Dish Network Smart Card

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ted klaudt my dish network is giving me problems, this site does not explain how to know if the smart card is the problem. plz re-write the article so it answers my question 10/9/2009
Yolanda William I just got the smartcard replacement message across my tv's and my regular channels are gone. I am SO FRUSTRATED. DishTV is causing service interruptions to customers. 10/7/2009
wilson seymour ihave a black slim dishnetwork receiver but na i need a new smart card i live in the bahamas how can i get me one plz cux icant watch no tv na am bord na plx help me dishnetwork owner 9/9/2009
Nyla We also had months of endless messages, contacts with dish related to the "not so smart card" finally fed up with the company they offered to UPS the card, we received the card did the download with the company and 'kaplooie' the system quit our TV quit working and we were left with no reception and no TV. The serviceman told us that the smartcard wasn't programed for our receiver, so guess we pay for a new TV and lousy service. 6/23/2009
Gary Schroeder I need a new smart card. ours expired. I had a lifetime membership for this. 6/13/2009
Oty Ramirou need the smart card also, he is very upsaid,... por favor 6/12/2009
Robyn George Why doesn't my other channels don't work, it work for couple hours and it just shut off? I just replaced the cards.. 5/20/2009
Ken Loomans Is it mantadory we use the smart card? This was something we were not aware of at the time we had Dish Network installed. We have been more than a little irritated with Dish Network and would appreciate it if the notice would no longer show up on our screen. What are the consequences if you removed this? We have contacted Dish Network prior to air our dislike of thie network but may be moving soon so would prefer to remain with this network until that time, however, this will depend on you taking care of this irritating problem. 5/20/2009
Shamika Roberts I don't have a new smartcard and a message keeps poppig up on the screen. I can't view some of my channels because of the message. 5/19/2009
Robyn George We have not get our smart card or we don't have one too. 5/11/2009
Larry Gallagher How can I get to order a new smart card.. every site gives me different how to locations. ALL I want is to order a new smart card 5/7/2009
Amalio Carneiro I have not received my smart card yet. 4/13/2009
who gives a s-- this site is worthless. i can not find anything about how to access a smartcard on this site. WORTHLESS! 4/6/2009
karl marx time to rehash the federal communications act! back to the drawing board.
it is exactly the give us money for nothing attitude of communications companies that led to the tech stock crash and ultimately to the present global financial crisis.
4/1/2009
Gail Mckee Where do I find the answer? 3/30/2009
Gail Mckee I have not recieved my smartcard and my tv continues to show messages that I must have one soon. When are they going to send my card. I don't want my programming to be interrupted. 3/30/2009
John Fixari We have been doing business for some time now and now there is now TV that;s about the worst service ever. you could have sent the card to all your members some time ago. Youir managment is doing a very poor job. think I'll go back to cable no smart dard needed there. 3/29/2009
Jo Anna Lougin I need help, my system is saying that I need to install a smart card by april 8. That I should have recieved one in the mail. 3/26/2009
Tracey White I have a pre paid & it said that I need a new smart card. 3/25/2009
Richard Howell I recieved my new smart card, inserted it and after waiting for the system to download I now have nothing. I had good reception with no card before that.What do I do now? phone 717-426-4401 3/19/2009
ramanpreetkaur can you me free channels until smart cart didnot come to my mail box. 3/18/2009
sonia i have dish ut it's stop working 3/15/2009
waynard scott i continue to get a pop-up notice on my screen that my smart card is about to expire. i have already installed a smart card that you sent to me just a month or so ago. i don't know whats going on but i wish you would get it straight. thanks, waynard scott, 912-728-3508 3/14/2009
E BRADFORD why didn't you say in the directions for loading the new smart card - that it didnot stay in - I kept trying to make it stay. 3/5/2009
Labib Shamiyeh smart cards expires within 2 weeks. I am on vacation and will not be home before April 6

What I can do to get extention?
2/24/2009
Bill Huddleston We updated our Dish system to the new SmartCards several days ago with no problems. We have been watching television daily since. However, last night, one of our receivers went out. We could not get it to reload. It gave a message that our SmartCard was not installed properly. Since we were watching something that we did not want to miss, I replaced the new SmartCard with the old card that had been in my receiver prior to the new SmartCard. The system came back on line and I have great reception. Please advise. The defective card number is: S 19 4518 9917 34. 2/19/2009
Eric I have not received my Smartcard Yet. the first time I called you said you mailed it out on 01/25/09 and the secound time I called was on 02/06/09 and you said I should receive it in about 5 to 7 days. Well it is now 02/18/09 and I still have not seen it and Now One of my TV's are down and can only watch TV in one room now. I am getting very up-set and if my other Tv goes down before I receive my smartcard you will force me to look some where other then the Dish Network. 2/18/2009
shamsheena respected sir,
can u plz... send the full report on "smart card", i m so... much interested in ths topic. thanks in advance.
