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Thanks for all the replies. Ok ,so I have a cat 5 from the router(the box the cable company owns) to a 16 port switch. From the switch I have a cat 5 to my wireless router. All devices working off the wireless are fine. I have another cat5 from the 16 port switch to the receiver. the...

Hi All. Been a while. I now have an internet connection. I do not have, nor want whole home. I just want to connect one HR23 600 to the internet via an ethernet cable. I tried, but get "Result Code 86-78" I did reset the modem. I did go to reset defaults and tried to connect again. I did do...

I hate to dredge up old posts, but this one seems close to what I just experienced, thankfully not with a neighbor. I have a vizio tv that isn't connected to DTV, just an OTA antenna in the attic and when I have DTV running in the living room, I get a "scrambled" message on the vizio on digital...

He works for dish, maybe? An agent provocateur!

I had that problem with a SD lnb once. If the temp got below freezing, no signal. When I went through troubleshooting with D* they were following a script, so, didn't actually listen to what I was telling them. They sent new receivers, which, of course, didn't solve the problem. Battled it...

Dishes aren't too expensive on ebay. I did that rather than run a wire from my house to the shop/garage. (<50' away)

Don't know what to say, except I hate you're having this problem and wish the best for you. From what I have seen D* can be intransigent when it comes to issues like these. They pretty much toe the line. Good luck no matter what. Maybe someone who knows how to "work" the system can advise you.

Once you find 101 most of the others will just fall in there with a slimline. You really need high 80s and 90s though, using the signal meter on the receiver. Anything less than 80s usually won't work. My son and I just used our cell phones to talk to each other, I tweaked, he watched to...

Wow, we usually don't put up the tree till after Thanksgiving. Even then, I'm ready for it to be down 1 Jan.

That's interesting. What if one is camping with an RV and has a house sitter? I don't have the situation personally, but when I retire, it is a possibility.

Thanks Gents, I just ordered some. I didn't know it was tape. I use much the same thing to seal new construction windows, but it has a vinyl side that can't be removed. It's around $18 for a 50ftx4" roll. It works really good for encapsulating a crawl space, too. The "Black Jack" roofing...

What is that stuff you installers use to seal the dish lag bolts? The only thing I've found similar is Black Jack sealant (Lowe's) but it's not exactly the same. That would be good stuff for general roof usage, not just for sat installs. Where can we get it?

Hmmm, I don't know about buying from a dealer, but usually, if you buy from D*, they say you have to activate each receiver within 30 days or they could charge you 100 bucks or so for each one that isn't activated. I don't know why, but I did read that in the agreement. Good luck, hope it all...

Yep, When I got the two HD receivers, they had post paid envelopes in the box to put the access cards in them to send back. Dunno, doesn't seem like a smart card would be worth sending back. I don't know if there are hackers out there that could do anything with them these days, or not, maybe...

No, they were re-conditioned receivers. I've been a customer for quite a few years. I needed 3 DVRs total (already had one) and 2 HDs. So, I'll send the access cards back to them from my 2 SD10s and the HDs will replace those. When you dial in, they ask for the phone number which you can...

I can confirm that they no longer package remotes with receivers. I got 2 HD and 2 HD DVR receivers recently, the DVRs did not have remotes with them. The HDs did have IR remotes. When I activated one of the DVRs, I asked the CSR about it, she confirmed they no longer give remotes away. I...

Maybe one of the techs can help you out, but, I just got 3 new receivers (added them on) and have only tried to activate one of them online. When I got to my account and put in the card and receiver number, the system didn't recognize it, so had to call a CSR. They activated it no problem. I...

That is definitely an option. I'll do a reset, see what happens. I don't have a problem with losing anything that's recorded. Hmmm... seems at least a 1TB drive is in order.

Yes, HR23. It's a DVR. I hate to disturb it by looking on the back during the world series, but I know H23 is right, and I know it's my primary DVR.

hmmm... would an external hard drive help? I'll have to do a search, don't know if that's even possible with a H23....

So, in my quest to improve my setup, my old H23 DVR is getting sloooooow changing channels and loading info. Is there a fix for that? It has served me well over the past few years and I don't really want to get rid of it. Are there software/firmware updates that I can push? I have just...

Here's what I was referring to, is this a good setup and price? http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIRECTV-KAKU-3LNB-SWM-3-LNB-SLIMLINE-BRAND-NEW-POWER-SUPPLY-8-WAY-/300796227892?pt=US_Antennas_Dishes&hash=item4608da3134

Well, it has slimline on the dish itself. There is only one "eyeball" for the LNB, but, it does have 4 RG6 cable outputs on it. I ran a HR23 on it for a few years before I asked for more DVRs. It does not have SWM, I'm sure of that. When I look at my HR23 setup it has the Slimline 3 setup...

Thanks Ice, I really appreciate the clarification. Yep, I got 2 HR21s from D*. I'm going full hog on DVRs for the house and man cave. No longer can the SO tell me what I can and can't record. (I hope she doesn't read this!) I already had a HR23, so no BBC needed there. When I tried to add the...

Thanks. I already have the two lines to the receiver, just wasn't sure about the b band converters. Is this information posted in a sticky somewhere? When trying to search for a solution so many hits come up it's almost impossible to find what you need without going through tons of posts. Of...