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Hadcroft

Last reply Jun 7, 2012 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Adding dish to existing 1000.4

Hi

Thanks to answers to a previous post, I know that I have a 1000.4 dish with LNB's for the WA. My Dish
service is based in Savannah, GA and I have bought this extra dish home to Canada.
In Savannah we are aimed at the EA but get no locals. This is not a problem.

Here in Canada I am aimed at the WA but cannot get 129 (110 & 119 are good) to lock, so miss most HD channels.
I also get no local channels because the spot beam is Savannah.

My question is this. What can I add to my 1000.4 system to enable me to receive either HD or locals, or preferably, both?
Don't care what locals.

Is it possible to ask Dish to change my locals to Buffalo,NY even though my service is in GA? I may be on the edge of the spot beam.
Can anyone confirm that Buffalo HD locals are on 61.5W?

Could I add a single dish aimed at 61.5W to pickup Buffalo, as well as other HD channels.

Your help is appreciated.

Steve Hadcroft

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Hadcroft

Apr 3, 2012

I have just tried to get my service address changed both by using chat and then phoning.

Both times I was told that this contravened FCC rules and so could not be done. I explained that
I cannot get locals here in Savannah because of LOS problems. Still no luck. The chat guy wanted
to arrange a tech visit to setup the dish at the new address.

So I called the FCC. The guy I got hold of was very helpful and quoted an act of congress, STELA 2010.
This essentially says they can send me anything they want. In a nutshell the FCC don't really care what they send to
their customers.

Any suggestions on how to get around this?

navigates

Apr 4, 2012

Hadcroft said:
I have just tried to get my service address changed both by using chat and then phoning.

Both times I was told that this contravened FCC rules and so could not be done. I explained that
I cannot get locals here in Savannah because of LOS problems. Still no luck. The chat guy wanted
to arrange a tech visit to setup the dish at the new address.

So I called the FCC. The guy I got hold of was very helpful and quoted an act of congress, STELA 2010.
This essentially says they can send me anything they want. In a nutshell the FCC don't really care what they send to
their customers.

Any suggestions on how to get around this?

I am very surprised at your outcome. I've changed address numerous times and have never had an issue. Keep it simple.

Call them and tell them that you have moved to the new address, period. Don't go into Locals or Channels or anything.
After they update the address to the new address, tell them to keep the billing address on the credit card for autopay the same as the old one as the card is registered to the old address.

At the initial part of the chat/call tell them that you've moved into an apartment which already had dish installed and its all up and working with correct signal levels. All you want is to change your address without a tech visit. Try the Dish chat; While they update, you check the address section online to see if they have done it right.

MattG. Would you be kind enough to help our friend here?

navigates

Apr 4, 2012

As an additional point. I had a similar issue when I moved to my new apartment in Los Angeles. I called Dish Network and requested them to open up the LA HD Locals which are on 72.7 for RV's. They refused and said that it cannot be done. So in a nutshell, if you show them your problem statement, they really don't care. Just go with the flow and tell them you've moved and previous owner had dish setup and you have all the signals correct.

Hadcroft

Apr 4, 2012

navigates said:
As an additional point. I had a similar issue when I moved to my new apartment in Los Angeles. I called Dish Network and requested them to open up the LA HD Locals which are on 72.7 for RV's. They refused and said that it cannot be done. So in a nutshell, if you show them your problem statement, they really don't care. Just go with the flow and tell them you've moved and previous owner had dish setup and you have all the signals correct.

I think you are spot on here. This time it worked, via chat. Just told them I was moving to new address, owned equipment and didn't
need setup and leave billing details as is. Last time was too much information!

Thank again.

navigates

Apr 4, 2012

Hadcroft said:
I think you are spot on here. This time it worked, via chat. Just told them I was moving to new address, owned equipment and didn't
need setup and leave billing details as is. Last time was too much information!

Thank again.

