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I am having an issue with my equipment, it started out as my 922 and 722 would not see all the sats
Tech came out replaced the dish and lnb. 922 working just fine now. the 722 will not work, he tried a new 722 still not working, then got playing around with the electrical outlet and it was loose and the output was sporatic. I replaced the plug and everything seems fine with it, getting the right amount of juice and all. I even ran an extenstion cord from another room to the 722 just to make sure it wasnt the power, but the 722 will still only see the 110 sat.
Only other thing I can think of is that the cable coming from the dish to the 722 was an existing cable, could that be the problem and it was the one powering the dish, and now the 922 is, which is making the 922 work correctly but the cable is still causing the 722 problems. This cable is going to be a pain to replace because of where it is running, and and I do not want to be wasting my time.
Tech came out replaced the dish and lnb. 922 working just fine now. the 722 will not work, he tried a new 722 still not working, then got playing around with the electrical outlet and it was loose and the output was sporatic. I replaced the plug and everything seems fine with it, getting the right amount of juice and all. I even ran an extenstion cord from another room to the 722 just to make sure it wasnt the power, but the 722 will still only see the 110 sat.
Only other thing I can think of is that the cable coming from the dish to the 722 was an existing cable, could that be the problem and it was the one powering the dish, and now the 922 is, which is making the 922 work correctly but the cable is still causing the 722 problems. This cable is going to be a pain to replace because of where it is running, and and I do not want to be wasting my time.
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Just a quick follow-up on this one, Tech was at the house about 7:45am Sat, left a little after 11. 
replaced everything, and I do mean everything. still could not get it to work. The problem was never with the 722, which by the way is a 722k now. Turns out the problem was with the 922, (new one of them too) and more specifically with the outlet it was plugged into. I cannot explain why because everything checks out just fine with the outlet and everything else that is or has been plugged into this outlet.
So basically what happened was, when I ran a new wire for the 722 it saw everything fine, cause I hooked it to the wire the 922 was connected on the ground block, thus taking the 922 when I was testing. So the real problem was, with just one receiver plugged in everything was fine, but the minute you plugged in two receiver the system did not work. Once we plugged the 922 into a new outlet the check switch ran fine, saw all the sats and everything is just fine.
This has got to the strangest thing I have seen, voltage on the outlet is just fine, grounded correctly.
But I must just say, the Tech stuck with it and we finally figured it out. I do not think this would have been figured out had the Tech been one that would not listen to suggestions, he was as stumped as I was, and called his supervisor twice to get input from him, and never gave up.
Something else I found funny, the first tech suspected the outlet the 722 was plugged into was the problem and basically said there is nothing he could do until we replaced it, and left. The second tech went to his truck got an extension cord and tried an outlet in another room and saw that it was not the outlet right away. which also helped with finding the 922 problem cause he did the same thing with it and everything started working.
replaced everything, and I do mean everything. still could not get it to work. The problem was never with the 722, which by the way is a 722k now. Turns out the problem was with the 922, (new one of them too) and more specifically with the outlet it was plugged into. I cannot explain why because everything checks out just fine with the outlet and everything else that is or has been plugged into this outlet.
So basically what happened was, when I ran a new wire for the 722 it saw everything fine, cause I hooked it to the wire the 922 was connected on the ground block, thus taking the 922 when I was testing. So the real problem was, with just one receiver plugged in everything was fine, but the minute you plugged in two receiver the system did not work. Once we plugged the 922 into a new outlet the check switch ran fine, saw all the sats and everything is just fine.
This has got to the strangest thing I have seen, voltage on the outlet is just fine, grounded correctly.
But I must just say, the Tech stuck with it and we finally figured it out. I do not think this would have been figured out had the Tech been one that would not listen to suggestions, he was as stumped as I was, and called his supervisor twice to get input from him, and never gave up.
Something else I found funny, the first tech suspected the outlet the 722 was plugged into was the problem and basically said there is nothing he could do until we replaced it, and left. The second tech went to his truck got an extension cord and tried an outlet in another room and saw that it was not the outlet right away. which also helped with finding the 922 problem cause he did the same thing with it and everything started working.
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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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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:
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Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
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Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
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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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Pissed off at the crappy healthcare costs
My health Insurance renewal for 2027 just came in. Going from $827 a month to $1,187 a month. Deductible going up a $1k to $9,350. Max out of pocket also going up $1k to $11,000. Doctor co-pay of $40. Urgent Care co-pay $50. ER 50% coinsurance after deductible. That's all in network. Out of network is double, should it be needed.
Have to think about this. I'm really tempted to just go without now. I only go to the doctor once or twice a year. I pay out of pocket for Tirzepitide and can do without the Rosuvastatin (crestor) now. Really tired of spending over $10k a year and getting nothing out of it.
After years with Blue Cross I switched last year to Ambetter as my Blue Cross premium was going from $1200 to $1800 for a Silver plan and the Bronze plan was still going to be $1300 at BCBS. Ambetter was $827 for the same coverage with a Bronze plan. Didn't think it would jump this much so soon.
I'm guessing a Silver plan is probably over $2,000 a month for 2027.
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Such a scam. Healthcare.gov shows me cheaper individual plans available for 2027 from ambetter that ambetter doesn't show on their website. Looked it up. I've spent $68,000 in premiums the last 5 years and got nothing out of it except a few doctors visits and labs.
