Recent content by wcalifas831

Yes all those receivers mentioned work with the 18 inch dish. Just make sure you select 18 inch dish on the settings and also choose "multiswitch"

I have a lingering question about the protection plan. So if I have an owned receiver and it goes dead, will the replacement receiver with the protection plan become an owned receiver? Experts in this please chime in, thanks.

SAME HERE I've had that happen to me too when you ship something with delivery confirmation and it says it got delivered when the person receiving it never got it. Also sending receivers back with USPS probably is not a tracking number, it most likely a delivery confirmation number. I've...

I have one I have one of those Manhattan Skyline receivers. It works fine, it just doesn't have a blind scan. Meaning you have to manually input the frequencies and transponder numbers to scan them. Let me know if you have any questions about them.

WHAT GOT ME INTERESTED What got me interested in getting my first FTA system was that I got tired of paying absurd cable rates. I also have an interest in electronics and gadgets which drew my interest into FTA. Above all, I just like watching tv and when I first got my system it was 123W where...

SLIMLINE WITH DRD430 I have a drd 430 with my slimline working, it gets locals, just gets 101, 110, 119. Don't know if you have a different slimline than mine.

WOW SMART Wow you're smart, but didn't answer the question. I'm asking a time frame of when Dtv will change from mpeg-2 to all-mpeg-4 format?

COULD BE SOON Well with the new satellite being launched, maybe they'll be adding new channels and those receivers won't be able to hold as many channels any more. Maybe Stonecold has some insight into them or anyone else?

A REAL ESTIMATE OF TIME? Ok so who has a reality based estimate of when we will have to change our MPEG-2 receivers to MPEG-4? I find this topic interesting

???????????? WHY ASK WHY, GET A LIFE?LOL

THANKS STONECOLD Thanks Stonecold, just wanted a clear answer on who had been calling me the past couple of days.

EXACTLY Exacly!!! enough said.....

OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T Well if you didn't care you wouldn't be asking me why I care? So why do you care to post then?

Got a call from Directv supposedly, I wasn't home when they called me from that number (866)693-5688. Is this pertaining to the locals blackout or is Stonecold around to let me know where this number is coming from? Just wondering since I hardly ever get a phone call from Directv.

LOCALS OUT Yep mine are out, I'm a little south of San Jose in the Salinas/Monterey area and my locals are out.