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With the last and latest firmware and channel list from June 26, 2013 for the GeoSat Pro Micro HD
receiver, is the "Failure".
Both the firmware and channel list, UDF suppose to bring in the latest satellite channels
as in MPEG4. I don't see any of the MPEG4 satellite channels on my C-band system.
I need the new firmware or new UDF for channel list. Or maybe the microchips
set inside the MicroHD receiver isn't complying with the new firmware and new UDF.
Here's the problem.
When I tuned in at Galaxy 14 satellite, C-band, I don't see PBS as in MPEG4 channel.
That's what GeoSat Pro told me. Nope, not there.
And I didn't know there's even more problem when it comes to aim at Galaxy 16
satellite.
My favorite channels, such as KCYW-13, Wyoming isn't there.
No Puero Rico channel that shows ABC East - Horiznontial
No U.S. Virgin Island channel that shows WNBC - Horizontal
NO ABC East channel - Vertical
I think there's a problem with the firmware from June 26th, when it comes
to BLIND SCAN, it shows the list of both Vertical and Horizontal, "FAILED"
while blind scanning the satellite.
There's NO problem with the DISEqC switch with C/Ku band receiver, for
slaving the Micro HD GeoSat Pro receiver.
There's NO problem with the 10 foot mesh dish antenna.
There's NO problem with the 24 inch actuator arm.
When I blind scan on Galaxy 14 C-band, I'm able to get back the TBN
and the Church channels.
When I blind scan on Galaxy 16 C-band, All I got are the following:
SNG - Horizontal
LeaSea 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - Horizontal
GDMX channels - Vertical
NO KCWY-13 Wyoming - Horizontal
NO U.S. Virgin Island, NBC - Horizontal
NO Puero Rico, ABC - Horizontal
NO ABC East - Vertical
Now, I can prove that there's NOTHING wrong with the
system, accept GeoSat Pro Micro HD receiver.
Here's the proof...
I hook up "Skybox" to slave it. Which I disconnect the MicroHD
GeoSat receiver.
With the Skybox receiver, which doesn't support Closed Captioned....
Skybox has it ALL!!!
Skybox receiver able to blind scan Galaxy 16, C-band, and got'em all.
Got he U.S. Virgin Island and Puero Rico channel, and ABC-East.
So, there you got it, NOW you know.
There's nothing wrong with the big dish
There's nothing wrong with the slaving with the DISEqC switch
and splitters for C/Ku band.
The question is, can anyone here can help
with my MicroHD GeoSat receiver with the newer firmware and UDF???
Before I install the new firmware and new UDF, I did see the channels
on Galaxy 16, C-band, KCWY Wyoming, and ABC-East and U.S. Virgin
Island and Puero Rico, channels. And when I installed the new firmware
and new UDF, they're gone, or NOT able to pick them up.
I may have to go look for another receiver that support Closed Captioned,
and that has a better blind scan.
I'd contacted GeoSat tech support and sales support by e-mails,, but never heard
from them.
Just thought to let you know.
Thanks.
With the last and latest firmware and channel list from June 26, 2013 for the GeoSat Pro Micro HD
receiver, is the "Failure".
Both the firmware and channel list, UDF suppose to bring in the latest satellite channels
as in MPEG4. I don't see any of the MPEG4 satellite channels on my C-band system.
I need the new firmware or new UDF for channel list. Or maybe the microchips
set inside the MicroHD receiver isn't complying with the new firmware and new UDF.
Here's the problem.
When I tuned in at Galaxy 14 satellite, C-band, I don't see PBS as in MPEG4 channel.
That's what GeoSat Pro told me. Nope, not there.
And I didn't know there's even more problem when it comes to aim at Galaxy 16
satellite.
My favorite channels, such as KCYW-13, Wyoming isn't there.
No Puero Rico channel that shows ABC East - Horiznontial
No U.S. Virgin Island channel that shows WNBC - Horizontal
NO ABC East channel - Vertical
I think there's a problem with the firmware from June 26th, when it comes
to BLIND SCAN, it shows the list of both Vertical and Horizontal, "FAILED"
while blind scanning the satellite.
There's NO problem with the DISEqC switch with C/Ku band receiver, for
slaving the Micro HD GeoSat Pro receiver.
There's NO problem with the 10 foot mesh dish antenna.
There's NO problem with the 24 inch actuator arm.
When I blind scan on Galaxy 14 C-band, I'm able to get back the TBN
and the Church channels.
When I blind scan on Galaxy 16 C-band, All I got are the following:
SNG - Horizontal
LeaSea 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 - Horizontal
GDMX channels - Vertical
NO KCWY-13 Wyoming - Horizontal
NO U.S. Virgin Island, NBC - Horizontal
NO Puero Rico, ABC - Horizontal
NO ABC East - Vertical
Now, I can prove that there's NOTHING wrong with the
system, accept GeoSat Pro Micro HD receiver.
Here's the proof...
