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Folks -- I completed restoring my Premium + the other day and thought I would post a current list of North American channels I scanned in case anyone needs a back-up copy or a head start. I can't upload .dat files, so, if anyone would like me to send tham an email with the files to post as a stickie, please let me know.

Happy New Year!
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MarkVA
Files Uploaded as a ZIP file per Iceberg's Suggestion

Folks -- I completed restoring my Premium + the other day and thought I would post a current list of North American channels I scanned in case anyone needs a back-up copy or a head start. I can't upload .dat files, so, if anyone would like me to send tham an email with the files to post as a stickie, please let me know.

Happy New Year!

Done -- uploaded as an attachment.
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Done -- uploaded as an attachment.

Once one downloads these files and unzips them how does one get them into the AZBox?

I have done firmware upgrades but never figured out anything with the channel lists, the fact I never got a useres manual with the device has not helped in that respect.
AcWxRadar
Once one downloads these files and unzips them how does one get them into the AZBox?

I have done firmware upgrades but never figured out anything with the channel lists, the fact I never got a useres manual with the device has not helped in that respect.

Adm,

You need to read the A-Z guide in the stickies at the top of the page. What you are looking for here is the section about how to transfer files using the ACC 1.1 utility. (ACC would be AZBox Control Center). Download the guide and print it out and study it for a few days. It is long, but it contains a LOT of info that you will desire. Stargaze compiled the whole thing and consulted with me and others during his project. Stargaze did an exceptional job with this and I cannot recommend any other source of information. A great deal of the information is a reflection of what we posted right here on this site. Much of it is my own work, so I can assist you with the items that I am familiar with.

Basically, the guide is a condensed and refined version of this AZBox forum discussion. The guide is a MUST HAVE item. You also need to peruse the FAQ section in the FTA area as well. There are posts there regarding switches, motors and dishes that will guide you.

Don't ignore these items. They are good reference sources. Many of us, including myself if I may be so bold to say so, put a lot of work into these documents to assist others. We took the time to compile and write them for you. Please take advantage of them.

RADAR
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Thanks for the link.

Downloaded the files and from my brief perusal of them it appears that in order to do this one will need to have the AzBox connected to a Windows PC on a network. Correct me if I am wrong. If this is the case then I will not be able to do the chgane since I have a Mac running OS 9.2.2 and an older Apple II GS No fancy network between the two files are transfered between them using a zip disc. Interent is only on the Mac adn comes via a wire that is attached to an aerial on my TV tower. Firmware updates I have done have been via the USB drive. Never made any attaepmt to hook the AzBox to the internet since I saw no real need for it.

Adm,

You need to read the A-Z guide in the stickies at the top of the page. What you are looking for here is the section about how to transfer files using the ACC 1.1 utility. (ACC would be AZBox Control Center). Download the guide and print it out and study it for a few days. It is long, but it contains a LOT of info that you will desire. Stargaze compiled the whole thing and consulted with me and others during his project. Stargaze did an exceptional job with this and I cannot recommend any other source of information. A great deal of the information is a reflection of what we posted right here on this site. Much of it is my own work, so I can assist you with the items that I am familiar with.

Basically, the guide is a condensed and refined version of this AZBox forum discussion. The guide is a MUST HAVE item. You also need to peruse the FAQ section in the FTA area as well. There are posts there regarding switches, motors and dishes that will guide you.

Don't ignore these items. They are good reference sources. Many of us, including myself if I may be so bold to say so, put a lot of work into these documents to assist others. We took the time to compile and write them for you. Please take advantage of them.

RADAR
AcWxRadar
Thanks for the link.

Downloaded the files and from my brief perusal of them it appears that in order to do this one will need to have the AzBox connected to a Windows PC on a network. Correct me if I am wrong. If this is the case then I will not be able to do the chgane since I have a Mac running OS 9.2.2 and an older Apple II GS No fancy network between the two files are transfered between them using a zip disc. Interent is only on the Mac adn comes via a wire that is attached to an aerial on my TV tower. Firmware updates I have done have been via the USB drive. Never made any attaepmt to hook the AzBox to the internet since I saw no real need for it.

A Windows OS is not a prerequisite as far as I know. You should be able to do the same with a Mac. I cannot say for certain, but I believe that the support programs (ACC 1.1, MazEdit 3.2, AZEdit, etc) should work with the Mac's OS. You can test this simply by downloading those support programs (they will be in zip or rar files). Unzip them and try to install them. If they install and you can launch them, they are most likely fully compatible.

