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Well, I doubt I will be able to get the credit too, honestly. I just saw that there is a Comcast customer that bought it that left a review on Amazon about getting it. I asked him to clarify that for me, but he hasn't gotten back. I figure it is worth a shot in trying to get it. All I really have to do is point out in the rate section of my bill that THEY sent me where it says that I will get the credit since I am using my own equipment and they should give it to me. I didn't have to make it up, it's in their official communications to me. I mean, there are no qualifiers like on the other items listed either. In fact, if you look at www.comcast.com/equipmentpolicy, it looks pretty cut and dried that you are supposed to get the credit because you are using your own TiVo, Dave. I mean, it says CableCARD devices right on that page! Call them and raise hell. I ran some NLR zips through that page and they all say you get $2.50. Anyway, I think they know if I don't get what I want, I will bitch and bitch and bitch until I do. LOL

As far as pairing it, I think it should be pretty easy. If the local folks can't seem to get it done, I feel confident that I can get the Twitter reps to do it. They seem to be able to do a LOT of stuff that is remote capable. If it's something that has to do with the local system being screwed or something needs to be done on premises, then they get the locals in on it. Besides, the NLR office seems to be a lot crappier in terms of customer service than the LR office does, so maybe it won't be as bad. I bet those folks in NLR are leftover from Storer Cable and don't know what a CableCARD is. LOL

Yeah, it sucks the rates are going up. I am not sure why you had to sign up for two years, though. Was it cause the work they had to do on your lines or what? I only signed up for one year just to get the lower rates. Seems odd they wanted to lock you in for that long. Anyway, at least they aren't as bad as DirecTV. Those guys kept jacking the rates up EVERY danged year. I am not sure when Comcast did it last, it could have been a year ago, but it still is loads cheaper. I am pretty happy with the rates so far. That might change though.

You can get a $45 digital LNB for your 10'er at http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/S...-C-KU-LNBF.htm. Analog (polorotor polarity switching) might work, but probably not.

Currently (and temporarily I am sure) KRBK from Springfield (FOX) is in HD on Galaxy 16.
Also on Galaxy 16 in HD is ABC. Fox, and some other networks also availible in SD on Galaxy 16. CBS HD, NBC HD, ABC HD all use various C band sats to distribute and are in the clear. Most SEC ball games are available on feeds if you know where to look.

If you get into it, make sure you get an HD FTA receiver (AZBox is probably best for all the different formats). An external positioner controller like a Gbox will turn your actuator arm, and can be controlled with DESQ commands from the receiver.

As for getting LR with your 8 bay, all I can suggest is using TVFool.com for your address, then key in your current setup and note the signal strengths on the channels you get in DB. Write those down, then start raising your antenna height on the website 10' at a time, and see if maybe a 20' increase would give you better signal levels. If not, you are probably out of luck. Perhaps an XG91 would do the trick, if your levels are just on the threshold. I believe it has a little more gain than an 8 bay.

I MAY not have. That was the web only offer...$39 first year, $59 second year with contract. They never had me sign a contract when they were here, and I was told on the phone I couldnt get that perk package anyway unless I signed up on the web. I told them I really didnt want the free Showtime, and she said oh, then I can do it for you here...So maybe its just a one year thing. Will find out next year

When they raise the HD fee, Ill call and try to get the $2.50 discount. All they can do is say no. If you get it tho, get the name of the person, so I can call the same person.

Should get a credit anyway, since I cannot use On Demand at all.

Well Steve, got my bill...dont even have to call:


Now, answer me a question. Channel 166 (fear) doesnt come in. Signal good, but signal doesnt lock. Is that a pay per view channel?

Hmm, not real sure. I will look later today. Trying to get videos off my DVR before I send it back. I haven't ever watched Fear, so I can't tell you a whole lot about it.

Yes, It sounds like you have all that you absolutely need except an FTA receiver. Many people use their old analog BUD receivers to move the dish around the sky and control polarity and watch their FTA receiver. That is what I do.

If you are hesitant as to whether you can or want to do FTA then I would suggest a cheaper receiver like the OpenBox (~$140) or the soon to be released GeoSatPro MicroHD (similar price) to get a feel for what all is involved. There are also many used FTA receivers available for even cheaper. However, If you are sure you want to do it then the AZBox (much more expensive >$300)) will receive virtually everything. There are some 4:2:2 colorspace signals that the OpenBox and MicroHD can't do.

You could also do FTA on a computer card or USB but that is another keg of worms.

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did a scan to see if I could find 20-2 or something else for 49-1 to get listings of channels.

anyway I did a full scan and found 47-1 2 and 3

47-1 is on and it shows KMYA-LP its denver co
2 and 3 are just color bar patterns
after about 20 minutes of perfect pic and sound I am now getting some breakups on the audio

must be a fluke on sunday night 9pm 4-1
ok its not an april fools joke

dave They never had me sign a contract but people like direct say that acceptance of the product is a signature.
F when I cancelled they said OH in February we sent out a flyer that said the early termination went from $200 to $400 so fork over or take us to court. ( not in those exact words but they laughed about it )
I refused to pay and they had already got the money from my autopay.
OUR GOVERMENT IS BOUGHT OFF AND WE ARE F'd but this is in all things not just this ****

If your set renumbers duplicate stations, its possible you are picking up the real 49-1 from Camden which is KMYA, and its being renumbered. I am scanning now, does your TV show what the physical channel number is for these 47-x channels?

