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EagleQuest

Last reply Jun 22, 2012 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish Network Defies COURT ORDERS ....

MY DETAILS and OPINIONS:

These people are thieves who make mistakes, take your money and would rather spend over $100,000 to keep my $1,000 ...... Had a jury trial on the case.... THEY LOST MISERABLY, I was awarded a settlement by the jury and DISH was found guilty ...... They even bought in VP's and numerous lawyers and lost badly... VP of Billing admitted over 10 times, over a 2 year period, to mistakes she could not explain ...... PAY YOUR COURT ORDERED OBLIGATIONS DISH ...... I will tell my story on ANY dish website I can find .... ALL ARE FACTS: Jury Trial, Pasco County Florida ...... Case is now sitting in the FL Supreme Court, cause DISH does not want to pay the attorney bills they created ..... PAY UP ASSES.....

Florida Second District Court of Appeal Docket FL Court of Appeals, District 2 ..... Case Number: 2D10-4434
Pasco County FL, CLerk of Courts Case Number: 51-2007-CA-3752WS-G
Yes a 2007 case.... which actually started ... they stole my money in 1999......

ALL I EVER ASK FOR WAS MY MONEY BACK ...... Until they allowed this into the courts.... then.... they need to pay for their IDIOTIC CHOICES...

For once, the little guy DID WIN!!!!.... and they are using their money to continue to block and avoid everything.... current status, their attorney, June Hoffman, Esq. 050120, filed for an extension of time for REPLY BRIEF in appeals court ..... they were given a week according to appeals records ...... this was 3-11-2011 ...... as of this date 3-29-2012 ...... the brief has STILL not been filed.... 1 year later ..... Dish manipulates everything they can figure out to try .....

The same day this was posted on my site "Dish Network Sucks" on Facebook, the court of Appeals made their decision ... !!!!!!

DISH LOST AGAIN ......
Florida Court of Appeals ruled in my favor. 2nd District, Florida court of Appeals Case Number: 2D10-4434
Now, due to their NOT paying STILL, after the March ruling ..... I just received an e-mail from my attorney ..... We now have to go back to local courts to get a JUDGEMENT against DISH so we can start taking property and we are asking the county judge to penalize DISH "DAILY" until they follow court orders ..... THEY ARE the most idiotic company I have ever dealt with .... Fee's, awards and their fees...... total close to 1/4 MILLION to fight something THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN they would lose ...... THEY COULDN'T EVEN produce (ONE 1) person with first hand knowledge ..... Everyone I had dealt with had all quit or fired ....

SO SICK of DEALING WITH THESE THEIVES ......

I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND DISH NETWORK TO MY WORSE FRIENDS ...... and SENDING out to their customers.... CHECK YOUR BILLS.... STOP AUTO PAY .... and ONLY USE a CREDIT CARD not DEBIT (DEBIT Cards DO NOT HAVE THE SAME PROTECTION).... They double dip .... then have policy of 3 weeks to return over payment .....

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dwarren2

Jun 18, 2012

You may have been on line for years, but not here. I think this was your first post on sat guys. That makes you newbie here. We see many 1st time posters who come on with a rant. To many of us, it makes us think that the poster is trying to sabotage Dish with wild inaccurate info. Possible a plant by you know who. That's what makes some of us skeptical of wild claims.

GaryPen

Jun 18, 2012

dwarren2 said:
To many of us, it makes us think that the poster is trying to sabotage Dish with wild inaccurate info. Possible a plant by you know who.

To SOME of us, perhaps. But, not to the rational-thinking ones who have no emotional attachments to their service vendors.

EagleQuest

Jun 18, 2012

GaryPen said:
To SOME of us, perhaps. But, not to the rational-thinking ones who have no emotional attachments to their service vendors.

I assure you Warren, I have not intention of deception .... that is why I have posted all ONLINE DOCUMENTS supporting my comments .....

KAB

Jun 18, 2012

EagleQuest said:
I assure you Warren, I have not intention of deception .... that is why I have posted all ONLINE DOCUMENTS supporting my comments .....

For once, I think DBStalk is ahead of the game. Time to close this down. Going nowhere. Seems like some of the moderators have been on summer vacation lately.

