some more details concerning your Dish type/switches/and on-site receivers would be helpful.bohaiboy said:I have DISH tv currently for 4 TV's. If I purchase a DISH receiver on Ebay is it easy to hook up other tvs to it or will I need a code or some type of installation help from DISH? I am also sure there will be an additional fee.
This board is full of posts about the pitfalls of buying receivers on Ebay and other sites. The most obvious is buying a receiver with an account attached to it with owed money. The other is no warranty. You buy it you own it you support it. I'm not saying any of this will happen to you. But buyer beware. But yes if you happen to get lucky you just call E* and the process is totally automated as far as activation is concerned. Also, You have to look at your install. Is it even possible to add another receiver? You didn't say anything about switches or LNB's or anything. So do your homework before plunking down any money.bohaiboy said:I have DISH tv currently for 4 TV's. If I purchase a DISH receiver on Ebay is it easy to hook up other tvs to it or will I need a code or some type of installation help from DISH? I am also sure there will be an additional fee.
EXTACAMO said:This board is full of posts about the pitfalls of buying receivers on Ebay and other sites. The most obvious is buying a receiver with an account attached to it with owed money. The other is no warranty. You buy it you own it you support it. I'm not saying any of this will happen to you. But buyer beware. But yes if you happen to get lucky you just call E* and the process is totally automated as far as activation is concerned. Also, You have to look at your install. Is it even possible to add another receiver? You didn't say anything about switches or LNB's or anything. So do your homework before plunking down any money.
This is sort of true. Even out of warranty, the most it would cost to replace the receiver would be 49.99 + 14.95 S&H. If you have dhpp its covered full replacement. Only thing really to be wary of would be any customer caused damage it may already have, and that would void the warranty regardless.The other is no warranty. You buy it you own it you support it
+1lee635 said:I've bought several receivers off of ebay and sold one myself with no problems either way. Just be sensible about what you are doing. Look for a seller who has had an ebay account for a while, who has a good number of transactions, and scan through their feedback. If the seller has had an ebay account for years, has hundreds or thousands of buys and sells, and has lots of good feedback, then you are probably OK.
Alternatively, if the seller is brand new, has no feedback, will only accept a check and won't ship until after you mail the check and it clears....well, I probably wouldn't go for that....
Hope that helps and good luck.