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Been meaning to write this funny story down for anybody else who likes to try out different fta boxes, just for the sake of experience. Found what I thought was a good buy on an older box, a Buzz 2010Plus, which came out about the time my viewsat did, I believe, 2006. Read Icebergs review of the original Buzz, which lacked a component output, and maybe the ac-3 sound, piqued my curiousity. Googled a little too, box with a different processor than most were using at the time.
So this reciever arrives about 4days after I order it. I phoned this order, the lady said "we'll check it out for you and put the file on it before we send it". Hmmm. I say "I don't want any 'files' put on it, just want it the way it came new" Ok , she said.
Wondering, would any dealer be dumb enough to load hackware and ship to somebody they don't even know? The answer was yes.
The hacker's had invented a way to load Sonicview hacker-files into this buzz, they put the @$! file in it anyway and sent it to me. Started to call them back, then thought about calling Dishnetwork just to see what they'd say. Did neither, thought I could reload it, and revive it. No such luck, spent 4-5hours trying, over two nights. Hackware required a 'new' boot-file to be installed, once it's there, there apparently is no way to go back to the original Buzz bootfile, or firmware.
Can't even load the legal sonicview firmware in it. Many thanks to Brentb for sending me his software, thankfully he had saved all his files as the buzz website is no more. The reciever is just 'ok' for scanning, on ku it goes up to 13000 before it stops, and on c-band sats it starts at 3000, instead of 3400 or 3700, can't change it either. The thing has great video which is the reason I kept it, and the ac-3 works on every channel I've tried. Didn't cost much money, but I got what I paid for, I guess, haha.
Anyone wants the dealer's name, PM and I'll pass it on.Not somebody you'd run across ordinarily anyway. Another lesson in life.
So this reciever arrives about 4days after I order it. I phoned this order, the lady said "we'll check it out for you and put the file on it before we send it". Hmmm. I say "I don't want any 'files' put on it, just want it the way it came new" Ok , she said.
Wondering, would any dealer be dumb enough to load hackware and ship to somebody they don't even know? The answer was yes.
The hacker's had invented a way to load Sonicview hacker-files into this buzz, they put the @$! file in it anyway and sent it to me. Started to call them back, then thought about calling Dishnetwork just to see what they'd say. Did neither, thought I could reload it, and revive it. No such luck, spent 4-5hours trying, over two nights. Hackware required a 'new' boot-file to be installed, once it's there, there apparently is no way to go back to the original Buzz bootfile, or firmware.
Can't even load the legal sonicview firmware in it. Many thanks to Brentb for sending me his software, thankfully he had saved all his files as the buzz website is no more. The reciever is just 'ok' for scanning, on ku it goes up to 13000 before it stops, and on c-band sats it starts at 3000, instead of 3400 or 3700, can't change it either. The thing has great video which is the reason I kept it, and the ac-3 works on every channel I've tried. Didn't cost much money, but I got what I paid for, I guess, haha.
Anyone wants the dealer's name, PM and I'll pass it on.Not somebody you'd run across ordinarily anyway. Another lesson in life.
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I think every box I got used on Ebay except one had hackware. Heck the PVR units I got (Pansat 5000) had PPV movies on the hard drive 
I think every box I got used on Ebay except one had hackware. Heck the PVR units I got (Pansat 5000) had PPV movies on the hard drive
I must be one of the lucky ones then. The last receiver I bought from eBay was clean, even though I later found out the fellow who sold it to me was a pirate who had been previously prosecuted by DishNetwork...
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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!
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One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
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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.
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Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
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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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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Was thinking same thing. It should be a good week for sec shorts and roll callThey ought to have fun with this…
My year was almost up and we got the new bill for a year of service for $ 360.00 insane sat radio is becoming like cable!!! i logged into my acct and hopped onto chat and told the rep that i wanted to cancel. she understood my concern and went quiet for a few minutes. i figured that she was canceling my service. she comes back and said that she seen that i have been a sub since 07 and then offers me the same package for a year for 120.00 with taxes and fee's!!! i grabbed it. after almost having a stroke 
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Don't you mean phone sex operators
Is That why you keep SXM ???Don't you mean phone sex operators
Mrs. Foxbat reminded me it's that time of the year to do the Cancel Tango
The A.I. agent appears to be better than in the past. It got to the acceptable price quicker than previous years, no human operator involved. $5/mo and I still have over $50 in SiriusXM credit from my FordPartner benefits.
The A.I. agent appears to be better than in the past. It got to the acceptable price quicker than previous years, no human operator involved. $5/mo and I still have over $50 in SiriusXM credit from my FordPartner benefits.
I forgot you can pay that with Ford Pass points, I won't be due again till Feb, but I'll have to remember to try it ... Not sure what needs to be done, but I do have a substantial amount of points currently.Mrs. Foxbat reminded me it's that time of the year to do the Cancel Tango
The A.I. agent appears to be better than in the past. It got to the acceptable price quicker than previous years, no human operator involved. $5/mo and I still have over $50 in SiriusXM credit from my FordPartner benefits.
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when i say cancel. they give the moon and stars!!! iv'e gotten free radios and a free month once since it was my bdayIs That why you keep SXM ???
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America’s Fastest-Growing EV State Isn’t California—Not by a Long Shot
New data shows electric vehicle adoption is increasingly driven by state policies, electricity prices and charging access—not federal incentives
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The number-one US state for EV growth, according to the June 22 Yardi report?
Oklahoma.
It has no ZEV mandates and "minimal" incentives, Yardi says, but also has cheap electricity, high multi-car household rates (so, for example, a non-Lightning Ford F-150 pulls their trailers), and a consumer base willing to switch.
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Never realized that Tesla is losing to BYD at manufacturing too, which IMO is Tesla's biggest accomplishment and area of innovation. Nice writeup about the state of play and how we got here though. I have no faith that we're moving any productive direction though sadly, most changes and efforts feel reactionary rather than rooted in making use of the time being bought by tariffs, with few exceptions.
So: how are the cars so cheap, and what is being cut to get there? The best public accounting comes from the Rhodium Group, which compared BYD, Geely, and Leapmotor against Tesla's Chinese operation, a fair comparison because it removes labor costs and shipping from the equation entirely. Their estimate is that BYD builds a car for about $4,700 less than Tesla builds a Model 3 in Shanghai, roughly 15 percent of the Model 3's price. The breakdown is the interesting part. Direct government grants account for about $292 per vehicle, which is 5 percent of the gap. The biggest single factor is vertical integration: BYD makes about 80 percent of its top-tier components in-house, against 37 percent for Tesla, and that eliminates roughly $2,369 per vehicle in supplier markups. Lower overhead, meaning cheaper engineering talent and administrative cost spread across enormous volume, accounts for another $1,719. And BYD pays its suppliers on 155-day terms, against Tesla's 60, which is worth about $214 per car in float. When people say the Chinese advantage is subsidies, the per-vehicle number says otherwise. When people say it is slave wages, the Tesla Shanghai comparison says otherwise too. The advantage is mostly that BYD decided, twenty years ago, to make its own batteries, its own motors, its own power electronics, and its own semiconductors, and Western automakers decided the opposite.
US EV sales are rising again. Here’s why the recovery is set to last.
Even though sales tanked last year after the end of federal incentives, the American EV sector is on the mend as drivers face sky-high gasoline prices.
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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...
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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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Here in Indiana, the difference between Regular and Premium is usually a dollar, but some charge even more:
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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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