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Last reply · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion
After several days and inputting over 8,000 lines of code data
I was able to locate most of the guide data available.
There is still much more to do but this gives you an idea..,

Some new maps in testing phase and being offered to those who have already put in the new maps and have the new sat tiles.

If you have not done this then don't ask as the file will not do anyone else any good the way it is made up right now. Remember this is part of the testing phase.....

What it does....

1) Added guide info to many G7 channels

2) Added guide info to all the Spanish channels on S-3

3) Added TV guide channels to A2 * not real DC2 channels just to see what is actually on TV

4) Added TV guide channels to W7 & W8 * Not real DC2 channels just to use to see what is playing on TV

5) Added All the HBO and Cinemax guide channels to W5, G1 sat tiles

6) Added all but 1 Showtime channels to W5, C3, C4

7) Added Sports channels to W5 and some on G7

8) Added guide info for ABC, CBS & NBC on W5 *again for info only.

The time taken for find the guide data was immense and required over 8000 lines of entering code data.
as an example... in the text file....
015-G7,00114,0,0,0,0,02552
the 02552 is JCTV on G7 sat tile.
So you can begin to see the possibility of numbers it takes to input just to find one channel!


some of the channels listed below are currently placed on A2, W7 & W8 and W5 channels 1 thru 24.


A&E
ABC FAMILY EAST
AMC
ANIMAL PLANET
BET
BLACK BELT
Boomerang channel
C NESP
CANAL SUR
CBST
CH 1 RUSSIA
CHURCH
CMTV(Country Music TV )
CNB CALT
CNBC
CNN
CNN Espanol
CNNI
COM NET
COMEDY EAST
COUNTRY MUSIC TV WEST
CPC (community)
C-SPAN 2
C-SPAN
CSTV
DAYSTAR
DESP
DISCOVERY EAST
DISNEY EAST
Disney Jr.
DISNEY XD
DIY
E! EAST
ESPN
ESPN DP
ESPN Sports PPV 1
ESPN Sports PPV 2
ESPN Sports PPV 4
ESPN Sports PPV 5
ESPN Sports PPV3
ESPN Sports PPV6
FIESTA
FNC
FOOD
FOX BUSINESS NEWS
FOX ESP
FOX SDA
FOX SDC
FOX SDP
FOX SPORT SOUTH ALT
FOX SPORTS ROCKY MT
FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST
FSM WEST
FSSWalt fox sports sw alt.
FSW 1
FSW 2
FX EAST
FX Espanol
GAC
HALLMARK
HDN HD
HEART AND SOUL ®
HISTORY Espanol
HITS NOW
HLN
home shopping network
INDI PLEX EAST
IONE
ISREAL+
JCTV
KULTURA
LATIN TV
LIFE EAST
Logo
MAYAK
MPLEX WEST
MSNBC
MTV EAST
MTV JAM
MTV S
MUN 2
MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS
NGC WEST (Nat Geo Ch.)
NICK EAST
O MAX
OXYGEN CHANNE
Playboy Latin America
ppv-1
ppv-2
ppv-3
ppv-4
ppv-5
ppv-6
ppv-7
PUMA
QVC
RAS russian audio service
REKA
Retro PLEX EAST
RIO
RTN
RTN+
RTR PLT
RU WORLD
SN SHN
SPIKE
SPIKE SPANISH
SPRT MAN
SUNDANCE EAST
SVOBODA
TBS
TBS Espanol
TELE(Galaxy-TV)
TLC EAST
TNT EAST
TNT Espanol
TMC WEST
TMC-2 EAST
TMC2 WEST
TOON
TRAVEL CHANNEL
TRU TV
TV CI
TV LAND
TWC
USA EAST
VARSITY TV
VESTI 24
VH1 EAST
VIDA VIS(CTV-24)
VIDEO ITALY
WAIQ- pbs alabama
WAKA WEATHER
WAKA DT
WBZ-cbs boston
WCOV-fox
WCVB- abc boston
WFOR cbs miami
WGN chicago
WNBC TV
WTVJ nbc florida
YOU TOO

If I know where the actual channels are located in DC2 then they have been placed on the proper sat tiles and DC2 channel like You TOO, JCTV, Church on G7
The HBO's, Showtimes, Cinemax, have been placed on G1, C3 & C4 where the actual DC2 channel is at.