Then, you must have some way for the AZBox to access the internet. Your PC obviously can, so there must be a modem. You need to determine if your modem will support more devices than just your one PC. If it has only one physical port for a PC, then you would have to buy a router to expand the number of connections. Then you can connect both your PC and your AZBox to this router and Voila!

If you have an AZBox Premium or a Premium Plus, and you buy a wireless router, then you can connect to the router without running any cables.
If your Mac or Apple has WiFi, then you could go wireless all the way. That's what I do. Otherwise, you will have to hardwire both the AZBox and your computer to the router.

PLEASE NOTE: When it comes to upgrading your firmware, continue to use ONLY the USB stick. That is the preferred and recommended method. Don't upgrade firmware using any other option (even though they made several other options available to us). It can create rather messy problems. The USB upgrade is the most safe and nearly foolproof method for this.

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No luck yet on finding those programmes for a MAc- a google search gave me another thread here that did not reveal anything- any ideas where to look? I tend to find very little that will work on my computer since most things these days are designed for Mac useres who have succumbed to OS X.

If I have a modem then it is 30 feet up in the air on a TV tower and not very easily accessable- so before going any further onthat want to make sure I can get a programme. Internet comes in from a aerial that is on my TV tower- I know there are some electronics up there - a wire comes down into the house and then plugs into an AC adaptor that sends power up the wire and the interent sgnal comes down and plugs into the back of the TV. So no idea how or where any of these other devices would come into the system.

A Windows OS is not a prerequisite as far as I know. You should be able to do the same with a Mac. I cannot say for certain, but I believe that the support programs (ACC 1.1, MazEdit 3.2, AZEdit, etc) should work with the Mac's OS. You can test this simply by downloading those support programs (they will be in zip or rar files). Unzip them and try to install them. If they install and you can launch them, they are most likely fully compatible.

Then, you must have some way for the AZBox to access the internet. Your PC obviously can, so there must be a modem. You need to determine if your modem will support more devices than just your one PC. If it has only one physical port for a PC, then you would have to buy a router to expand the number of connections. Then you can connect both your PC and your AZBox to this router and Voila!

If you have an AZBox Premium or a Premium Plus, and you buy a wireless router, then you can connect to the router without running any cables.
If your Mac or Apple has WiFi, then you could go wireless all the way. That's what I do. Otherwise, you will have to hardwire both the AZBox and your computer to the router.

PLEASE NOTE: When it comes to upgrading your firmware, continue to use ONLY the USB stick. That is the preferred and recommended method. Don't upgrade firmware using any other option (even though they made several other options available to us). It can create rather messy problems. The USB upgrade is the most safe and nearly foolproof method for this.

RADAR
AcWxRadar
No luck yet on finding those programmes for a MAc- a google search gave me another thread here that did not reveal anything- any ideas where to look? I tend to find very little that will work on my computer since most things these days are designed for Mac useres who have succumbed to OS X.

If I have a modem then it is 30 feet up in the air on a TV tower and not very easily accessable- so before going any further onthat want to make sure I can get a programme. Internet comes in from a aerial that is on my TV tower- I know there are some electronics up there - a wire comes down into the house and then plugs into an AC adaptor that sends power up the wire and the interent sgnal comes down and plugs into the back of the TV. So no idea how or where any of these other devices would come into the system.

Adm,

What type of a cable is plugged into your TV and how do you get the internet access from the TV to your PC? What is your PC plugged into? What company and IP provider do you have your internet access through and how is your PC connected to it?

As for the programs you need, they don't specify MAC or Windows compatible versions. There is only one version available, period. They work on Windows OS's and Linux OS's, don't see why they wouldn't operate on a Mac, too. You will just have to download them, unzip them and test them on your Mac. You'll know if they are not compatible as they won't launch or won't they will give you just garbage if they do launch.

Seems we might get in depth with this specific discussion, so if your question is not resolved in a couple more exchanges, we might ask that this portion of the original thread be stripped off and started as a new thread on its own. We are straying from the original discussion (topic) and getting off on a tangent. So, if you think this is going to require more support for your venture and you really want to pursue it, you might start a new thread with all of this information up front.

We don't want to "hijack" the original purpose of the thread.

RADAR
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This may wind up requiring a new thread but I think it may just be something I can's accomplish here.

