Recent content by kokokoala

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    Has anyone connected a Bell receiver to the Internet in the USA?

    unless you have some kind of vpn on your router or different piece of networking hardware that is terminated to a Canadian IP, I wouldn't try it.
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    Bell signal in the southern provinces - update

    no issues in upstate NY, but I am only 30 miles from the border and further north than the most southern parts of the great white north.
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    Dish Network dish - Bell TV service?

    I had to adjust the skew a little bit to get both 82 and 91 as I did not realize that I was only picking up 91 yesterday until I noticed channels missing from the guide. Thanks for all the help! These forums have been very helpful!
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    Dish Network dish - Bell TV service?

    I tried calling in the main number, finally able to get through to the 3rd person to help get everything setup.
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    Dish Network dish - Bell TV service?

    I replaced everything but the mast/foot with Bell equipment. I set the elevation and skew as per my address using various satellite pointing websites. I found 119 W Echostar, which is supposed to be 12 degrees lower in elevation than 91 W. So i adjusted the elevation up 12 degrees, swun the...
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    Dish Network dish - Bell TV service?

    They didn't run the 3rd wire into the house. The holes don't line up on the dish network arm to mount the bell y adapter into the dish network arm. Plus the arm of the dish network dish is a solid few inches longer than the bell arm, not sure if that would make a difference though i would...
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    Dish Network dish - Bell TV service?

    darn, i was hoping not to have to re-align and re-drill the bell mast/foot.
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    Dish Network dish - Bell TV service?

    Thanks for the information, I plan on getting a bell dish to replace it. Any reason why I would not be able to re-use the existing mast/foot?
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    Dish Network dish - Bell TV service?

    Got to take a closer look at whats on my roof. Its a black DishHD measuring 21" tall, 26" wide. It only has 2 LNBF (same size right next to each other) with 2 coax cables running down into my basement. There are no switches inside connected or disconnected to these coax runs. I was thinking of...
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    Dish Network dish - Bell TV service?

    Thanks for the reply and good information. I am not sure whats up there yet til I get a closer look. From the ground it appears as if it has at least 2 lnbf's, 1 in the middle, 1 off to the side. Will check back once I have more info about whats there.
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    Dish Network dish - Bell TV service?

    Hi folks, I am new to forums here and new to the satellite industry really, spent most of my life on cable equipment or fiber equipment. I am relocating to an area within 50 mi of the Canadian border near Niagara Falls and the house already has a Dish Network dish on the roof already installed...