVR625 receivers and try to discourage it with misinformation.
So, now that I know I can use my DVR625 for company in the spare bedroom, I wonder if anyone knows what is required to wire it to my new black "HD" dish on the roof. I don't know what model dish this is but it is slightly oval and a little bigger than the 500 it replaced. I am in Mesa arizona and the black dish I have gets 110, 119 and 128 (IIRC the dvr625 only got 119 and 119).
Will I need any new equipment other than running a coax from the spare bedroom to the dish on the roof and connecting it somehow (a splitter of some sort?)
Also, is a dish 1000.4 western arc dish better than the one I have? I am getting some random pixelation on local channels and if i can purchase a better dish i will.
Thanks
Paul