Recent content by JDS

Well, something weird happened. The receiver was on, but the picture was black. I turned it off and back on, still black. I did a reset by holding the receiver power switch, and later it worked. And the DVR back button, pause, and record now work. I don't know if they released a faulty...

I looked in the forums and couldn't find if this had been posted before. I apologize if I'm asking something that's already been brought up. My kids were at my mom's house a few days ago, and said her "back" button no longer works on her 501. She rarely uses the DVR, but they sure do! I...

Thanks so much, Randall! Our locals were moved to 110, so this solves our problem of the zapped DPP44. I ran a check switch on the DPP44 again after unplugging the power inserter and it still doesn't work, so I assume either the switch is bad, or else it doesn't have enough power w/o the power...

Thanks! I did it myself!! I now know the DPP44 is bad. Not good. But at least I know what it is. And I'm so glad we don't have to re-aim the beast. I hooked up one sat line into the DP34, out to one receiver, and it has a 114 signal strength. I will temporarily hook up the other lines and...

We're getting Tri-Cities TN/VA locals. I have no idea if they're still on 105 or not. I just assumed they were. Long story....here it is if you're interested...We became DISH customers over 10 years ago, and the place we bought it from told us we could install it ourselves. We did fine...

My husband is at work, having a long hard day. I'd like to get some ideas of what to try first before I even tell him what happened. We live in E TN and we've had less rain than normal. Last night we got a good soaking rain but our power went off. This morning, 0 signal on either receiver...

Phooey. Just now finding this out. We bought a lifetime subscription 10 yrs ago, and after we moved, the trees prevent us from watching Sky Angel when they're leafed out. About half our leaves have fallen off that tree and we were looking forward to seeing our channels again in a week or two...

Thanks, Tony, we'll try the check switch, then if that doesn't work, drag out the 40 ft ladder and realign. Didn't want to go to all that trouble if the LNB wasn't compatible. Thanks for the fast reply.

Quick version of the question: Will an old legacy LNB (purchased around 1997) work with a 508 Dishpro receiver? More info (don't waste your time reading if you're pressed for time): For the winter months, we're moving to a house that has an old dish aimed at 119 with a legacy LNB. It...

I was so glad to see this post, that there was a problem with locals that wasn't on my end. Our 105 locals go from signal strength 70 to 0 then back to 70, and it's an intermittent problem. Some days it's fine ALL day, other days, it'll go out several times a minute. So I called DISH...

An update: I am pleased to post that Dish Network is helping me out. I sent an email to the ceo@echostar.com address that I found somewhere in a post on this board. (Thanks to whoever posted it!) And I got a phone call from a fellow who works in the executive office and he scheduled a free...

We already have the 61.5 Dish up and we watched it before we got Superdish. So it's installed, aimed, ready to go, except for a Dishpro LNB. We paid for a lifetime subscription to Sky Angel... so it *is* something I've paid for once. I remember when they had it on 119 when we first got it...

Oh! I almost forgot ... I have another question. Can I hook my 61.5 into the 110 port of the DP34? I realize I will lose 110 programming. ::) It is a legacy dish and single lnb, so I'll need to purchase (or beg Dish for) a Dishpro lnb, correct?

When we bought our first equipment in '97, we were unaware of any free equipment offers. Last yr, we didn't ask for Superdish upgrade because we knew they would come out here and say they can't get a signal in these here mountains in the boonies. (we can't even get cable or cell phone service)...

We subscribed to DISH in 1997, and bought a 4000 receiver (full price) through a retailer. We've had constant DISH service ever since. Then when Sky Angel moved to 61.5, we paid another $100 or so for an additional dish. (We are lifetime S.A. subscribers) I conviced my parents and my...