All but 3 or 4 channels that are on W5 now have the correct guide data associated with those channels.

here is a SMALL sampling of what is in the maps so far...
I said SMALL since the actual photo's taken were over 36 megs in space....

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I have heard reports some other person was trying to figure out a way to charge people for all this info but since this is a hobby and those DIY'ers out there can now do it for FREE!
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stargaze
If anyone is interested in testing this out and you meet the requirements.... then

post a message in this thread and I will pm you with the email details on where to send your nvram.

If you decide to do it and send the nvram without your unit id and receiver model number
in the body of your email
....

I will NOT redo the nvram.

It is important as the files are made up at this time for the different 4d models.
T
Amazing work thank you!
stargaze
Below are the numbers corresponding to each name for guide info that can be put into the 4DTV maps.
When looking at the text file of the maps the area it goes to is here: (highlighted in red).

003-G4,00001,0,1,1,0,06074,001,00000,0,80,H,1430000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,00

This is a 5 digit number and one must be careful to make sure the number goes in the text file correctly.

The example shown above is from sat tile G4 transponder 1

------------------------------------------------------------
guide # -- Name
05884-- BLANK
07058--5 MAX
00426--A&E
04580--A&E Biog
04579--A&E H2
00441--ABC FAMILY EAST
03706--Action Max East
00433--AMC
00448--ANIMAL PLANET
03389--BBC East
03637--BBC AMERICA WEST
00439--BET
03429--BLACK BELT
04893--BLOOMBERG
01395--Boomerang channel
02844--Bravo
04255--BRAVO WEST
03788--BRAZZERS XXX
04420--C NESP
06074--C1R (channel one Russia)
01318--CANAL SUR
03898--CBST
01126--CENTRIC
04103--CH 1 RUSSIA
04184--CHILLER
02553--CHURCH
02620--CIN MEX
03988--CINE LATINO
00412--Cinemax East
02529--Cinemax West
05133--CLOO
04335--CMTP(Country Music TV Pure Country)
01154--CMTV(Country Music TV )
00028--CNBC
04359--CNBC ALT
00429--CNN
04006--CNN Espanol
02181--CNNI
02528--COM NET
01353--COMEDY EAST
02597--COOKING CHANNEL
01326--COUNTRY MUSIC TV WEST
06027--CPC (community)
00442--C-SPAN
01160--C-SPAN 2
---------CSR ALT NBC (color bars)
03034--CSTV
05788--CURRENT TV
01762--DAYSTAR
05095--DESP
02250--DESTINATION AMERICA
00399--DISCOVERY EAST
00430--DISNEY EAST
06865--Disney Jr.
03474--DISNEY XD
06328--DIY
06332--DIY EAST
04260--dmx- 60 REV 4
04478--dmx- 70'S
04607--dmx- 80'S
04489--dmx- ADULT CONTEMPORY
04259--dmx- ADULT CONTEMPORY4
04621--dmx- ALBULM ROCK
04486--dmx- ALTERNATIVE
05185--dmx- Beautiful instruments
04651--dmx- BIG BAND SWING
04934--dmx- CHILDREN
04519--dmx- CLASSIC R&B
