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I have a dish 500 that was given to me by the satellite installer. I set it up at my cottage and just bring a reciever from my home to the cottage. It worked great untill i had to upgrade my recievers with a new smart card. I have a different dish at my permanent residence than the 500. Could the new smart card know the difference and block reception? What is the remedy?
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i have run check switch and it comes back saying no switch is detected. Have done it many times.
MikeD-C05
What kind of receiver do you have and what kind of dish 500 do you have? IF you have a dish 500 legacy style ,you need a dp-21 multi switch to add both 110 and 119 together before it runs to the receiver. It sounds like you need to get a tech out to look at your dish. Add the dish home protection insurance for 5.99 a month and the tech visit will only be 29.99 ,instead of 99.99. You can drop it once the problem is fixed and add it only when needed.
TheKrell
If it worked before but quit now with a know-good receiver, then I'd say something broke (or went out of alignment) up there. It probably is a legacy twin, which (normally) works fine and has a built-in switch, but it is a one-way-signal device. The receiver can only "see" what legacy switches and LNB's it's connected to by blindly sending commands up the coax and waiting to tune something in. If nothing gets tuned, then you will see the problem you see. Anything could be wrong, including the coax cable or connectors going bad, the integrated LNB assembly, the dish could be out of alignment, or trees grew into your LOS.
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it has dp-21 switches but does not see them. Ive switched from one set to the other and nothing works. I have had alignment problems before but it always saw the switches. Now it doesnt. Someone suggested a new dish for $100. I guess the switches are built in. Mine are external and have two of them
TheKrell
it has dp-21 switches but does not see them. Ive switched from one set to the other and nothing works. I have had alignment problems before but it always saw the switches. Now it doesnt... I guess the switches are built in. Mine are external and have two of them
DishPro (DP) equipment does offer two-way communication, which explains why your receiver "always saw the switches" before. Since you've tried the outputs of both DP-21's and neither shows up, I'd say you have a cabling problem. That is a wag based on the improbability of both DP-21's going bad simultaneously. So... Either your cable is discontiguous (for example the center conductor is bent or broken), or else there's something blocking the power, e.g. a diplexer connected up backwards. You might also have done something stupid, such as cable up the dish antenna lead to the OTA tuner. ;) Happens!
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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....
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Take It as It Comes - Steve Winwood
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Take The Money and Run - Steve Miller Band
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Run Joe -- Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
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The Long Run - The Eagles
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Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers
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Starting a thread klang !

After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.

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Finished season 3 last night. Still one of my favorite shows.

Anyone else wonder if there might be something else going on with Callum? Seems to me he has too much access to Russian intelligence.
meStevo
One episode into season 4 that dropped today...

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Renewed for season 5.
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Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
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KAB
Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
Great ending, but it ran in circles most of the season.
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Almighty1
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
Might be worth just to ditch the hopper plus. No issues here on h713
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
Buy a roku and dump the hopper plus you'll be better off. If you have a smart tv you don't need either one. No hopper plus here and no issues!!!
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