W5 Programming?

Lone Gunman

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May 5, 2008, 10:58:07 PM5/5/08

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So what is the deal with W5? I tried to put that one in today and it
won't go? It's there in the menu but when I try to set it up it
doesn't go and jumps to another satellite instead?

This is a 920

Lone Gunman

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May 5, 2008, 11:06:00 PM5/5/08

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Never mind on this one but I do have another question. Is there
anything free worth watching on that bird? If not, then I'm not going
to go to the trouble to reprogram it.

Rich Piehl

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May 5, 2008, 11:11:14 PM5/5/08

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Yes. Many of those HITS channels are in the clear...at least for now.
Movie channels, etc. Very similar to what is in the clear on X4. And
X4 is going away at the end of the month.

Take care,
Rich

God bless the USA

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me

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May 27, 2008, 8:21:19 PM5/27/08

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Rich Piehl wrote:

> Lone Gunman wrote:
> > On Mon, 05 May 2008 22:58:07 -0400, Lone Gunman
> ><No...@realaddress.com> wrote:
> >
> > > So what is the deal with W5? I tried to put that one in today
> > > and it won't go? It's there in the menu but when I try to set it
> > > up it doesn't go and jumps to another satellite instead?
> > >
> > > This is a 920
> > >
> > Never mind on this one but I do have another question. Is there
> > anything free worth watching on that bird? If not, then I'm not
> > going to go to the trouble to reprogram it.
>
> Yes. Many of those HITS channels are in the clear...at least for
> now. Movie channels, etc. Very similar to what is in the clear on
> X4. And X4 is going away at the end of the month.
>
> Take care,
> Rich
>
> God bless the USA

HITS channels are in the clear ??

where ? and on what satelite?
any SPECIAL equipment needed to watch HITS channels??
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Rich Piehl

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May 27, 2008, 10:40:37 PM5/27/08

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Not all, but many of them are. I can't promise they'll be that way
tomorrow, but they have been for a while.

Nothing special needed. A 4DTV receiver programmed with the channel map
for W5, a C-band dish and an LNB stable enough for 4DTV reception. And,
of course a clear view of W5.

Take care,
Rich

God bless the USA

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me

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May 30, 2008, 7:43:55 PM5/30/08

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Rich Piehl wrote:

well I have a 4DTV its a dsr-920 is there a difference????

thanks

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Rich Piehl

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May 30, 2008, 11:26:37 PM5/30/08

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Is it currently getting the channel mapping? I would think if it is you
should be to receive the HITS channels. Someone else would need to
answer that question, to be certain. I don't know enough about the
DSR-920, other than it is a 4DTV receiver, to know for certain.

Take care,
Rich

God bless the USA

me

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Jun 4, 2008, 8:48:14 PM6/4/08

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Rich Piehl wrote:

yes it is I get amc and all the stations on W5
(tvland,hallmark,lifetime,etc.) that I am subscribed to,but NOTHING
free...........

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