EagleQuest

Jun 18, 2012

KAB said:
For once, I think DBStalk is ahead of the game. Time to close this down. Going nowhere.

I've generated 1336 views so far..... if I can save just 1 of them from being ripped off by companies like this ..... I think it as a positive impact.

It's America.... we should be able to inform our fellow consumers of companies to be aware of!!!!!!! DBStalk censored, so "I" removed the post from them!!!!

thechaz05

Jun 19, 2012

EagleQuest said:
I've generated 1336 views so far..... if I can save just 1 of them from being ripped off by companies like this ..... I think it as a positive impact.

Ripped off? They attempted to collect a cancellation fee that was owed to them as a result of cancelling your service before the end of your agreement term. They attempted to collect this by the means stated in your residential customer agreement that you agree to by accepting their services. The troubles you went through are unfortunate, however were completely blown out of proportion. The lawyers are the ones ripping people off in my opinion. Just saying there seems to be a lot of wasted time, effort, and money that ultimately will come out of everyone else's pocket.

Oh and I am not here to bash anyone or attack anyone, but seriously post traumatic stress? Over this? Sad state of affairs.

HanoverPretzel

Jun 19, 2012

thechaz05 said:
Ripped off? They attempted to collect a cancellation fee that was owed to them as a result of cancelling your service before the end of your agreement term.

Generally speaking, customers are supposed to have to directly authorize payments. A company just grabbing money unannounced because they have a routing number for a banking account or a credit/debit card number on file from a prior transaction is very possibly illegal, or at the least highly consumer unfriendly. The way it's supposed to work is that they send you a bill for what they think you owe, and then you pay it. If you don't pay it, but legitimately owe it, they can take you to court and try to get a judgement against you where they can garnish money from a pay check or a bank account. They can't just one day randomly say "Our money, we'll take it now".

It's like, if you owe someone $20 and have $20 in your wallet on your dresser, they can't break into your home, open your wallet, and take out the $20. They instead have to talk to you and ask for the $20. And if you don't give it to them, they may eventually take you to small claims court over it, or count it as a loss and never deal with you again, but they still can't break into your home and take it. Only law enforcement officers or officers of a court can actually take the money against the will of person who owes it.

People are supposed to be able to have some level of control over when and how they pay bills so that the TV company doesn't take their grocery money and leave them starving to death, or the Internet company doesn't take their heat money and leave them dying in the cold. You may owe money, but you're supposed to be able to figure out when and how you pay to a certain degree. I actually don't think a customer service contract necessarily overrides that, at least not from an ethical perspective (Not sure how the law works). These things are all legalese and not always understandable to the average person. Plus, there are some rights you can't contract away- for example if you sign a contract that sells yourself into slavery, that contract is not considered legally binding because slavery is illegal.

It's bad enough that Dish charges these excessive ETF fees, but just withdrawing them from people's accounts unannounced without authorization is unacceptable behavior. You need to send people bills so they can determine when and how to pay it, and so it doesn't cause overdrafts and leave people unable to eat and do other things they need to do, and would do if they paid their bills in the order they wanted to.

Plus, there's always the possibility that a company is charging you more than you actually owe, or charging you something you don't owe at all. That's another reason they aren't allowed to just directly grab money. Customers are supposed to be able to look at a bill and contest it if it's wrong- either by calling customer service and resolving the issue, or withholding payment and letting the courts arbitrate.

sperry85

Jun 22, 2012

HanoverPretzel said:
Generally speaking, customers are supposed to have to directly authorize payments. A company just grabbing money unannounced because they have a routing number for a banking account or a credit/debit card number on file from a prior transaction is very possibly illegal, or at the least highly consumer unfriendly. The way it's supposed to work is that they send you a bill for what they think you owe, and then you pay it. If you don't pay it, but legitimately owe it, they can take you to court and try to get a judgement against you where they can garnish money from a pay check or a bank account. They can't just one day randomly say "Our money, we'll take it now".

PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION

QUALIFYING CARD AUTHORIZATION

By signing above, you authorize DISH to charge, and/or place a hold with respect to all cancellation fee(s) and unreturned
equipment charge(s), or any portion thereof, that you owe under this Agreement (collectively, the "Authorized
Amounts") to the credit card or debit/check card that you initially provided to DISH (the "Qualifying Card") until such
Authorized Amounts are paid in full. You agree that the issuer of the Qualifying Card may accept this Agreement as your
authorization and may pay the Authorized Amounts without DISH's submitting a signed receipt. Payment of cancellation
fee(s) and/or unreturned equipment charges shall not relieve you of your obligation to pay all unpaid charges on your
account.

===> Signature: __________________________________

So as you can see from the second quote here. The customer signs this on the contract, giving dish the authorization to make the charges.

Now that that has been clarified, The customer did state he was not in a contract, having been a customer for 3 years. Unless of course he upgraded and signed a DIU contract. Even with not being in a contract, the equipment still has to be returned within 30 days of cancellation or you are charged for it.

I'm not saying I agree with what happened in the least, but your statement does not hold up in this scenario.

EagleQuest

Jun 22, 2012

sperry85 said:
So as you can see from the second quote here. The customer signs this on the contract, giving dish the authorization to make the charges.

Now that that has been clarified, The customer did state he was not in a contract, having been a customer for 3 years. Unless of course he upgraded and signed a DIU contract. Even with not being in a contract, the equipment still has to be returned within 30 days of cancellation or you are charged for it.

I'm not saying I agree with what happened in the least, but your statement does not hold up in this scenario.

Except that IS NOT the agreement back over 10 years ago.... I have it.... all it says is that you agree to a 1 year contract .... IN FACT..... the card used at that time was with ANOTHER BANK and ACCOUNT ... I proved not an early termination, proved the equipment was mine .... so, where does that leave you ... and since when does over 1400.00 come up to early termination or equipment total that much...... AND as it shows in you quote, this has NO bearing on monthly billing .... only termination and equipment!!!!!!!! I had changed banks 2 years after the contract, and just after that, about 6 months, the drained all they could get..... .and I CAN PROVE they attacked my account on a daily basis by $2.... to see if they got a response... If they did, then the records show they would try a large amount, if that was rejected, they would cut that amount in half and try again. .. .. .. .They did this in one day and DRAINED MY ENTIRE ACCOUNT WITH 7 Transactions in the one day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY ENTIRE BI-Monthly pay was taken in one day ..... AND, it was 3 days after I received a letter from a collection agency saying they had the account. .... then DISH drained the account.. How can they supposed sell the account for collections AND take what they say owed at the same time.... Letter date June 30th ..... They drained the account July 3rd.

AND if you would have read further... you would have seen I purchased the equipment paid over $300.00 and the ONLY signature they EVER got from me was signing the purchase of the equipment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also proved this and the supposed customer agreement signed fit on a cash register receipt that is exactly 2.5 " x 4"..... VERY little area, and it was on the BACK of the actual receipt ......

Also should be noted ... the ONLY way they got the number was going into my account and taking the new number due to my making a ONE TIME payment using it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mike123abc

Jun 22, 2012

sperry85 said:
So as you can see from the second quote here. The customer signs this on the contract, giving dish the authorization to make the charges.

Now that that has been clarified, The customer did state he was not in a contract, having been a customer for 3 years. Unless of course he upgraded and signed a DIU contract. Even with not being in a contract, the equipment still has to be returned within 30 days of cancellation or you are charged for it.

I'm not saying I agree with what happened in the least, but your statement does not hold up in this scenario.

Dish did not lease equipment back then. You had to buy it up front. They would "give" you a box or 2 for 2 year contract service, but you owned the box at the end. You did not have to return the equipment.

EagleQuest

Jun 22, 2012

mike123abc said:
Dish did not lease equipment back then. You had to buy it up front. They would "give" you a box or 2 for 2 year contract service, but you owned the box at the end. You did not have to return the equipment.

Thanks Mike ..... for remembering that .... And that is a point to make, DISH's policies back then, when they were a relatively NEW company.... are NOT the same as today!! And it is easy to see how customers and CSR could become very confused with changes they made over several years ...... If I were a CSR, I would probably go with current policy, not realizing the customer may be covered by a different contract.....

I feel some of this had a major impact on the entire case....

