612 and OTA

Differences are one tuner output (it cannot run independent second tv), no pip and size of the hard drive (I don't remember the sizes), you don't get charged for the additional tuner if no phone or internet connection. It can record three programs (1 OTA, 2 sat) at the same time.

garys said:

Differences are one tuner output (it cannot run independent second tv), no pip and size of the hard drive (I don't remember the sizes), you don't get charged for the additional tuner if no phone or internet connection. It can record three programs (1 OTA, 2 sat) at the same time.

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Cool, thanks.

garys said:

Differences are one tuner output (it cannot run independent second tv), no pip and size of the hard drive (I don't remember the sizes), you don't get charged for the additional tuner if no phone or internet connection. It can record three programs (1 OTA, 2 sat) at the same time.

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Correct except you will get charged if you don't have the receiver connected to a phone line or broadband. it is only waved if the box is a one tuner box, not if it only has one tuner output. My 211k does not have to be connected, while my 612 does.

Ken

kstevens said:

Correct except you will get charged if you don't have the receiver connected to a phone line or broadband. it is only waved if the box is a one tuner box, not if it only has one tuner output. My 211k does not have to be connected, while my 612 does.

Ken

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My understanding is that the 612 is not charged the phone line fee since it is not a dual output receiver.

TulsaOK said:

My understanding is that the 612 is not charged the phone line fee since it is not a dual output receiver.

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That is what I was told by Dish and I have never had my 612 connected to a phone line and have never been charged for not having it connected to a phone line

Bob

kstevens said:

Correct except you will get charged if you don't have the receiver connected to a phone line or broadband. it is only waved if the box is a one tuner box, not if it only has one tuner output. My 211k does not have to be connected, while my 612 does.

Ken

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This is incorrect (but based on a common misperception). Even Dish CSRs regularly use the wrong terminology, and say "dual-tuner" receivers must have a phone connection, but in actuality, it is dual-OUTPUT receivers that must be connected to avoid the "additional output fee."

The fee is there to make up for the fact that you would normally have had 2 receivers (1 per TV) before the dual-output receivers existed, with the 2nd receiver generating an "additional receiver fee." Dish just combined to receivers into one package, and decided to waive the additional receiver fee IF the customer connected the receiver to the phone. In other words, it's used as an incentive to get the customer to connect the receiver.