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Great news! Most DISH Network customers will not be affected as our service is already 100% digital. The transition affects consumers who have an analog TV and use “rabbit ears” or another type of antenna to get their broadcasts over-the-air.
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If you subscribe to local channels through DISH Network.
- Great news you don't need to worry – DISH Network has taken care of transition for you! If your analog or digital television is connected to a DISH Network receiver, you will not have any impact and your TV will continue to deliver 100% digital TV at the lowest all-digital price in America.
- If you have any analog TVs that you use “rabbit ears” or an off-air antenna to receive local channels we have solutions for you!
- Add another DISH Network receiver to that TV and see all the channels in your DISH Network programming package.
- Get a DISH Network digital-to-analog converter box for free with your $40 government coupon, when available. Click here for more details.
If you get your locals on an analog TV through “rabbit ears” or another type of off-air antenna
- Get your local channels from DISH Network (where available).
Click here to sign up for your local channels
- Get a DISH Network digital-to-analog converter for free with your $40 government coupon, when available. Click here for more details.
- Upgrade to High Definition. All DISH Network High Definition receivers have a built-in digital tuner.
For receiver upgrades or additional receivers please call 1-888-253-5644 today!
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The digital transition sounds complicated but we are here to make it easy! Simply put, beginning February 17, 2009, the government is requiring that digital over-the-air broadcasts replace analog broadcasts.
So what does that mean? After February 17, 2009, analog TVs will no longer be able to receive programming without being connected to a pay TV service, such as DISH Network, or a DISH Network digital-to-analog converter box.
Let DISH Network make the transition to digital as easy as possible. With DISH Network you can keep the channels you currently have and add all the channels you can’t get on broadcast TV. |
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A DISH Network digital-to-analog converter box is an electronic device that converts digital signals into analog signals so that digital broadcasts can be viewed on analog TVs – enabling your analog TV to be able to receive TV programming.
The TR-40 and TR-50 are DISH Network’s digital-to-analog converter boxes. The TR-40 will be priced at $39.99, when available, and is eligible for the government coupon program (click here to learn more). This means that you can use your $40 government coupon to get the TR-40 essentially for free (not including sales tax and shipping, where applicable). Our converter boxes will be available in the summer; so please hold-off getting your coupon until the summer as the coupons expire 90 days after they are issued.
The TR-50 is an advanced converter box which features award-winning DVR technology. The TR-50 was also CNET’s Best of CES 2008 Show Award Winner in the Home Video category. This great product allows you to easily record your favorite over-the-air shows and provides internet connectivity for future on-demand features. The TR-50 will not be eligible for the coupon program, pricing and availability will be announced soon.
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Digital TVs are equipped with a digital tuner which enables them to receive programming after February 17, 2009 without an external converter box. Analog TVs do not have a digital tuner and therefore need a digital receiver (such as a DISH Network receiver) or a DISH Network digital-to-analog converter box in order to receive and display digital TV broadcasts. |
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You need to know whether your TV set has something called a "digital tuner" built in. If it does, your TV set is configured to receive and display the new digital over-the-air TV signals that will be transmitted in February 2009. The best way to determine whether your TV set has a digital tuner built in is to consult your owner's manual. If that is not possible, you may be able to look up information about your TV set on the manufacturer's website or look at the back of your TV set in some instances. You are trying to find out if your set has an input connection labeled "digital input" or "ATSC".
Here are some general guidelines that may help:
If you bought your TV set before 1998, it probably does not have a digital tuner at all. Almost every TV set made before 1998 was a traditional "analog" set that cannot display digital TV signals without either a special converter or a DISH Network receiver. If you bought a flat screen TV between 1998 and 2004, it is possible there is a built-in digital tuner inside, but that varies by model as only a limited percentage of flat screen TV sets included digital tuners before 2004.
If you have purchased a new TV set since 2004, your chances of having a built-in digital tuner improve dramatically. Starting in 2004, many of the TV sets sold included digital tuners that let you receive the new digital over-the-air broadcasts starting in February 2009. It varies by model as even some of the newer TV sets are purely display monitors that lack the internal circuitry needed to pick up digital broadcasts. |
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You have three basic options.
1) DISH Network customers can connect that TV to another DISH Network receiver or hook it up to the second feed of a dual-tuner receiver. Non DISH Network customers can subscribe to DISH Network service and enjoy 100% digital TV at the lowest all-digital price in America!
2) Get a free digital-to-analog converter box from DISH Network, when available. Click here for more details.