Good Luck with your setup. I'm not sure if 301 act as a Signal Meter. It used to. If you want I can let you have it. Just a point to note, the 301's show a higher signal level than what the Vip's show. the VIP's and the AIT TurboS2 show the same numbers. But it can be helpful for pointing. The combination of 301 and a satellite cheap meter can get the job done. not as swift but can get it done.

Hadcroft

Jun 7, 2012

The saga continues.....

I'm back from Savannah with my brand new 1000.4 dish ready to aim it at the EA.

I managed to get locals in Savannah by changing my address to Pittsburgh so that I could
get CONUS locals from 61.5W

I have a few problems with the setup here in Canada. I've mounted the dish and set elevation, skew and azimuth
as obtained from Sat Finder. I need to lock on to 61.5W and 72.7W. The problem is that 72.7W does not show up as
a satellite on the dish point menu on my 722 receiver. It does on my 212 in Savannah and I'm sure I've seen it before
on the 212, but not now.

Do I need to do a check switch reset? I still have my other dish pointing at 110,119 and would like to keep that as a backup
until I sort this EA dish out.

How do I get my 722 to accept there is a bird at 72.7W? It jumps from 61.5 to 82 so misses 72.7 & 77.

Thanks as always

Steve Hadcroft

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dfergie

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Last reply 13 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Gas Price Info With National Gas Temperature Map

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...
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Gas Buddy

Ethanol Free Stations

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harshness

Sunday at 11:30 AM

I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.

dishstaller

Today at 12:45 PM

Diesel is all over the place around here. Saw it yesterday from $5.37 to $6.17...not sure what the obsession was with ending in 7

dfergie

Today at 1:07 PM

$4.09 - $4.29, real gas $4.69...

harshness

Today at 5:32 PM

harshness said:
I wonder if California is getting into the Winter formula.

It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.

Foxbat

39 minutes ago

harshness said:
It turns out I was justified in my suspicion.

Gavin Newsom somehow authorized the temporary move of the distribution date of the Winter blend to September 28th.

Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.

Bobby

13 minutes ago

Foxbat said:
Does that raise, or lower, the overall price? Our State Government has been doing everything it can to minimize the impact of the current situation and put a freeze on the State Taxes on fuel sales at the pump. That's why we're still under $4.00/gal. while across the border in Michigan it's much higher.

Winter blend is cheaper than Summer blend.

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jokeworm

Last reply 16 minutes ago · posted in What's Cooking?

What's for dinner ?

Ok, I'm bored .... actually - to be more precise - I'm bored of eating the same rotation of 9 or 10 meals that are currently my "go-to" meals. My wife works the long hours - I work from home as and when i feel like it ... which means i generally do most of the cooking ... and so by default - i also make out the shopping list ...

We cook at home 5 or even 6 nights a week - but we always seem to fall back on the same old tried and tested "quick and easy but tastes ok" meals. Week in week out.

Pot Roast - mash and Peas.
Spaghetti
Chicken Pasta in cheese sauce.
Curry & rice
(these are some of mine)

Now it's not that I'm not adventurous in the kitchen ... I'll try anything once or twice ... but we all do it. Unless your name is Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray .. we all eventually fall back on our 8-10 favorite "meals"

So i thought - if we shared some of our own go-to meals with each other ... we might be able to add a few "new" ones to our own arsenal of meals.

So again - I ask you ...

What's for dinner tonight ?

Please give me something new to add to my rotation ... its our weekly shop tomorrow - so i want to pull together a few idea's and try and eat a meal each day next week that I've never had before .. or at least something that is not on my current "go-to" meal plan.

What meal do you always seem to fall back on in your house ? Maybe its something that I've never tried or not had in a while. I need inspiration !! I've got a blank shopping list in front of me - and nothing sounds good .. HELP !

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Bobby

Oct 12, 2026

Chili Cheesebugers, Tater Tots.

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Oct 12, 2026

I made shrimp parmesan with spaghetti and a salad.

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Sunday at 9:47 PM

venison lasagna

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Smoked some salmon on the grill while enjoying some Blue Moon beer. Kinda cool tonight so I fired up the heaters. Here in FL, we fire up heaters once the temps get below 60 :cool

As for the salmon, I seared them first, then flipped them off to the side not over the coals and brushed on some lemon pepper marinade followed by some salmon seasoning. Threw some hickory chips on the coals and then closed the vents to about 10% airflow. Yum.

