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Hello all. I'm a legacy dish network subscriber (as in legacy lnb's, switches, and receivers) looking for thoughts and guidance aside from the forced dishpro upgrade.
I've got multiple 4700 (4900 upgraded) units and a legacy SW42 driving an older Dish500 to the 110 and 119 slots.
I've followed the internationals off 61.5 to 121. I've resisted the DP upgrade by using a homemade Primestar dish with an Eagle Aspen P270KU LNB (good unit with C-120 feedhorn interface) on the SW42 3rd sat position.
Now the problem. The programming I'd like has gone off to 118.7. Am now in search of a good FSS circular LNB to refit and repoint the old Primestar dish. I like the old Primestar dish as it does give a good solid signal with no rain fade and the Channelmaster is put together fairly well.
I've come across the following LNB's that hold promise, though not found any C-120 flanged units.
1. Eagle Aspen DTVGD (dual)
2. CB2008 (dual)
3. ROC CSS118
3. Microyal FTA-118 (dual)
I've heard the Invacom Qpf031 would work.
Curious if anyone tried any of the above or found a good adapter for the Primestar to take the 40mm throat of the newer LNBs below.
I've got multiple 4700 (4900 upgraded) units and a legacy SW42 driving an older Dish500 to the 110 and 119 slots.
I've followed the internationals off 61.5 to 121. I've resisted the DP upgrade by using a homemade Primestar dish with an Eagle Aspen P270KU LNB (good unit with C-120 feedhorn interface) on the SW42 3rd sat position.
Now the problem. The programming I'd like has gone off to 118.7. Am now in search of a good FSS circular LNB to refit and repoint the old Primestar dish. I like the old Primestar dish as it does give a good solid signal with no rain fade and the Channelmaster is put together fairly well.
I've come across the following LNB's that hold promise, though not found any C-120 flanged units.
1. Eagle Aspen DTVGD (dual)
2. CB2008 (dual)
3. ROC CSS118
3. Microyal FTA-118 (dual)
I've heard the Invacom Qpf031 would work.
Curious if anyone tried any of the above or found a good adapter for the Primestar to take the 40mm throat of the newer LNBs below.
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thanks bob. We know Phil doesn't like to admit when he's wrong
I've already admitted that the 6000 is quirky but I know the 5000 & 3000 only work with the original 4 slots
thanks bob. We know Phil doesn't like to admit when he's wrong
I've already admitted that the 6000 is quirky but I know the 5000 & 3000 only work with the original 4 slots
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Nope, the stupid 5000 found one and 1/2 sats with wrong displacement (see a picture below) with latest SW 870P
connected to output#1 or output#4 of DP44 with 119/110/129/118
and PI on output#1 and 622 on output#2. Ugh !
Can't use other receiver [3000] - it doesn't start at all,
TV screen have gray color regardless S-VHS or composite output (not that dead black ), pressed all buttons - no dice.
Continue play with 5000 ( Fathers day ): disconnect all output ports, left PI and 5000 on #1, see what I got 
. Nothing !
OK. Found the reason for last fail - central wire of coax from PI to DP44 was too short, the DP44 have deep 'throat' and requred the wire comes out of F-connector for 2-3 mm.
A couple more tests: with 119/110 only the 5000 pass tests, but if I connect 129 or 118 to third input, it show the first picture.
So, it not learning form stream, sob.
Finally I found those old receivers and convince an owner give them a chance.thanks bob. We know Phil doesn't like to admit when he's wrong
I've already admitted that the 6000 is quirky but I know the 5000 & 3000 only work with the original 4 slots
Nope, the stupid 5000 found one and 1/2 sats with wrong displacement (see a picture below) with latest SW 870P
connected to output#1 or output#4 of DP44 with 119/110/129/118
and PI on output#1 and 622 on output#2. Ugh !
Can't use other receiver [3000] - it doesn't start at all,
TV screen have gray color regardless S-VHS or composite output (not that dead black ), pressed all buttons - no dice.
Continue play with 5000 ( Fathers day
): disconnect all output ports, left PI and 5000 on #1, see what I got . Nothing !OK. Found the reason for last fail - central wire of coax from PI to DP44 was too short, the DP44 have deep 'throat' and requred the wire comes out of F-connector for 2-3 mm.
A couple more tests: with 119/110 only the 5000 pass tests, but if I connect 129 or 118 to third input, it show the first picture.
So, it not learning form stream, sob.
That's interesting idea - may I have the DP adapter for test ?
I just realized there would be a conflict if two receivers wanted different polarity, dp adapter would not ship both down the line.
This will require the 2 way all ports power passing splitter BEFORE two different DP adapters and each adapter connected to port 3A and 3B of the sw64 switch.
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Much better than the critics would want you to believe. Only problem, the last guy was pretty obvious a couple of episodes in.
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Amazon Sets 'The Lord of the Rings' TV Series In Mega Deal With Multi-Season Commitment
$250 Million just for the rights to make something
The LOTR original series, a prequel to Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust; HarperCollins; and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which produced the hugely successful LOTR movie franchise.
Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring.
$250 Million just for the rights to make something
The LOTR original series, a prequel to Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, will be produced by Amazon Studios in cooperation with the Tolkien Estate and Trust; HarperCollins; and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which produced the hugely successful LOTR movie franchise.
Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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I saw that, wasn't sure if PHP was employed by XenForo or not.
arstechnica.com
PHP warns it plans to release 2 emergency patches imminently
Unconfirmed report claims PHP2Shell exploit remotely executes code on PHP sites.
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Yup thats what xenforo is written in, php.
But all patched now.
But all patched now.
More specifically, these:
A more scholarly story is here:
www.bleepingcomputer.com
A more scholarly story is here:
PHP warns admins of two critical flaws, emergency patches coming tomorrow
The PHP security team is warning administrators to prepare for emergency security updates tomorrow to address two critical vulnerabilities, as information about the flaws has reportedly leaked ahead of their scheduled disclosure.
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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.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
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....
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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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.
Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
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USA and SyFy content is on Peacock, you can receive the rest of those channels via Philo, only $25 a month.
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Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
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I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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