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Good afternoon to everyone, I'm glad I found this forum with very like minded people. I'm young, just turn 31 on Valentines Day. I've always had a interest about C - Band and the Big Dish system going back to when I was a kid. I can remember going to the old Wal - Mart with my Mom and finding the Satellite Orbit magazine. I always looked threw to see what sports programs and pro wrestling shows would come on around the country
I always told myself that when I got old enough and got some money as adult I was going to buy me a C - Band dish. Well I guess I'm pretty late to the dance so speak. I was upset when Motorola pretty much or almost killed the C - Band industry back in 2011. I thought, man I'm never going to be able to get a C - Band dish now. Then I found out that Skyvision / Programming Center was doing everything they can to keep the C - Band dish alive. Although they still are dropping channels like the Starz / Encore channels which I'm a huge westerns fan so I'm upset about that
Well, anyways I'm still a virgin / rookie to the C - Band / Big Dish, I imagine you'll get tired of the same old, same old questions but I do have a few and I hope you'll don't mind giving me some answers and / or pointing me into the right direction
Also, I have found a local installer in my area that is willing to install a C - Band dish for me, he was in the C - Band / Big Dish game for almost 30 years so he has experience and he is willing to work with me. He told me it takes 2 days to install a C - Band dish. 1 day to set the pole and pour concrete and the day 2 to set everything else up
I do have a few questions that I would like you'll help answering or maybe even pointing me into the right direction for the answers I would be grateful
First question I have, what do I need to look for and / or look out for in buying a used Motorola DSR - 922 receiver from places like eBay? What specific questions do I need to ask the seller in regards to the Motorola DSR - 922 so I don't wind up with a receiver that is garbage, not working and worthless
Is there anything left for free viewing on C - Band? Can I pick up any free channels on C - Band with a Motorola DSR - 922 or do I need to get a FTA receiver? I prefer to pick up any free channels I can with just a Motorola DSR - 922 if possible
From what I been able to gather so far is I can have a 4DTV receiver and a digital cable box on the same t.v., is this true and if so how do I share the same t.v. between a 4DTV receiver and a digital cable box?
My current t.v. situation is I have Comcast Digital Cable and I plan on keeping Comcast even after I get a C - Band dish
Does anyone know if Skyvision services 4DTV receivers, i.e.; like changing the battery, refurbishing them and / or doing mapping for the 4DTV receivers? I would like to buy a 4DTV receiver and have somebody more knowledgeable, secure and safe in servicing a 4DTV receiver I buy because I want to keep it in tip top and excellent, working shape. I want to buy a great 4DTV receiver and when I get it ship it to Skyvision so I can make sure it is workable and serviceable
Does anyone know if that place in Chicgao, GlenTech Enterprises is safe and reliable to service 4DTV receivers? I lurk on that other forum, the 4DTV Forum and I read where people say he Glen is a scamer and not a trustworthy person
Regarding HD programming on C - Band, is there anything left HD wise on C - Band? Is it worth buying a Motorola HDD 200 receiver for C- Band to add to a Motoroila DSR - 922 receiver?
