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I had an original thread **HERE**.
In a nutshell, we now have a 211, 622 and recently added a 722. The installer came out and dinked with many things trying for a signal. (He clearly had no idea what he was doing). Finally, at my suggestion (that I got here), he added in a DPP44 and after some pains getting it going, it finally seemed to work.
Well, for the last 2 mornings, after everything has been off all night, when we turn on the TV on the 622 in the morning, there is a screen that says "satellite signal lost", then 3 boxes, OK, HELP, CANCEL . Pushing any of them do nothing to break out of that screen.
As a 'fix' I have to turn on the 722 (which has same message), then press menu and 6, 1, 1 then Check Switch - It runs that test then point dish for signals. After some delay, a signal is re-acquired and then both the 622 and 722 come alive again.
My guess is, the DPP44 needs a power inserter. Would that be a valid and probable fix? Also, getting 'signal drift' but here that is not conclusive evidence anything is wrong, as when they all work, they work perfectly with good signal meter (50% or better).
System is running on a Dish 1000, 3 cables off that go into a DPP 44, and the one remaining SD receiver is running off a Dish 500 on a DP34 (like a separate system).
The "Mrs" is getting quite annoyed with this problem as she gets up 1/2 hour before me and likes to watch TV while guzzling some coffee to get the day going and watch the news..... The last two mornings she goes outside, eats a Jeep and comes and spits the parts at me!
In a nutshell, we now have a 211, 622 and recently added a 722. The installer came out and dinked with many things trying for a signal. (He clearly had no idea what he was doing). Finally, at my suggestion (that I got here), he added in a DPP44 and after some pains getting it going, it finally seemed to work.
Well, for the last 2 mornings, after everything has been off all night, when we turn on the TV on the 622 in the morning, there is a screen that says "satellite signal lost", then 3 boxes, OK, HELP, CANCEL . Pushing any of them do nothing to break out of that screen.
As a 'fix' I have to turn on the 722 (which has same message), then press menu and 6, 1, 1 then Check Switch - It runs that test then point dish for signals. After some delay, a signal is re-acquired and then both the 622 and 722 come alive again.
My guess is, the DPP44 needs a power inserter. Would that be a valid and probable fix? Also, getting 'signal drift' but here that is not conclusive evidence anything is wrong, as when they all work, they work perfectly with good signal meter (50% or better).
System is running on a Dish 1000, 3 cables off that go into a DPP 44, and the one remaining SD receiver is running off a Dish 500 on a DP34 (like a separate system).
The "Mrs" is getting quite annoyed with this problem as she gets up 1/2 hour before me and likes to watch TV while guzzling some coffee to get the day going and watch the news..... The last two mornings she goes outside, eats a Jeep and comes and spits the parts at me!
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Follow-up - Updated!
I am quite certain this moron did NOT add the inserter in the loop anywhere.. I followed him along every step and was in disbelief when I see him start crawling around on the roof, then tries to connect each of the 3 HD's using barrel connectors - not even using a switch!
I knew this was headed nowhere. This guy was so dumb... we had to pull another cable off the D1000, so I told him I would go up in the attic and unhook a cable, tape a nylon rope to it then have him pull it back out, then tape the new wire to the rope and use that as a fish. I would pull both lines back in. So, I yank on the cable he is to pull.. instead..he tapes the new line (using my electrical tape cause he didn't have any on him) on the cable I am yanking on then starts pushing the line back into the attic. (didn't realize he only had about a foot of cable from his side)
Then he just stops. Three floors up, I scurry down and out to the side of the house to see him just standing there doing nothing.
I explained, look man...you've got to PULL this line back until you see the the end of the fish then tape the new wire at the end of the line, then I'll pull it back with both lines on it. That was like a supersonic jet just buzzed over his head.. And, he didn't have any electrical tape in his tool pack.. He asked if I had any! So I pull the line till the end comes out, use MY tape on the new wire, then back up to the attic while he just stands awestruck about the whole thing. He comes up and puts connectors on. Knowing the DPP44 switch does a little better with some extra length on the stinger, he then cuts that flush with the F connectors tip. GEEESH - what a nightmare.
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UPDATE! I found on Craigslist.org a guy that had a bunch of parts he was selling and happened to have an inserter. I met him 1/2 way between my place and his and got it for $10. Hurried home, made the connection and happy to report all is well. Everything now works exactly as it should.
How can D* employ someone of such incompetence? Repeated phone calls to E* CSR's fell on deaf ears (talking to some guy in India named "John" - Yeah right.. Well my name is Rin-Tin-Tin. Absolutely no help whatsoever. Said they could not re-open that same work order and would have to generate a new one and would be 4 or 5 days before someone could come out and do the install "properly". I begged them just send me the power inserter by FedEx overnight. Might as well been talking to a wall.
So, all is well.
Thanks to all of you who helped and allow me to vent. The "Mrs" is now happy again and quit eating the neighbors cars and spitting the parts out at me and now joyfully sips her coffee in the morning while surfing the channels for her favorites to watch in the mornings.
I am quite certain this moron did NOT add the inserter in the loop anywhere.. I followed him along every step and was in disbelief when I see him start crawling around on the roof, then tries to connect each of the 3 HD's using barrel connectors - not even using a switch!