04258--dmx- CLASSIC ROCK
04482--dmx- CLASSIC ROCK
04617--dmx- COFFEEHOUSE ROCK
04503--dmx- DANCE
04508--dmx- GOSPEL
04940--dmx- GREAT STANDARDS
04499--dmx- GROOVE LOUNGE
04510--dmx- Hard Rock *NOT IN GUIDE
03270--dmx- HEART AND SOUL ®
05810--dmx- HOLIDAYS
04487--dmx- HOT HITS
04609--dmx- JAZZ VOCALS
04513--dmx- LIGHT CLASSICAL
04262--dmx- LITE CLASSICAL 4
04418--dmx- MODERN COUNTRY
04479--dmx- NEW AGE
04476--dmx- NOT IN GUIDE
04610--dmx- SOLID GOLD OLDIES
04613--dmx- SUBTERRANEAN
04528--dmx- SYMPHONIC
04532--dmx- TRADITIONAL COUNTRY
04261--dmx- URBAN BEAT
04524--dmx- URBAN BEAT
04497--dmx-CONTEMPORY CHRISTIAN
04567--dmx-JAZZ
04493--dmx-NOT IN GUIDE
04490--dmx-RAP
04525--dmx-REGGAE
05809--dmx-RETRO DANCE
04533--dmx-SILKY SOUL
04517--dmx-SMOOTH JAZZ
04527--dmx-SOFT HITS
00408--E! EAST
02000--ENCORE ACTION EAST
02642--ENCORE ACTION WEST
02001--ENCORE DRAMA EAST
02644--ENCORE DRAMA WEST
00413--ENCORE EAST
03821--ENCORE FAMILY EAST
02003--ENCORE LOVE EAST
02640--ENCORE LOVE WEST
02002--ENCORE SUSPENSE EAST
02643--ENCORE SUSPENSE WEST
02500--ENCORE WEST
02005--ENCORE WESTERN EAST
02641--ENCORE WESTERN WEST
00423--ESPN
00435--ESPN 2
00025--ESPN CLASSIC 4
04257--ESPN CLASSIC 4
01348--ESPN DP
04543--ESPN News
06014--ESPN Sports PPV 1
06015--ESPN Sports PPV 2
06046--ESPN Sports PPV 4
06047--ESPN Sports PPV 5
06045--ESPN Sports PPV3
06048--ESPN Sports PPV6
05243--FIESTA
05799--FIT TV
06222--Flix East
00450--FNC
02006--FOOD
04216--FOX BUSINESS NEWS
01485--Fox College Sports Atlantic
01486--Fox College Sports Central
01487--Fox College Sports Pacific
01173--FOX ESP
02280--FOX SOCCER CHANNEL
01215--FOX SPORT SOUTH ALT
01677--FOX SPORTS ROCKY MT
01676--FOX SPORTS SOUTH
01675--FOX SPORTS SOUTHWEST
01066--FRESH xxx
01678--FSM WEST
01214--FSSWalt fox sports sw alt.
01679--FSW 1
01680--FSW 2
01206--FUSE
00398--FX EAST
01183--FX Espanol
02419--FXM
03745--G4 TV
03745--GAC
01184--GAME SHOW NETWORK
01185--GOLF
02788--GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL
03729--GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY
01216--HALLMARK
01193--HALOGEN
01188--HBO 2 East
04289--HBO 2 West
05308--HBO Comedy East
00411--HBO East
02174--HBO Family East
02531--HBO Family West
02139--HBO SIGNATURE E
02319--HBO Signature East
02503--HBO Signature West
02505--HBO West
05310--HBO Zone East
05883--HDN HD
00424--HGTV
04256--HGTV WEST
04340--HISTORY Espanol
02742--HITS NOW
00428--HLN
01190--home shopping network
01050--Hot Choice
06305--HR TV (Horse Racing)
01192--IFC (Independent Film Channel)
02339--In Demand PPV VC-1
02340--In Demand PPV VC-2
02342--In Demand PPV VC-4
02343--In Demand PPV VC-5
05256--INDI PLEX EAST
01161--INVESTIGATIVE DISCOVERY
03912--IONE
04102--ISREAL+
02552--JCTV
04104--KULTURA
01266--LATIN TV
00438--LIFE EAST
03818--LMN (Lifetime Movie Net.)
06080--Logo
04041--MAYAK
