[Guest]

I spoke with Dish today and they told me that the 501 will be getting software version 140 pretty soon but it is only another maintenance upgrade. I was hoping that it would be a search feature upgrade

 

[Guest]

It would be nice if it were caller ID.....

 

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I'd like to have that feature to neilster.
We probably will never see it on a 501.

 

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I don't mean to be sarcastic but why does anyone want caller ID on TV?

I would think it would be annoying.

 

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Geronimo, your probably right. I just think I want it.
I certainly would like to have the option to turn it on or off.

 

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I have caller ID on my 6000 and I like it. When the name and number pops up on the screen it allows me to see who's calling so I can decide if I'm going to get my lazy butt up from the couch to answer the phone.

 

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Chris, Is that an option you can turn on and off?

 

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I guess i would not want everyone to know who calls. But that is me.

 

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John, Yes

 

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Someone posted at DBS Forums today that they received version 150.

 

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Not for me. I just have bare-bones phone service, having removed the CallerID and call-forwarding at the end of Decembmer and use my home line as a dataline only.

 

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I miss the callerid from my 5000 reciever... because I too am lazy. However, it does preclude the need to purchase a cordless phone with callerid.

 

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Marissadad,
did they say they had gotten any new features, or did it appear to be a maintenance upgrade?

 

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There's a horrible awful downside to on-satellite receiver callerid - if you forget to turn it off before you record something! It would be much better to have it built into your TV/Projector/Monitor/Plasma Screen/whatever you display on.

 

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Apparently as llunken stated, its just a maintenance upgrade.

 

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When this was first rumored we were talking about the issue of a callerid window popping up in the middle of the recording. We speculated ( with a little inside knowledge, I think) that at least on a pvr, since the callerid data wasn't in the sat stream, it wouldn't get recorded.

 

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Just a response to "why would anyone want CallerID on their TV".

I had CallerID on my 5000 and it was a godsend. I miss it more than anything. Owning two businesses, my TV-time was my escape. My phone rang off the hook and each time I had to get up, go to the "CallerID box" and see who's calling to determine if I should get it or let it go to the machine. Not to mention those idiot "Out of Area" telemarketers. With the on-screen popup, it was great.

Further, I have a vision problem and the "Box" is kinda hard for me to read (especially in dim light). With the CallerID popup on my widescreen, I could read it from across the house.

I really miss that in the 501 and intend to write Dish to make sure they know I want it.

Thanks for listening.

Dave