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I noticed a shock on my last month's huge phone bill. I have a metered VOIP phone service (V**age) connected to the DVR. All has been good for the last 1.5 years. It was calling in 1-2x/week and for PPV. After the last software upgrade on my R15-300 DVR to version 0x123E it started calling...

Are there any channels on Directv where the SMPTE "color bars" test screen (standard definition) is consistently available on Directv (or I can DVR it)? I have the proper blue filter, but can't find my test DVD. Also, I think it is best to set the color from the actual source you want to...

I have a D*tv remote (RC64) with my system. I picked up an OTA adapter (Digital Stream DTX9900) with my government coupon, because I can't get my locals (very low angle to satellite with LOS issues -- trees) from D*tv. Has anybody got one of these boxes to programmed on the AV1/AV2 function on...

I have a R15-100 DVR, everything worked well on the unit for about 6 monthes until I got "upgraded" to software version 0x1194 on 4/2. Now the unit starting rebooting while watching (not quite at random usually between 7-10 am and 9-10 pm) gets to bar graph says "getting satellite information"...

I just installed a new 80 cm dish and new universal LNB setup with a Coolsat 6000. I am having a weird problem with AMC 3. When I do both blind scans and manual scans using information "The List" I only get 11.724 H at 3676 symbol rate (the Bloomberg Info card) and no other channels. I used...

Hopefully the new cables and connections will fix your problem. I have had similar trouble in the past due to bad connections where the connectors were placed on the coax and also where the connectors screw on to the grounding block (they seemed to loosen up on their own). I am not sure if it...

QoS at the router via MAC address (or on some routers -- the hardwired port #) is definitely the best option. Some routers even allow setting of the maximum upstream/downlink bandwidth to each MAC/ethernet port, but standard QoS prioritization is your best bet, because when high need devices...

Most Home Theater receivers with Dolby optical/coaxial RCA inputs will decode the AC-3 signal. Check your equipment out before buying any additional decoding equipment. Most people don't even realize such inputs exist and still use 2 channel RCA connectors and wonder why they aren't getting...

Lyngsat doesn't show much for those sats Ku directed at North America. I can see birds out to 22 deg. East before losing LOS due to houses. I was looking for people with personal experience. One side of my house faces southeast and the back faces southwest, and my neighbor's house blocks the...

If I move my Ku dish with universal LNB to the side of my house, I should have a nice view of satellites in the Atlantic region (22 deg. West to about 70 deg. BTW, I cover the N. America birds from my back yard). I have looked at the Lyngsat charts, but most of the feeds are for Europe, Africa...

There is a nice set of clean SD PBS feeds on AMC3 Ku. There is also a PBS HD feed too, but I don't have HD equipment, so I can't vouch for that one.

Current version??? I awoke this morning to find my R15-100 receiver in setup mode. I went through the setup, and then let the receiver continue restarting. I immediately went to the software version page and noticed that Original version was 0x10AA and Past Upgrade was 0x109D That looks a...

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! It has analog and digital OTA abilities and 80GB harddrive. Any idea about programming method? Is it reminicent of old VCRs or does anyone know if it uses a DVR like program guide GUI interface? Either way it has all the features that I need. Thanks...

My old RCA receiver (DRD420RE) had a nice feature called "Fetch" where you could enter in many "background" searchs and be alerted by a little flags in the guide next to matching searches if/when matching programs became available. This was helpful to find obscure actors, directors, or single...

I have a very old Hughes receiver that D*tv didn't want back when I cancelled service long after fulfilling my service contract. My question is "Are they forced by the language in their contract to take it back???" My trash disposal company will no longer accept electronic waste and the fuel...

I guess I was talking about signal collecting power, not officially gain. Obviously bigger dishes collect more signal and are more resistant to rain fade. I asked because I notice my "signal strengths" as displayed on my receiver are different for all three satellites coming from a single...

Is there a place I can look up the specifications for the different D* dishes - single 18", 3 LNB, and 5 LNB slimline??? Mainly I am interested in the gain specification of each one. I am trying to get the most signal, to prevent rain/snow fade. Two big questions I have are: Do all 3 (or 5...

They installed the 3 lnb dish in December 2007, maybe because I didn't subscribe to any HD channels yet. I am not set on the position of the dish, but I have decided to wait until the foliage is in before having the dish potentially moved. I think the installer mounted the dish and then...

Since I have trouble receiving my satellite local spot feeds (tree in the way), I have to pick up my local channels via an OTA antenna, luckily my signal strength is OK. My satellite DVR doesn't have a digital OTA tuner built-in so I am shopping for an OTA DVR that doesn't require a...

Also remember that your signal strength problem may be because you are TOO close. The main signal beam may be mostly passing over your antenna site and you are picking up sidelobes and scatter off of the main beam (which still should be plenty strong, but not as strong as being at the optimal...

I recently re-subscribed after a couple year hiatus using cable. One of the big selling points was that local channels for my area were now available via spot beams. Well, the installer put a new 3 lnb dish up at the peak of house's roof and announced that, due to some trees (a few houses...

Thank you, for the info. I will contact both the authorized dealer I got the unit from, and coolsat to see how the repair or replacement will be handled. Thanks to all respondents.

Thanks for the idea about checking the coax. I have swapped the coax several times and tried using short sections inside the house to troubleshoot (too cold to keep running outside). Still no luck. I put the motor up on my work bench and retested its function carefully with a service power...

In response to a number of questions: I bought both the Coolsat 6000, and now recently the SG2100, new. The Coolsat 6000 works fine with no LNB coax attached or with only LNBs attached (ie no rebooting). I attached everything together with the Coolsat (back panel switch off and unplugged), then...

This is a Coolsat 6000 that I have been using for a while in a fixed dish setup, so I have had no problems with it running just LNBs. I suspected the new motor at first, but I can hook the new motor to an old analog receiver and power it up fine. I can even move the mount with the manual...