DishPro Plus 44 Switch Review

**memphismafioso** · 07-27-2004 12:48 AM

If I have a 6'-10' run of the older RG59 in the wall between my RG6 drop from the Dish to the receiver am I "SOL" with the DP44+?

**SimpleSimon** · 07-27-2004 01:05 AM

Originally Posted by memphismafioso

If I have a 6'-10' run of the older RG59 in the wall between my RG6 drop from the Dish to the receiver am I "SOL" with the DP44+?

Lots of variables. If the total run was 10', you could get away with using a wet string.

The problem is the RG-59 is SO high loss. Is there any way to maybe barrel some RG-6 onto one end of the crappy stuff and pull it through???

**memphismafioso** · 07-27-2004 01:16 AM

I might be able to pull it. But I'm still left with another issue you covered but that no one has tried yet. If you can't diplex an OTA antenna feed then the benefit of the one cable run from the DP44+ is lost on me.

**bcshields** · 07-27-2004 08:25 AM

Wouldn't local channels eliminate the need for OTA?

Sorry, thinking like a Dish Engineer.

**memphismafioso** · 07-27-2004 09:50 AM

I need the OTA for HD. That's my whole issue right now. I'm buying an HD and I'm having trouble choosing between staying with Dish (921) and moving to DirecTV (HD Tivo). I would stay with Dish if I was doing a one-cable run (DP44+) but if I need to drill any holes for more cables I might as well have DirecTV come out and do a new pro install for free.

**keitheva** · 07-30-2004 11:34 AM

I currently have a quad legacy LNB with 4 receivers and no external switches, all is working fine (except 1 rcvr is offline because my 921 is now taking two of the 4 feeds). I am going to a DP Twin LNB plus DPP44 so I can feed the 921 with 1 cable and run my other 3 rcvrs.

I have never done any Dish work before so apologies if this is a dumb question:

- can I just swap the LNBs and install the switch and then run a check switch on each rcvr?
- or, do I have to do what the manual seems to imply which is to first connect each rcvr *directly* to the new LNB and do a check switch for each, and then install the DPP44 and run another check switch on each rcvr?

Thanks,
-Keith

**jsa_sf** · 07-31-2004 12:50 AM

After several failed attempts to use a single feed from a DPP44 switch to a 921 unit using a separator near the unit, I was informed by a CSR that the code on the 921 and 721 does not support the separator yet, and that only the 322 and 522 support it at this time.

He said it would work in the future, but not now.

I'm curious how you got yours working, Scott? v1.86 does work with the DPP44 switch, but not the separator...

-j

**sampatterson** · 07-31-2004 11:44 AM

I have 1.86 on my 2 921s and I am using separators on both of them with no issues, so I don't think the CSR is correct. Make sure that you are using short runs of RG6 between the wall, inserter, separtor and 921.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 07-31-2004 11:49 AM

THE CSR is not correct.

Many people are using the DPP44 switch with seperators and 921's with no problem.

**gowfo** · 08-01-2004 03:26 AM

Originally Posted by jsa_sf

After several failed attempts to use a single feed from a DPP44 switch to a 921 unit using a separator near the unit, I was informed by a CSR that the code on the 921 and 721 does not support the separator yet, and that only the 322 and 522 support it at this time.

He said it would work in the future, but not now.

I'm curious how you got yours working, Scott? v1.86 does work with the DPP44 switch, but not the separator...

-j

Hey Jsa_sf

Are you sure you have a separator and not a splitter, had a buddy scratching his head for a week trying to hook up a DPP44 to his 721 with a dish pro splitter. I stopped by to troubleshoot for him, and when I stopped laughing we got a Dish Pro Plus Separator ordered for him.