New to 4DTV services

[esteveW]

I've been posting most of my newbie questions over on the BUD discussion forum. Now I have sorted out most of my problems (mostly confusion). Getting some of the old analog standards but nothing of interest to me.

That's why I'm over here. I have looked at the subscription service packages offered by NPS and this morning I started browsing, following links to other possible service providers. From some forum comments, it sounds like all service ultimately comes from NPS, thru "Resellers".

If this is the case, I have no problem, as long as I can just get the channels and programs I want. I'm 72 so I don't need "toons" or "Speed", never cared for sports, I can think for myself so no FOX, liberal enough to watch the three basic networks, fall asleep in most movies so no HBO etc.. You see where I'm going. I could live with a dozen channels if they include the three networks, PBS, CNN, Sci. History, Military, Discovery, Biography and maybe a few others.

If I look at the alacart package, it looks 'spendy'. The mid priced bundle package has more channels but few of the ones I want and the MAX package is too expensive for my needs. Right now I get most of what I want with D**h family package for about $360/yr but their equipment and enable fees kill me.:rant:

Where do you'll recommend I look (I was going to say "Go"!)

Thanks

Steve

 

[Corrado]

I have been subscribing with SRL. They are not affiliated with NPS.

programming-center.net/

 

[meinename]

I have been subscribing with SRL. They are not affiliated with NPS.

programming-center.net/

:up +1 on programming-center.net

They offer most of what I watch on W5 (105W)
My 4DTV can't see past 125W
So I could get away with a fixed dish for a few pennies more each month.

 

[tvropro]

SRL is very good and they offer a pick 10 package.

 

[esteveW]

4DTV service provider

I have been subscribing with SRL. They are not affiliated with NPS.

programming-center.net/

I SRL and programming-center.net one and the same??

I have been browsing programming -center and haven't seen a true alacart or alacart 10 package. Maybe I should call them.//

Thanks for the leads.

Steve

 

[tvropro]

Call them they have a pick 10 pkg W5 pkg. You can also add channels with them using Skyvision's programming. C-band Satellite Programming - Packages and A la Carte

 

[esteveW]

Still learning the menus, etc. with the 920. Even though it has been declare to have an Invalid Unit ID everything seems to work and I've programed in a half dozen satellites. All as a learning "experience".

I have a 905 sidecar that I will ultimately be using but haven't paired it with the requisite Analog box yet. I plan to try it with the GI 450i since it has some features I like. I'm just waiting for a remote control to arrive. (an actual 450i remote)

Back to the 920 "experience"! I want to try and program W5 but it isn't in my list of Sat.s. I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing to download the new map, etc.. I left the 920 on G1 last night and the list was still the same. I noticed the date was correct but the time was off by a lot more than a few time zone. I think it was 1:45 PM when local was 6:45Am pac.time zone. Maybe I need to contact a service provider for that.

I don't plan to start subscription service for a couple more weeks since I will be out of state.

Even without W5 in the 920 list, I tried following the NPS procedure to calculate and move to the location of W5. This procedure/calculation requires G3 and G4. I can find G4 16 without any problem but G3 seems to be a problem since there don't appear to have any Feeds that I can search for. In the NPS Satellite listing they only list "ABC Feeds" and the rest are just "Occasional Feeds". There doesn't seem to be anything there to verify that I am on G3.

Can I get W5 using any other method other than "My own Blind search". I use the signal meter but that is a real hastle and seems to be only good for peaking the signal.

Any advise is alway appreciated.

Steve