EagleQuest

Jun 22, 2012

Also, 1 other point that I don't think I have mentioned ...... DISH was never able to provide a final bill, even in the courts, every attempt, had problems ...... They NEVER came up with an amount that did not include either the early disconnect or equipment cost .... Believe me, I tried working with them for almost a year trying to resolve .... before any legal council was bought in ......

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Hopefully they are better then the current highly insecure junk boxes that are out now.

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Foxbat said:
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:

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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.

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Foxbat said:
I guess even the patience of us laid-back Hoosiers has its limits:

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Bobby

Sunday at 10:27 AM

Regular$5.999
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at Costco, Rohnert Park.

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dishstaller

Sunday at 12:32 PM

Bobby said:
Regular$5.999
Premium$6.399

Odd that out there, Prem is only 40 cents higher. Here it's a full dollar more.

Last night it was about $4.17 gas, $6,19 diesel.

harshness

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dishstaller said:
Odd that out there, Prem is only 40 cents higher. Here it's a full dollar more.

On the West Coast, a 40-cent differential is common. It used to be 30 cents before the prices rose above $3.

A "full dollar more" sounds like it may be boat gas (non-alcoholic), which is a whole different discussion.

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Foxbat

Sunday at 9:43 PM

Here in Indiana, the difference between Regular and Premium is usually a dollar, but some charge even more:

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dishstaller

Sunday at 10:06 PM

harshness said:
A "full dollar more" sounds like it may be boat gas (non-alcoholic),

Both non-ethanol and prem run about the same....buck more. When we were up in TN it was a buck more up there as well.

harshness

Yesterday at 9:34 AM

In Oregon, our premium boat gas is about a dollar more than our corn premium. Several stations only offer the non-corn premium grade.

Bobby

37 minutes ago

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Diesel$7.999
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Last reply Today at 10:22 AM · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion

SES 1 101° W Horizontal "Issues" a.k.a "I want my M(e)TV"

Howdy folks long time no write.

Issue(s): Horizontal transponders (esp. Weigel mux) breakup/mosaic/sputtering audio, JTV less so (but received perfectly up until a month or so ago.
Vertical is fine (Daystar). Up until recently couldn't even get any signal on Weigel Mux but JTV was perfect.

What I did to improve things: A slight westward move improved reception but only slightly (approx 72 on the micro HD, sorry no dB to post). I removed the 3-way C-Band splitter and used a 2-way to get a 1-2 db signal gain ( the power port goes to the Startrak - the micro HD doesn't have enough juice ! (1st clue) even after swapping the switching power supply it came with with a heftier linear 12 V supply (less RFI too !).
I have had issues with the uHD before signal breaking up that a reboot would clear up (clue #2 = dying tuner?) - FYI, I reinforced the IF input and removed all flux from the pcb completely with a Flux Removal Pen (MG Chemicals Cat No. 4140-P) which definitely makes a huge difference.

I went outside and pushed and pulled reflector slightly and no improvement. Pole (actually tower in yard - the neighbours love me..NOT) is plumb, checked with carpenters level. Dish was last peaked in 2017 or so, after overhauling 24" Von Weise, new Acme, fresh grease, etc. Focal length, f/d ratio etc meticulously adjusted. One panel has a tear so planning to repair that this weekend when my cousin comes over ( to help me out (old guy here) forecast calls for sunshine.

What has changed: My utility company has installed new high tension line poles (one smack dab in the middle of 101°W target! But they put it in last year and reception (of JTV (HOR) at least) was fine, BUT when they came out to transfer the wires over this year from the old (sawed in half) pole that's about when the troubles started (coincidence?), but again Daystar (VER) was fine. I always had this pole in the light of sight of 101° before with no issues. (fyi my zenith sat 74° is unobstucted, but can't test)

In the meantime Weigel mux is trying to break in MOSTLY in LATE at night (less cell usage?) (audio not video except for a frame here or there) so don't know what has changed with this mux which suddenly "woke up". I have never had to fuss with dish moves on this satellite ( the slightest move +/- motor clicks loses lock, wheres normally on C-band I can go significantly wider east or west and still have a strong signal ( have these gone "spot beam" or narrower somehow and what is the slight difference in Az listed on Lyngsat to 100.9° affect things ( isn't that the declination i.e. requiring a tweak of declination?).

