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Now I know why this board is closed to hackers, crackers, pirates, stealers, etc. 
I thought that maybe I could buy some of my FTA equipment locally, save on shipping, and possibly get an even bigger dish than the 1.0 meter I was planning on, so I called around to some places in the yellow pages. Here is what I found:
1. Lots of places advertised as satellite retailers but only sold Dish/DirectTV and had no clue about FTA equipment or where to get it.
2. There was one place that sold only BUDS (and they were pretty nice). I could hear the man laugh in the back groud when I asked if they had a anything smaller than 6'-- he said something like "not if you want to get anything good." He was being funny.
And then....
3. There were the pirates. I called several places that, when I asked about FTA, they hinted that maybe they had "really good" dish equipment...Of course, I found a place that sold viewsats and fortecs--and then was really sort of excited. Then, I asked if they had a 1m or 1.2m dish and I was told that I only needed a Dish 500 "for what most people want to get." To which I promptly disagreed, and explained to them that this would only get me GOL and NASA, etc. and anything else was illegal. The guy sounded amazed :shocked when I explained about the Lyngsat list and then they quickly got off the phone with me becuase they knew I wasn't into the same "hobby" as they were.
Aghh! I had the same experience when I first started to read about FTA. All I could find was illegal crap talk. This is really frustrating. I am really happy that I found this board.
I read once that us legal people have sometimes gotten burned (prosicuted) from buying our FTA euipment from places that also engage in dirty dealings. I tried to find information on this, but couldn't. Is this true? Should I be worried about who I buy from, even though my intentions and integrity are rock solid?
I thought that maybe I could buy some of my FTA equipment locally, save on shipping, and possibly get an even bigger dish than the 1.0 meter I was planning on, so I called around to some places in the yellow pages. Here is what I found:
1. Lots of places advertised as satellite retailers but only sold Dish/DirectTV and had no clue about FTA equipment or where to get it.
2. There was one place that sold only BUDS (and they were pretty nice). I could hear the man laugh in the back groud when I asked if they had a anything smaller than 6'-- he said something like "not if you want to get anything good." He was being funny.
And then....
3. There were the pirates. I called several places that, when I asked about FTA, they hinted that maybe they had "really good" dish equipment...Of course, I found a place that sold viewsats and fortecs--and then was really sort of excited. Then, I asked if they had a 1m or 1.2m dish and I was told that I only needed a Dish 500 "for what most people want to get." To which I promptly disagreed, and explained to them that this would only get me GOL and NASA, etc. and anything else was illegal. The guy sounded amazed :shocked when I explained about the Lyngsat list and then they quickly got off the phone with me becuase they knew I wasn't into the same "hobby" as they were.
Aghh! I had the same experience when I first started to read about FTA. All I could find was illegal crap talk. This is really frustrating. I am really happy that I found this board.
I read once that us legal people have sometimes gotten burned (prosicuted) from buying our FTA euipment from places that also engage in dirty dealings. I tried to find information on this, but couldn't. Is this true? Should I be worried about who I buy from, even though my intentions and integrity are rock solid?
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Reminds me of other things back in the day. I had friends before that saw electronics saying "Pan - O - Sonic" then there was a pirated movie on video tape with extreamly cheap paper sleeves...they watched it only to see peoples heads in the front row, a kid crying and then some odd flashlight getting closer 
I think some will continue to associate satellites with some rural communities (say cband in the 70's) to which I'd reply with "Do you really think it's logically to wire the WHOLE world via cable?"
I've even gone to work with a catalog from Skyvision catalog and people think that material is pirated! Some of them think that somehow cable co's are directly connected by wire to all of the providers. They don't understand that they get the feeds from the satellites etc.
Also it seems that for some anything that requires more maintence than just turning a single knob or pressing "on" is too much work
I think some will continue to associate satellites with some rural communities (say cband in the 70's) to which I'd reply with "Do you really think it's logically to wire the WHOLE world via cable?"
I've even gone to work with a catalog from Skyvision catalog and people think that material is pirated! Some of them think that somehow cable co's are directly connected by wire to all of the providers. They don't understand that they get the feeds from the satellites etc.
Also it seems that for some anything that requires more maintence than just turning a single knob or pressing "on" is too much work
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You were right. They were Pan-sets. WTHeck Bet they only sell circular polarity LNB's as well.
mk279 said:
You were right. They were Pan-sets. WTHeck
Bet they only sell circular polarity LNB's as well.
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I'm surprised Walmart hasn't banned this guy from all of their stores. He has been on their CASE the past few months.
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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
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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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Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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Every time my Dish contract comes up I weigh the options of keeping Dish or switch to streaming. Right now I can watch/record the OTA channels vis my HDHomerun. I also can stream CBS and NBC via the Paramount+ and Peacock apps. What I would need to find is how to watch the Food Network, HGTV, Syfy, USA, Hallmark channels, Great American Family, Lifetime channels plus a few more with an app or two. My current Dish bill is $118, so I should be able to get a few apps for a lot less.
Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
Any suggestions? I would want the best picture quality and audio quality I could get.
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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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The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
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National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
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Additional tabs provide:
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
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VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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Marques Brownlee
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Can't wait to see this:
John Travolta & Robert Carlyle Lead New JFK Assassination Movie in November 1963 Trailer
John Travolta & Robert Carlyle Lead New JFK Assassination Movie in November 1963 Trailer
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