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  1. BoisePaul

    Distant Networks - Old laws gone and Now that Analog has shut down.

    At least the two of you don't live in the western part of the DMA. D* is the only satellite option if we want HD - seems that E*'s applicable spotbeam doesn't cover the western part of the DMA (certainly not Clinton County, and apparently not a large part of Lycoming).
  2. BoisePaul

    HR2x / R22 Receiver Freeze / Reboot Issues (Again)

    Just hit the guide button after the reboot and see this screen. System Info confirms that the software is version 0290. This receiver has never had a CE release loaded on it.
  3. BoisePaul

    DirecTV-2-PC Public Beta

    Looks like it's become the new national release as of 1815EDT today...
  4. BoisePaul

    HR2x / R22 Receiver Freeze / Reboot Issues (Again)

    Well, I guess I won't have to go to the CE release to try DIRECTV2PC...
  5. BoisePaul

    HR2x / R22 Receiver Freeze / Reboot Issues (Again)

    No clue that there was even a new national release out there. Just an earlier lockup, which required an RBR, and then it does this. The DL just finished and it's rebooting again, so we'll see what happens.
  6. BoisePaul

    HR2x / R22 Receiver Freeze / Reboot Issues (Again)

    My HR21 just rebooted and is DL'ing new software (0290)
  7. BoisePaul

    Trouble getting 5-LNB Dish installed by installer.

    While I think you'd probably be fine on the deck, this excuse is a bunch of horse-hockey. This would almost indicate that they're not doing pole mounts at all, which is truly unbelievable. No 2" poles - yeah right!
  8. BoisePaul

    Scranton/Wilkes-Barre NBC and CBS?

    Originally, I also thought the calls were a pretty good indicator, but now I'm not so sure. The fact that the NYC DNS channels are moving to MPEG4 would appear to be more of a catalyst now that we see a timetable for it. I'm willing to bet that we'll not see WCBS and WNBC at the new locations...
  9. BoisePaul

    Amusing D* upgrade

    I'd be careful messing around with the cable co stuff. If it's anything like Comcast here, their box is a 2 compartment enclosure, with a customer access side and a restricted side that has the tamper lock on it. Apparently they like to put all of their traps in the restricted side. Last year...
  10. BoisePaul

    Did Nexstar sign an agreement with Directv?

    Nothing official has been released. Seeing how DirecTV has called me and informed me that I'll be losing my NYC CBS and NBC feeds early next month, I really hope that something is happening. For me, Nexstar still will not be forcing me to watch their in-market feed - I simply refuse to watch...
  11. BoisePaul

    Signal Amplifier Question

    A cheap solution would be this: Philips VHF/CATV Signal Amplifier - 4-way - 450MHz - Signal Amplifier - US2-PH61116 - Buy.com if you can find one. Since you're only looking at a single channel, 450MHz is adequate bandwidth, and if a 10dB gain doesn't give you enough signal, you have bigger...
  12. BoisePaul

    Loosing NY HD feeds next month

    I got the same call. I currently have just CBS and NBC, as my market's CBS and NBC providers are not carried on D* in HD (Nexstar doesn't want to play ball). If I lose those two before WYOU and WBRE are up, I'll be yelling very loudly.
  13. BoisePaul

    Any D11 under-cabinet mounting kits available?

    Actually, the Vanguard TV3 satellite, on display at the National Air and Space Museum, would probably fit nicely at only 152mm in diameter. On a more serious note, I think I'd probably be inclined to get a small piece of aluminum stock from Lowe's or Home Depot and make my own bracket.
  14. BoisePaul

    RV Rules

    As long as locals aren't a concern, you do not need a separate account from a technology standpoint. DISCLAIMER: Some will debate whether this is account stacking, and if you're using a receiver at a cabin, the definition probably fits meaning you're violating D* terms of service. I'm also not...
  15. BoisePaul

    New Customer Question

    Certainly sounds like signal loss. If there's no obstruction, I suppose it could be faulty equipment or connections that is/are reacting to a heat or moisture problem. Seeing how the problem occurs in the morning, my bet is on moisture. What time is the tech coming on Monday? You may not...
  16. BoisePaul

    New Customer Question

    Can you define "do not work" a bit more clearly? Are you getting a message regarding satellite signal, or just a blank screen, or something else. Is there a chance that your locals are for some reason shutting down their digital transmitter overnight and in the morning? I remember some...
  17. BoisePaul

    Will installer do a wall mount?

    Dude - they're talking about wall mounting the dish, NOT the TV.
  18. BoisePaul

    RV Rules

    Basically, yes - if you want to have distant nets in the RV. If you don't need networks, you could just add another receiver and pay the mirror fee, but you're not going to get networks if you're outside your local spotbeam.
  19. BoisePaul

    RV Rules

    The following is on the D* website (note the bold text): RVs are not eligible to receive local channels, but we offer our mobile customers Distant Network Services (DNS) programming of ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC network feeds from New York and Los Angeles (8 channels) for $11.99 per month. One PBS...
  20. BoisePaul

    DirecTV Premier FREE Preview - June 13-15

    I believe that DirecTV owes us all a DRM-free HD VOD download of Transformers to correct this error...:D
  21. BoisePaul

    DirecTV Premier FREE Preview - June 13-15

    This has apparently been changed. Now listing "Primary Colors" in that time slot. Odd that the email from DirecTV announcing the Free Preview actually shows Transformers as being one of the movies playing on Cinemax during the free preview, though even according the Cinemax site, that movie...
  22. BoisePaul

    Spotbeam Question for Local

    What you're going to have to hope for is that your camping location falls within the spotbeam that serves your home address, assuming you'll be using your home address as your service address. I think you'll be okay since the beam pattern looks like it might cover the Richmond area as well...
  23. BoisePaul

    Ordering Direct TV

    DirecTV technically has a requirement that an RV receiver must be on its own separate account. I'd not want to tell them what you're up to. In general, if you're camping in a different DMA using one of your home receivers, don't expect locals.
  24. BoisePaul

    Ordering Direct TV

    Pretty easy. Get your azimuth and elevation from the receiver based on zip code, set the elevation angle on the dish, plumb the pole on the tripod, aim the dish to the correct azimuth, fine tune and watch TV. I take a triple-LNB dish to the race track with me every weekend and can normally...
  25. BoisePaul

    Directv allowing CBS and NBC HD ,for Scranton.....

    My experience was the same as well a few weeks ago when I called, though at 80+ miles from Penobscot with a big mountain behind my house, I'm definitely beyond hope for OTA. I wonder, though, if D* is trying to convince Nexstar/Mission that they really don't need to cave to their pricing...
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