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When you gave Bell the receiver ID number and smart card number did you get the information from the system information screen? Hit the system information button or MENU 6, 1, 3 to pull up the numbers. (Smart Card starts with "ROO" Receiver ID starts with "S") Its possible the wrong information...

BPM TV CH 579 is SD only on 91 degrees West. (I can't live without it! :)) Also quite a few other of their specialty channel packages are still SD only. If you only have a basic package though you might not be missing much. Best to check Bell's web site to make sure you get all the channels that...

I'm in downtown Indianapolis this morning. Using a 22.5 X 32 inch DirecTV Slimline type dish with Hughes Net internet & a "Bird on a Wire" kit with legacy LNB's for 82 & 91 degrees West. Was surprised this morning to find I get 57-59% signal on TR's: 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21...

Wouldn't I have still the same alignment issues using two separate LNB's with the Dish 500 bracket? Wouldn't I need a bracket and arm with the the LNB's properly spaced and the arm the proper length to work on my 84E? Right now I'm back to using my Dish 500 but with the new footprint I'm only...

I bought the 84e with a bracket for a Dish 500 LNB. I trusted the customized bracket that would work for 9 degree DSS spacing because they marketed the dish as an upgrade for the Dish 500. But it was IMPOSSIBLE to get both 82 & 91 with the the Dish 500 LNB on the dish they sold me. Spacing must...

I love Canada but at this point in my career I need to be in Chicago. If American TV had anything worth watching I would happily subscribe to it. I'm glad to spend $100/month on my Bell subscription to support programming that's enlightening and worth watching. To bad there is no market for good...

Mike - Thanks for your reply. I spent over 10 hours over two days trying to peak the new dish on my own without using a professional signal meter. In the past I usually could get away with using a compass and a cheap $15 satellite finder plus the built in meter in the DSS receiver but I was...

I just upgraded the dish on my Bell 9242 system from a Dish 500 dish with a Dish Pro Plus LNB to a 40" Channel Master 84E dish with the same type LNB to get better gain since I am on the edge of the 82 deg W footprint (Was getting just 50 - 60% signal on the 82 deg W transponders & 80-95% on the...

I live in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago IL. According to the Nimiq 4 map for 82 deg. I am about 12 miles outside of the footprint. However on my 18" x 23" Dish 500 dish I get a signal as low as 57 on TR 6, 55 on TR 30 and as high as 71 on TR 1 & 67 on TR 32. For the most park I get...

Item SOLD! Thanks for looking! Does anyone know how I can delete this old post?

Selling a used Bell 9200 MPEG 2 HD PVR. Good condition. Recently removed from an active account in good standing. Please note: Bell is phasing out MPEG 2 for HD next year and transitioning to MPEG 4 for HD. I've read conflicting reports on whether Bell will still activate MPEG 2 HD PVR's...

Does anyone know what orbital slot ESPN Deportes is on? Is it available in SD on the 101 deg. satellite? Is it available ala carte or do I need to add a Spanish package? What is the minimum package? This is for a business office subscription. We currently have the office choice package. Don't...

I read that Shaw canceled their Home Away From Home program in March. HAFH or cottage program cancelled Mar 30th - Digital Forum Probably safer anyway to not let them know you are using a system out of the country in case they get forced by DirecTV or Dish to shut off their American...

My solution on SD channels with black bars on both sides of the screen, is to use the "Zoom" feature of my system, if I don't want to see the black bars. It chops off the top and bottom portions of the show, but at least it doesn't stretch and distort the picture. The only down side though is if...

Just curious did you have the updated new access card? I lost my service in early October when the grace period for the card swap ended. (I had been getting on screen warning messages for six weeks.) Or did your credit card on file expire? I heard Bell didn't actually switch to their new...