3) Purchase a new digital TV. |
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If you decide to purchase a digital TV you will not need to do anything as your new TV will be equipped to receive digital broadcasts. You can sit back and enjoy your 100% digital DISH Network programming.
If you do not have DISH Network let us help you get the most out of your new digital TV. DISH Network offers the best in movie and sports as well as the industry’s leading HD and DVR receivers. |
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You may be eligible for up to two $40 coupons, provided by the government, to help pay for the digital-to-analog converter boxes. Visit www.dtv2009.gov for more information. Coupons expire 90 days from the date of issue and can be used towards the purchase of approved converter boxes such as a DISH Network TR-40 converter box when available.
• Full details on DISH Network’s digital-to-analog converter boxes will be available soon. Our converter boxes will be available in the summer so please hold-off getting your coupon until the summer as the coupons expire 90 days after issue.
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Please visit the following website for additional information:www.dtv2009.gov. |
1 Subject to additional fees. Household Tuner limit applies
2 Over-the-air digital converter to be released in 2008. Details to follow as product launch approaches.
Maximum of 4 total tuners per account. Maximum of 2 model ViP222 or ViP211 receivers per account. Maximum of one (1) model ViP612 DVR receiver per account. Maximum of 2 model 522 or 625 receivers per account. Maximum of 1 model VIP722 DVR receiver per account. Maximum of 1 model AT&T Homezone 622HZ DVR or 1022 receiver per account (available only to customer billed by AT&T for services provided under this Agreement). No ViP722 DVR receiver may be active on an account with an AT&T Homezone 622HZ DVR or 1022 receiver. DISH Network shall determine eligibility for participation, including without limitation the number and type of receivers to be provided, in its sole discretion and reserves the right to deny eligibility for any reason.
Equipment Rental Fee: An equipment rental fee of $6 per month (in the case of a model 411, ViP211, ViP222, ViP612 DVR, AT&T Homezone 622HZ DVR, ViP722 DVR, or ViP622 DVR receiver) or $5 per month (in all other cases) for the first receiver activated is included in the promotional base programming package price. An additional equipment rental fee of $6 per month (in the case of a model 411, ViP211, ViP222, ViP612 DVR, AT&T Homezone 622HZ DVR, ViP722 DVR, or ViP622 DVR receiver) or $5 per month (in all other cases) will be charged to your account for each receiver activated beyond the first (for the purpose of determining the amount of this fee, model 411, ViP211, ViP222, ViP612 DVR, AT&T Homezone 622HZ DVR, ViP722 DVR, and ViP622 DVR receivers shall be deemed to be activated prior to all other receivers); DISH Network DVR Service Fee: A $5.98 per month DISH Network DVR service fee will be charged to your account for each model 510, 522, 625, ViP612 DVR, ViP622 DVR, ViP722 DVR, AT&T Homezone 622HZ DVR, or 1022 receiver activated. This fee will not apply with respect to one such receiver if you subscribe to DishDVR Advantage and will be waived if you subscribe to America’s “Everything” Pak; Additional Outlet Programming Access Fee: A $5 per month additional outlet programming access fee will be charged to your account for each dual tuner receiver (models 322, 522, 625, ViP222, ViP622 DVR, ViP722 DVR, and AT&T Homezone 622HZ DVR or 1022) activated. This fee will be waived on a monthly basis for each such receiver that DISH Network confirms has been continuously connected to your same land-based phone line and/or (solely in the case of a model ViP622 DVR or ViP722 DVR) continuously connected to your same broadband home network resulting in the functionality of the applicable receiver’s Internet-based features. DISH Network’s confirmation process(es) shall be the sole method(s) utilized to determine if your additional outlet programming access fee(s) will be waived; HD Enabling Fee: A $6 per month HD enabling fee will be charged to your account if any model 411, ViP211, ViP222, ViP722 DVR,, or ViP622 DVR receiver is activated. This fee will also be charged to your account if any AT&T Homezone 622HZ DVR is activated, enabled with the capacity to receive high definition programming (including without limitation via an off-air antenna) and is the only high definition receiver activated on your account. This fee will be waived on a monthly basis if you subscribe to DishHD or HD Pak (only available to residents of Alaska and Hawaii). The lease upgrade fee of up to $99 for a model ViP612 DVR receiver, or the second model 522, 625 or AT&T Homezone 1022 receiver is not a deposit and is non-refundable.
For additional lease details and information, please see our Residential Customer Agreement.
You can add an additional receiver including our best HD DVR receiver for only $5.00 per month. Additional $5.98 DVR fee applies. Household tuner limit applies.
Over-the-air digital converter to be released in 2008. Details to follow as product launch approaches.
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