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TRG

16 minutes ago

Light dinner tonight before fasting for blood-work tomorrow. Salad and a half turkey sandwich. Water.

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meStevo

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Last reply 44 minutes ago · posted in The Sports Section

NFL 2026-2027 Season

Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.

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Foxbat

Yesterday at 6:19 PM

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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rvvaquero

Yesterday at 9:00 PM

Foxbat said:
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.

www.colts.com

Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.

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Jeeez, Week 6, no lead is safe…

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b4pjoe

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Be nice to see a Cowboy headline like that.

Yes the Cowboys owner needs to fire the general manager (himself), co-owner, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Executive Vice President, Director of Player Personnel, and President of AT&T Stadium (his son) and then he should jump off of a cliff. Only then can they recover.

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rvvaquero

Today at 11:33 AM

Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson had an argument about who was responsible for the dynasty building of the early 90's Cowboys.

The rest of us figured it out in about 3 years, Jerry has had over 30 years but still can't admit it. It's all he lives for, to show everyone he can put together a winner. I don't think he can. His kids only know what he taught them.

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Nice knowing you Brian…

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dfergie

Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!

Last reply 52 minutes ago · posted in What's Cooking?

Homemade Breakfast Sausage

Anyone making their own breakfast sausage? I've recently been trying different recipes, found some I like, some I've modified...

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navychop

Saturday at 8:14 AM

Bob Evans Sage.

reubenray

Saturday at 8:41 AM

navychop said:
Bob Evans Sage.

I will look, but I don't think I have seen it. Owen's breakfast sausage use to be favorite, but I can't find it anymore. Jimmy Dean's country mild is OK also when I can find it.

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TRG

Saturday at 6:19 PM

reubenray said:
I will look, but I don't think I have seen it. Owen's breakfast sausage use to be favorite, but I can't find it anymore. Jimmy Dean's country mild is OK also when I can find it.

Kroger stores carry Bob Evans Sage Sausage. For me that means Smiths.

reubenray

Saturday at 6:38 PM

TRG said:
Kroger stores carry Bob Evans Sage Sausage. For me that means Smiths.

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No Kroger's near me. I live in the heart of Walmart land. The only option besides Walmart is Harp's.

TRG

Saturday at 6:41 PM

reubenray said:
I live in the heart of Walmart land.

My deepest condolences.

reubenray

Saturday at 7:14 PM

TRG said:
My deepest condolences.

Surprisingly I moved here from the Gulf Coast due to the heat. But it has been hotter here due to the heat domes than it did down there.

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52 minutes ago

make homemade dog food to

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The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

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Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

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I've not been optimistic about this show based on what I've read so far. Seems to be aimed at a younger audience. Interesting though that Tatiana Maslany will have some sort of role.

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klang

Jul 28, 2025

I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.

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klang

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
I'm sure I will watch at least the first episode but I am not optimistic.

Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

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MikeD-C05

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

Yeah, the foot stuff was just nasty. I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less. Funny, I love being shoe less at home and never wear shoes indoors in my home for long, but seeing her laying on all her furniture with her bare feet hanging out just kind of grossed me out.

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harshness

Oct 13, 2026

MikeD-C05 said:
I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less.

Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

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MikeD-C05

Sunday at 12:51 PM

harshness said:
Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure. So walking around the station like she did she would get stuff on her feet. I am sure the robot vacuum is still going to miss stuff, with all those different alien species running around there.

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harshness

Sunday at 2:00 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure.

Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

MikeD-C05

Yesterday at 1:35 PM

harshness said:
Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.

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osu1991

Yesterday at 1:59 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.

Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though :clapping

klang

Yesterday at 2:04 PM

I just thought her behavior, including the bare feet thing, was disrespectful to her position.

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harshness

Today at 5:36 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes.

That is your right.

I couldn't buy hiding behind the dirty-feet argument.

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