03790--MILITARY
03710--More Max East
03712--More Max West
02509--MPLEX WEST
01202--MSNBC
04331--MTV 2
00440--MTV EAST
04332--MTV HITS
05101--MTV JAM
04330--MTV S
06734--MTV- U
00451--MULTIPLEX EAST
01987--MUN 2
05628--MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS
03479--NAT GEO CH
01060--Nat. Geographic Channel
01219--NBC SOAP NET
06725--NGC WEST (Nat Geo Ch.)
00431--NICK EAST
04968--NICK JR
02590--NICK TOON
07059--O MAX
03789--OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK
01220--OUTDOOR CHANNEL
01356--OXYGEN CHANNE
01055--Playboy Latin America
01069--PLAYBOY xxx
04934--PLAYG
01048--PPV 1
01049--PPV 2
01051--PPV 3
01052--PPV 4
04044--PPV 4
01053--PPV 5
04045--PPV 5
01054--PPV 6
04043--PPV 7
03877--PUMA
00436--QVC
04005--RAS russian audio service
04040--REKA
05255--Retro PLEX EAST
02493--RFD
01195--RIO
04282--RTN
05876--RTN+
02672--RTR PLT
02673--RU WORLD
01232--SCI FY
01274--SHOPPING NBC
02159--Showtime 2 East
02510--Showtime 2 West
00415--Showtime East
03635--Showtime Extreme East
03646--Showtime Extreme West
06220--Showtime Family East
06219--Showtime Next East
02161--Showtime Showcase East
02511--Showtime Showcase West
02512--Showtime West
06221--Showtime Women East
01681--SN SHN
01351--SOAP
06284--Son Life Broadcasting Network
01244--SPEED
05262--SPICE XCESS
00425--SPIKE
01904--SPIKE S
04097--SPROUT
02993--SPRT MAN
05233--STARZ CINEMA East
05247--STARZ COMEDY EAST
00420--STARZ EAST
01245--STARZ EDGE EAST
02514--STARZ EW
02085--STARZ IN BLACK
05231--STARZ KIDS AND FAMILY
02513--STARZ WEST
04224--STYLE
01248--SUNDANCE EAST
02515--SUNDANCE W
04039--SVOBODA
01261--TBN
00410--TBS
01199--TBS Espanol
01263--TCM (Turner Classic movies)
05162--TEEN NICK
01845--TELE(Galaxy-TV)
04582--The History Channel WEST
01254--The History Channel East
01162--The Hub
01535--The Movie Channel East
---------The Movie Channel Extra East
04504--The Movie Channel West
---------The Movie Channel Xtra West
01164--THE SCIENCE CHANNEL
02798--THE WORD NETWORK
03708--Thriller Max East
00452--TLC EAST
02525--TMC WEST
02196--TMC-2 EAST
02524--TMC2 WEST
00427--TNT EAST
05290--TNT Espanol
03460--TOON
01260--TRAVEL CHANNEL
00033--TRU TV
04038--TV CI
06207--TV GAME
01269--TV LAND
03238--TV ONE
00434--TWC
00432--USA EAST
02551--VARSITY TV
04448--VESTI 24
01275--VH1 EAST
05834--VH-1 ROCK
04334--VH-1 SOUL
01317--VIDA VIS(CTV-24)
01316--VIDEO ITALY
04765--WAIQ CR
04764--WAIQ HD
04276--WAIQ- pbs alabama
04767--WAKA DT
04768--WAKA DV
04769--WAKA WEATHER
00097--WBZ-cbs boston
04763--WCOV DT
00122--WCOV-fox
00661--WCVB- abc boston
02193--WE (Womans Entertainment)
00187--WFOR cbs miami
01280--WGN chicago
00328--WNBC TV
04770--WNCF MONT AL
00557--WTVJ nbc florida
04074--YOU TOO
stargaze
Thought I give any enterprising people out there an bit of how to if they want to try locating any more guide info.

