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  1. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    I certainly wouldn't suggest that anyone buy one, new or used, even to replace a broken one. But there's no reason not to continue using one that works, assuming it provides all the services the owner requires. And if I had known for sure that the first CSR's claim that it cannot work were BS...
  2. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    FYI, I just called tech support again. After the usual drill (20 questions and a reset), it's all working. Conclusion: the 922 is not dead except in the minds of the ignorant.
  3. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    Simple question: Is anyone still running a Dish VIP922? I recently un-paused my programming and my receiver won't properly activate. Dish is telling me it's no longer supported and I have to upgrade. I'm willing to do that (with owned equipment, not on contract), but my 922 works perfectly...
  4. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    Simple question: Is anyone still running a Dish VIP922? I recently un-paused my programming and my receiver won't properly activate. Dish is telling me it's no longer supported and I have to upgrade. I'm willing to do that (with owned equipment, not on contract), but my 922 works perfectly...
  5. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    I had to have my 922 recapped a number of years ago, but apart from that it's been a solid performer. It was last off pause in early June. Startup at that time worked just fine -- call 'em up, have them remove the pause, send the activation signal once or twice (via the Dish Outdoors support...
  6. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    This post is a couple years old but I'm hoping for an update. As I originally reported over 2 1/2 years ago, Dish threatened an end to support for the VIP922 and wanted to upgrade me and put me on contract. I ended up ignoring their suggestion and the box has served me faithfully ever since...
  7. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    This board's been quiet for a long time. I hope knowledgeable people are still watching it. I got a call from Dish stating that they were making changes that might (will?) cause me to lose service "in the next seven to ten days" and that they wanted to send a tech around to make changes to our...
  8. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    Oh, and all of that is supposed to take place over the course of a few hours or days, not months or years. It's just an organized, methodical way of approaching the upgrade.
  9. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    Matt, I do plan to upgrade the dish. In my experience, though, if I have an electronic system consisting of multiple components that's already working, I'm best off upgrading a piece at a time. Otherwise if something doesn't work, there's no good way to know which piece is at fault. Ideally...
  10. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    I haven't managed to find my records and the receiver's at my second home, but it's at least 12 or 13 years old. I tried to find a manual for it online without success.
  11. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    Grrr...
  12. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    Thanks, Ray. As long as the receiver will activate and show the SD versions of my current programming, my objectives will be met. I haven't decided yet whether the new dish will go exactly where the current one is, but I'd rather not tear everything down and be left with a bigger...
  13. ViP922 DVR Support Forum
    I'm a current Dish customer with an old Dish 500 system. I'm planning to upgrade to a 922. Is there any reason I can't hook the receiver up to the existing dish, activate it to make sure everything there is cool before installing the new dish for HD? Even just having a DVR for a change would...
  14. DISH™ High Definition Discussion
    I'm a part-time resident of Northern Colorado (in the mountains, where OTA is an impossibility) and a Dish customer. Our existing Dish receiver is ancient and came with the house when we bought it just over 10 years ago. I'd like to upgrade to HD and am looking for an affordable, low hassle...
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