Recent content by Ed Goldstein

Apologies for moving in slow motion on this. If I buy an HD receiver from a third party (I was considering the 9241), will it be a relatively simple procedure to add it to my account? And do I have to worry about not having a view of 82 with an HD receiver? Thanks for any advice.

I recently received an offer from Bell to upgrade my satellite TV receivers to HD. "We are happy to replace the standard definition (SD) receivers on your account with high definition (HD) receivers, at no additional cost." I'm in the States and can only receive 91, not 82. Would that make any...

Happy to say I got this resolved by cutting some more branches. But here's a puzzle: my 3100s get WGN (Channel 295) but my 4100 just doesn't show it in the guide at all. I've synchronized channels a couple of times and even reset the 4100 to factory defaults but it simply never shows that...

It was working fine in May. Was there an update since then? BTW, I've only used Bell for SD as I only have a view (in Winter at least) of 91. Does anyone have recommendations for a receiver if mine is in fact obsolete? (I also have a 4100 with the same issue.)

It took a few months, but I finally trimmed a branch that had been completely blocking my Bell signal at 91 degrees. However, all of my receivers are giving the 020 error - this smart card is not valid with this receiver. The irony here is that the error is preventing me from checking the signal...

I'm beginning to think it might just be easier to get a replacement PVR. Can anyone recommend a model? Like I said, I can only receive the Nimiq satellite at 91 so I don't need a lot. The irony is I don't really care about the PVR. I just want to be able to receive the same channels as my other...

I'll track down another drive - somehow. Can someone let me know how it should be formatted?

I've got an interesting issue on my ancient Expressvu 5100 PVR, which apparently has a dead hard drive (024 error when accessing "My Recordings"). I don't really care about the PVR anymore, but I've noticed that I can't seem to get a successful Program Guide download - the progress bar never...

I've been going nuts trying to find a person or a company who can do a custom install of a one meter dish. I've tried looking online and in the phone book for satellite dish installers but invariably they want to sell me a particular service (DISH, DirecTV) if they even do installs at all. I...

Thank you - this is extremely encouraging. I will look for a one meter dish and try my luck.

I guess what I need to know is if a transponder shows up with a signal strength of zero, will a bigger dish change that or is that simply going to be zero no matter what? According to the maps I've seen, I'm only around ten miles from the edge of the Nimiq 6 zone.

I've been a loyal Bell customer on Long Island, New York for about a decade using a Canadian contact. I just assumed my deteriorating signal was a result of tree cover and I actually just scheduled an appointment this week to get some trimming done. I *just* read about the new Nimiq 6 footprint...

Thanks, that's definitely a possibility. I remember having to replace the LNB in the past. But would that account for the switch not being seen by the receivers? I thought anything having to do with the actual dish wouldn't affect the "check switch" feature. But then, I know next to nothing...

Hi, I'm actually using Bell Expressvu from Canada here in New York and it's been working great for the last few years. (As far as I know, the hardware is the same as what Dish uses.) A few months ago, I replaced the multiswitch I was using because the old one was a bit flakey. I have a total of...