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I have had a Az Premium + since last year and around Christmas got frustrated and just quit using it, except to play 4:2:2 feeds.I, like most who have been into these pages, have gotten frustrated , changed software, cursed other updates, on and on, and danced around the AzBoz FW issues. In February, I decided to get back to it, and see if I could tame this bull down a bit and ride him for 8 seconds or so...After 250+ hours and many kicks in the ribs, I have now found a way to work around most of the software issues on the AZbox. I have tested this method with old and new software, and it works 100%, as I will outline for you below. Before I get started, I would like to mention a few things to keep in mind when you are reading this or before you try it out:
1. This is for people who want to use the premium + as an everyday good player, and edit channels and blindscan, using only the Azbox and feel like you are using one of the other boxes, but play more channels! I am not discussing software issues with the Browser or UTube or how that relates to a particular FW Release.. this is only for the AZ used as a box for playing, scanning and editing as a primary box .
2. I have been through the Maz Edit stuff, and I am not discussing editing programs here, because I was never able to get anything to work perfectly, and always had the box return to original lists etc. etc. and that whole deal that is discussed here in many threads.
3. I do not use the AZBOX for feed hunting and backhaul etc., as the software is not stable enough yet for that, there are always issues, so I personally use a Vantage 1100S for scanning when I want to get into stuff quickly. HOWEVER, I strongly feel that the P+ is as good a scanning box as there is out there. It blindscans better than Pansats and Sathawks overall..
4. I often times refer to "other" boxes. I currently have Pansat 9200HD's, SatHawkPVR800, Az Premium, Vantage 1100S, and a shelf full of old an new Sonicview, Viewsat, SonySat, DreamBox, and CoolSats... and a couple old Silver Bullets...(now you know how old I am!) So over the years I have been into it, like many of you, and take liberty to compare things to "other" boxes.
5. My setup is a dual orthomode system, so I have 2 sats named for each Position on many Sats, one for C band and one for KU when it applies.
OK, that being said, I am hoping like most that AZBOX will clean up the software and address the many issues that need to be worked on , but here is a way to work around those issues and have a good box.
1. This should be name "REboot Camp" and I'll go into it below...REBOOTING is the most essential part of this whole deal, and I'll cover it when it needs to be done below.
2. This method is working for all software I've tested, and currently I'm using the newest release 5020. I thought before the new stuff was no good, and older issues were better, but that is not the case. The first and perhaps most important thing to do, is load the software after "Formatting Application Area" I Format 2 times, just for the heck of it to hopefully get out all older files and start fresh.. This must be done . I use the resolution button on the remote to get back into the proper setup as the box will revert to PAL and you need to setup there first, then get into the Settings pages.
3. Now with the box cleaned ,I do the usual setup and get ready to blindscan and start setting up my Sat and Channel lists. I have found another secret, and I know others use it as well, and that is that I completely delete the Sat lists on the software...I do not leave anything there at all...You can delete and delete for about 20 minutes to get it done, but IT MUST BE DONE. When you get to one last Sat, you need to enter your first SAT that you want to work with. If you delete the last Sat on the list, the box glitches, and then reboots, and you still have that Sat on there...So keep track of where you are, leave one Sat on there, and load your 1st Sat onto the list..When the new Sat is on the list, then you must delete the last Sat from the software list...If you do not do this, this Sat will come back to haunt you, and cause the box to want to return to it's original list, and raise all sorts of issues... Now you have your one and only Sat Listed in the Sat list... REBOOT the BOX NOW. Rebooting, I believe is acting like Save on a regular computer...If you do not REBOOT and have this whole effort you just went through Saved properly, the box will glitch.
4. You are now back into Setup and ready to load all your other Sats, and Download and Edit. BUT...You can only do one Sat at a time...and complete the entire Sat setup before you move on to another Sat. i.e. you blindscan, the channels are there, and you must clean up the Channel and TP list before moving on... You can not blindscan several sats with the idea of "coming back later and editing and cleaning up" It will not work.
I delete all the scrambled channels and others I do not want.. then I make a list of the TP's that I am using for those channels, and I delete all the TP's that are not being used. When that is finished I double check everything and REBOOT THE BOX..This is the most important thing always REBOOT after finishing up a Sat. And never move on untill you have done So.
Then you can go ahead and roll through all your Sats one at a time and REBOOTING after each Sat is cleaned up.
It takes time...It takes me about 20 hours to do my whole setup...BUT when it's done its done.
REMEMBER: DELETE ALL CHANNELS YOU DO NOT WANT AND ALL TP"S THAT ARE NOT BEING USED BEFORE MOVING ON...AND REBOOT
If you do this you will sail right through and the software won't even know you are there...