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I was bewildered with all the new DISH TV "Bonus View" channels, so I put together a web page table with all the info I could find. It's at:
https://anythingpeaceful.org/dishtv/DISH_TV_Bonus_View_Channels.html
Here's a partial screenshot of the table, as sorted by Channel Name. (You can click on a column header to sort.)
If you have any corrections or suggestions, please post here.
https://anythingpeaceful.org/dishtv/DISH_TV_Bonus_View_Channels.html
Here's a partial screenshot of the table, as sorted by Channel Name. (You can click on a column header to sort.)
If you have any corrections or suggestions, please post here.
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Two new Bonus View channels Added today:
And two Removed:
My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels
Thanks to Pat for the heads up.
And two Removed:
My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels
Thanks to Pat for the heads up.
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One Bonus View channel added today. And one correction (on my part):
One Removed:
My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels
BTW, not a Bonus View item, but there was a temporary channel 304 Spooktacular added, I imagine just for the Halloween season.
Thanks again to Pat for the many tips.
One Removed:
My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels
BTW, not a Bonus View item, but there was a temporary channel 304 Spooktacular added, I imagine just for the Halloween season.
Thanks again to Pat for the many tips.
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Three new Bonus View channels today:
My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels
As always, thanks to Pat for the tips.
My full list is at: DISH TV "Bonus View" Channels
As always, thanks to Pat for the tips.
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The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
Additional tabs provide:
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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Over the past year I have been tracking the changes on Western Arc. The past 3 months have had a lot of changes that I posted in the other MPEG2 Western Arc shutdown thread. Now that 129 is (basically) out of commission, here is where Western Arc stands. This is just a national channel list, (no local channels) based off what I can see and what others have contributed. Thanks to everyone who has helped me come up with the locations of some of the channels – I would try and list all of you out, but I know I would forget someone! As has been suggested in other parts of the forum, it would be great to collect the spotbeam data for those who could contribute!
A couple of pieces of info:
When I talk about number of channels on a transponder, all my numbers are unique channels – for example, channel 101 and 199 are the same channel mapped to two different numbers, but in terms of space, only takes up 1 channel worth of bandwidth on the transponder.
Finally, I have to give Dish a ton of credit. When it was 110/119/129, Dish had 82 transponders they were using – it took a lot to get it down to 50 transponders and figure out where all the pieces were going to go. What are the things they did to get there? Here are the things I saw:
A couple of pieces of info:
- Out of the 64 transponders between 110/119, there are currently 50 transponders that Dish is licensed to use. 22 are Spotbeams, 28 are ConUS transponders (14 transponders are licensed to DirecTV and Dish doesn't have access to them)
- Those 28 ConUS transponders are divided as follows:
- 10 are dedicated to National HD channels (ESPN, CNN, Disney Channel, etc). Dish is maxing out at 16 HD channels per transponder (note – in an earlier post I said there was one transponder with 17 HD channels, that was an error on my part. When I double checked my listings, one channel changed transponders). Before the transition, there was a maximum of 14 HD channels per transponder.
- 1 transponder is dedicated to adult content
- 2 are a mixture HD PPV Movies/4k channels
- 3 are set aside for HD Sports channels that are only on for live games (NBA League Pass, the PAC 12 alternate channels, some PPV events, etc); 3 SD PPV Sports Channels are there as well.
- 7 are for SD and/or music channels. Dish is maxing out at 26 SD channels per transponder thus far on the SD transponders.
- 5 transponders on 110 I have no channels listed but Dish operates. (they are labeled as ConUS on my chart below) There are other things that could be on those transponders, like RV Distant Networks, internal testing channels, etc, that I can't see. They might be able to be used for additional content, but I am not sure exactly what is on those transponders.
When I talk about number of channels on a transponder, all my numbers are unique channels – for example, channel 101 and 199 are the same channel mapped to two different numbers, but in terms of space, only takes up 1 channel worth of bandwidth on the transponder.
Finally, I have to give Dish a ton of credit. When it was 110/119/129, Dish had 82 transponders they were using – it took a lot to get it down to 50 transponders and figure out where all the pieces were going to go. What are the things they did to get there? Here are the things I saw:
- During this migration from 129, Dish converted 7 ConUS transponders on 119 into Spotbeams – that is how they ended up fitting on all the HD locals that used to be on 129. (for those interested, TP 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 are the ones that used to be ConUS on 119 that are now Spotbeam)
- Removed almost all SD duplicate channels that are offered in HD
- Converted remaining SD channels from MPEG2 to MPEG4
- There are also 2 subtle things that changed from the HD channel perspective
- At the beginning of the transition, Dish decreased the number of PPV Movie channels – prior to this transition the PPV channels HD PPV movies were 502-522; now they are 502-517.
- At the beginning of April when MLB, NBA, and NHL regular seasons were all going on at the same time and this transition began, there were a ton of games "joined in progress" for the HD feeds. That wasn't common since the days before the full time HD RSN's. The reason for that was prior to the transition, Dish had 4 transponders set aside for HD Sports – 2 transponders was the bandwidth set aside from the HD RSN's before Dish dropped the RSN's, then 2 transponders were for alternate channels. Now we are down to 3 transponders for HD sports.
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