I went from 00001 to 09999 in the code on my maps to locate all the above so anything over 10000 is still not completed.
Here is an example how I did it.
I made several different sets of maps.
Started out from 00001 to 01000
Next one went from 01001 to 02000
Next one went from 02001 to 03000 and so on up to 09999.
Here is what G4 looked like on the 05000 set of maps.
You have to change this set of numbers I put in bold on the maps.

003-G4,00001,0,1,1,0,05001,001,00000,0,80,H,1430000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00002,0,1,1,0,05002,002,00000,0,80,V,1410000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00003,0,1,1,0,05003,003,00000,0,80,H,1390000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00004,0,1,1,0,05004,004,00000,0,80,V,1370000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00005,0,1,1,0,05005,005,00000,0,80,H,1350000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00006,0,1,1,0,05006,006,00000,0,80,V,1330000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00007,0,1,1,0,05007,007,00000,0,80,H,1310000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00008,0,1,1,0,05008,008,00000,0,80,V,1290000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00009,0,1,1,0,05009,009,00000,0,80,H,1270000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00010,0,1,1,0,05010,010,00000,0,80,V,1250000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00011,0,1,1,0,05011,011,00000,0,80,H,1230000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00012,0,1,1,0,05012,012,00000,0,80,V,1210000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00013,0,1,1,0,05013,013,00000,0,80,H,1190000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00014,0,1,1,0,05014,014,00000,0,80,V,1170000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00015,0,1,1,0,05015,015,00000,0,80,H,1150000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00016,0,1,1,0,05016,016,00000,0,80,V,1130000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00017,0,1,1,0,05017,017,00000,0,80,H,1110000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00018,0,1,1,0,05018,018,00000,0,80,V,1090000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00019,0,1,1,0,05019,019,00000,0,80,H,1070000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00020,0,1,1,0,05020,020,00000,0,80,V,1050000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00021,0,1,1,0,05021,021,00000,0,80,H,1030000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00022,0,1,1,0,05022,022,00000,0,80,V,1010000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00023,0,1,1,0,05023,023,00000,0,80,H,0990000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00024,0,1,1,0,05024,024,00000,0,80,V,0970000,0,1,1,0,1,6.20,6.80,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00955,0,1,1,0,05026,045,00000,1,80,H,1150000,0,1,0,0,1,6.48,7.30,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00956,0,1,1,0,05027,046,00000,1,80,H,1150000,0,1,0,0,0,7.43,7.43,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00958,0,1,1,0,05028,048,00000,1,80,H,1150000,0,1,0,0,0,7.62,7.62,NTSC,10,003
003-G4,00960,0,1,1,0,05029,050,00000,1,80,H,1150000,0,1,0,0,0,7.82,7.82,NTSC,10,003
;
So you can see the type of work involved to get this far.
Once done you build a new bin and send it to your receiver and (you must have the guide bit turned on), wait for any guide info to load and see what you have.
Then you see guide info appear on say G4/03 you look in the text file to see what numbers you had in G4-03 and write them down and what the guide showed as info./program.

since everything under 09999 was already done you would want to start at:
10000 and go up.
stargaze
Some people may have more than one 4d receiver.
If you do you need to remember one important thing.
Always use your nvram from the receiver it came out of when sending it back to the 4d.
Now it does not matter what you name it as long as the ".bin"
extension is on it but always use the one from your receiver so you do not compromise
your receiver.


Never try putting a 920/921 bin into a 922 receiver and if you have done a firmware
downgrade from EC to A4 you must use the nvram from the A4 firmware as when you
try putting the one from the EC firmware back in, the areas the info goes to will not be in the proper place.
So remember if you downgrade a 922 from EC to A4 pull out a new bin from the A4 firmware.
Then use this as your master copy for a 922 with the A4 firmware.

A good way to remember which nvram is which is to name it part of your unit id number.
You don't have to use the entire unit id just the last set of 4 digit numbers/letters will be unique enough to remember which is which.

I have 7 different 4d receivers here and I use this method which keeps them all separate and the ability to locate them again takes just a second.

I thought I would point this out since some have asked this question a couple of times now .
Scott Greczkowski
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Our DNS provider is encouraging us to enable DNSSEC on our domains for added security.

I have gone ahead and enabled it, and am told it may take anywhere from 90 minutes to 24 hours for it to take effect.