Long story short (too late, ha), if I had another DVB-S2 box to try and / or a newer more stable PLL lnb ( I have been meaning to upgrade many a time but never got arround to it) I could determine if it's my antiquated receiving equipment, or my dish/feed alignment ( doubtful as it tracks everything from 55 °W to 133 ° W nicely.) or the dreaded 5G! (BUT only on HOR and not VER?).
I read another post where the OP (with his smaller 7.5 footer) played around with the illumination to peak desired transponder and reduce qrm on interfering/ stronger xpndrs (even on 103° W). So will play with that too - and cut away the RG-6 a and pull up a fresh section with new PPC and coax Seal. Open the throat cap see if any cobwebs are there and check servo operation (also changed in last maintence 10 years ago).

Finally, this will probably be the last chance I get to play with the BUD from the looks of it (providers leaving, auctioning off rest of spectrum imminent above 4.0 Ghz, and to keep the peace with neighbours so it would be nice to have that mux back for the long, cold and dark winters to comfort this old man before I call it quits and buy a VHF/UHF/FM Yagi and get MeTV, H&I from my Vermont local stations (checked at a friends today and they come in nicely - except ABC) .
Only one guy in town (Montreal) I may be able to get a receiver or PLL lnb from to try (RPS Sat) so hopefully with elimnate that as a possible culprit. Be nice to pick up a cheap or used PLL lnb to try w/o 5G BPF (money is tight )

Like others I couldn't care less about "tv" (well maybe just a liitle or a lot) it's the challenge that excites me , I can get MeTV other ways OTA (no pirate crap).

So what do you guys (and gals) think ?. p.s. I don't have a spectrum analyzer and there are def/ cell towers nearby (half a Km or so away).
Oh and time permitting will hammer out dings too and wire damaged mesh on one section for an extra dB or two. Hesitate to touch Declination, Elevation and pole mount but will play around with those a little too... Why is this mux for finicky suddenly ?(8psk, 5/6 fec, beamwidthetc.. man wish they went back to VER I think everthing would be fine! For the engineers out here does 5G QRM affect one poliarization (HOR) more than another (VER)? I understand the strong interference swamps out the input mixer/local oscilator in the hapless old C-band lnb (I think it at time affect KU too esp. LPB on 101°W KU - incidentally thos were weak or "gone' but are back almost at the time MeTV improved..hmm Terrestrial interference?

Any thoughts or suggestions ( cheap or free solutions please) greatly appreciated. Cheers.

p.p.s. Micro HD can't display Decades and Toons but records them fine so I can watch on another box/media player (Ali chip set issue). Another reason to upgrade.

Anybody interested in a nice C/KU system free ? (for next Spring/Summer 2027)

[Sami 10' mesh, Corotor II+, Eagle Aspen (very old) C-band lnb, Norsat Ku lnb, Channel Master C/Ku (H/V) switch, Startrak 400 Analog receiver w/ motor control, Geosat uHD DVD-S2, CW600S for Mpeg-2]

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cyberham

Sep 30, 2026

With the microHD connected this afternoon and tuned to the Weigel mux, I can receive the mux well.

My conclusion is that the sensitivity of the receivers in descending order of sensitivity is as follows:

V9 Prime (best)
microHD
Edision osmio4k+

Either the V9 or the microHD could be used to watch Weigel but the Edision really could not with my given dish situation, at least during the daytime. At night, the signal is stronger here and then maybe the Edision could be used.

Titanium

Oct 1, 2026

What is the SNR readings for these transponders? Is the signal breaking up due to low SNR or interference?

Did you inspect the feedhorn throat and wave guide for wasp nest or other blockage? Good SNR with frequent drops in decoding ( loss of SQ readings) could indicate interference from 5G.

TvMind

Oct 13, 2026

Appreciate you checking. I should be picking these up with the tenner so still not done tuning up the bud - fell off ladder last week and hit my head!

Started over from scratch, N/S alignment, El/Decl extreme West sat, played with feed f/d checking everything and getting nice signals but still 101 west is PIA. New lnb was defective and returned it. My old one is fine but would have liked to A/B with a better lnb.