I hook up "Skybox" to slave it. Which I disconnect the MicroHD
GeoSat receiver.
With the Skybox receiver, which doesn't support Closed Captioned....
Skybox has it ALL!!!
Skybox receiver able to blind scan Galaxy 16, C-band, and got'em all.
Got he U.S. Virgin Island and Puero Rico channel, and ABC-East.
So, there you got it, NOW you know.
There's nothing wrong with the big dish
There's nothing wrong with the slaving with the DISEqC switch
and splitters for C/Ku band.
The question is, can anyone here can help
with my MicroHD GeoSat receiver with the newer firmware and UDF???
Before I install the new firmware and new UDF, I did see the channels
on Galaxy 16, C-band, KCWY Wyoming, and ABC-East and U.S. Virgin
Island and Puero Rico, channels. And when I installed the new firmware
and new UDF, they're gone, or NOT able to pick them up.
I may have to go look for another receiver that support Closed Captioned,
and that has a better blind scan.
I'd contacted GeoSat tech support and sales support by e-mails,, but never heard
from them.
Just thought to let you know.
Thanks.
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Hi A Raine,
Thanks for your respond..
Here are the links from GeoSat Pro.
http://www.geosatpro.com/product
What???? My mistake??? Oops???
I think NOW they ment to BUY another MicroHD
receiver that will receive MPEG4???
That's not what the sale guy said ???
http://www.geosatpro.com/download
The sale guy from GeoSat Pro told me that the firmware
from June 2013 and UDF file does has MPEG4 for my
previous MicroHD. He knows I purchased the MicroHD.
in 2013. So, why he thinks the June 2013 firmware would
upgrade my OLD MicroHD unit, IF it for NEWER MicroHD
on May 29th???? This is becoming confusion and wasting
a lot of times. I should've kept the old firmware in the first place.
Why believe what the sale guy says???
Thanks for your respond..
Here are the links from GeoSat Pro.
http://www.geosatpro.com/product
What???? My mistake??? Oops???
I think NOW they ment to BUY another MicroHD
receiver that will receive MPEG4???
That's not what the sale guy said ???
http://www.geosatpro.com/download
The sale guy from GeoSat Pro told me that the firmware
from June 2013 and UDF file does has MPEG4 for my
previous MicroHD. He knows I purchased the MicroHD.
in 2013. So, why he thinks the June 2013 firmware would
upgrade my OLD MicroHD unit, IF it for NEWER MicroHD
on May 29th???? This is becoming confusion and wasting
a lot of times.
I should've kept the old firmware in the first place.Why believe what the sale guy says???
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Hi A Raine, again....
Where do I find the PID / SID Auto update???
Where do I find Motor correction movement???
I'm using the DISEqC switch with the MicroHD receiver,
being slaved with the GI 650i C/Ku band receiver, analog,
with splitters for C and Ku band cables to the DISEqC switch.
To watch digital cahnnels from the 10 foot mesh dish antenna.
With Co-Rotor II feedhorn, and with Norstat 8225R LNB,
C-band, DRO.
The Motor / switch settings:
DISEqC 1.0 I selected "Port 1"
DISEqC 1.1 I selected "Distabled".
I just discovered that and made settings, last night after my
recent post.
Because the NEW firmware erased my old settings for
the DISEqC switch settings.
22K I selected "Off".
Thanks.
Where do I find the PID / SID Auto update???
Where do I find Motor correction movement???
I'm using the DISEqC switch with the MicroHD receiver,
being slaved with the GI 650i C/Ku band receiver, analog,
with splitters for C and Ku band cables to the DISEqC switch.
To watch digital cahnnels from the 10 foot mesh dish antenna.
With Co-Rotor II feedhorn, and with Norstat 8225R LNB,
C-band, DRO.
The Motor / switch settings:
DISEqC 1.0 I selected "Port 1"
DISEqC 1.1 I selected "Distabled".
I just discovered that and made settings, last night after my
recent post.
Because the NEW firmware erased my old settings for
the DISEqC switch settings.
22K I selected "Off".
Thanks.
Hi A Raine, again....
Where do I find the PID / SID Auto update???
Where do I find Motor correction movement???
I'm using the DISEqC switch with the MicroHD receiver,
being slaved with the GI 650i C/Ku band receiver, analog,
with splitters for C and Ku band cables to the DISEqC switch.
To watch digital cahnnels from the 10 foot mesh dish antenna.
With Co-Rotor II feedhorn, and with Norstat 8225R LNB,
C-band, DRO.
The Motor / switch settings:
DISEqC 1.0 I selected "Port 1"
DISEqC 1.1 I selected "Distabled".
I just discovered that and made settings, last night after my
recent post.
Because the NEW firmware erased my old settings for
the DISEqC switch settings.
22K I selected "Off".
Thanks.
Titanium is correct, what he said is what I meant and correct. The MIcroHD can handle MPEG4, regardless of what firmware is in it, so you don't need to buy a newer MicroHD for MPEG4 capability. Yours should be able to handle MPEG4, regardless of what firmware it has in it.