Hopefully doing this does not harm the site in any way. (It shouldn't) but if it does, you will then know why and I will revert the settings.

But from what I am reading it should be ok. so just giving a warning as I have screwed up DNS stuff in the past. :D
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Scott Greczkowski
Doing my checks it appears the changes have gone through... and we are still here. (Phew!)
Scott Greczkowski
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Due to security concerns and the fact that the Tapatalk Plugin for Xenforo is no longer being updated we have removed Tapatalk support from SatelliteGuys.

For those who were using it we recommend using our PWA App instead which is faster and does not have all the spam Tapatalk had. Below is a graphic showing how to add SatelliteGuys to your devices home screen. (While iOS is shown the process is mostly the same for Android.)

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Thanks for your understanding. :)
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Foxbat
Thank you, Scott, for adding years to my Life and dropping my BP a few millimeters! Money well spent…
dweber
Thank you, Scott, for adding years to my Life and dropping my BP a few millimeters! Money well spent…
What is PWA app? PWA utilities seem to be a Spanish app. I hope you are seeing this since nothing seems to be working. I will miss SatelliteGuys. Tapatalk worked well. The Siri browser doesn't seem to work well.
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Thank you, Scott, for adding years to my Life and dropping my BP a few millimeters! Money well spent…
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What is PWA app? PWA utilities seem to be a Spanish app. I hope you are seeing this since nothing seems to be working. I will miss SatelliteGuys. Tapatalk worked well. The Siri browser doesn't seem to work well.
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What is PWA app? PWA utilities seem to be a Spanish app. I hope you are seeing this since nothing seems to be working. I will miss SatelliteGuys. Tapatalk worked well. The Siri browser doesn't seem to work well.
Actually, PWA stands for "Progressive Web Application" and is basically just saving a site's homepage to your desktop where it appears as an "App" with the rest of your smartphone's Apps.
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A PWA is a custom version of SatelliteGuys which is optimized for mobile devices. While it may look like the website, its actually different so that only the files needed for mobile are sent, meaning its a much faster experience all around.

TapaTalk is essentially dead. It was written for PHP 5.4 and we are now running PHP 8.4. There have been a LOT of PHP security updates since then and since Tapatalk for Xenforo has not been updated in a long long time it is not the safest idea to keep running it.

In addition those trying to view the site on their mobile devices using a browser were getting spammed on the top of the screen for people to install TapaTalk, this ad in some cases would take up 20% of the users screen. We could get rid of that ad but we would have to pay $20 a month to get rid of it.

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In addition TapaTalk could and was inserting their own ads on SatelliteGuys in the app which only benefitted them, SatelliteGuys was not paid for those ads they were displaying on our site. Again we could pay to get rid of those ads.

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And here was the cost of the Premium Tier.

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Now to make matters worse Tapatalk recently announced that they are going to start charging users of the app 99 cents a month to continue using it.

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So soon you would be paying them each month to access SatelliteGuys via their app, again all the money going to them... and you would still see all their ads too.

Tapatalk was a great program which we run for many many years, and for a long time we DID pay for the premium tier. But now with such a small offset using it (My numbers show a total of 6 members) it wasn't work paying for any longer.

In addition Tapatalk was sold to a different owner who made lots of promises of improvements and updates but then that owner has been really radio silent since, instead they have been letting TapaTalk rot on the vine.

If you visit their support forum at https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tapatalksupport/ you will see there is not much going on, in fact most of the support questions posted there go unanswered.

Please give the PWA a try, I was a die hard Tapatalk user myself but now only use the PWA on devices. It is a much better all around experience, with no bloatware or additional ads based on your user membership level.

I don't have an android phone so I could not make a graphic showing you how to add SatelliteGuys PWA to your phones apps or home screen. But here is a site that explains how to do it on all kinds of devices. How to Install a PWA on iOS, Android, Windows & Mac [2025 Guide]

The above link also explains PWA's better as well. :)

If Tapatalk were to update their plugins so we know we are more secure and up to date and allow us to remove the "Smart Banner" without having to pay $20 a month, we would consider adding it back. I don't even care about their ads, as if a user wants to use their app and is willing to sit through their ads in order to use that app then I am ok with it.