Thought it was the servo there because I was out and set everything up by the dish and flipping to HOR made a strange noise -BUT ONLY on 101 W ! All other sats skew is fine..hmm ( I have the skew almost perfect, use "Arrow" template on Zenith Sat (well nothing on 74 W to check with but Nimiq 5 at 72.6 W is closest and luckily picking up R- Pol channel from Canada to test with. Anyway picking up a new servo to try (the obvious polarity culprit).

Q. Back in the day PAS9 (74 W) was used but now I have to use closest zenith sat (Nimiq 5). I can't perfectly peak on that one which is 1 degree off (N/S alignment error). I used my trusty Brunton compass and even true noon shadow off pole to hit south.

I did have to peak extreme west by rotating mount ever so slighty so tracking extreme pretty good, but top and middle can use an elevation tweak (esp. Ku) to bring them back to where they were. No fun as the weather has been miserable and still dizzy from fall.

Oh and the Freesat V8 is crap (the tuner pixelates when the uHD is solid!) but love that SCART connector for S-Video out ! (I record to my Pio DVR and burn to DVD classic tv shows).

Stay tuned

cyberham said:
With the microHD connected this afternoon and tuned to the Weigel mux, I can receive the mux well.

TvMind

Oct 13, 2026

Titanium said:
Did you inspect the feedhorn throat and wave guide for wasp nest or other blockage? Good SNR with frequent drops in decoding ( loss of SQ readings) could indicate interference from 5G.

Thanks for chiming in here. No wasps (or hornets nests) but good suggestion.

I am getting 70 and over Quality on uHD which is good but as you say the signal drops out (70 to 0 ) occasionally and much worse by day (even JTV which I used to get solid is a mess in the day. Again Daystar (VER) is fine but still not what it used to be.

I will will either have to get a BPF or go VHF/UHF for these channels but not giving up just yet!

p.s. Isn't there something between your feedhorn/lnbf BPF model and Norsat's 1500$ BPF and 5G filtering lnb's? Heck almost ready for a diy (reverse engineer) job here (microwave BPF hack) Ah where is Radio Electronics when you need it! If it wasn't for losing Ku I'd buy your lnbf in a heartbeat! Are these hard to add Ku to?

Titanium

Wednesday at 1:19 PM

Our LNBFs are integrated with the feedhorn and no KU option. Maybe install an inline waveguide BPF such as:

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brownsfan1

Yesterday at 9:22 PM

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Howdy folks long time no write.

Issue(s): Horizontal transponders (esp. Weigel mux) breakup/mosaic/sputtering audio, JTV less so (but received perfectly up until a month or so ago.
Vertical is fine (Daystar). Up until recently couldn't even get any signal on Weigel Mux but JTV was perfect.

What I did to improve things: A slight westward move improved reception but only slightly (approx 72 on the micro HD, sorry no dB to post). I removed the 3-way C-Band splitter and used a 2-way to get a 1-2 db signal gain ( the power port goes to the Startrak - the micro HD doesn't have enough juice ! (1st clue) even after swapping the switching power supply it came with with a heftier linear 12 V supply (less RFI too !).
I have had issues with the uHD before signal breaking up that a reboot would clear up (clue #2 = dying tuner?) - FYI, I reinforced the IF input and removed all flux from the pcb completely with a Flux Removal Pen (MG Chemicals Cat No. 4140-P) which definitely makes a huge difference.

I went outside and pushed and pulled reflector slightly and no improvement. Pole (actually tower in yard - the neighbours love me..NOT) is plumb, checked with carpenters level. Dish was last peaked in 2017 or so, after overhauling 24" Von Weise, new Acme, fresh grease, etc. Focal length, f/d ratio etc meticulously adjusted. One panel has a tear so planning to repair that this weekend when my cousin comes over ( to help me out (old guy here) forecast calls for sunshine.

