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Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
I have been a long time Dishnetworks customer, over 10 years, and have always done my own instalation.
My 921 was starting to exhibit the bugs that warrented a replacement, so I called Dish and they sent out a 622 and a DP34 and a so called qualified installer, after 3 hours they left and the reciever never worked as it should, the 311 worked fine, so i planned on fixing the instal myself, assuming the equipment was OK.
The 622 worked for about 18 hours before it just stopped, a check switch would not detect the installed 34 switch and I was limited to OTA Hd channels.
Another installer came out and replaced the 34 switch and it worked for another 18 hours.

In my last call to Dish they sent out a DPP44 and assured me this would fix the problem, the installer arrived and by this time I had fixed the previous attempts at instalation, found out the 34 switch was not connected correctly, hard to believe huh!
Installed the DPP44 and did the check switch and the 622 never would pass testing 1 of 1, on either tuner, the attached 301 checked fine.
Tried 3 different 44 switches and none of them worked on the 622.
Are there any known conflicts with the 622 and the DPP44 when there was a previous 34 switch installed?
Or any suggestions from any of the trained professionals on this board?

The system is working with a known good 34 switch, so maybe I should leave well enough alone.

Help!
Thanks
J.J.Jones
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I've been gone for over a week.

What happened on Friday? Did they replace the 622?

If they did not show up for the holidays, I would connect your old receiver and see if it all works. Even if its not activated, most models (if not all) will tell you if you have signals.


60 miles NW of Seattle -- I didn't think the 129 worked well up there!
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SmityWhity,

We got slammed with snow starting Sunday morning and its been a mess since then. I can't speak for JJJones but with the 24" dish, I pick up 129 pretty well. I'm about 45 miles south of him and did have dropouts with a regular Dish 500 pan and I bracket. Haven't had any since going with the big dish.

I am curious about what the solution was.

Miner
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That's good to hear - that the 24" works great. I believe everyone else is getting more snow than us. South of Denver, had snow twice, but it's gone before 24 hours.
J
Latest update,

The Dish guy finally arrived on Friday just one week late. During the snow in the Pacific Northwest the system actually worked better but luckily it started going blank for 15 minutes at a time and prompting me to check switch after the 622 was off for more than 2 hours.

The tech arrived and I described the issue, he started to connect my DPP44 and did not get the power inserter on port 1, I pointed it out to him and I realized I needed to watch everything he was doing, we proceeded to do a check switch with the same results. Switch checks 4 of 4 with no satellite reception.

He takes a new DPP44 out of the truck with the same results, he wants to replace the 622 but I ask him about dumping the memory first.
He agrees to dump the memory but he also wants to change the power supply to the inserter. So he dumps the memory and plugs in a new power supply and sure enough the DPP44 checks 4 of 4 with good reception on 3 satellites

So it is still unclear what was the problem, I personnal believe if I would have dumped the memory initially I could have avoided the headaches. I think it unlikely the power had any effect on the outcome of this issue.

I also asked him if he ever heard of this forum, he said no and was completely unaware of all the issues with these switches and 622's.

Thanks to all for the troubleshooting tips, they did help.
J.J.Jones
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JJJ,

Glad to hear its working. Interesting that it was a software problem; I'll keep that in mind. I must agree with you that it sounds like replacing the power supply didn't make a difference. Every once in a while when I lose OTA signal and try and change the channel, the 622 will report a switch error. Sometimes I have to change the channel and all is well, sometimes it figures itself out after a moment or two. Of course, the 811 had a problem with DP Twins and would require a check switch every so often as well. It took dish about 4 software releases to get the problem fixed.
ewindowman
Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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ERSanders
The short term financial thinking by MBAs is what killed Xerox. Ask me how I know!
navychop
So you have a MBA?
:devilish
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Juan
The short term financial thinking by MBAs is what killed Xerox. Ask me how I know!
I thought it was when Bill Gates stole DOS
dishdude
I thought it was when Bill Gates stole DOS

