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I am posting because I've been trying to solve this for 6 months, and I am out of ideas. There seem to be many people with good ideas here. Here's my situation:
I run a company that does sports video analysis. We have a major client in Mexico. They are affiliated with the broadcasters though my relationship is not such that I can ask for their help.
I've installed half a dozen different satellites on our roof (Dish, DirecTV, and FTA) in the past so have a good bit of experience though am by no means an expert. Most recently, I added a 6 foot dish to hit PanSat 9 at 58W to try to pick up Sky Mexico. We have purchased and are paying monthly fees to Sky with a Sky box and legitimate active smart card. We do NOT want to hack anything or steal signal. I have a high quality Invacom LNB.
The problem: Using two different FTA receivers, I have tuned the heck out of the dish, skew, focal point, etc to get 45-50% Quality. In fact, on the FTA, I can watch Sky Mexico's few unencrypted information channels perfectly (they broadcast premium channel previews free) and can blind scan and get 200+ other channels, though of course they are unwatchable on the FTA because they are encrypted.
So you'd think I could now just plug in the actual Sky receivers and would be set, but no...
When I plug in the Sky receiver (and I've now tried two different models and 3 different Sky receivers), I get nothing. Using their installation utility, I can't even get to 1% Quality. The receiver reports a BER of 2x10^-2 and can show the name of the satellite some of the time (it is getting some data since the BER moves when I'm on the satellite). I've set the LNB frequency, transponder, data rate, etc to exactly match the FTA, and it just reports a much, much lower quality. The two FTA receivers (different makes) both report nearly identical Q, but the Sky receiver has Q = 0 no matter what I do.
Most recently, and much to my annoyance, I noticed that the receiver user-interface had suddenly upgraded to a nice blue color background after months of black and red. I believe the receiver actually downloaded a software update (!) despite being unable to display a channel.
I'm baffled. Any ideas? It's driving me crazy that the dish is pointed well enough to receive channels but I can't get the actual Sky Mexico receivers to work. The easiest step has somehow become the hardest.
I appreciate any ideas or possible explanations.
Thanks.
I run a company that does sports video analysis. We have a major client in Mexico. They are affiliated with the broadcasters though my relationship is not such that I can ask for their help.
I've installed half a dozen different satellites on our roof (Dish, DirecTV, and FTA) in the past so have a good bit of experience though am by no means an expert. Most recently, I added a 6 foot dish to hit PanSat 9 at 58W to try to pick up Sky Mexico. We have purchased and are paying monthly fees to Sky with a Sky box and legitimate active smart card. We do NOT want to hack anything or steal signal. I have a high quality Invacom LNB.
The problem: Using two different FTA receivers, I have tuned the heck out of the dish, skew, focal point, etc to get 45-50% Quality. In fact, on the FTA, I can watch Sky Mexico's few unencrypted information channels perfectly (they broadcast premium channel previews free) and can blind scan and get 200+ other channels, though of course they are unwatchable on the FTA because they are encrypted.
So you'd think I could now just plug in the actual Sky receivers and would be set, but no...
When I plug in the Sky receiver (and I've now tried two different models and 3 different Sky receivers), I get nothing. Using their installation utility, I can't even get to 1% Quality. The receiver reports a BER of 2x10^-2 and can show the name of the satellite some of the time (it is getting some data since the BER moves when I'm on the satellite). I've set the LNB frequency, transponder, data rate, etc to exactly match the FTA, and it just reports a much, much lower quality. The two FTA receivers (different makes) both report nearly identical Q, but the Sky receiver has Q = 0 no matter what I do.
Most recently, and much to my annoyance, I noticed that the receiver user-interface had suddenly upgraded to a nice blue color background after months of black and red. I believe the receiver actually downloaded a software update (!) despite being unable to display a channel.
I'm baffled. Any ideas? It's driving me crazy that the dish is pointed well enough to receive channels but I can't get the actual Sky Mexico receivers to work. The easiest step has somehow become the hardest.
I appreciate any ideas or possible explanations.
Thanks.
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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:
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Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
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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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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Browns lead the AFC North 
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
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Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
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Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:
Colts relieve general manager Chris Ballard of his duties
Colts Owner & CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon released a statement Monday announcing the news.
Can we expect to see a new coach if we say "pretty please?"
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Stargate SG-1 cancelled, Atlantis renewed
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld
Monday - August 21, 2006 | by Darren Sumner
The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.
Stargate Atlantis, meanwhile, has been renewed for a fourth season, with the network hoping to see that the spin-off series can stand alone, according to a source.
Source Gateworld
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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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They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
Yup, I agree, I'd rather be 2 or 3 till the last few weeks.They get cruel sometimes, very very cruel.
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