What has changed: My utility company has installed new high tension line poles (one smack dab in the middle of 101°W target! But they put it in last year and reception (of JTV (HOR) at least) was fine, BUT when they came out to transfer the wires over this year from the old (sawed in half) pole that's about when the troubles started (coincidence?), but again Daystar (VER) was fine. I always had this pole in the light of sight of 101° before with no issues. (fyi my zenith sat 74° is unobstucted, but can't test)

In the meantime Weigel mux is trying to break in MOSTLY in LATE at night (less cell usage?) (audio not video except for a frame here or there) so don't know what has changed with this mux which suddenly "woke up". I have never had to fuss with dish moves on this satellite ( the slightest move +/- motor clicks loses lock, wheres normally on C-band I can go significantly wider east or west and still have a strong signal ( have these gone "spot beam" or narrower somehow and what is the slight difference in Az listed on Lyngsat to 100.9° affect things ( isn't that the declination i.e. requiring a tweak of declination?).

Long story short (too late, ha), if I had another DVB-S2 box to try and / or a newer more stable PLL lnb ( I have been meaning to upgrade many a time but never got arround to it) I could determine if it's my antiquated receiving equipment, or my dish/feed alignment ( doubtful as it tracks everything from 55 °W to 133 ° W nicely.) or the dreaded 5G! (BUT only on HOR and not VER?).
I read another post where the OP (with his smaller 7.5 footer) played around with the illumination to peak desired transponder and reduce qrm on interfering/ stronger xpndrs (even on 103° W). So will play with that too - and cut away the RG-6 a and pull up a fresh section with new PPC and coax Seal. Open the throat cap see if any cobwebs are there and check servo operation (also changed in last maintence 10 years ago).

Finally, this will probably be the last chance I get to play with the BUD from the looks of it (providers leaving, auctioning off rest of spectrum imminent above 4.0 Ghz, and to keep the peace with neighbours so it would be nice to have that mux back for the long, cold and dark winters to comfort this old man before I call it quits and buy a VHF/UHF/FM Yagi and get MeTV, H&I from my Vermont local stations (checked at a friends today and they come in nicely - except ABC) .
Only one guy in town (Montreal) I may be able to get a receiver or PLL lnb from to try (RPS Sat) so hopefully with elimnate that as a possible culprit. Be nice to pick up a cheap or used PLL lnb to try w/o 5G BPF (money is tight )

Like others I couldn't care less about "tv" (well maybe just a liitle or a lot) it's the challenge that excites me , I can get MeTV other ways OTA (no pirate crap).

So what do you guys (and gals) think ?. p.s. I don't have a spectrum analyzer and there are def/ cell towers nearby (half a Km or so away).
Oh and time permitting will hammer out dings too and wire damaged mesh on one section for an extra dB or two. Hesitate to touch Declination, Elevation and pole mount but will play around with those a little too... Why is this mux for finicky suddenly ?(8psk, 5/6 fec, beamwidthetc.. man wish they went back to VER I think everthing would be fine! For the engineers out here does 5G QRM affect one poliarization (HOR) more than another (VER)? I understand the strong interference swamps out the input mixer/local oscilator in the hapless old C-band lnb (I think it at time affect KU too esp. LPB on 101°W KU - incidentally thos were weak or "gone' but are back almost at the time MeTV improved..hmm Terrestrial interference?

Any thoughts or suggestions ( cheap or free solutions please) greatly appreciated. Cheers.

p.p.s. Micro HD can't display Decades and Toons but records them fine so I can watch on another box/media player (Ali chip set issue). Another reason to upgrade.

Anybody interested in a nice C/KU system free ? (for next Spring/Summer 2027)

[Sami 10' mesh, Corotor II+, Eagle Aspen (very old) C-band lnb, Norsat Ku lnb, Channel Master C/Ku (H/V) switch, Startrak 400 Analog receiver w/ motor control, Geosat uHD DVD-S2, CW600S for Mpeg-2]

I had the EXACT same problem happen to me with 101w, MeTV mux (Weigel). Working great when about 3 weeks ago I started to get the pixelating, especially at night. Sometimes Jewelry TV would also do it, sometimes not. Tweaked my dish. I have a Titanium 240 feed with the 5G filter 4.0-4.2 band pass. Every other satellite is working fine. Something on their end for sure. Power reduction? My signal seems fine like always. Running a Winegard 8.5 ft dish using a GT Media UHD V8. I'm sure my receiver isn't maybe sensitive enough for lower signal levels. Frustrating here too. I'm in the Canton, Ohio area. Thanks!

