Bell freezing

[twosees]

My 3100 freezes every once in a while. Called Bell, they went thru the checks with me and said they reprogrammed my card but it still freezes. Their explanation is my receiver is the problem and I need to buy a new one....any other suggestions??

 

[Mr Tony]

what kind of signals are you getting?

menu 6-1-1 will allow you to check transponder strength

 

[twosees]

signal is very good 85 on 91 and 81 on 82 always has been but the freezing is new in the last two months.

 

[Pepper]

Bell has been cranking out the ECMs the past few months, much gnashing of teeth at the hax0r sites. I bet that the occasional legit box is vulnerable to the ECMs they are using.

Do they have a warranty plan you can sign up for so they take responsibility for replacing your box?

 

[Mr Tony]

Bell has been cranking out the ECMs the past few months, much gnashing of teeth at the hax0r sites. I bet that the occasional legit box is vulnerable to the ECMs they are using.

so true

Once in a while but this seems like the OP is having issues all the time

 

[twosees]

Bell says its my receiver and will sell me new one...duh..... also dont understand what OP means???

 

[Pepper]

OP = Original Poster, i.e. You.

 

[Davage]

Possibly a cabling issue? If you watch the signal strength screen (menu 6-1-1), does the signal strength stay constant or does it suddently dip down to 10% and then back up again? I have seen cabling issues cause freezing. Are you able to borrow a friend's receiver for an hour or two (invite them by for coffee?) and confirm?