Checking the propagation charts, we are in one hell of a tropo pattern from S texas to Florida. Nothing towards Colorado tho.

http://aprs.mountainlake.k12.mn.us/

There is an actual KMYA-LP 47 license out there. Perhaps they signed it on in digital.

- Trip

https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws...&fac_num=24263

Coordinates show it on Shinall Mt, but Im not getting anything yet.

EDIT: I found it. Its on Shinall Mt. Wow, it is weak. Barely decoding.
Why would they add a channel with such low power, duplicating one that is much stronger that is already on the air as a subchannel? Maybe they are going to make it HD, and didnt want to share with Univision? Be interesting to watch, if I can get it.

Just checked, the programming is NOT the same as 20-1 or 20-2. Cant keep it locked long enough to figure out what its transmitting.
OK, came on long enough to figure out they are simulcasting "The Weather Network" from C band with local Maumelle forecast scroll inserted.

Format for the main channel is 720p

Nice catch Etrin

yep its not much value here since denver weather is not much use.
maybe its just a filler for something else.
Test maybe?

I keep wondering what 2 and 3 will have

AMC ota would be nice LOL

Davenlr,

That would be WeatherNation, not The Weather Network.

- Trip

Yea, my bad Trip. It was late, and all those after market weather channels look alike to me.

Power was significantly higher today, I locked it find on the HDHomeRun, but the Tivo Premier couldnt find it.

Its a national channel, not Denver. The Arkansas stuff is on the crawl along the bottom. I imagine eventually they will have the local forecast inserts.
At least its HD

the reason I said denver was the announcer.
The weather here in Denver and another time to our south in Arizona.
ok Arizona is sw of denver but he was close LOL


anyway I hope we have 3 new channels with something on them besides the weather before long.

Not that I watch network TV anymore, but for those interested:
Today's THV
Because of tonight’s 7:15 p.m. press conference on Petrino, NCIS will play in its entirety at 12:40 a.m.

Well, I'm watching the Diamond hogs playing Oklahoma live on AMC9

Just wondering, does anyone happen to have a media center computer that they don't use the IR receiver on? I am needing an extra receiver for my RC6 remote because I had to move mine down to the computer in the living room due to our having gotten rid of the DVR and switching to PC based tuning. I have the remote that went with that receiver, just need to find a receiver for it. Looked on eBay for one, but just always nervous about getting the wrong thing off there.

Nevermind, it was a shot in the dark anyway. I found a set on newegg for $15 after an instant deal, so I got that instead.

Well, it's been a month since anyone besides me posted. What's going on? We done with this thread? LOL

na, nothing happening in the OTA arena. I dont even know which way my antenna is pointed, now that I get em all on Comcast on the Tivo

Traitor!!!! Lol

Yeah, it's been real quiet...surely something will happen around here soon. Have there been any changes with that new Ch. 47? I can't get it (or Univision/Me-TV) in Benton.

Hehe, THATS where my antenna is pointed. Last time I moved it, it was to tune in ch 47.

Havent checked since. Will scope it out this weekend.

Steve: I got both Xfinity and Directv now. Got all the fricken channels I can deal with now. Both contracts expire at the same time, so may the best provider win (or I can always go with Dish for two years )

We are only with Xfinity now after telling DirecTV to stick their price increases where the sun don't shine. I kinda gave up on OTA HD cause I don't have the money to get a good antenna up outside, the motivation to put one up, or the permission from the wife or home owners association to put one up. So, what I have is doing pretty well for us.

I'm not sure if I mentioned on here or not, so forgive me if I did, but I got rid of all the DVR's from them and am using an HDHomeRun Prime on 3 Windows machines. Works pretty well so far.

The other day Woot.com had TiVo Premier boxes that were refurbished for sale for $49.99 after shipping, so I went ahead and picked up one of those. Just waiting for it to arrive any day now. Still not sure if I am going to be able to talk the wife into the discounted lifetime on it. I figure we can keep the old Series 2 box going long enough to get lifetime on the Premier for the lower price, then we can dump the Series 2. That discussion will happen before we start up service, though.

Oh, and remember that Customer-Owned credit from Comcast you're supposed to get? Well, I didn't get it the two months that I have had it now, so I wrote them an email and they said they would credit my bill $5 next billing cycle to make up for it. I just hope it is on there from now on.

Yea, If I dump DirecTv, Im going to get a Tivo Premier Elite 4 tuner DVR and lifetime. That will give me whole home, and 6 total tuners. Im still using SageTv. Have a media extender in each room. Right now it can access the HDHomerun OTA, FTA PBS satellite, or DirecTv. I have a 5 tuner DirecTv DVR in the LR, and a receiver on the SageTv server.
All I have hooked to Comcast right now is the Premier 2 tuner, and one of those SD tuners on an old Series 1 Tivo in the spare bedroom.

Right now on the series2 dt I have I have the issue of everything I record on it through RCA cables from the external Comcast box gets flagged as copy protected and I cant stream the stuff to the premiere box. If I were to get one of those sd tuners I could hook it to the TiVo and record through it and not have to worry about the flags? How much do those cost and how do they hook up? Would I get back dual tuner functionality? The wife wants to watch Judy and the people's court in the living room too sometimes....this would help.

Copy protection flags are only passed on digital connections. If you are using RCA connections, i.e. analog, there are no flags. Its got to be something in the Tivo software doing it. I know nothing about series 2. I jumped from Series 1 to TivoHD, and then Premier.

As far as I know, the "whole home" streaming only works between Premiers.