And Steve Jobs stole the mouse and GUI
ERSanders
The short term financial thinking by MBAs is what killed Xerox. Ask me how I know!
Actually I survived despite them for 31 years and two expait assignments. But the quest for the current quarter's profits doomed long term vision, planning and actions.
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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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ClarkGable
Working My Way Back To You - The Four Seasons
dishstaller
Don't Look Back - Boston
harshness
Please Come to Boston - Dave Loggins
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Bobby
Come A Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans
sdfntx
Closer to You - Brandi Carlile
J
Last reply · posted in C-BAND Satellite Discussion
Hi guys, is anyone getting any quality on transponder 4135 L 30000 I'm not getting any quality few weeks now.
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Satfaca
No problem here (in central Europe) with a 10-footer. Do note that 9.4 dB required for the lock.
The mod is DVB-S2 8PSK with FEC 5/6.

4135LH.webp
dfergie
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
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

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Bobby
Regular$5.299​
Premium$5.859​
Diesel$7.599​
at Costco, Rohnert Park.​
harshness
Finally! Some big movement in California diesel pricing (and no, there is no such beastie as a diesel "winter formula").

Crude (combined pricing) is around $90/barrel now, so prices should have, at least, fallen in step with the crude futures.
dishstaller
Finally! Some big movement in California diesel pricing (and no, there is no such beastie as a diesel "winter formula").
Just curious here.....then why is diesel so much higher out there than it is elsewhere. Bobby just posted $7.59/gal, locally it is $5.59.....that's two bucks difference. :eeek
harshness
Just curious here.....then why is diesel so much higher out there than it is elsewhere.
California has a ~93¢ per gallon consumer tax rate on automotive diesel, along with significantly higher refinement standards.

The fact that consumers can only buy some new full-sized truck models and a couple of vans with diesel power makes the fuel an odd duck in refinery priorities.
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osu1991
$3.50-$3.52 around Tulsa and $3.45 in OKC
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· posted in Cable Television and Fiber Providers
The Charter/Spectrum tv app has been updated to make it downloaded with more tv brands. I recently added it to my LG Oled tv.
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Bobby
Supporting Founder Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
This thread is a place to discuss the 4K events that appear on channel 540. We are getting, at this point, one college football game a week. Let's hope there is more coming.
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long_time_Dish
No NASCAR in 4K on Sunday? Bummer...
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Jim5506
No NASCAR in 4K on Sunday? Bummer...
It's on Prime.
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long_time_Dish
It's on Prime.
Ah, ok, thanks!
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Foxbat
The World Series Game 1 quality was excellent, the Dolby Surround put us in the seats. Thanks, Dish!
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Not seeing many 4k games on the 148 channels lately?

Also I do not see the 4KFox channel on 148-01; I also do not subscribed to our Local Houston channels.

Maybe I need to subscribe to locals or add the National Action Pack? Not sure the extra cost is worth it??

thx for any info or suggestions

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jsmit86
Not seeing many 4k games on the 148 channels lately?

Also I do not see the 4KFox channel on 148-01; I also do not subscribed to our Local Houston channels.

Maybe I need to subscribe to locals or add the National Action Pack? Not sure the extra cost is worth it??

thx for any info or suggestions

S
Most of the 4K action on the 148-xx channels will be on Saturday for College Football. For whatever reason, the guide does not show the games until later in the week. The Fox Big Noon game will show up, and there will usually be a couple of other games, some on Fox, and some on ESPN.

I don't know if you need to be subscribed to locals to get them.
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dishstaller
Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter
· posted in The Chit Chat Club
Now after reading this story I walked away thinking that this is being blown out of proportion because of the incredibly low numbers of those affected.....BUT....I've read posts by some of you who are taking this drug so I figured it was worth posting.

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KAB
KAB
Pub Member / Supporter Lifetime Supporter
· posted in Movie Talk
Not a bit surprised.

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