Satellite Channels Moving to Streaming Only

[reubenray]

We have a hopper 3 no issues with recording streaming channels

I tried this the other night and it worked on my H3.

 

[John2021]

You are replying to a post from January, 2025. A lot can happen in 10 months.

My bad was trying to work the site on my phone

 

[John2021]

I tried this the other night and it worked on my H3.

i'm sure the issue has been corrected since jan!!!

 

[John2021]

it will be interesting to see if charlie turns the hoppers into streaming boxes over time kind of like the old Tvision service with set top boxes

 

[navychop]

But at what price?

 

[zippyfrog]

it will be interesting to see if charlie turns the hoppers into streaming boxes over time kind of like the old Tvision service with set top boxes

I actually have been thinking about that...

 

[Jon J]

Just tried 287. Connection is slow and kludgy.

 

[Bobby]

Just tried 287. Connection is slow and kludgy.

Works fine on my Hopper3.

 

[John2021]

I actually have been thinking about that...

As i have also seems like all added channels are streaming now. or they have one streaming feed and one sat feed for a few of them

 

[John2021]

Just tried 287. Connection is slow and kludgy.

works fine on our hopper and joeys

 

[zippyfrog]

As i have also seems like all added channels are streaming now. or they have one streaming feed and one sat feed for a few of them

I know this isn't happening because of how the channels are setup, whether it be a technical or a contractual piece with channel providers. But I thought Dish would do something where all the national satellite channels would have a streaming versions 1000 channels higher. So if you went to 105, you got USA Network from satellite, if you went to 1105 you got the streaming version of USA Network. 106 is TV Land from satellite, if you went to 1106 you would get the streaming version of TV Land. 140 is ESPN from satellite, if you went to 1140 you would get the streaming version of ESPN. 401 would be Golf Channel from satellite, 1401 would be the streaming version of Golf Channel. So many of these channels are already streaming in Dish Anywhere, so Dish already has access to the streaming feeds of these channels...

 

[zippyfrog]

This is a random thought, but for the Signal Protector, where when bad weather comes through and it goes to the streaming channels. Could a Wally be disconnected from the satellite dish so it never finds the signal, and it works as a streaming only box for the channels that is covered as part of the signal protector? Or does it have to be an active weather failure error code to force the streaming version of the channels?

 

[telstar_1]

Wait for bad weather to shut it down, then pull the coax.

 

[Conway]

easier than that just unscrew the coax anytime it will default to signal protector on any channel that has a streaming variant.

 

[zippyfrog]

easier than that just unscrew the coax anytime it will default to signal protector on any channel that has a streaming variant.

Does that really work? (I haven't made the jump to the Wally yet - I still have my VIP211k but am thinking of making the switch)

 

[dishrich]

Does that really work?

Well try it & see...worst that can happen is, that it doesn't work.

BUT...the REAL test is, unplug the receiver from BOTH power & the dish, THEN try plugging it back in to power & see after the boot-up phase, if it eventually does switch to the streaming feeds. I have a suspicion it's NOT going to work, because the receiver probably needs to see the satellite signal on boot-up, in order to even then proceed with business as usual. If this is the case, then it's going to be a moot point altogether.

 

[winter60]

easier than that just unscrew the coax anytime it will default to signal protector on any channel that has a streaming variant.

Is there any risk of damage to either the receiver and/or LNBF doing this? Isn't there a some small amount of voltgage going through the coax that feeds power to the LNBF? Could unscrewing the coax on a "live" receiver cause a brief short or surge if you are not careful when you unscrew the coax? Just wondering.

 

[tjboston5676]

Is there any risk of damage to either the receiver and/or LNBF doing this? Isn't there a some small amount of voltgage going through the coax that feeds power to the LNBF? Could unscrewing the coax on a "live" receiver cause a brief short or surge if you are not careful when you unscrew the coax? Just wondering.

Yes, there is voltage, but it's hard to short it out at the receiver end.

 

[MikeD-C05]

Well try it & see...worst that can happen is, that it doesn't work.

BUT...the REAL test is, unplug the receiver from BOTH power & the dish, THEN try plugging it back in to power & see after the boot-up phase, if it eventually does switch to the streaming feeds. I have a suspicion it's NOT going to work, because the receiver probably needs to see the satellite signal on boot-up, in order to even then proceed with business as usual. If this is the case, then it's going to be a moot point altogether.

Try covering the lnb with a burlap bag or black plastic bag outside and see if it defaults to streaming and then uncover when you are done so it still updates nightly etc.