I knew this was headed nowhere. This guy was so dumb... we had to pull another cable off the D1000, so I told him I would go up in the attic and unhook a cable, tape a nylon rope to it then have him pull it back out, then tape the new wire to the rope and use that as a fish. I would pull both lines back in. So, I yank on the cable he is to pull.. instead..he tapes the new line (using my electrical tape cause he didn't have any on him) on the cable I am yanking on then starts pushing the line back into the attic. (didn't realize he only had about a foot of cable from his side)
Then he just stops. Three floors up, I scurry down and out to the side of the house to see him just standing there doing nothing.I explained, look man...you've got to PULL this line back until you see the the end of the fish then tape the new wire at the end of the line, then I'll pull it back with both lines on it. That was like a supersonic jet just buzzed over his head.. And, he didn't have any electrical tape in his tool pack.. He asked if I had any! So I pull the line till the end comes out, use MY tape on the new wire, then back up to the attic while he just stands awestruck about the whole thing. He comes up and puts connectors on. Knowing the DPP44 switch does a little better with some extra length on the stinger, he then cuts that flush with the F connectors tip. GEEESH - what a nightmare.
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UPDATE! I found on Craigslist.org a guy that had a bunch of parts he was selling and happened to have an inserter. I met him 1/2 way between my place and his and got it for $10. Hurried home, made the connection and happy to report all is well. Everything now works exactly as it should.
How can D* employ someone of such incompetence? Repeated phone calls to E* CSR's fell on deaf ears (talking to some guy in India named "John" - Yeah right.. Well my name is Rin-Tin-Tin. Absolutely no help whatsoever. Said they could not re-open that same work order and would have to generate a new one and would be 4 or 5 days before someone could come out and do the install "properly". I begged them just send me the power inserter by FedEx overnight. Might as well been talking to a wall.
So, all is well.
Thanks to all of you who helped and allow me to vent. The "Mrs" is now happy again and quit eating the neighbors cars and spitting the parts out at me and now joyfully sips her coffee in the morning while surfing the channels for her favorites to watch in the mornings.
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you will be suprise, been to so many install whre the everything works w/o power intserter.
the wrost part of them 118.7 repoint kits. cause they dont have power inserter everything works perfect, but than once you do check switch to comfirm the 118.7 it stops working,.
you will be suprise, been to so many install whre the everything works w/o power intserter.
the wrost part of them 118.7 repoint kits. cause they dont have power inserter everything works perfect, but than once you do check switch to comfirm the 118.7 it stops working,.
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i had one job that the was about a 15' cable run total... between the dish, ground block, switch, receiver. When I hooked up the power inserter I kept getting odd check switch results. Took the inserter out and it worked fine... left it out, and have never heard back from the customer.
you will be suprise, been to so many install whre the everything works w/o power intserter.
the wrost part of them 118.7 repoint kits. cause they dont have power inserter everything works perfect, but than once you do check switch to comfirm the 118.7 it stops working,.
i had one job that the was about a 15' cable run total... between the dish, ground block, switch, receiver. When I hooked up the power inserter I kept getting odd check switch results. Took the inserter out and it worked fine... left it out, and have never heard back from the customer.
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
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Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.
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Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
As I recall you have the Flex package. Do you sub to multisport? -02 is FS1 and -03 is ESPN. -01 is Fox so you would get that if you sub to locals.Hmmm, I'm not seeing anything like those events in our Hopper 3 guide for tonight or Saturday.
I went into the Tools menu and requested a Guide Update. I'll try looking at it after the update completes.
edit — I now have the 148-01 4KFox events for Saturday, but not anything for 148-02 or 148-03 which don't even show as available channels. I do have 148-04 4KUSA.
Even though it didn't work out for the Hoosiers, this event recorded and I was able to watch it in full 4K HDR.
Timer is set to Record the Series. Thanks, Bobby!
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3zr37ekgKM?feature=share
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Unless the specific product or its packaging is known at the time of weighing, estimating the tare weight for a PoS system is a tall order.
I'm pretty sure that produce bags can't get any thinner.
You certainly don't want to put unbagged produce on a belt, scale, or in a clerk's hands (gloved or not).
I would think that all the packaging would already be accounted for ... they weigh the container, subtract that from the scale, then add the product , so its weighing the Product onlyUnless the specific product or its packaging is known at the time of weighing, estimating the tare weight for a PoS system is a tall order.
I'm pretty sure that produce bags can't get any thinner.
You certainly don't want to put unbagged produce on a belt, scale, or in a clerk's hands (gloved or not).
I haven't posted in almost 17 years. Over the air, sat, offline, anything-but-the-internet is still one of my avid pursuits. Been playing with offline tv viewing and offline web browsing. I have great appreciations for this site still being here. It's so hard to find public communities that haven't sold out to social media company.
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Welcome back, as you can see we branched off into a bunch of things since Satellite is what it is now, so lots to talk about here. 
Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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I remember this in the news too...
www.nbcnews.com
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
www.nbcnews.com
That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.I remember this in the news too...
$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone
A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
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@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
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This was actually one of the more disturbing videos I've seen on this channel. IF this guy hadn't been driving a Tesla which has 360 degree cams, he would probably become a felon and had his life ruined.....all because of a lying cop. The other officers in this video didn't impress me too much either, their whole mentality was how can we nail this guy.
This is a perfect example of why I'm always a bit nervous when I get below Perry, FL. There is a huge difference between north and south Florida and everyone who lives here knows this.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Q8q0KQQ14
This is a perfect example of why I'm always a bit nervous when I get below Perry, FL. There is a huge difference between north and south Florida and everyone who lives here knows this.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Q8q0KQQ14
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I was reading this article
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
Cable TV ‘cord-cutters’ became the majority in 2022
The steady decline of cable and broadcast television, and the rise of streaming services, reached a sort of inflection point over the past year. Last summer, for the first time, streaming ser…
thehill.com
That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.
And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.
Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.
There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.
In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.
Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.
Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.
So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households
So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.
That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.
But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.
Imagine what 2024 will be like.
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This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.
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