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  1. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Well, it is back today. That was some "maintenance" schedule -- 5 days. At least all the on-demand episodes I was looking for are there. But, the download speeds are incredibly slow. You could not watch a program real-time with this speed. So, whatever maintenance they did on this probably...
  2. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I did have it wrong. But, this is still the wrong piece of equipment to be using for the extension. A switch or hub would eliminate some of the problems I would imagine he will encounter in the future. The OP seems happy for now, so not much more to say for now.
  3. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Actually, HBO has made it real easy this time. Just look at what they are offering during the "free preview". There is really nothing there worth recording or watching. One can only wonder why they go through the exercise of the "free preview". I did, however, see one movie I will probably...
  4. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I guess I am totally confused here. Why on earth would you setup a second DECA/CCK to your DirecTV coax. One DECA/CCK puts the whole thing on the internet. As pointed out above, you have a high likelihood of getting IP clashes when you have more than one router trying to connect to your...
  5. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Thanks. I am glad to know that I am not the only one who cannot get this. It is probably just disconnected right now. It worked just fine last week.
  6. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Longrider beat me to the answer. But, it is more general. Most if not all DirecTV channels have an "on-demand" component. You get the on-demand channel by adding 1000 to the channel you want on-demand for. You cannot get the on-demand component for a channel that you are not authorized in your...
  7. DIRECTV General Discussion
    For some reason our USA on-demand (1242) has disappeared. We had it last week. USA is in our package. We get 242 with no problem. But, there is no 1242 on our on-demand listing and I cannot access it directly with the buttons. I have re-booted (red button reset) and nothing changed. I have...
  8. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    OOPs. My bad. Even a better reason to just let DCHP work its miracle. :icon_cool They will just look like additional PCs on the network.
  9. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    You really should not have to do anything but give it some time. I would imagine that an airport does DHCP addressing so the receivers will find the airport and get an address from it. The most you would have to do is a reset (red button). If this fails you could assign them static IP addresses...
  10. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    For zip code 95678 your settings (per dishpointer.com ) should be as follows: Azimuth (mag): 135.5 Elevation: 40.4 To make the elevation make sense you need to be sure you post is truly vertical. Try these settings and you should be golden. Bob
  11. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Why just not call and get the "mover's connection package". They will do all this for you and probably upgrade your equipment as well. I don't understand the benefit of trying to do this yourself. (Save that exercise for tailgating.)
  12. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    fbutera, You make no mention about your experience level with aiming a dish so it is difficult to give you a quick diagnosis. But, as west99999 points out, it looks like you have an alignment issue. Be aware that the meter you are using only indicates that you are pointing at some satellite...
  13. DIRECTV General Discussion
    harsh, For non-RV folks some of this is confusing. The OP has a standard RV setup which may or may not include a sat receiver. Older RVs have a coax switch box that allows you to switch various coax analog rf inputs to each of the tvs in the rig. The OP never said he has an existing sat setup...
  14. DIRECTV General Discussion
    And the OP sounded like he wanted a DIY project. That is the reason behind my no SWM. And you are right, no D* installer would probably do the work without a separate subscription. And add to that the fact that D* has decided all new installs will be HD. If and when the OP comes back, these...
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    Well you don't say what year your RV is or if you want to have separate shows on each TV. Since your TVs are fed by coax, I am going to assume you have a setup similar to mine (2003 Beaver Patriot) where you have a switch-box that has inputs for antenna, Satellite (meaning one receiver feeding...
  16. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    I agree with dennis.
  17. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    carl6 has your configuration options. The most video channels a SWM line can handle is 8. So, there will be two coax lines coming from your SWM16. It is often recommended in a setup like yours to run one coax to your HR44 and run the other coax (with splitter) to your HR24 and H25s. Just make...
  18. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    Since the Wineguard MP1 is not SWM you probably need a B-Band Converter (BBC) to make things work. (Even Camping World has these for sale.) And when you make your dish selection just use the 18" single LNB selection.
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    norwestie, Interesting! Well it is good to hear that all is working correctly. Just to know in the future, was nothing working when you powered everything up at the same time or was it just the MRV feature that did not register correctly? This would be nice to know in case someone else gets the...
  20. DIRECTV Installation/MDU Discussion
    siafu_kali, Let's pause for a moment and get back on topic. Refer to my entry in this post about how to align your dish. Just be sure to enter 101W Directv 4S or scroll down to the LNB settings and pick your LNB from the list. Once you enter the zip code for wherever you are located it will...
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