Here's my dilemma. I currently have a Dish 1000 (not sure exactly on the name, it gets 110,119,& 129). And I also have a Dish 500 (61.5). But the problem I'm having is with my DPP44 switch. It appears the #4 input port on the switch is defective. I discovered this problem a while back when my locals became available in HD on 61.5. My 61.5 sat was connected to the #4 port at that time but I was not getting my HD locals and when I ran a check switch it was only detecting the first 3 ports (110,119,&129). So I swaped the cables on ports 3 and 4, which moved my 61.5 to the 3rd port and 129 to the 4th port (that does not work). I ran another check switch and sure enough, I could now get 61.5 (locals in HD), but I lost 129.
Which up until this point it has not mattered because except for my locals, all the remaining HD was on both sats. But now I need access to both sats because my HD locals are on 61.5 and the new HD channels are on 129. Now the only option I'm aware of is buying a new DPP44 switch. Which the last time I checked they were outrageously expensive. But I'm wondering if there's another option I'm not aware of? Maybe piggy backing another switch (DP21 or DP33) with the DPP44 switch I currently have. Any suggestions?
Which up until this point it has not mattered because except for my locals, all the remaining HD was on both sats. But now I need access to both sats because my HD locals are on 61.5 and the new HD channels are on 129. Now the only option I'm aware of is buying a new DPP44 switch. Which the last time I checked they were outrageously expensive. But I'm wondering if there's another option I'm not aware of? Maybe piggy backing another switch (DP21 or DP33) with the DPP44 switch I currently have. Any suggestions?
