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Review on Winegard PL 8000R Playmaker Receiver Bundle by Chris Spoja

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Bad receiver, bad customer service

We live in a mobile home in the country. We bought this DOUBLE playmaker to have cords in the living room and bedroom. Easy to install (for us). We have a tripod for that. Wally's compatibility has been great so far. Love it! UPDATE: The Wally receiver stopped working after 6 months. Returns an error code. Hangs on the screen. Winegard and Dish can't help there. Asked Winegard for a replacement. I've been waiting for one for 5 weeks. I recommended buying the bowl and receiver direct from DISH! We made the mistake of buying this and winegard's customer service has now been ZERO HELP. Where is my backup receiver? I emailed Winegard and spoke to them on the phone several times. It's all just boys! Send me a new receiver and I'll send the old one back to you!

Pros
  • Fully automatic - 100% automatic and quick to install yourself. The Playmaker Dual is powered by a DISH receiver (included) and powered by the new DISH mobile protocol via the DISH menu. Just set your status and Playmaker Dual will do the rest
Cons
  • No automatic