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    After blackout...

    Strom hit my town last night and we got a blackout. When the power comes back, my GAEBOA box no longer works... Sat B & C works fine, but I got these strength readings from Sat A... 0 0 91 0 87 85 0 0 0 93 93 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 88 60 92 0 91 87 87 88 85 0 87 92 90 91 And "searching for...
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    TC cost more than AT120?

    With locals: (AT120 w/o local - 37.99) + (local - 5.99) = 43.98 (TC - 41.99) = 41.99 However, if I can get locals using an antenna, or D* does not provide locals to my area: (TC - 41.99) - (local - 3.00) = 38.99 :no :mad: :( :shocked (AT120 w/o local - 37.99) = 37.99
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    No price protection?

    Is it really true that there will be no price protection for those who are still on their 1-year contract?
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    Chinese satelliteguys member -- please read now!

    Event ended. Hong Kong TVB's fundraising show for the tsunami victims is showing on D*, channels 450, 451, 452, and 453. These channels are going to be free for everyone tonight. Please support the fundraising, watch the program and call 888-618-6388 donate.
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    FOX Sports Net Chicago.

    Can somebody give me some insight on why D* is dropping FSN Chicago? Is Fox dropping the channel, or just because the CSN Chicago contract is cheaper? I've been watching those 2 channels for a month now and all I can see is there are a whole lot more paid programming on CSN Chicago.
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    Is this HT good?

    I found it from the amazon.com web site. http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/exchange-glance/Y04Y4622952Y3589769 I don't necessary buy from this person but just want to hear some opinion/experience about this.
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    Need a 2nd dish for local... but don't want to drill more holes.

    Will Winegard DS-1111 work for attaching the 2nd dish? http://www.winegard.com/offair/combomounts.htm
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    A new update for GAEB0A?

    Originally this receiver requires 3-digit channel numbers (e.g., when I hit "999" using my remote the receiver will automatically go to the "Local channels" page). Lately I found out that my GAEB0A receiver requires a 4-digit channel numbers (ie, I have to hit "0999" or "999"+"select"). But...
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    Local Channels for Cedar Rapids, IA

    Called D* yesterday about local channels. The person I spoke to told me that their web site says I am going to get local channels this year, but then he told me that very likely they won't be able to do that until early next year. Gosh... Back in early 2003 the reps told me that I will get...
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    72.5 local schedule?

    Found this on another forum... http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=32047 9/28/2004 Boise Burlington Waco Fort Wayne Greenville Sioux Falls Springfield Syracuse 10/5/04 Cedar Rapids Evansville Peoria Toledo Johnstown Tri-Cities Chattanooga Columbia MO 10/12/04...
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    Do you mind paying $10 more?

    ... if a NTSC tuner (not ATSC) is integrated into the receiver? I don't. Why would I want that? Of course my TV set can handle NTSC channels, but just for the convinence (change between NTSC and D* channels without controlling both the TV and the receiver). Well, you might ask, why you...
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    ExpressVu Brochure

    Take a look at this ExpressVu Brochure http://www.bell.ca/shop/en/jsp/content/cust_care/pdfdocs/menu.pdf Check out the top right corner of page 1, under "Beamed directly to your home", it says "High above Canada orbit two marvels of technology..." Interesting, I've never heard of...
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    MPEG2 vs. Xvid

    Okay... This is not scientific at all, and I should mentioned that I have no intention to make illegal copies of copyrighted material... I tooked a "Friends" DVD, ripped an episode (28:39, or 1719 seconds @ 480i) off the disc, and now I have a 1.17GB of VOB file, that is, about 5.8Mbps...
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    Ground twice -- Good or bad?

    My RG6 cable run about 50 feet between the dish and the entry point of my house. I have it grounded about 12 feet from the dish (with a ground rod), and I am thinking of grounding it again (to the ground wire of my house's electrical system) right before it enters my house. Should I do it...
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    Access card question.

    First of all, I am not trying to hack a card or receiver or anything illegal. I have an extra receiver with surround sound. I want to give it to my friend, who just got a new system from best buy (just the very basic receivers of course)... But best buy guys told him that he must use those...
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    Weather Channel

    Does anyone noticed that there's a "Currently", "Forcast" bar at the bottom of the screen now, just like what people see on cable? But one bad thing... It's running too fast (because they are showing weather and forecast info for tens of cities) and none of those cities are close to my town!
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    Pax

    D* doesn't have my local channels yet... and I will not subscribe even if D* carries them (my antenna works very well). My question is, will D* remove PAX (channel 255) from my TC package when they start carrying my locals? (We have a "local" PAX station).
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    DP301 receiver and D* Phase III dish

    If I only want my 301 receiver to get signal from the 119 satellite, can i plug it into a D* phase III dish? If so, how to set it up? I tried plugging the cable directly to the D* phase III LNB but no luck.
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    Why shouldn't I leave D*?

    My D* contract ends soon. I checked both D* and E* web site and I found that Total Choice cost $443.88 a year while America's Top 120 cost $385 a year. I have antenna so I don't need local channels, and I don't have HDTV, I don't need anything higher than Total Choice and America's Top 120, and...