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    GEOSATpro Micro HD

    I am heading to the UK in a short while, is it worth taking the Micro HD with me, or is it specifically a North American Model.?
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    Filipino Channels on Free Preview on Bell TV

    I am told Bell have opened up the Filipino Channels after the disaster in the Philippines. Can anyone confirm this?
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    Swapping from Legacy to Dish Pro LNBF & Adding 82 degrees......

    I have just looked at a system in a small Hotel, with 48 x 3100 receivers, currently fed by a 60cm Dish with one LNBF aimed at 91 degrees. Two RG11 lines feeding 2 x 4 Way 3Ghz Splitters, then into 4 x 16 Way Rack Mounted Multiswitch's. It works just great, no problems at all. Now, they have...
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    Satellite Maintenance.

    Satellite Maintenance. Bell TV will be performing maintenance and as a result, transponders 9, 11, and 17 at 91W will not carry signal until April 12. There is no impact to customer’s programming.
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    DPP Quad & DPP44 coming to Bell TV, October 23rd.

    Great news for Installers across Canada, after 7 years (I think) of waiting, Bell are finally going to let Installers loose on the DPP44 switch. About time too.....
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    Bell TV to start swapping out ALL HD MPEG2 Receivers, October 23rd.

    Well they finally announced it today, all 6100 & 9200's will be swapped out starting Oct 23rd. Bad news is that if they run out of 9242's for people with an existing 9200, that is used for a 2nd TV, they intend to ship you a 9241 & a 5900....How nice of them....
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    Bell TV Stacked System. How to read levels with a Super Buddy.?

    I have recently started playing with the Stacked Systems on Bell TV's MDU side of things but I am struggling with using a Super Buddy to read the levels. Despite a phone call to the makers, it is still not showing true levels on Nimiq 2. Does anyone out there use a Super Buddy on these...
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    Space HD coming to July 6th to Bell TV and Fibe.

    Launching Wednesday, July 6 across Canada on Bell Satellite TV (Channel 1746) and Bell Fibe TV (Channel 1632)
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    Are there any Dutch and or Latvian Channels out there in FTA land.?

    Hi Guys, I am located just outside Toronto, Canada and a couple down the road from me are from Holland and Latvia, they are a great couple and love there TV but were unaware of FTA untill they caught me aiming a dish at 97W. I would love to help them out and see if I can pull in any Dutch or...
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    Shaw Direct Barker Channels.

    I recently picked up a used Shaw direct Receiver and Dish. I have aimed the 60e Dish, got good signal on both birds but as yet found no "free" channels. I am more used to aiming and setting up bell systems and you can always watch ch 198 on these. Just wondered if there is an open Channel on SD.?
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    Bell is switching to 8PSK April 1st

    The switch to 8PSK is scheduled to begin on April 1st, so all the old 6000 models are being replaced by the new 6131's. Bell are sending out letters now to inform people of the free swap out. The 6000 is the only affected receiver, all other HD receivers, 6100, 6131, 6141, 9200, 9241 & 9242...
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    ViP 622 & 211 with Legacy LNBF's.?

    I am sure this is an easy question to answer but so far I have not found a definitive one. Will these receivers work with a Legacy Set Up, ie Legacy Dual or an SW44 installation or do I really need to go Dish Pro.? Should I go all out and go Dish Pro Plus.? But main question is WILL they...