But hopefully that explains better why it was removed. It was not done to cut anyone off from the site. :) Please give the PWA a try.
NYDutch
A PWA is a custom version of SatelliteGuys which is optimized for mobile devices. While it may look like the website, its actually different so that only the files needed for mobile are sent, meaning its a much faster experience all around.

TapaTalk is essentially dead. It was written for PHP 5.4 and we are now running PHP 8.4. There have been a LOT of PHP security updates since then and since Tapatalk for Xenforo has not been updated in a long long time it is not the safest idea to keep running it.

In addition those trying to view the site on their mobile devices using a browser were getting spammed on the top of the screen for people to install TapaTalk, this ad in some cases would take up 20% of the users screen. We could get rid of that ad but we would have to pay $20 a month to get rid of it.

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In addition TapaTalk could and was inserting their own ads on SatelliteGuys in the app which only benefitted them, SatelliteGuys was not paid for those ads they were displaying on our site. Again we could pay to get rid of those ads.

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And here was the cost of the Premium Tier.

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Now to make matters worse Tapatalk recently announced that they are going to start charging users of the app 99 cents a month to continue using it.

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So soon you would be paying them each month to access SatelliteGuys via their app, again all the money going to them... and you would still see all their ads too.

Tapatalk was a great program which we run for many many years, and for a long time we DID pay for the premium tier. But now with such a small offset using it (My numbers show a total of 6 members) it wasn't work paying for any longer.

In addition Tapatalk was sold to a different owner who made lots of promises of improvements and updates but then that owner has been really radio silent since, instead they have been letting TapaTalk rot on the vine.

If you visit their support forum at https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tapatalksupport/ you will see there is not much going on, in fact most of the support questions posted there go unanswered.

Please give the PWA a try, I was a die hard Tapatalk user myself but now only use the PWA on devices. It is a much better all around experience, with no bloatware or additional ads based on your user membership level.

I don't have an android phone so I could not make a graphic showing you how to add SatelliteGuys PWA to your phones apps or home screen. But here is a site that explains how to do it on all kinds of devices. How to Install a PWA on iOS, Android, Windows & Mac [2025 Guide]

The above link also explains PWA's better as well. :)

If Tapatalk were to update their plugins so we know we are more secure and up to date and allow us to remove the "Smart Banner" without having to pay $20 a month, we would consider adding it back. I don't even care about their ads, as if a user wants to use their app and is willing to sit through their ads in order to use that app then I am ok with it.

But hopefully that explains better why it was removed. It was not done to cut anyone off from the site. :) Please give the PWA a try.
I just installed the PWA on my Android phone. It was pretty easy to do, and now I'm posting this from my phone. Thanks, Scott!
Scott Greczkowski
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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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Haven't Got Time For The PAIN-Carly Simon
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No Time - The Guess Who
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Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
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Right on Time - Brandi Carlile
Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in SatelliteGuys Support Center
As you may have noticed we are doing a Fund Raiser for SatelliteGuys!

As many of you know I have been paying for a majority of the operation of the site out of my own pocket for awhile now. Now looking at things we have a number of renewals coming up that I could use some help with. These renewals include the license renewal for our Forum Software, Renewal of a number of our add on's the site uses, renewal of domain names etc.

I have set a goal of $400.00 - any extra that comes in will just go to fund the operations of the site. None of the money will go to me (I tried BuyMeACoffee a few months ago, and they denied me saying they do not do business with Satellite Piracy sites... which we are not... hell we host the beta programs for both DISH and DIRECTV here...)

Anyways... if you would like to help out please click the link below.


Thank you in advance. :)
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Scott Greczkowski
I planned on removing it today, but then my fathers car broke down and I had to drive him all around to get his stuff done. Then I had a doctors appointment after that which was annoying...

Dr asks me if I have had any changes, so I tell him something wrong with me that started a month or so ago and his reply back is, that it sucks to get old... I hate that. Why ask me. if your going to come back with a smart ass answer.

