Free HD Box direct tv

jaysonbarnett

I have a direct tv HD box which dierct tv charges for free. This is not the HD DVR just the hd box. I was going to sell but if a polkie needs it its yours. Ilive in concord ca., which is in the san francisco bay area.

DollarDave

jaysonbarnett wrote: »

I have a direct tv HD box which dierct tv charges for free. This is not the HD DVR just the hd box. I was going to sell but if a polkie needs it its yours. Ilive in concord ca., which is in the san francisco bay area.

I can use it - PM me your addy and I'll figure the shipping.

billbillw

Jayson,
Make sure you are not 'leasing' the box. If so, Directv will want it back if/when you cancel the service or replace the box with a DVR.

Dave,
You may want to check with Jayson to see if this is one of the newer MPEG4 boxes. That is what you will need if you want to get all the recently added HD channels. The older boxes are MPEG2 only, which is being phased out by Directv.

jaysonbarnett

model is a h20 and i bought the box. I had the choice to lease but just bought it. I upgraded to the h21 the hd DVR. i do not know if is a mpeg4 box but i did have the extra channels i paid 5 more dollars more for on this box. call direct tv for more info and if you can still use it let me know. i comes with the card which i know they charge money for . Let me know if you need more info on this box (the sticker)

billbillw

Yes, the H20 is an MPEG4 box. Looks like you 'own' the box for sure, so there should be no problem giving it away.

Dave,
Are you planning to use this as a new added box or to replace one that you already have? If it will be an added box to your system, you will need to get an access card from Directv ($20). They will not allow you to activate a card that was used on another system (Jayson's).

If you are swapping boxes, you should be able to just pull the card out of the box your retiring and put it in Jayson's HD box. You will have to call Directv to get them to link the two. If you pretend you are an installer when you call, it will go much smoother. As a customer, sometimes they try to make you think that a new card is needed every time (for a charge of $20), but that is not true.

jaysonbarnett

billbillw your the man. and dave if you still want it call for a pick up to my address

DollarDave

Thanks, Jayson! I finally got it hooked up and working on Christmas eve. It was nice watching my Lakers wump up on the Celtics in HD yesterday.

They ended up sending me a card after we couldn't convert my existing one. Well, that one didn't work either. At least until I hooked up some filter doomafliggy that you sent with it! I suspect my original card would have worked if I had hooked that up in the first place. I have what apears to be an identical model in another room and it doesn't use that thing.

Thanks again for your generousity and Merry Christmas!

jaysonbarnett

good im glad it all worked out and merry christmas to you as well. i was reading this post about karma thing ( you give stuff away for free), and it funny that i read that after i sent the box to you. anyway i am doing some cleaning (girlfriend having me get rid of stuff) so i will have more items for free coming up. I just dont like trying to sell when the item does not have a big worth( under 150.00) so if someone can use i would rather just give it away. Plus it gives someone a smile on thier face.