5.This is another very important issue I have found out about the hard way. If I make an error and perhaps not have my Switch designation correct in my setup and I begin to blindscan a Sat that should be #3 on the Diseq and I have it as #1, then that is a real problem...You can not just go back and reset the antenna settings and start again...You need to DELETE that Sat, even if you did not get any TP's yet...Delete it, and then REBOOT the box again! Then you are back to where you were , and can setup the Sat correctly and move on.
If you do not Delete that Sat, it will come back and GET YOU.... So be Careful. Always double check everything before moving on into blindscan..This goes for any errors you make in Setup, like starting to scan another Sat and you haven't move your dish and you end up seeing all the channels from the last sat you downloaded....You must delete the Sat completely, you can not just clean up and delete TP's and start again, the memory will not clean unless it is Deleted and then REBOOTED.
6. I have found that in Editing using the box only, I can Delete, and Rename and clean up the list just fine...I have found that at times MOVING a channel will cause issues. The AZ likes to have the channels listed the way it lands them in your list..I always leave my lists by TP lowest to highest, and it works fine...if I decide to move my favorite channels up to the top of the list this will cause problems..So one is better off doing your Favorite lists, and leaving the channels alone, not MOVING any of them in the original downloaded list, but again you can edit without any problems on Renaming and Deleting.
7. I have been using the new software since it's release with no problem, and anytime I want to recan a Sat or TP I can do so, as long as I REBOOT after I have the new info edited.
8. So, REBOOT... that's all I can say...This has cleaned up all glitches on my box...I believe the Premium + could be used as a backhaul/feed hunter, but until the software issues get cleaned up, I prefer to use the Vantage for that, and then if I find something of interest I add it on to the P+ and Reboot after I have it listed... The P+ works as well as most and better than many other boxes on these initial scans..I have had very few issues with the Blindscan, as long as I REBOOT after inputting info.
I know many of you will say..."Hey, egghead...use editing software", but I have , and there are still many issues, and in the long run, after editing with software, and then having the box revert to another list, on and on and that whole dance, this method is the best I have found, and it works..
I hope this helps many of you out that are having problems with your lists, and rescanning over n over, and losing channels and all that stuff that AZboxes are famous for...This system works..Best of luck and I hope that others add to this, when needed and feel free to ask questions.. Happy REBOOTING !!!! HB
1. This is for people who want to use the premium + as an everyday good player, and edit channels and blindscan, using only the Azbox and feel like you are using one of the other boxes, but play more channels! I am not discussing software issues with the Browser or UTube or how that relates to a particular FW Release.. this is only for the AZ used as a box for playing, scanning and editing as a primary box .
2. I have been through the Maz Edit stuff, and I am not discussing editing programs here, because I was never able to get anything to work perfectly, and always had the box return to original lists etc. etc. and that whole deal that is discussed here in many threads.
3. I do not use the AZBOX for feed hunting and backhaul etc., as the software is not stable enough yet for that, there are always issues, so I personally use a Vantage 1100S for scanning when I want to get into stuff quickly. HOWEVER, I strongly feel that the P+ is as good a scanning box as there is out there. It blindscans better than Pansats and Sathawks overall..
4. I often times refer to "other" boxes. I currently have Pansat 9200HD's, SatHawkPVR800, Az Premium, Vantage 1100S, and a shelf full of old an new Sonicview, Viewsat, SonySat, DreamBox, and CoolSats... and a couple old Silver Bullets...(now you know how old I am!) So over the years I have been into it, like many of you, and take liberty to compare things to "other" boxes.
5. My setup is a dual orthomode system, so I have 2 sats named for each Position on many Sats, one for C band and one for KU when it applies.
OK, that being said, I am hoping like most that AZBOX will clean up the software and address the many issues that need to be worked on , but here is a way to work around those issues and have a good box.
1. This should be name "REboot Camp" and I'll go into it below...REBOOTING is the most essential part of this whole deal, and I'll cover it when it needs to be done below.
2. This method is working for all software I've tested, and currently I'm using the newest release 5020. I thought before the new stuff was no good, and older issues were better, but that is not the case. The first and perhaps most important thing to do, is load the software after "Formatting Application Area" I Format 2 times, just for the heck of it to hopefully get out all older files and start fresh.. This must be done . I use the resolution button on the remote to get back into the proper setup as the box will revert to PAL and you need to setup there first, then get into the Settings pages.
