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Is DirecTV going to be eliminating all standard definition channels this year? I know there has been information about the locals being eliminated. I have an old grandfathered in subscription of NFL Sunday Ticket only with no other programming in Standard Def and wondering if it will still be...

Looking for a little help here. Came home tonight to complete signal loss on my VIP 222 receiver with both tuners. No significant weather issues. I ran check switch and it did 38 tests instead of the usual 4 and then told me that less satellites were detected than with my previous test. All...

I have to relocate a regular 101 only dish for DirecTV that is hooked up to a D-10 Receiver. When I unhooked the dish and cable from the receiver the "searching for satellite screen" comes up on the receiver. Does anyone know how to get past that screen into the point dish screen so I can...

Well, I finally got a chance to get the Dish 500+ up on the roof and tried to get it aligned today but didn't have much success. Briefly had a flash of 10% on 119 but then couldn't get it back. Looking for some advice on what I might be doing wrong. According to the the manual my setting...

Is Dish Network still charging a TV2 receiver fee for duo receivers that aren't connected to a phone/internet line? I will be a new customer with one VIP222K receiver. Thanks, JB

As I mentioned in a previous thread, I am going to be installing a Dish 500+ with a VIP 222 receiver. I will be using a DPP33 switch. I will hookup the 3 cables to the switch as indicated in the manual and then run one cable to a DPP separator so both tuners can be used in the receiver. I...

Here is an interesting observation after updating to firmware 5209. On the ABC fronthauls which are h264 I started noticing excessive jaggies (not sure if this is the correct word) around text and logos. The circular ABC logo did not appear to be smooth and even peoples collars seemed to...

As I mentioned I've been doing some studying in order to install a DISH 500+ dish and as I was looking at the LNB layouts I noticed that it seems counter intuitive. I would think the LNBs would be ordered from East to West when looking from the back of the dish but it appears to be opposite...

I plan on installing a Dish 500+ and had a couple questions for the experts here since this is my first time installing Dish Network equipment (have done DirecTV and FTA). After reviewing the installation manual they all seem to mention using a peaking meter to align 119, however I know you...

I have had a standard phone line hooked up to my DirecTV receiver since I first got it many years ago. From the reading here I have seen a mix of opinions on whether it is still necessary to have it hooked up. As I mentioned in another thread the only programming I have through DirecTV is NFL...

I was just wondering if anyone here still has NFL Sunday Ticket as a standalone service and was able to upgrade to HD? I got the Sunday Ticket back in 2000 or so when they still allowed you to sub to only that and have had it ever since in SD only. I would like to get it in HD but I am afraid...

I have been reading lately trying to understand the uses of IP over DVB as it seems like more and more of these signals have been popping up. Just wondering if anyone can explain what the advantages would be of sending video signals in IP format over DVB instead of a typical Mpeg2 transport...

Does DirecTV let you do a self install with their free or reduced equipment offers? If not, can you buy your own equipment and self install it, or will they give you a problem when you try to activate it? Thanks, JB

Hello, As I mentioned in another section of the forum I am interesting in subscribing to Dish Network's Racetrack Television Network (RTN) horse racing package that they began offering a couple months ago. According to RTN, which used to be a separate satellite service before moving to Dish...

Hello, I'm thinking about subscribing to the Racetrack Network that Dish Network is offering and is on the satellite at 118.7. I have a Primestar Dish currently installed for FTA use, does anyone know if there is an LNB I could put on the Primestar Dish to pull in these signals (as I...

Hello, Hoping someone here could answer a few questions for me. I am interested in subscribing to the new Dish Network package of horse racing, RTN. As I understand this is broadcast on satellite 118.7. Does Dish Network offer a single dish that only receives this satellite or is it...

Hello. I currently have a regular single LNB DirecTV dish that I use only for NFL Sunday Ticket that is installed on my roof on a tripod. Tripod is about 3 foot high and the pole puts the dish at about 5 foot in height. The dish probably doesn't need to be that high to get over the trees...