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Recently the HD versions of the Austin locals (129*w TP12 spot 48) have developed terrible pixelization. I assumed that something had moved the dish. But even after re-peaking the best signal strength I can get on 129W is around 30 with very frequent loss of lock. Even 119 and 110 are only around 45. I swapped the LNB for a spare and got the same results on all three sats. I checked/tightened all coax fittings, etc.
129W's signal strength has never been really good for us but the pixelization of the HD in clear weather only began a week or so ago. So my questions are…
Have there been recent changes to output power on 129W?
or
Is this a "personal problem"? and if so, could it be my aging ViP 622?
Thanks in advance
129W's signal strength has never been really good for us but the pixelization of the HD in clear weather only began a week or so ago. So my questions are…
Have there been recent changes to output power on 129W?
or
Is this a "personal problem"? and if so, could it be my aging ViP 622?
Thanks in advance
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Thanks all for your replies.
I've stuck with Dish (off contract) since 2008 because of the low cost/mo packages (e.g. the Welcome pack) and my ability to do my own installs, moves, etc..
Last night my wife accidentally began recording a local station in HD (i.e. 129W Tp12 Spot 48). and it showed no pixilation! Meanwhile the live feed was so pixelated that it was hard to tell it was the same show. Later yesterday evening the live HD on all of our locals were just fine. Today all the live HD off 129 is still OK.
Interestingly yesterday, when we were having the terrible pixelation problem, the signal on 129W TP12 would jump back and forth between 30ish and Zero/No Lock. Not like 30—27—25—29, but 30—0—32—0—29—0. Today the signal on 129W TP12 is stable in the 32-34 range with no drops to zero. and the locals are not pixelated. So I'm beginning to believe that the real issue was/is our aging ViP 622.
We've been concerned about the old ViP 622's longevity for awhile now. And the new Hopper features are pretty nice…..So I just talked with Mark at Dish Depot and ordered a Hopper 3 and the new Hybrid LNBF / Solo hub. We only have one TV. So basically this will replace all the "moving parts" in our dish installation and get us a 10 yr jump in receiver technology at the same time
I've stuck with Dish (off contract) since 2008 because of the low cost/mo packages (e.g. the Welcome pack) and my ability to do my own installs, moves, etc..
Last night my wife accidentally began recording a local station in HD (i.e. 129W Tp12 Spot 48). and it showed no pixilation! Meanwhile the live feed was so pixelated that it was hard to tell it was the same show. Later yesterday evening the live HD on all of our locals were just fine. Today all the live HD off 129 is still OK.
Interestingly yesterday, when we were having the terrible pixelation problem, the signal on 129W TP12 would jump back and forth between 30ish and Zero/No Lock. Not like 30—27—25—29, but 30—0—32—0—29—0. Today the signal on 129W TP12 is stable in the 32-34 range with no drops to zero. and the locals are not pixelated. So I'm beginning to believe that the real issue was/is our aging ViP 622.
We've been concerned about the old ViP 622's longevity for awhile now. And the new Hopper features are pretty nice…..So I just talked with Mark at Dish Depot and ordered a Hopper 3 and the new Hybrid LNBF / Solo hub. We only have one TV. So basically this will replace all the "moving parts" in our dish installation and get us a 10 yr jump in receiver technology at the same time
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Thanks for the tip! That will make the upgrade even easier. Swap the LNBfs (2 screws and 1 coax) and swap the receivers (1 coax). The only slow part will be setting up the Hooper 3 and calling Dish to activate it
T
I had been monitoring the signal strength on 110, 119, and 129 on and off this morning. The signal on 110 & 119 was OK at around 45. But signal on 129 Tp12 was now under 30 and the HD locals and other channels that we get off 129 were heavily pixelated. The "complete signal loss" warning was up most of the time.
I quickly installed the Hooper 3, Hybrid LNB and Solo Hub as soon as they arrived this afternoon. The install went without a hitch. The only slow part was downloading the current software, etc.
Once the H3 was setup and activated, I checked the signal strength. ALL three sats were around 50! And the HD channels, including our locals, were clear & clean This upgrade replaced all the "moving parts" of our install. The sat dish and coax stayed exactly the same. So it is hard to say whether the issue was the old LNB, ViP 622, Separator or some combo.
As it turned out the biggest delay to getting up and running was not calling Dish for activation, That process went extremely well due to a very helpful Dish rep. Once the H3 was activated the main slow down was learning how to use the new Remote 52! Old dog, new tricks… you know the story.
I quickly installed the Hooper 3, Hybrid LNB and Solo Hub as soon as they arrived this afternoon. The install went without a hitch. The only slow part was downloading the current software, etc.
Once the H3 was setup and activated, I checked the signal strength. ALL three sats were around 50! And the HD channels, including our locals, were clear & clean
This upgrade replaced all the "moving parts" of our install. The sat dish and coax stayed exactly the same. So it is hard to say whether the issue was the old LNB, ViP 622, Separator or some combo.As it turned out the biggest delay to getting up and running was not calling Dish for activation, That process went extremely well due to a very helpful Dish rep. Once the H3 was activated the main slow down was learning how to use the new Remote 52! Old dog, new tricks… you know the story.
