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Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 10:20 PM

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Great if you have a Genie but people with HR24s are stuck.  For whatever reason I can still watch the Dodgers game in a lower resolution which according to a post on another forum is on the 99 sat. 

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9 months ago

The lower res duplicate is on 101 or possibly 99(ca). The satellite experiencing issues is 99 (cb).

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9 months ago

I assumed it was the SD version, the 101 is supposedly sending MPEG 4 now so don't if it is SD or HD. 

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9 months ago

Full list of channels affected:

77 METV (HD only)
82 Bounce (HD only)
142 CINEHD (Sports Alt)
143 CINEHD (Sports Alt)
144 CINEHD (Sports Alt)
146 CINEHD (Sports Alt)
212 NFLHD
235 TASTE (App)
238 REELZHD
246 truTVHD
251 OXGNHD
258 FXMHD
259 FXXHD
260 WeHD
271 VICEHD
273 POPHD
283 NGWHD
287 AHCHD
294 DFCHD
295 UKIDSH
304 TVLDHD
307 NwsNnHD
326 GFAMHD
328 TV1HD (HD only)
333 IFCHD
342 GRIOTV (HD only)
343 i24NEWS (App)
349 NEWSMXH
354 CHDR (App)
359 FBNHD
369 DSTRHD (HD only)
381 ASPHD (HD only)
386 FM HD (HD only)
390 CBSeHD (and WCBS/2 NYC)
391 CBSwHD (and KCBS/2 LA)
392 NBCeHD (and WNBC/4 NYC)
393 NBCwHD (and KNBC/4 LA)
396 ABCeHD (and WABC/7 NYC)
397 ABCwHD (and KABC/7 LA)
398 FOXeHD (and WNYW/5 NYC)
399 FOXwHD (and KTTV/11 LA)
402 UNIeHD
464 TUDNHD
529 STZEHD (Starz Edge HD)
546 ParSHOhw
553 TMCeHD
555 TMCXHD (HD only)
557 AMCPLS (HD only)
558 MGM (HD only)
559 MGMHT (HD only)
560 MGMMAR (HD only)
566 HDNM (HD only)
602 FDTVHD (HD only)
606 OUTHD
612 ACCNHD
623 NXT-HD (HD only)
625 WILLOW (HD only)
635 MSGSNHD
646 BSSOHD
659 SNPTHD
662 BSGLHD
664 MARQHD
671 BSMWHD
690 SNLAHD
698 NSCAHD
720-1 DTV (Extra Innings Ordering Channel)
750 NBAHD (League Pass Mix)
750-1 DTV (League Pass Ordering Channel)
769-1 DTV (Center Ice Ordering Channel)
799 IHT (App)
800 MCTV (App)
2080 SBSHD
9150 *DTV (Sports Alt)
9151 *DTV (Sports Alt)
9152 *DTV (Sports Alt)
9153 *DTV (Sports Alt)
9154 *DTV (Sports Alt)

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Denver, Colorado Springs, Nashville, Jackson TN, Cincinnati, Columbus OH, Mankato, Rochester MN, Dayton, Ft Smith, Kansas City, Joplin, Alexandria, Springfield MO, La Crosse, Madison, Wausau, Indianapolis, Sacramento, San Francisco, Las Vegas, El Paso, Palm Springs, Yuma, Bakersfield, Boston, NYC, Savannah, West Palm Beach, Greenville NC, Norfolk, Richmond, Portland ME, Providence, Miami, Greensboro, Charleston SC, Sprigfield MA, Harlingen, Laredo, Charlotte, Spokane, Seattle, Yakima, Minot, Missoula, Des Moines, Great Falls, Monterey, Chico, Duluth, Butte, Fairbanks, Juneau, Eureka, Little Rock, Baton Rouge, Honolulu, Lafayette LA, Abilene, Lubbock, Odessa, Biloxi, Corpus Christi, Austin, Tulsa, Washington DC, Ft. Wayne, Toledo, Pittsburgh, Rochester NY, Youngstown, Grand Rapids, South Bend, Burlington, Syracuse, Richmond, Mobile, Minneapolis, Traverse City, Green Bay, Birmingham and Montgomery are affected

ACE - Expert

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9 months ago

I record the Dodger games and the game just ended so I went to the recording and all I got is delete or keep so maybe I was watching the internet version.

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126 Messages

9 months ago

Hi...  Thanks for the above info...  We are included in this satellite outage...  

We have a stand alone HR24 and an HR54/500 Genie...  Two questions...  First, what is "activate SignalSaver"???  The above link to it appears to be broken...  But what is it???

And second, on STREAMING...  If I switch over to streaming (we have the internet connected to both of our DVR's), can I then switch back to satellite if I later choose to do so???  Or is it a "once you switch over, that's that"...   

thanks much...  Bob... 

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9 months ago

The HR24 doesn't need to be connected to the internet with an Ethernet cable it will get the internet through the HR54 if it is on the same coax, you will need to reset the HR24 after removing the Ethernet cable.  The HR54 should switch to the internet if it looses the sat signal and then switch back when it returns.

Scholar

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126 Messages

9 months ago

Hi Shannon...  yes, our's is set up such that only the HR54 has an Ethernet connection to our router and yes, the HR24 gets internet through the sat coax and the somewhat complicated setup using DCA's and power inserters in the correct location...  I used to understand the setup but now I just have screenshots of everything!!! Been setup for 10 years now...  So you say there is nothing to do to switch to streaming...  It will just happen???  

But I trust the issue with the channels on the 99 degree satellite will not be helped by switching to streaming???  Or will it???  

And what is "activate SignalSaver"...  That link (way above) takes you to a Direct TV page that says "looking for something else"????  

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9 months ago

Right, streaming doesn't do anything to the 99 sat it is just a work around until DTV can either move things from the 99 sat or fix its reported alignment problem.

Scholar

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126 Messages

9 months ago

OK, but I'm confused...  I just looked and the channels listed above are still not available...  Are you saying I can watch all channels if I somehow tell the system to switch over to streaming???  And if that's what I can do, how do I tell my DVR to switch over to streaming???  thanks...

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9 months ago

Not all channels offer live streaming.  It should have switched by itself I think when you tune to the channel, don't know how to do it manually.  It is only the HR54 that does this.

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9 months ago

hmmm...  I thought I had tried ch 349 a couple hours ago and it was part of the down channels...  But now, two hours later, that one is working...  Not 100% sure that was one I tried earlier but I think so...  But most other channels on the above list are still out...  

So is there a way for me to look at ch 349 to see whether it is streaming or satellite???  Like checking info while sitting on that channel or something...???  Just curious to know how/if I can tell if a channel is being streamed or received by satellite...

And do you know what they are saying has happened with the 99 sat???  Failed, misaligned (thought I hear you say) or what???  Does it sound repairable???

thanks...

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9 months ago

There is no way to send anyone out to fix it, so unless they can replace it or move everything to the other sats it is unknown how long it will be.  AFAIK the alignment has been reported but that opens another can of worms like what caused it to not point at the USA, do the thrusters have enough fuel to return it to the proper position?


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