2/16/2009
Dean Cool Well you guys did it. as I said in my comment on 12/12/09. :sorry for the inconveince. After all of the years that we have been customers of Dish Network, you have finally made us so upset that we are going with FIOS Verizon.When my wife's caregiver got up and turned on the TV and NOTHING, that us when we made up our minds. And when I talked to the people that we bought our service from, told me that when they got a check from your company, and it BOUNCED. A RED LIGHT came on. As I said the other day it will us saying "SORRY FOR THE INCONVEINCE." We will be sure NOT to recommend Dish network to any of our friends or relatives. 2/14/2009
Dean Cool Your smart card does NOT work in our system, we have installed 3 cards and each time the card messes up our reception. We even got a new reciever (against better judgement) that did not even work. When we BOUGHT our system, a year ago.it had a internal card. had NO PROBLEM. But with your card we have had nothing but trouble. We have called your Customer service reps so many times we cannot count them, and we get no where with your reps. All we get is "Sorry for the inconvenience." It is like they are reading off a script. Any more inconveince and you won't have any inconveneince. We are tired of getting the run around from your representives. 2/12/2009
george brush i dont have a smart card, how do i get one ? 2/7/2009
Pattie how much are the smart cards? 1/26/2009
blanca ventura my new smart card that you send me my box didnt get it and it says that an error has occour 1/7/2009
Janet Backus is the biggest pain in the neck, I followed the directions and completed the process and I am still getting prompted that I need to do the update because my smartcard is about to expire, 12/26/2008
Vancy Ruiz to many problems with the changes of the cards, why don't leave how is 12/26/2008
Barnesville,Oh. I have three receivers and only two new smartcards, and where do you find the Receiver ID# on the system? 12/25/2008
CONCEPCION REGL I NEED THE SMART CARD PLEASE 12/15/2008
betty mull we do not have a smart card in our reciever box a notice keeps coming up on the tv that it about to expire so please what do we do? have tried calling the phone # showned on the tv screen. pleas respond as soon as possible please, 12/3/2008
curtis venn I have no smart card to replace, Curtis venn, 417 469 1215 12/3/2008
yuri i still have no clue on what asmart card is i really dont care i just want to know how to take the pop up of a smartcard coming on my tv 12/1/2008
Jose D Cuellar i HAVEN'T RECEIVE A SMARTCARD YET
i DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY KEEPING APOP UP TELLING ME EVERY FIVE MIN i HAVE WAITING FOR YOU TO SEND IT
CAN I GET ONE FOR FREE?.
12/1/2008
Karen Johnson I haven't received a Smartcard yet. Your message started about 3 days ago, and now is coming on every 5 minutes. It's extremely irreratating. Plus, I come to this web-site to try and resolve it, and this is all I can do! Not a great system. 11/25/2008
dan talerico I am having a problem with our new smartcard. We had installed it a few weeks ago and now we do not get any programming. The dish will not accept the card at this time. Where do we go from here? 11/18/2008
michael morley How come my neighbor received a smart card for dish network and i have not received any yet. We both have the same stuff and we both signed up the same day. 11/17/2008
Carl Dillaha How does a Dishnetwork customer get a Smart Card? 11/14/2008
Warren Brown I do not want a smart card o r the message that appears on my TV.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
10/28/2008
Bailey YOU are not very clear about your smart card replacement program...are you going to discontine my service if a new card isn't inserted,,,i have not recieved one in the mail and you cannot get through on your phone lines...you have no info on the internet about accessing your card and my tv is continuing to show a message of expiration...What the? 10/24/2008
GERROD W HARRI I under stand i need a new smartcard but I dont understand why I keeping a pop up telling me every five min,.I have been waitng for you to send it. now while i wait I cant watch because you keep telling me I need card you wont send. 10/16/2008
jerry sweet how the heck do I know if I have been turbo-charged? nothing new that I can see, and how can you say dish is 100 percent hd when I have tons of channels not in hd including my locals!
thanks if you answer
10/16/2008
mike pls,so i can test it
5/4/2006
mike can i get one for free 5/4/2006
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