After having continuing trouble with my eight+ year old Dell Inspiron laptop I am looking to hopefully catch a good deal on new one. My options to buy is Costco and Sam's Club. It seems like a lot of new laptops are 2 in 1 which I do not need. I use the laptop to mainly surf the web and keep up with my finances, money and bills. I would like to have at least a 15" screen and having a touchscreen is a plus. The keyboard would need to lighted also. I don't game any. It would have to be Windows instead of and not Mac. The brands I see the most are Asus, Dell and HP. My two last laptops has been Dell's. Of these brands are there any standouts over the other brands. My budget (hopefully) is $600+-. Also while researching I noticed that do not have ethernet ports.
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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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Please post your remote make/model here and any details of your issue. We are looking to collect as many examples as possible. I may reach out to you for your receiver number, but please do not post it here.
If you've already reported this to me, please repost it here so I can track all instances in one thread.
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If you've already reported this to me, please repost it here so I can track all instances in one thread.
Thanks!
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Trust me, when something important breaks, they get to own it!
My Hopper 3 updated itself to H713 last week and the IR issue is worse now. On H711, I could be on an SD channel for several hours and the IR side of my H3 would still be responsive without my having to tap the View button on my Pronto Pro every 15 minutes. Now, if I stay even on an SD channel without tapping the View button at least once an hour, it becomes unresponsive to my Pronto Pro without tapping the View button at least 5-20 times, just like on the HD and 4K channels. So, H713 actually made the issue worse. 
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Pissed off at the crappy healthcare costs
My health Insurance renewal for 2027 just came in. Going from $827 a month to $1,187 a month. Deductible going up a $1k to $9,350. Max out of pocket also going up $1k to $11,000. Doctor co-pay of $40. Urgent Care co-pay $50. ER 50% coinsurance after deductible. That's all in network. Out of network is double, should it be needed.
Have to think about this. I'm really tempted to just go without now. I only go to the doctor once or twice a year. I pay out of pocket for Tirzepitide and can do without the Rosuvastatin (crestor) now. Really tired of spending over $10k a year and getting nothing out of it.
After years with Blue Cross I switched last year to Ambetter as my Blue Cross premium was going from $1200 to $1800 for a Silver plan and the Bronze plan was still going to be $1300 at BCBS. Ambetter was $827 for the same coverage with a Bronze plan. Didn't think it would jump this much so soon.
I'm guessing a Silver plan is probably over $2,000 a month for 2027.
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Such a scam. Healthcare.gov shows me cheaper individual plans available for 2027 from ambetter that ambetter doesn't show on their website. Looked it up. I've spent $68,000 in premiums the last 5 years and got nothing out of it except a few doctors visits and labs.
I have Dish with Hopper3. I choose to get local channels OTA and had a "guide list" established at my previous home. Having moved a few miles away, I wanted to update the list by appending a couple new stations via a rescan. As many would know, some stations come in with the UHF/VHF antenna aimed in one direction, while others come in better with a different direction.
Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.
Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
Unfortunately, when a scan is done (bringing in 25-30 stations for that particular antenna aim), the dialog screen does not present the established guide list; it presents an empty field to the right that the scanned stations may be selected one by one and added to the empty guide. But because of antenna aim, some stations originally saved are missing, and would have to be retrieved with a different antenna aim. But as I explain, if a 2nd scan is done with a different antenna aim, the stations saved from the first scan are lost.
It troubles me that Dish didn't develop software that would allow a user to simply append only 1 or 2 channels to the established list.
Any thought on this? Has anyone experienced this or heard of this from others?
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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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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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..I hate playing in Ames.
I hate playing in LA ...
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Freshman in the end of the game trying to play catch up, had a lot of Over throws ... Bucks lose ...
#1 Miami struggled but pulled away in the end beating North Carolina by 3 ...
Tuesday the CFP brings out thier Playoff Top 12 again ... Buckeyes should drop from #2 to about #22 (they won't) had they had thier Starting QB, it would have been a different game ...
They could lose the rest of thier games at this point.
My in-Laws came from Iowa, she was a graduate of ISU. Unranked Iowa teams beat the #24 and #25 teams on Halloween.
And I heard that your QB made a poor choice after scoring the tying touchdown, leading to a fifteen yard penalty on the ensuing kickoff. The Cyclones were then able to take advantage of the resulting field position to get close enough to score the winning field goal.
In a NCAA Football season of bizarre endings, this has to rank right up there.
I had an old Wireless Joey replaced by a Wireless Joey 4 (Android TV) - still have a Hopper 3 without the Hopper Plus. What do I have to do to get the EPG to show channel logos instead of "Dish"? This is annoying as hell and it's been this way for over a month…
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Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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