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  1. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    119 is a pain........ its low to the west. alot of line of site issue's there. especially come "bloom" time.
  2. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    i didn't know the S meant spotbeams. i've been doing this for albut 3 yrs now.......... "they" tell us what we need to know, most of the time. yeah, sorry about that, 99 and 103 r hd, 110 and 119 r spanish, mistyped
  3. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    yeah the hd are usually the ones that "fail" the retest. unless the dish is "off" sometimes the 101 will fail....... but usually not before the hd ones.
  4. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    the "tech" needs to "click" on the IV retest and then the reciever that needs it gets a "blue box" on the bottom left of the screen that says "run IV retest" or not. select yes. and the reciever runs i like it is new. thats it. sometimes if it is plugged into a power strip it wont come...
  5. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    the 110 , 119, and the 9s, and 103 s were only for the spanish language channels and a few religous ones ........ here
  6. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    I am not exactly sure on what the "spot " beams measure in different areas. the "s" 's haven't been registering at all lately. DTV moves things around here and there. i don't have a sl5 at my home. some locals come off of the 119 close to here.
  7. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    not sure about that......... spot beams should be above that. it does differ from location to location, but not here. may need "peaked". if there is an issue and can't get it to "pass" and get the tech a "success code" he can't give u the reciever. no way around it. u may have to buy one...
  8. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    the tech needs the code to close the service call and get paid. which means he isn't going to issue a reciever without it. it pays nothing , and without the code and he cant "give" u the receiver without it. if he calls dtv to get the exemption they r going to question u or whoever and suck up...
  9. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    if he has the sl3 there is no s . as a matter of fact last i checked there was no s showing on sl5s, not sure y
  10. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    if you have a sl3 its 99c 103 a and b ss op ?
  11. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    yeah 99 and 103 .........
  12. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    its not the commitment that is the problem. it the service techs job that shows up that is . he needs a code off of 1 of the hd rec's to get paid. not an issue on a account that only has the one he is replacing. the tech could deactivate the one that has the code requirment but it may kick...
  13. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    never mind just saw u have 4 hd's total. check signal strengths. is there any transponders under 86 on 99 or 103? if so which ones? may be a prob if so. they have to be above 86 to get the code
  14. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    did u see my first reply?? been doin this for alittle bit now. may depend on who u get, its luck of the draw. not the techs fault. dtv may mail u one, not usually. if its the only hd u have its no problem ........ depending on who u get. where is the "mailing addy" ??
  15. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    its a new 1 yr commitment on a service call replacement. kinda crappy for a replacement on a defect, but thats just how it is
  16. J

    Need advice on HR24-500

    yeah. do u have any other hd receivers on your account if not just instruct the person there to pick it up that they just need the reciever to replace another thats not there. slip him a 20 and alls well. if you have another hd on the same account he will need a sucsess code to close the...