No luck with DirecTV install

[Army82ndAB]

Okay, so I had a similar instance when i switched back to DTV in October. The installer came to me with a service order that said I wasn't supposed to get a box, lol, and that he didn't have any with him either because of that! I was so mad but then he went out to his van and magically found a box! Luckily I had picked up the HD-DVR at work so I would've just been out a box for my bedroom but still what a joke.

Love that DTV though, the installers not so much

[Bebop]

Usually it's not the time of day of your appointment that matters it's the day of the week.  When I had the new dish installed last year the guy told me they get the new batch of HD-DVR's on Sundays and often run out of them by later in the week and have to scramble to get more.  

In this case though it wasn't an end of the week appointment so it's strange they would be out of them.

DTV had a run of new subscribers when their new sat when online last year but lately other than adding a few minor new HD channels there really hasn't been anything they are doing that would suggest a surge in new installs.

If they do run out of equipment, at least one will know right away in the morning..

[Cheesehead Dave]

Usually it's not the time of day of your appointment that matters it's the day of the week.  When I had the new dish installed last year the guy told me they get the new batch of HD-DVR's on Sundays and often run out of them by later in the week and have to scramble to get more.  

In this case though it wasn't an end of the week appointment so it's strange they would be out of them.

DTV had a run of new subscribers when their new sat when online last year but lately other than adding a few minor new HD channels there really hasn't been anything they are doing that would suggest a surge in new installs.

Yep, it was a Saturday install that was canceled. The rescheduled date was a Tuesday and there were plenty of boxes available then.