The only cables that are plugged into my TV come from assorted sat receivers, betamaxes, a laser disc and a DVD player. There is no internet on my TV. The internet is wireless- there is an aerial on my TV tower that points to an internet trnasmitter on the town water tower. The signal comes down a wire into the house, through an AC adaptor that powerss the aerial for transmitting and then the wire contines onward and plugs into the back of my computer. The plus looks a bit like a landline phone jack but is slightly bigger. The compnay that provides the service is currently called NBS interent. They did all the installation and gave me a long enough cable so that I can take the computer almost anywhere in the house. So it has nothing to do with the TV other than the fact that the aerials that pick up the OTA TV signals and the one for the internet signal are on the same TV tower.

Not found the programmes as of yet but suspect they wont work on my computer sicne little does.

Thanks for the help.

Adm,

What type of a cable is plugged into your TV and how do you get the internet access from the TV to your PC? What is your PC plugged into? What company and IP provider do you have your internet access through and how is your PC connected to it?

As for the programs you need, they don't specify MAC or Windows compatible versions. There is only one version available, period. They work on Windows OS's and Linux OS's, don't see why they wouldn't operate on a Mac, too. You will just have to download them, unzip them and test them on your Mac. You'll know if they are not compatible as they won't launch or won't they will give you just garbage if they do launch.

Seems we might get in depth with this specific discussion, so if your question is not resolved in a couple more exchanges, we might ask that this portion of the original thread be stripped off and started as a new thread on its own. We are straying from the original discussion (topic) and getting off on a tangent. So, if you think this is going to require more support for your venture and you really want to pursue it, you might start a new thread with all of this information up front.

We don't want to "hijack" the original purpose of the thread.

RADAR
AcWxRadar
There is an aerial on my TV tower that points to an internet transmitter on the town water tower. The signal comes down a wire into the house, through an AC adaptor that powerss the aerial for transmitting and then the wire contines onward and plugs into the back of my computer. The plus looks a bit like a landline phone jack but is slightly bigger. The compnay that provides the service is currently called NBS interent. They did all the installation and gave me a long enough cable so that I can take the computer almost anywhere in the house. So it has nothing to do with the TV other than the fact that the aerials that pick up the OTA TV signals and the one for the internet signal are on the same TV tower.

Thanks for the help.

Adm,

That would be an Ethernet jack. You can plug that directly into a router and connect both your PC and AZBox to the router. You're good to go there. The rest of the information you should find in here: http://www.satelliteguys.us/azbox-discussion/235827-here-new-revised-edition-az-users.html

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Anybody been following the Tournaments? I've been watching all weekend on the various ESPN's...
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Not a good inning… Kavan coming on could be the nail.
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Better team won tonight…
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Well crap. That wasn't fun. Oh well on to the CFL opener on cbs sportsnet.
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Last weekend I got in on a MLB game top of the 8th 1-1, first thought was extra innings... :D and it actually went extra after the 9th.
Catching a little of the AUSL, something to watch when I can't get into anything else.
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Caught up to the 500... err... k in St. Louis. What a race! Andretti Motorsport were doing very well with Ericsson and Kirkwood, meanwhile Power was moving up the grid. Veekay started cautiously. He was working the tires just right, becoming more lethal later in the stint. Rasmussen was racing likewise, not nearly as insane as he has in the past. Palou was leading the race, in a shocker to all. Caio Collet was having a wonderful ride, making Ferucci potentially sweat a bit. Rain came, rain went, rain came, rain went. Generally mild sprinkles, but enough to pause racing on an oval.

Palou would kind of send Siegel into the wall. Siegel really didn't do much wrong. As he noted, you have to turn at some point. Palou had acres of room below and Siegel might have had his ticket out of Indycar stamped. Dixon was doing the fuel thing and got busted twice by yellows, not pitting before the flag came out. Then the most critical happened... Palou ran out of gas on pit lane, effectively giving Newgarden the race lead and win. Newgarden had a very early pit, so he was able to slide in, get service and go. Meanwhile, everyone else was confused and stuck behind Palou for a bit. Once people figured what was happening, Newgarden had a major advantage of several seconds. Newgarden wouldn't look back and when it went green again, he'd hold the lead for the win.

Massive credit to Juncos Hollinger who bested Penske in getting Veekay out before Malukas in a transition that was oddly bizarre. I haven't had time to check, but I'm wondering if Veekay was about to run out of fuel or cut a tire. He was charging late in a stint, got up to fifth, and then tailed back for a few laps to 10th or 11th. It looked like it was over. Went into the pits, and after the pitting sequence was over, Veekay was well inside the top ten again. It was weird. And he charged, getting up to fourth. He made a late move on Rasmussen, but Rasmussen held his position with some great driving. In fact, there was a ton of incredible racing passing, not passing all race long. Veekay would finish 4th. A podium would have been awesome, but it is a great outcome for a guy who hopefully will get a break with a big team. We saw what Veekay could do with a Honda last season with fuel save, imagine replacing Simpson on Ganassi and having speed to go with fuel saving. His 6th at Indy and 4th at St. Louis get him up to 13th in the points standings and only 5 points outside of the top 10.

