- Perhaps the term FTA has been so compromised that it's time to come up with a new term that the hackers don't use, OR fight the good fight and insist that FTA'ers be called DISH pirates, or some other agreed-upon term, consistently until the terminology starts to stick a little.
- FROM $37.99 MONTHLY. A TV package made your way You wanted to customize your TV package. We listened – with the Flex Pack you can add and drop channel packs anytime.
- TV service providers such as DISH use something called a media encryptor, which they send out to all people who have a DISH antenna, the problem is you can’t view the media without first decrypting it, so dish would give you a decryption box that would decrypt the media that is encrypted.
- Aug 11, 2008 Dish - very very few hacks that work and it is the kind of thing you have to stay on top of day after day. Nothing like it used to be with, hack a card and watch for months. How do I know? I worked for GE/RCA when they were the makers of the directv receivers. It took many revisions but it is finally to the point where the entire system is.
Dec 04, 2016 First off thanks for the R2A. Secondly, to answer your question, it is possible, but you will most likely never be able todo it. TV service providers such as DISH use something called a media encryptor, which they send out to all people who have a.
(Updated 11/08/16) Welcome to the first post in my new Frugal Hacks series. Frugal life tips which take very little time to implement, but could conceivably save you a ton of money every year.
Dish Anywhere App For Laptop
Are you a current Dish Network customer and tired of paying $50 or more for a bunch of channels you don’t watch? I recently discover a “secret” programming package that gets my family all local channels in HD plus popular channels like TBS, History, TLC, MSNBC, Hallmark, Hub, HGTV, Food Network, Oxygen, CMT, and Boomerang for a whopping 65 cents a day .
Direct Tv Hacks
We get 60 channels in all, plus one HD-DVR receiver, for a grand total of $26.99 a month. (If you don’t want the DVR service you only pay $19.99/mo.)
The package is called the ‘Welcome Pack’ and most people don’t know that it’s available to ALL Dish Network customers, new and old. Why it’s called the ‘Welcome Pack’ is a mystery to me.
If you log into your online account you’ll notice that this package is NOT an available option. Currently, the only way you can get the welcome pack is to call them at 1-800-333-DISH and ask for it. Took me 5 minutes to call and get our programming changed.
Below is a screenshot of what your account will look like once you have the ‘Welcome Pack’. Your account will actually say ‘Package No Longer Available’ – WRONG! The secret is you just gotta call and ask for it!
The Pro’s
Dish Network Dvr Hacks
Obviously the price is a biggie. I have never seen a better price (for what you get) with any cable or satellite supplier. Also, you still get a lot of kids programming like PBS, HUB, Boomerang, and Baby First.
The bottom-line is this package is great for those who want to cut back on expenses but still have the ability to get local channels and local news.
The Con’s
Sports. While you’ll still get all the major network sports programming, you’re not going to get ESPN, or ESPN2 or ESPN News, or ESPN3, how many are there these days? This may be a deal breaker for some of you.
But keep in mind that you can still stream ESPNU from your computer or tablet and your TV is still going to be non-stop sports every Saturday and Sunday. Like anything in life, there is a trade-off. A break from non-stop sports to save some serious cash may be a good thing.
Keep an eye out for Frugal Hack #2 coming next week!