© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/615542_Dish_Network_DishPVR_501_System Recent reviews written about Dish Network DishPVR 501 System en-us 80 80 http://www.epinions.com/615542_Dish_Network_DishPVR_501_System http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/75/34/615542-elec_lg-resized80.jpg http://www.epinions.com/content_428588437124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author wellguy - We have had no reception for 2 weeks due to some tree problems. The first week we had 3 different appointments set for Dish to come work on the problem. The first guy walked in and left said there was nothing he could do. Dish was supposed to send a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428588437124 Sat, 3 May 2008 20:19:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428588437124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_416384913028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author homeismyheart - I have had Dish Network for years. They have been nothing but trouble since the beginning. They screwed up the order and tried to overcharge us for our initial service. They are just awful. Recently my receiver broke. They said they cannot... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416384913028 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:36:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_416384913028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_386376240772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dogpile25 - i paided 49.00 dollar for 12 mouth contract it went to 18 mouths just resently ask for in home service and lease it will save you headache if dvr goes bad or service problems . replace dvr once in 6 years ten dollars for in home and lease... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~386376240772 Thu, 5 Jul 2007 05:32:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_386376240772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_336242314884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author co808 - This is the 2nd 501 I have owned and like the first, lasted a very short time before the system does whatever it wants to do. Power cycles off and on by itself, loses the information for the switch and so it goes through the horrifically long process of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~336242314884 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:09:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_336242314884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_295616220804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cocheci - After years of frustration with my local cable company I have decided to give a try to one of the available TV satellite systems. The ones available in my area were DirectTV and Dish Network, so after doing some research on both provider's websites I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~295616220804 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:56:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_295616220804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_288846352004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jtsmars - Warning. Check to make sure how long you are signing a contract. When I called around it was usually 12 mon. But when I signed it turned out being 18 mo. My Satelite stinks. It is having problems finding a transponder and says it has a problem with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~288846352004 Thu, 7 Dec 2006 22:06:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_288846352004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_239030472324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author angeno - UPDATE: Received a two line email from Dish Network that, essentially, attempted to fob off responsibility for unwanted solicitation to their resellers. In other words they were telling me to go after the arms of the octopus, so to speak. I responded... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~239030472324 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:58:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_239030472324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_230804721284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author thowe21 - I just want to start off by saying that I have been a Dish Network customer for 6 years now and have been very satisified with the level of service and the quality of the products that I have purchased from them. I currently own a 721 DVR, a 4900 and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~230804721284 Thu, 11 May 2006 19:23:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_230804721284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197052436100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 0/5 by: Epinions Author ceriess - Hideous customer service. Broken promises. Lost orders. Lost receiver. Lost customer. After having my service down for 3 weeks, I canceled today. This was because a receiver died, and this company (apparently staffed entirely with incompetents)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197052436100 Sun, 25 Sep 2005 16:50:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197052436100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196956360324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author SirMontego - Think of Dish Network as the alternative. The alternative to Oceanic Cable and the alternative to supporting a monopoly that’s so easy to hate. It’s not that Dish Network is necessarily better or even cheaper, but that you’re doing something different... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196956360324 Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:27:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196956360324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_195862892164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author pdx1cjg - I signed up for a free standard installation. When the installer came, he said he needed $60.00 to go under the house. I told him the installation is free. He said this is not a standard installation. I told him that it is false advertising to say they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~195862892164 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:45:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_195862892164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_190700555908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author adams1of4 - I signed with Dish only because my cable company had extremely poor customer service. Guess what? Dish Networks is WORSE! They told me I could get installation without any affect on my cable internet but when they installed it they piggybacked on the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190700555908 Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:15:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190700555908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_189536767620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author toddecks - So I got an ad in the mail offering DISH network for $19.99 a month plus free HBO and Showtime for three months. It would then go up to $31.99 a month for the cheapest package available, and I could cancel HBO and Showtime. Also I was required to pay... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~189536767620 Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:47:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_189536767620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_182524022404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author xmattkx - I have had Dish for about 7 months now, and will give as unbiased a review as possible. To begin with, they have a great selection of channels and the Sirius radio is great! That's where the great service ends. To begin with, make sure that you get the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~182524022404 Sun, 8 May 2005 01:27:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_182524022404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179293752964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author orioles35 - Comcast and Ticketmaster are #1 and #2 on my **** list. Ticketmaster with what they charge to "service" you per ticket and Comcast with their increase in fees every couple of months or so. I can remember paying $35 for basic cable five years ago...when... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179293752964 Thu, 7 Apr 2005 18:15:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179293752964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_177935519364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author clouis - The channel guide on the first PVR I ordered didn't work properly. The replacement PVR was so noisy that it interfered with my ability to enjoy the TV. When I realized that the PVR's were refurbished and tried to go back to the standard receiver,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~177935519364 Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:59:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_177935519364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_171797155460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author derek_g - I used to consider DirecTV the preferred choice of satellite television providers. With the introduction of new personal video recorder models, also referred to as PVR's or DVR's, Dish Network has established themselves as a formidable competitor in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~171797155460 Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:38:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_171797155460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169994129028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - I have not subscribed to cable television since my wife and I moved into the new house we had built outside Chicago some four years ago. When we moved into our new housing development cable was not available, despite being told it was coming any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169994129028 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 11:33:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169994129028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169557921412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author billvanalstyne - The Dish Network's single-receiver 501 DVR is a welcome addition to their product line-up. Video quality is visually as good as that produced by one of their non-recording receivers, so no additional compression is apparently being done -- or else... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169557921412 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:21:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169557921412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166117346948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dashdock - I have to agree. The service is the worst I have ever encountered. They put the dish on your house and won't take it down when you get rid of the product. They want to charge for everything. The service people are not on time. It took 5 tries to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166117346948 Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:33:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166117346948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163873394308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bobandkel - From programming to equipment to customer service; this has to be my worst experience of any technology...ever. I sent the equipment back in the boxes they provided only a month after I had it installed. They didn't send enough boxes so they charged... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163873394308 Thu, 2 Dec 2004 23:46:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163873394308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160113331844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author maxthrust - We got really bad service from DISH Network and will never go with them. We'd much rather fork over the extra cash every month and go with the local cable company. DISH Network was totally unwilling to work with us and fix the problems that we had. They... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160113331844 Sun, 31 Oct 2004 15:34:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160113331844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160105926276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BRIANWATKINS - Free installation, free equipment for up to four rooms. You don't have to pay for any of the HDTV equipment. But remeber you must have a HDTV compatible TV set to receive High Difinition signal. It's what the future of watching tv will be. It's better... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160105926276 Sun, 31 Oct 2004 12:46:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160105926276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_154938740356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author digitallounge - We decided to try out Dish Networks after being on DirectTV and the TiVo set up when we moved. The DVR system for Dish Networks was so terrible compared to TiVo that we decided to cancel our contract after three months and get DirectTV installed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~154938740356 Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:35:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_154938740356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_149896531588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rctennis3811 - When we subscribed to Dish network in September 2003, one of the incentives was a free DishPVW 501 system which works for only $5 extra a month - exactly like DirecTV. Not only does it have an 80GB hard drive, but the remote is very stylish and is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~149896531588 Sat, 31 Jul 2004 22:19:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_149896531588?linkin_id=8003929