Anyays I hope to get rid of Tapatalk tomorrow. :)

And we had more people donate today, thank you! The extra money is going to future expenses since things like add ons don't expire at the same time.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU AGAIN!
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Yeah, dr's...joint pain? Your joints are wearing out. It hurts when I do this...don't do that
comfortably_numb
Dr asks me if I have had any changes, so I tell him something wrong with me that started a month or so ago and his reply back is, that it sucks to get old

No excuse for a flippant response like that from a doctor! I'd be looking for a different one.
Scott Greczkowski
Tapatalk has been removed.

I have added a new feature which is a work in progress called "Social Feed" which displays the forums Facebook style. Its nice for people who like that, but needs work. But i have been watching this one for awhile and the author is being really responsive to suggestions and adding them. So if you have any please let me know and I can pass them along. :)
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We got more kind donations yesterday! Again a very big thank you to everyone for your support!
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dfergie
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Awesome pictures, Yespage! Thanks!

I caught the end of the four hour race on YouTube so I wasn't "spoiled", but got to see the exciting last lap action in the TCR division!
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Awesome pictures, Yespage! Thanks!

I caught the end of the four hour race on YouTube so I wasn't "spoiled", but got to see the exciting last lap action in the TCR division!
I heard on the radio, after the final pitstop, Turner Motorsport were resigned to second place. 'You're in second. Don't worry about it. First is McLaren, we aren't catching them.'
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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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I have had good experiences with Brave but lately I am frustrated with it.

Now when I launch the app it shows a box at the bottom asking if I want to go back to the last opened page. It is in conveniently located and I would prefer to eliminate it.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Please let's not sidetrack the discussion into an exploration of why I don't care for it or a lecture about all the wonderful aspects of the feature. I just do not care for it.
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b4pjoe
I don't have an Android phone so I don't know if this will apply to the Brave settings on your android device but it works on the desktop for me.

Change this setting to either startup to a different website or a new tab page. I have mine set to open to google.com instead of where I left off and it doesn't ask me at the next startup if I want to open the last opened page unless it crashed.

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Peter Parker
I don't have an Android phone so I don't know if this will apply to the Brave settings on your android device but it works on the desktop for me.

Change this setting to either startup to a different website or a new tab page. I have mine set to open to google.com instead of where I left off and it doesn't ask me at the next startup if I want to open the last opened page unless it crashed.

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Thank you for trying to help. However thrse choices do not appear in Android. There is a setting for "New Tab Pages" that is similar but does not include your choice. I have tried all of the existing entries with no success
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Something like this maybe


Option 2: Set a custom Home button URL
  1. Click the menu icon in the top-right corner and select Settings.
  2. Click on Appearance in the left sidebar.
  3. Toggle on the Show home button switch.
  4. Under the home button settings, select the option to Enter custom web address and type in your preferred website. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
BlackHitachi
Supporting Founder
Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
Since the Reds have there thread we should too!

Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
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osu1991
Rooster Cogburn.

Keep forgetting the free movies on youtube are ad free with my premium subscription.
dfergie
Rooster Cogburn.

Keep forgetting the free movies on youtube are ad free with my premium subscription.
There are some really good movies on youtube.
Saving Private Ryan 4k, Dolby Atmos...
harshness
Saving Private Ryan 4k, Dolby Atmos...
These are severely limited. Getting better than stereo audio is improving, but still has a long way to go.
dfergie
These are severely limited. Getting better than stereo audio is improving, but still has a long way to go.
I went with my 4k disc after checking out that version.
osu1991

View: https://youtu.be/I68627xyDPA?is=gUZB0Yv_08pE0DR3


Tonight revisiting one of my favorites. Ranks up there with Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Hunt For Red October.
dfergie
Watching Monterey Pop, been awhile, had the DVD, but probably lost in the fire 10.5 years ago. HBOmax
"MysteryMan"
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Looking for a manual. Want to do some radio astronomy with it. Realize it's old but, since it's not for tv use don't need any decoders, just the RF section.
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