Ericsson finished second, resigned to finishing behind the current best in the world guy on a short oval. Rasmussen got the final step on the podium, a nice rebound to what has been an otherwise bad year for him, and a good reward to ECR who just extended his contract.
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They raced USAC cars at Daytona once. Once! People died. Aj Foyt said 'f this', and left after the first go around. AJ freaking Foyt thought it was crazy! And cars weren't nearly as fast as they are now.

I think they tried Talladega once too.
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LeMans qualifying on going. WEC has d9ne a great job expanding the automotive company entries. Even without Porsche, a large nunber of manufacturers.
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So...DirecTV advertises the Choice package with 95+ bonus channels for Satellite customers. You don't want 90+ of the 95...

Excluding PPV, premium networks, infomercial, shopping, religion, and non-English programming, there are 7 channels on satellite that are not on streaming:
NFL Network, MavTV, FE TV, Free Speech, NASA, INSP, and Pursuit. I'm pretty sure a couple of those are public interest that they have to carry to meet an FCC quota on satellite.

I hope they get called out for this advertising because that is ridiculous. One big network, NFL, will probably get added to streaming when their next agreement comes up, and the rest are likely very low viewership.

What about streaming, what do you get extra with the Choice package that isn't on Satellite:
Two stations - one of which is an internet TV - Fox Weather, and Heros & Icons (a diginet). Nothing special here to look at either.

If they cleaned up a couple of their agreements, added a few public interest stations to streaming, they could probably have their lineups match. It's close now, if you take out all the garbage on satellite that they earn money on. If they can sell infomercials on satellite, why can't they on streaming, seems like a miss. A bigger miss, including those stations in the "bonus channels just for satellite customers." Pretty sad marketing right there.

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Attached is a comparison sheet of satellite vs streaming for the three main packages if anyone is interested.

MOD EDIT: See Post #3 for an up to date list of what channels are available on sat but not on streaming/internet, see Post #21 for an up to date list of what's available in the app for streaming customers, but not for sat customers.
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107 LIVE4K3 and 108 LIVE4K4 are now testing on the stream server
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107 LIVE4K3 and 108 LIVE4K4 are now testing on the stream server
Happy to see that DTV Stream will finally line up fully with the DTV Satellite 4K content and Channel Guide.
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107 LIVE4K3 and 108 LIVE4K4 are now testing on the stream server
They turned them on today !
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They turned them on today !
I see in the 4K Channels Guide that the Telemundo WC games will be airing in 4K. I believe this is the first time ever we will have Spanish-language broadcasts in 4K (in the USA). Did not happen during the last World Cup in Qatar 2022.
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4K telemundo working !

406 still SD here in Norfolk Va 📡
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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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Right on Time - Brandi Carlile
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I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) - B.J. Thomas
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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dfergie
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We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so... :)
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.

Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life. 🍺

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Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.

Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life. 🍺

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Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.
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Congrats! I love retirement, no wake ups, no e-mails...
Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.
I've been retired since October. It was very strange at first. But I'm loving it now.
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Creamy flat chicken enchiladas with green chile, beans and rice.

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Layered Spicy Dorito / chili cheese Frito pie casserole…real sugar Pepsi
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I had a very unusual but delicious 1/4lb hotdog with cream cheese, raspberry preserves and chopped Hatch green chile. It is an unlikely combination but it works.


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Last reply · posted in Over the Air Television By RabbitEars.Info
New low power station has been granted by the FCC and the new call leter is K33OB-D on RF ch. 33.

Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.

It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.

This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.😎
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Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets on like the Rev'n, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. :hatsoff2
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Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets like Revn, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. :hatsoff2

I watch MovieSphere Gold channel a lot. Many recent movies on that digitnet :)
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Yes that's a good channel MovieSphere, only thing is the missing CC on it. :rolleyes: :hatsoff2
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According to the FCC listing, the tower is near I-40 and Juan Tabo:

primestar31
According to the FCC listing, the tower is near I-40 and Juan Tabo:

Many of these in my DMA are on cell towers, so don't always reach very far because the towers aren't very high.
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