3. Now with the box cleaned ,I do the usual setup and get ready to blindscan and start setting up my Sat and Channel lists. I have found another secret, and I know others use it as well, and that is that I completely delete the Sat lists on the software...I do not leave anything there at all...You can delete and delete for about 20 minutes to get it done, but IT MUST BE DONE. When you get to one last Sat, you need to enter your first SAT that you want to work with. If you delete the last Sat on the list, the box glitches, and then reboots, and you still have that Sat on there...So keep track of where you are, leave one Sat on there, and load your 1st Sat onto the list..When the new Sat is on the list, then you must delete the last Sat from the software list...If you do not do this, this Sat will come back to haunt you, and cause the box to want to return to it's original list, and raise all sorts of issues... Now you have your one and only Sat Listed in the Sat list... REBOOT the BOX NOW. Rebooting, I believe is acting like Save on a regular computer...If you do not REBOOT and have this whole effort you just went through Saved properly, the box will glitch.
4. You are now back into Setup and ready to load all your other Sats, and Download and Edit. BUT...You can only do one Sat at a time...and complete the entire Sat setup before you move on to another Sat. i.e. you blindscan, the channels are there, and you must clean up the Channel and TP list before moving on... You can not blindscan several sats with the idea of "coming back later and editing and cleaning up" It will not work.
I delete all the scrambled channels and others I do not want.. then I make a list of the TP's that I am using for those channels, and I delete all the TP's that are not being used. When that is finished I double check everything and REBOOT THE BOX..This is the most important thing always REBOOT after finishing up a Sat. And never move on untill you have done So.
Then you can go ahead and roll through all your Sats one at a time and REBOOTING after each Sat is cleaned up.
It takes time...It takes me about 20 hours to do my whole setup...BUT when it's done its done.
REMEMBER: DELETE ALL CHANNELS YOU DO NOT WANT AND ALL TP"S THAT ARE NOT BEING USED BEFORE MOVING ON...AND REBOOT
If you do this you will sail right through and the software won't even know you are there...
5.This is another very important issue I have found out about the hard way. If I make an error and perhaps not have my Switch designation correct in my setup and I begin to blindscan a Sat that should be #3 on the Diseq and I have it as #1, then that is a real problem...You can not just go back and reset the antenna settings and start again...You need to DELETE that Sat, even if you did not get any TP's yet...Delete it, and then REBOOT the box again! Then you are back to where you were , and can setup the Sat correctly and move on.
If you do not Delete that Sat, it will come back and GET YOU.... So be Careful. Always double check everything before moving on into blindscan..This goes for any errors you make in Setup, like starting to scan another Sat and you haven't move your dish and you end up seeing all the channels from the last sat you downloaded....You must delete the Sat completely, you can not just clean up and delete TP's and start again, the memory will not clean unless it is Deleted and then REBOOTED.
6. I have found that in Editing using the box only, I can Delete, and Rename and clean up the list just fine...I have found that at times MOVING a channel will cause issues. The AZ likes to have the channels listed the way it lands them in your list..I always leave my lists by TP lowest to highest, and it works fine...if I decide to move my favorite channels up to the top of the list this will cause problems..So one is better off doing your Favorite lists, and leaving the channels alone, not MOVING any of them in the original downloaded list, but again you can edit without any problems on Renaming and Deleting.
7. I have been using the new software since it's release with no problem, and anytime I want to recan a Sat or TP I can do so, as long as I REBOOT after I have the new info edited.
8. So, REBOOT... that's all I can say...This has cleaned up all glitches on my box...I believe the Premium + could be used as a backhaul/feed hunter, but until the software issues get cleaned up, I prefer to use the Vantage for that, and then if I find something of interest I add it on to the P+ and Reboot after I have it listed... The P+ works as well as most and better than many other boxes on these initial scans..I have had very few issues with the Blindscan, as long as I REBOOT after inputting info.
I know many of you will say..."Hey, egghead...use editing software", but I have , and there are still many issues, and in the long run, after editing with software, and then having the box revert to another list, on and on and that whole dance, this method is the best I have found, and it works..
I hope this helps many of you out that are having problems with your lists, and rescanning over n over, and losing channels and all that stuff that AZboxes are famous for...This system works..Best of luck and I hope that others add to this, when needed and feel free to ask questions.. Happy REBOOTING !!!! HB
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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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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
Browns lead the AFC North 
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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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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. Hated to see my dawgs go down but I still say being ranked #1 is a hex on you!
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...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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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Time for another AWESOME video from the TWIT Network!
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beTFfPz10OI
Direct YouTube Link - Club TWiT: Media Club #3 - Best of Adult Animation: Futurama, Rick and Morty, and Simpsons Classics
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beTFfPz10OI
Direct YouTube Link - Club TWiT: Media Club #3 - Best of Adult Animation: Futurama, Rick and Morty, and Simpsons Classics
TWIT's Website
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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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