Dish 921 and 942 - phone line needed??

g3evolution · 11-28-2005, 04:39 PM

I am searching for a HiDef DVR solution for a Dish signal that does NOT require a landline. I want the schedule to be downloaded from satellite (like my 811 does now) or from a wireless Internet connection. Why? Because I am totally wireless and don't have a landline. I read somewhere that the 942 can use ethernet (wireless to Internet). But must I pay a $5 fee to Dish because I am NOT connected to a landline? I think I also read somewhere that the 921, if still available anywhere, is not ethernet capable. But does that mean that it gets the schedule from a phone line or from the satellite?
Where are you, Dish Tech? Help me out.

garys · 11-28-2005, 07:09 PM

All DN receivers get the guide info via sat. The phone line and ethernet connections are for other uses.

calicogang · 11-29-2005, 12:03 AM

I nevery had a land line hooked up to my Dish receivers for the three years that I was with dish. The line is just for PPV orders. If you need to have the box call in, take it to your neighbors.

daleb · 11-29-2005, 06:22 AM

The line is also for accessing other material from news, to weather, and viewing/paying your bill, etc. etc. Of course, you can do similar things online.
To me the best feature of it is viewing incoming caller ID calls on the screen.

jergenf · 11-29-2005, 07:37 AM

The 942 requires a phone connection to avoid the $5 dual receiver fee but the 921 doesn't. There's no ethernet port on the 942 or 921. The 921 has firewire and USB 1.0 while the 942 has USB 2.0 only. Those ports are intended for the portable dish players however the 921 does not software support for that.

11-28-2005, 04:39 PM	#1
g3evolution A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11	Dish 921 and 942 - phone line needed?? I am searching for a HiDef DVR solution for a Dish signal that does NOT require a landline. I want the schedule to be downloaded from satellite (like my 811 does now) or from a wireless Internet connection. Why? Because I am totally wireless and don't have a landline. I read somewhere that the 942 can use ethernet (wireless to Internet). But must I pay a $5 fee to Dish because I am NOT connected to a landline? I think I also read somewhere that the 921, if still available anywhere, is not ethernet capable. But does that mean that it gets the schedule from a phone line or from the satellite? Where are you, Dish Tech? Help me out.

11-29-2005, 06:22 AM	#4
daleb High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Clovis, CA Posts: 7,351	The line is also for accessing other material from news, to weather, and viewing/paying your bill, etc. etc. Of course, you can do similar things online. To me the best feature of it is viewing incoming caller ID calls on the screen. __________________ Samsung PN50A650 plasma, Arcam AVR350, Dali Ikon6 (Vokal2&OnWalls), Outlaw Audio LFM-1EX sub, Anti-Mode 8033B, Oppo Digital BDP-83, Polk XM Tuner, Furman Elite power conditioner

11-28-2005, 07:09 PM	#2
garys High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Greentown, PA Age: 52 Posts: 1,481	All DN receivers get the guide info via sat. The phone line and ethernet connections are for other uses.

11-29-2005, 12:03 AM	#3
calicogang High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 473	I nevery had a land line hooked up to my Dish receivers for the three years that I was with dish. The line is just for PPV orders. If you need to have the box call in, take it to your neighbors.

11-29-2005, 07:37 AM	#5
jergenf High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 398	The 942 requires a phone connection to avoid the $5 dual receiver fee but the 921 doesn't. There's no ethernet port on the 942 or 921. The 921 has firewire and USB 1.0 while the 942 has USB 2.0 only. Those ports are intended for the portable dish players however the 921 does not software support for that.