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I have a RV in Erie, PA and have aVIP211K HD Solo receiver. We have a Dish 500 Satellite. Both of the satellites...110 and 119 are getting very good strength....at least 65. but we are only picking up the lower channels. The channels on the 119 I think are the ones that we are not receiving. We have been told by Dish that the satellite is not pointed in the right direction but how can you get good strength showing on both satellites and that happen. I also had a tech tell me that I should change the lnb to a Dish Pro Plus Twin that it would pick the stations up. Does anyone out there have any ideas. Also, when my husband took the lnb loose there was only one wire attached to the 119 marking and he changed it to the other one to see if that would change and it did not. Should there be two wires. We used this same system with our previous receiver and picked up all of the channels..it has only changed since we got this new receiver. Do lnbs go bad and be able to view only part of the channels. I know I have asked a lot of questions but hopefully someone can help. Thanks in advance.
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I tried the transponder test and all of my even transponders are not showing any signal strenth. Also, when I do the check switch test it says the check switch has found you have fewer satellites than previously detected. Selecting "Save" will result in a loss of channels. So I canceled out of that. I also tried transponder 9 and 11 and get a 66 strength on both of them. I don't think it could be our receiver because I had it authorized at home as we do not have great cell phone reception by the lake and it worked very well. So do you think my next step would be purchasing a new lnb?
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I tried the transponder test and all of my even transponders are not showing any signal strenth. Also, when I do the check switch test it says the check switch has found you have fewer satellites than previously detected. Selecting "Save" will result in a loss of channels. So I canceled out of that. I also tried transponder 9 and 11 and get a 66 strength on both of them. I don't think it could be our receiver because I had it authorized at home as we do not have great cell phone reception by the lake and it worked very well. So do you think my next step would be purchasing a new lnb?
How many tests did it do ? It came back with fewer satellites because it was looking for the 3 you have at home not the 2 you have at the RV, run it again and save the results.

If the switch check is more than 3 tests you have LEHACY ELECTRONICS on the dish (OLD) and loss of all odd or even transponders could indicate a cabling problem, More than likely is your 211 is expecting Dish Pro Electronics on your home system and you have LEGACY ELECTRONICS on your RV system. You just need to save the information so the receiver knows how to operate the equipment at the RV.
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Thanks so much for the good advise. We did exactly what you said about saving the results and it worked. The unbelievable thing is a Dish Network Installer was here at our RV and just told us to buy a new lnb. And something as simple as saving the results worked. I really appreciate all of the help with this. It is so nice of all of you to take the time to do that. You all are way more knowledgable than anyone I have talked to regarding this that are so called experts. Thanks again....
boba
Thanks so much for the good advise. We did exactly what you said about saving the results and it worked. The unbelievable thing is a Dish Network Installer was here at our RV and just told us to buy a new lnb. And something as simple as saving the results worked. I really appreciate all of the help with this. It is so nice of all of you to take the time to do that. You all are way more knowledgable than anyone I have talked to regarding this that are so called experts. Thanks again....
Your welcome. When you take the 211 home you will have to run the check switch again so it can learn how to work on the home system.
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Thanks again....I will do that. Have a great weekend!
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Thanks again....I will do that. Have a great weekend!

Glad you got it worked out!!
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Starting a thread klang !

After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.

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Finished season 3 last night. Still one of my favorite shows.

Anyone else wonder if there might be something else going on with Callum? Seems to me he has too much access to Russian intelligence.
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One episode into season 4 that dropped today...

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Renewed for season 5.
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Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
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Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
Great ending, but it ran in circles most of the season.
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
Might be worth just to ditch the hopper plus. No issues here on h713
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
Buy a roku and dump the hopper plus you'll be better off. If you have a smart tv you don't need either one. No hopper plus here and no issues!!!
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