arlo

Today at 10:22 AM

To me it looks like all of the intelligent things to diagnose the problem 'on the cheap' are being done.
I have my own thoughts of lnbf's using an external filter between the feed and coax. It would be cool to see what Brian could add.
Do his units have the filter before the actual LNA chip in the circuit? In other words, signal is focused at the lnbf throat. The probes for h & v polarity send the signal to.......filtering......then to the lna IC......
Or probes, lna, then filtering. Makes sense to trap the bad stuff before amplification to me.

On the cheap sometimes leaves questions. Enosat and El Bandido both use dvb-s pci cards and TBS USB receivers.
With those, and software. Signal analysis becomes sort of easy. Or tapping into your coax with a dc pass splitter, decoupling capacitor, and using a spectrum analyzer. Tuning across the LO band. Finding signal spikes. Digging deep.

Still making my decision on a (most probably) TBS PCIe tuner card. But I have tapped into my coax with my ancient but quite impressive HP spectrum analyzer and tinysa.
I don't have 5G interference so far that I know of. But have my suspects because I'm only able to snag signal from 131W in the winter when the leaves drop. But out of curiosity do scan it in the fall. And seem to be getting a signal that 'shouldn't' be there and a scan shows no channels. Far as I got.

An idea pops up to rig up an LNBF on a stick. Along with the tinysa and power supply and do some rogue signal searches. War Driving, of sorts. But. I wouldn't think that a chinabox, firmware based receiver would be of much help.
From what I see scanning across the frequency band. 5G cell transmission is always on and is very wide spectrum.
Whether anyone is actually using talking, texting, watching stupid human tricks on YouTube Makes no difference. The RF is there. So why would a C Band setup come and go? And what if you dumped the corotor and went modern voltage controlled polarity?

Another thought. Since you've learned the optimal position to place the scalar to illuminate out to the dish rim. And peaked the feed. There's most of a roll of aluminum flashing out in my garage that would most definitely wrap around my dish perimeter. That and a bag of large binder clips from the office supply. wally world. Ideas?

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Therm

Last reply Today at 8:46 AM · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Am I the only one that hates what Dish did to their mobile app?

I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?

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dishdude

Friday at 2:51 PM

I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.

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Therm

Friday at 3:39 PM

dishdude said:
I like the new look, it's a lot cleaner. I'm using it on one of those Onn streaming devices when I travel.

Yes a lot cleaner, glossier, and less functional. Someone trying to justify why they are making a big salary. "See look shiny"

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navychop

Friday at 3:53 PM

"Big salary." Charlie. "?Big?"

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Tampa8

Friday at 4:01 PM

Seems in some ways better. Nicer layout, as others said maybe cleaner. Moving ahead in the guide is better.

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scoob83

Today at 8:46 AM

Therm said:
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?

I think most are using it on a firestick or other device as an extra receiver, rather than their phone. Just a guess based on how I use it. 99% thru my firestick, 1% phone.

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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.
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reubenray

Yesterday at 1:30 PM

I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?

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long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 3:47 PM

reubenray said:
I have gotten back into watching SG-1 and I have recorded most of the episodes to binge watch. What episodes are about the Antarctic or was this a movie? Also where could I watch the SG-1 movies?

Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.

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reubenray

Yesterday at 3:54 PM

long_time_Dish said:
Well, there are a couple involving the Antarctic. "Solitudes", S1 E17 (one of my favorites), Then, "Lost City', S7 E21 and E22. Then, in the SGA pilot, "Rising", S1 E1 and E2, it starts out in the Antarctic for about the first 20 minutes or so.

Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.

long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 8:36 PM

reubenray said:
Which one has O'Neil being Ancients? I am at the end of Season 8 now.

If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.

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reubenray

Today at 7:35 AM

long_time_Dish said:
If I understand your question, O'Neill had the Ancient's knowledge in the "Lost City" two-part episode. That was when Anubis attacked Earth and there was a big battle over Antarctica.

Those are the episodes I am looking for. They are referred to a lot in the episodes I just recently watched.

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