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Title: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Lee Zaborowski on May 17, 2012, 05:33:24 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 79281 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79281)
Hi Gang.

I'm looking for a basic used model to use with a non-HD TV so a plain vanilla model in good working condion, with the ACCESS Card of course, will do.

email me direct - leozbrowski@... (leozbrowski@...).

Lee Z
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Steven M Fortier on May 17, 2012, 05:39:09 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 79283 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79283)
You can buy them on amazon

Steve & Jane

1998 Intrigue

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Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Lee Zaborowski on May 17, 2012, 05:44:11 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 79284 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79284)
Thanks for the tip on Amazon, etc.
But DTV wants $20 for a new access card. You can get a new one for $69.
Given the used price + shipping + $20 access card . . . forgetaboutit.

Thx,
Lee
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Harvey_1 on May 17, 2012, 05:45:21 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 79285 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79285)
If you will pay the freight
I will give you one.
Harvey

05 intrigue
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: John Beach on May 17, 2012, 08:57:19 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 79286 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79286)
Lee:

Contact Bob Vinson @ Oregon Motorcoach Center, I believe he has some used units for sale.

John Beach

06 Allure 31309
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Bo Lee on May 18, 2012, 11:31:49 am
Yahoo Message Number: 79290 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79290)
Lee

I have an older Sony DTVreceiver. I talked to DTV about activating the receiver for my guest house in AZ for the winter. They said because I had had this receiver active at an earlier time they would activate that receiver on my account but they volunteered that if I passed the receiver on to someone else they would no longer activate it because it was so old. So check with DTV to See if they will activate any given receiver.

Just a word of caution.

Bo & Kathy Lee
2000 Magna #5896

2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
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From: Lee Zaborowski

To: Country Coach Yahoo Group Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:33 PM Subject: [Country-Coach-Owners] Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver

Hi Gang.

I'm looking for a basic used model to use with a non-HD TV so a plain vanilla model in good working condion, with the ACCESS Card of course, will do.

email me direct - leozbrowski@... (leozbrowski@...).

Lee Z





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Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Lee Zaborowski on May 18, 2012, 11:38:12 am
Yahoo Message Number: 79291 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79291)
Hi Bo. Good advice. I am discovering that this is not so simple.

Lee
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Dean on May 18, 2012, 12:07:28 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 79292 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79292)
I obtained an older DVR and card from my daughter and tried to activate it with Direct TV. They would not do so even though one of my receivers is much older.
A year ago, they would only activate the unit if it had an ID number, not just a model number. Who knows what their requirements are today?
Be careful buying someone's card, as it may have unpaid charges on the card's account that exceed the value of the receiver.

Dean

95 Magna 5280
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Lee Zaborowski on May 18, 2012, 12:12:58 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 79293 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79293)
Hi Dean. Yes, I've learned that the first thing you do before accepting a receiver is to call DirecTV with the ID to determine it's status, as you have so well put it.

Happily I'm still checking out units.

Lee
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Lee Zaborowski on May 20, 2012, 11:20:25 am
Yahoo Message Number: 79346 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79346)
Thanks for your offer of the DirecTV Receiver. I have located a suitable unit, which I should receive this week. If it does not work out I may get back to you.
I did learn that many used receivers can not be used by another account as the original owner is defined by DTV as having leased the unit. About half of those I checked on were in this category.

Thanks again,
Lee
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Lee Zaborowski on May 20, 2012, 11:21:29 am
Yahoo Message Number: 79347 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79347)
Thanks for your offer of the DirecTV Receiver. I have located a suitable unit, which I should receive this week. If it does not work out I may get back to you.
I did learn that many used receivers can not be used by another account as the original owner is defined by DTV as having leased the unit. About half of those I checked on were in this category.

Thanks again,
Lee
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Lee Zaborowski on May 20, 2012, 11:21:57 am
Yahoo Message Number: 79348 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79348)
Thanks for your offer of the DirecTV Receiver. I have located a suitable unit, which I should receive this week. If it does not work out I may get back to you.
I did learn that many used receivers can not be used by another account as the original owner is defined by DTV as having leased the unit. About half of those I checked on were in this category.

Thanks again,
Lee
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Harvey_1 on May 20, 2012, 02:00:07 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 79354 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79354)
Ok , hope it works out
Harvey
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Doug Nelson on May 20, 2012, 03:47:57 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 79355 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79355)
Another thing I found out is that if you go into Best Buy or wherever, the salesmen don't even know that when you buy these brand new from them, you are getting a leased receiver and signing into the famous contract. I still have mine for sale when you come to the end of your trail.
Title: Re: Looking for a basic, used DirecTV Receiver
Post by: Lee Zaborowski on May 20, 2012, 03:58:37 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 79356 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/conversations/messages/79356)
Thanks Doug.
Lee