I'd mentioned it because in an earlier post you'd said that you'd updated to the new firmware to get MPEG4 capability and you shouldn't have to update the firmware for that, MPEG4 should work with all the firmwares for the MicroHD and if it wasn't, then there may be some other problem somewhere.
When you do a firmware update, all of the settings will go back to default and you will have to reset them.
I myself don't know what the settings should be when you slave two receivers in the way that you have, I've never done that myself. I've looked at that very same slave kit on Sadoun's site before, but I've never used one. Did you get the settings back in and get it working?
If not, I think all you'll have to do is in the DISEqC 1.0 menu, you'll have to set port 1 for your C Band sats and port 2 for your Ku ones, [that's assuming that the C is connected to port 1 of the switch and the Ku to port 2] 22 KHz off. You'll also have to set your LO settings for the LNB's again, 5150 for the C Band LNB and if your Ku LNB is linear, 10750 for that, or if it's universal, 10600.
Here's a link to your slaving kit on Sadoun's site so if someone else wants to see what your using and maybe can help: https://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Accessories/Dishes/Bud-slave.htm
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Thanks to Fitch Ratings ( who gives the ratings on Credit and debt, as approved by the SEC, so they have accurate numbers) we have the totals.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
DIRECTV's video subscriber base is the third-largest traditional multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S. with about 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 1Q26.
The last time it was reported, it was 8.8M at the end of 2Q25, so only a 600,000 loss for 3 quarters, which is a major improvement, since for many years before that, it was losing 500,000 a quarter, 2 Million a year.
It is now losing less than Dish/Sling combined, I believe the Genre Packs are helping to retain and get subscribers.
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Recently came back to DirectTV Satellite service and have two boxes, Gemini and a main HR54.
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
DirecTV is charging me two "TV access fees" of $10 each, but can only watch TV on the one without the server. Is there anything I can do to fix this?
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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....
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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I feel like this was discussed in another thread, but I can't find it. I have T-Mobile and my last iPhone upgrade was in 2020. I want to get a new iPhone, but what is the best way to go about doing it? Should I order the iPhone from T-Mobile directly, or should I buy from the Apple Store? I feel like there are pros/cons to each option.
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I have a Hopper with Sling. (Don't know exact model.) A couple nights ago, I went into the DVR screen, and noted that it was recording three programs. Yet I was able to view live TV (that was not one of the channels being recorded.) Did something change? In the past, it would only let me watch one of the channels being recorded, or any recording in the DVR menu. Maybe it was streaming, although there was no indication of that?
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
Apologies if this has been covered; I searched and didn't find anything.
Thanks.
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Anyone have a DirecTV Local Channel Connector that you'd like to get rid of at a reasonable price? DirecTV is currently in a contract dispute with owner of my local ABC affiliate.
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I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
Could be out of them I guess ... I'd keep trying, every 3-4 days.I did that. The response was that the LCC is not available. Escalated the issue to a tech support person with the same results.
If they are not out of them as them WHY you can't get one, seeing Your in a Dispute. Thats what they are for.
I would make them give you a real answer, don't let them off the hook.
I had one, and it worked well, but I believe I gave it to another D* friend (also had a AM21), I know I gave them away ...
According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
I'm not sure your going to find any Refurbished ones as D* doesn't ask for them back.According to the tech support guy, they don't have any in stock. He said I should receive an email when and if they have them. I even told him I would accept a refurbished unit.
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Did anyone have a price increase today on their equipment? I own my VIP211k's, and they have been $5.00. My bill that I received last week shows the "add-ons" as being $5.00. However, I just logged into my Dish account, and my "add-ons" are now $10.00. Did the additional receivers go up by $5.00 recently?
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
As I mentioned, my last bill shows $5.00 and under the notes, nothing is mentioned about a price increase.
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Hello everyone, new guy here. I'm trying to solve problem I'm having with Dish bonus view channels. When I'm watching the bonus view channels then I switch back to regular dish channels, after few minutes the screen flips to black and after 30 seconds flips back to regular channels and continues to flip back and forth until I turn off TV. After I wait 30 minutes and turn back on , I can use regular channels again. So, its after I switch from bonus view channels to regular dish channels the problem starts. Been trying to fix this for a month, but no luck
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
Here what I've done.
i contacted Dish support and they sent me a new Joey3, but no help. Switched to a different HDMI input on TV, no help. Used different HDMI cable , no help. Used different electrical wall plug, no help.
Finally got a Dish tech to check it. He ran all systems check and was OK. Finally he brought in a small TV and plugged in the HDMI out from the Joey to the small TV. He could not get the problem to occur on his small TV, so the new Joey was working OK. So, then the problem must be myTV. He made some phone calls and came back with the answer that there must be a problem with the analog to digital switch in my TV. Has anyone ever heard of a problem like this, or is it time to be looking for a new TV? My tv LG OLED65C8PUA. TV has been trouble free til now. Thanks
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