Thanks folks. Forgot it was the app - not the OS. Done.

When you click "Check for Update" does your last successful check for update change to the current time?  

I can mash the button all night long and the time doesn't change. Its like the request never makes it but there are no errors visible.

A reboot will force the unit to check for updates and the time will change at that point.

Thought i'd try a connection through personal hotspot on my Iphone to rule out 2degrees but the A2 won't connect to the wifi network 

gives me a password error every time. 

Feeling like smashing this piece of junk and mailing the bits to DishTV. 

freitasm: I think calling it a piece of junk is stretching. It works well for us and I wouldn't diss it.

With respect, when you cough up circa $400 and all you receive is frustration, then I can see where the junk comment came from.

Dish TV are long renowned for their "interesting" quality, and questionable performance, and do tend to launch equipment and software looking for beta testing before they should.  

I recall earlier in this thread you were sent this unit and also the Smart VU device for testing (perhaps not having to use your own money for the privilege of using these devices?)  Will there be a more detailed review of these products?  You have given a few comments about usage and features of this box - but not exactly a detailed review.     

As I said, total respect to you and what you bring to this forum, but I think you may of had a different view if your box was buggy for you and you had used your own money to pay for the gear.   

No, my comment wasn't a jab at all.

My comment was that as you haven't paid for the box (fact) but if you had paid $400 bucks and it just provided you with an annoying cause of frustration (as in not working correctly), I can see why the earlier poster would be annoyed enough to call the box junk.  Just look at the history Dish TV has on this site for customer frustration.   

My respect also extends to the fact I would be keen to read your review of the box, yes you have provided a few more comments now, but again, respectfully this isn't a review.   

Is there a way to remotely record a programme from say a cellphone yet. I used to be able to do this with TIVO??

DickDastardly:

No, my comment wasn't a jab at all.

My comment was that as you haven't paid for the box (fact) but if you had paid $400 bucks and it just provided you with an annoying cause of frustration (as in not working correctly), I can see why the earlier poster would be annoyed enough to call the box junk.  Just look at the history Dish TV has on this site for customer frustration.   

My respect also extends to the fact I would be keen to read your review of the box, yes you have provided a few more comments now, but again, respectfully this isn't a review.   

 

 

kiwibirch:

 

When you click "Check for Update" does your last successful check for update change to the current time?  

 

 

 

I can mash the button all night long and the time doesn't change. Its like the request never makes it but there are no errors visible.

 

A reboot will force the unit to check for updates and the time will change at that point.

 

 

 

Thought i'd try a connection through personal hotspot on my Iphone to rule out 2degrees but the A2 won't connect to the wifi network 

 

gives me a password error every time. 

 

Feeling like smashing this piece of junk and mailing the bits to DishTV. 

 

 

 

 

 

From the sound of all the things you have done to your box I would say as an educated guess that you must have a faulty unit. Every one else's has recived the update with no problems, mine was on 2d.

I've emailed DishTV and will return it on Friday if i don't get any results.

freitasm:

Where do you folks see the version? I might be blind but I can't see 116 or 118 anywhere. Also have the problem with "Check for updates" not changing the time - it says 2:45am and stays at that.

Have any of you tried using the TVNZ Android app to cast to this box? I found that, like the Sony A1 TV, the built-in cast returns a timeout and never works with TVNZ. Anyone else having this problem?

I think that this is another...

"Almost, but not quite" device!

Can the firmware not be downloaded and force updated via usb?

Apsattv:

 

Can the firmware not be downloaded and force updated via usb?

 

Yeah right!

That would require DishTV to actually have ANY downloads available for the A2 let alone a f/w update!

Apsattv:

Can the firmware not be downloaded and force updated via usb?