That is all the questions I think I have for now. I can only imagine after I post this topic that more questions will pop in my head. I wish there was more channels and places selling C - Band programming like there was a few years back. I remember NPS and Netlink / Superstar use to sell C - Band channels. I believe there was a couple others also
Hopefully you'll don't mind helping a fellow C - Band / Big Dish fan some help. God bless
I always told myself that when I got old enough and got some money as adult I was going to buy me a C - Band dish. Well I guess I'm pretty late to the dance so speak. I was upset when Motorola pretty much or almost killed the C - Band industry back in 2011. I thought, man I'm never going to be able to get a C - Band dish now. Then I found out that Skyvision / Programming Center was doing everything they can to keep the C - Band dish alive. Although they still are dropping channels like the Starz / Encore channels which I'm a huge westerns fan so I'm upset about that
Well, anyways I'm still a virgin / rookie to the C - Band / Big Dish, I imagine you'll get tired of the same old, same old questions but I do have a few and I hope you'll don't mind giving me some answers and / or pointing me into the right direction
Also, I have found a local installer in my area that is willing to install a C - Band dish for me, he was in the C - Band / Big Dish game for almost 30 years so he has experience and he is willing to work with me. He told me it takes 2 days to install a C - Band dish. 1 day to set the pole and pour concrete and the day 2 to set everything else up
I do have a few questions that I would like you'll help answering or maybe even pointing me into the right direction for the answers I would be grateful
First question I have, what do I need to look for and / or look out for in buying a used Motorola DSR - 922 receiver from places like eBay? What specific questions do I need to ask the seller in regards to the Motorola DSR - 922 so I don't wind up with a receiver that is garbage, not working and worthless
Is there anything left for free viewing on C - Band? Can I pick up any free channels on C - Band with a Motorola DSR - 922 or do I need to get a FTA receiver? I prefer to pick up any free channels I can with just a Motorola DSR - 922 if possible
From what I been able to gather so far is I can have a 4DTV receiver and a digital cable box on the same t.v., is this true and if so how do I share the same t.v. between a 4DTV receiver and a digital cable box?
My current t.v. situation is I have Comcast Digital Cable and I plan on keeping Comcast even after I get a C - Band dish
Does anyone know if Skyvision services 4DTV receivers, i.e.; like changing the battery, refurbishing them and / or doing mapping for the 4DTV receivers? I would like to buy a 4DTV receiver and have somebody more knowledgeable, secure and safe in servicing a 4DTV receiver I buy because I want to keep it in tip top and excellent, working shape. I want to buy a great 4DTV receiver and when I get it ship it to Skyvision so I can make sure it is workable and serviceable
Does anyone know if that place in Chicgao, GlenTech Enterprises is safe and reliable to service 4DTV receivers? I lurk on that other forum, the 4DTV Forum and I read where people say he Glen is a scamer and not a trustworthy person
Regarding HD programming on C - Band, is there anything left HD wise on C - Band? Is it worth buying a Motorola HDD 200 receiver for C- Band to add to a Motoroila DSR - 922 receiver?
That is all the questions I think I have for now. I can only imagine after I post this topic that more questions will pop in my head. I wish there was more channels and places selling C - Band programming like there was a few years back. I remember NPS and Netlink / Superstar use to sell C - Band channels. I believe there was a couple others also
Hopefully you'll don't mind helping a fellow C - Band / Big Dish fan some help. God bless
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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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Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.
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I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.
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To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.
As I said above, and, FWIW, I run Win11 Pro and Arch on separate 250 GB NVME drives, using F8 to select which I boot to, with a 1TB SSD for storage, accessible to both OSs and a third formatted Nvme I want to use to learn Kali. It was much faster to setup Arch than it was to strip down Windows. Windows still takes much longer to boot.
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
Help, I'm a little confjused on the activation process.
I purchased the Joey 4 from Solid Signal and shipping box has Call 866 726-4282 to Avtivate new Receiver. That number is Solid Signals number.
I googled and that search said call Dish to activate. I assume that is correct unless this requires a 2 step process.
Please let me know.
Thanks
I purchased the Joey 4 from Solid Signal and shipping box has Call 866 726-4282 to Avtivate new Receiver. That number is Solid Signals number.
I googled and that search said call Dish to activate. I assume that is correct unless this requires a 2 step process.
Please let me know.
Thanks
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All good called Dish and new Joey 4 is activated and working.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
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i bought mine straight from dish as it was only $ 100.00 bucks!!! had the protection plan they came out removed and deactivated the 4k joey and activated and installed the joey 4.All good called Dish and new Joey 4 is activated and working.
Old Joey 2 deactivated and no need to return.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
The new curated multiview is now live.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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