Search results for query: *

  • Users: zevs
  • Order by date
  1. zevs

    HwS never finds Tuner 3 on 1K.2

    I have a Hopper with Sling (no Joeys) and a 1000.2 on WA that I've set up but it never seems to be happy with the third tuner. I have a solo node with one coax running from the port labeled 1 on the LNB to dp plus 1 on the solo node and another coax running from the port labeled 2 on the LNB to...
  2. zevs

    HOPPER 3 UPGRADE WAITING LIST!

    Have a dying vip622 and would like to upgrade to Hopper 3.
  3. zevs

    Hopper 3 with dish 500 for temporary fix?

    Even if H3 updates should happen to only come from 129 on the WA, the H3 should be fairly usable out of the box, shouldn't it? So even if it's a week before I can move the pole, wouldn't it be minimally functional?
  4. zevs

    Hopper 3 with dish 500 for temporary fix?

    Okay, well if I go ahead with switching to the 1000.2 with a hybrid LNB Western Arc, I should be able to pop it on my existing pole the 500 was using and at least adjust it to get 119 and 110, correct? I don't know if I have line of sight to 129, but it should be a pretty safe bet I can get the...
  5. zevs

    Hopper 3 with dish 500 for temporary fix?

    After many faithful years of service, my 622 is finally biting the dust. I'm a DIYer and mostly used it for locals and recording ample SD shows for my kids, so it just has a dish 500 with a DPP LNB pointed to 119 and 110, and I get most of my HD programming off of a Roku. Since the 622 is...
  6. zevs

    Outage coincidence?

    I went out to adjust the dish to peak and it turns out a cable was frayed and barely hanging on. I think this was the issue the whole time, but I'm convinced the blue "we're aware" screen comes from the receiver itself now even though it looks like a classic broadcast "technical difficulties"...
  7. zevs

    Getting 019 Smart Card Not Inserted all of a sudden

    Holy cow, that worked! It gets farther now, boots up but can't find the signal. After a couple minutes it reboots again, but at least it's long enough for me to take an inventory of what's recorded on there. I'm wondering now if it's overheating. I looked under the hood and the fan only...
  8. zevs

    Getting 019 Smart Card Not Inserted all of a sudden

    My trusty old VIP 622 is giving me Smart Card Not Inserted all of a sudden. It tells me to remove it and reinsert it which just makes it reboot and go back to the same thing. Searching around for tips, I've unplugged it for several hours to let it cool and cleaned the card with an eraser, but...
  9. zevs

    Outage coincidence?

    I have a trusty old 622 that’s been faithfully chugging along on 119 and 110 for years now with a 500 dish that has been dangerously close to a tree line for a while. A couple weeks ago the signal started dropping a lot so I figured the trees had finally grown into line of sight and the leaves...
  10. zevs

    Dish 500 on old SuperDish pole - easy right

    Yeah, I'd like to see them try to "move" something if they showed up at the address that's actually on my account. ;) Besides, you should see the mess the original installers left. They may have aimed the dish correctly, but then they drilled a hole for the cord up through the carpet right by...
  11. zevs

    Dish 500 on old SuperDish pole - easy right

    Originally I thought I could use the SuperDish for 119, 110, and 129. When I realized I couldn't, and had problems with the SuperDish, I went back to the 500. Guess I'll need to upgrade to something like a 1000.2 .
  12. zevs

    Dish 500 on old SuperDish pole - easy right

    Did a series of check switches with and without things attached, switched the lines around, and unplugged the 622 to finally get the second tuner going. Now just wondering about the smartcard sitting on top of it doing nothing...Software says it's L512.
  13. zevs

    Dish 500 on old SuperDish pole - easy right

    Stroke of luck: Charter came out to hook up the internet connection and the installer used to be a Dish installer but switched to the cable company to travel less and use less gas. He said he still had all his old equipment in his truck and got out a viewfinder thing to look through. I guess...
  14. zevs

    Dish 500 on old SuperDish pole - easy right

    Some new info: I'm in Tennessee, 37934. I'm going straight off the azimuth my 622 gives for that zip (which is 228) on my compass. I didn't move far; my old zip gives the same coordinates, so I haven't changed the skew. The pole had a small section of PVC added over top originally to...
  15. zevs

    Dish 500 on old SuperDish pole - easy right

    When you say it points slightly to the left, is that left facing the dish or behind the dish? I tried to switch the LNBs but the SuperDish's arm was just slightly too big. Maybe I didn't give it enough elbow grease though...
  16. zevs

    Dish 500 on old SuperDish pole - easy right

    Just moved into a house that faces pretty much southwest. There was a SuperDish already mounted on a pole about midway on the northwestern side of the house, so I thought it would be no big deal to pop off the old SuperDish and use the same pole for my trusty Dish 500 with DishPro+. So, I...
  17. zevs

    Anyone Ghosting their External Drive?

    I've got a 622 with an external drive and they're both getting full. A lot of the stuff is shows you can't get on DVD, so I just want them archived to watch later. I thought about getting another large EHD, but then had a thought. Can't I get another, smaller, cheaper EHD, copy some shows from...
  18. zevs

    Retailer Chat Recap - June 12, 2007

    Wonder why they only put this on the New Customers slide? Isn't this available to existing customers now too?
  19. zevs

    Charlie Chat ReCap June 11th, 2007

    I was disappointed that they didn't talk at all last night about the June 1st DVR Advantage changes that were discussed at the Team Summit like AT250 with DVR Advantage for $59.99 and no longer an 18 month commitment. Does anyone know if this became available on June 1st?
Top
Back