Anyone have a Dish Network dish they want to get rid of? [Archive]

SSMAN

01-28-2008, 08:49 PM

whats LNB?

LOW Noise Block. Its the round plastic thing that extends out from the dish and points at it.( that the cable actually plugs into.)

8mpg

01-28-2008, 08:59 PM

I thought you just got service?

jtm98snake

01-28-2008, 10:12 PM

Last I remember you could use a either. Unless they both added umteen million lnb's in different locations.

jbullerjr

01-28-2008, 10:38 PM

I am looking somewhere between free and 20.00. :D Or I can trade a DTV dish for it.

I might have one there is one laying beside my house by the ac unit. I will look tomorrow to see if it has a LNB.

paul_376

01-29-2008, 08:17 AM

i will check if mine has that as well

SSMAN

01-29-2008, 09:26 AM

I thought you just got service?

I did, I am taking one receiver to my Moms house. Need extra dish for that.

SSMAN

01-29-2008, 09:27 AM

I might have one there is one laying beside my house by the ac unit. I will look tomorrow to see if it has a LNB.

Thanks....

jbullerjr

01-29-2008, 11:10 AM

Thanks....

Sorry, it is DTV.
I have a Dish Network one but I am not sure if we are keeping Uverse yet, might be switching back.

SSMAN

02-01-2008, 07:25 PM

At the very least I should be able to swap out the LNB's on the dish right?

jtm98snake

02-01-2008, 08:01 PM

It's been years since I've touched the stuff, the dishes and LNB's were the same just someone's else's logo printed on them. So yes you should be able to swap LNB's.

silvercobra03

02-01-2008, 08:09 PM

Alright SS I am up and running as of last night but I heard DN is going to scramble the signal again tom :(

DFWtechie

02-01-2008, 08:11 PM

ebay.com can be your best friend for the complete dish500 with LNB.

jbullerjr

02-03-2008, 11:49 AM

At the very least I should be able to swap out the LNB's on the dish right?

I have been out of town a couplle of days but will be back this afternoon. Let me know if you want it to try out.

No cost just come get it.
I am in south Arlington around TCC Southeast campus

SSMAN

02-04-2008, 12:18 PM

Alright SS I am up and running as of last night but I heard DN is going to scramble the signal again tom :(

Exactly why I got out of it. ;)

SSMAN

02-04-2008, 12:21 PM

I have been out of town a couplle of days but will be back this afternoon. Let me know if you want it to try out.

No cost just come get it.
I am in south Arlington around TCC Southeast campus

I currently have a DTV one. I could not get it to work. Status revealed signal is acquired. But the LNB status is not connected. Quite possible my LNB is not any good after 10 plus years. I think I will just buy a Dishnetwork LNB to cover all basis

SSMAN

02-04-2008, 12:36 PM

ebay.com can be your best friend for the complete dish500 with LNB.

I am having a hell of a time with ebay. My damn computer keeps throwing up a warning saying that the search.ebay.com/ pn1adserver is trying to access my trusted sites list. Then it asks if I want to allow access and I click yes. (about 5 fucking times) then it shuts down Internet explorer. :rolleyes: So I can't even access ebay. I have added all that shit to my trused sites list and it still won't allow me to search ebay. :mad:

silvercobra03

02-04-2008, 03:05 PM

Exactly why I got out of it. ;)

It did not go down yet :p

Beenfetchedlately

02-05-2008, 03:26 PM

Alright SS I am up and running as of last night but I heard DN is going to scramble the signal again tom :(

They just came out with a new file yesterday. :)

silvercobra03

02-05-2008, 06:53 PM

They just came out with a new file yesterday. :)

Yes ur right I am using bin 165 right now :D

SSMAN

02-17-2008, 01:46 PM

Well, bought a dish network dish and can not get it to work at my mom's place. Can they register the receivers to a specific LNB?? I can't think of any thing I am doing wrong.

silvercobra03

02-17-2008, 03:05 PM

Well, bought a dish network dish and can not get it to work at my mom's place. Can they register the receivers to a specific LNB?? I can't think of any thing I am doing wrong.

No I dont think they assign the lnb to the receivers I have actually switched lnb's once already because one was bad what exactly is not working or what happens when you turn on your receiver?

gixxerrob

02-17-2008, 03:15 PM

I've got a dish with 3 of those LNB's on it. I'm not using it. I'll take 20 for it.. I'm in Mansfield where are you?

SSMAN

02-17-2008, 05:55 PM

No I dont think they assign the lnb to the receivers I have actually switched lnb's once already because one was bad what exactly is not working or what happens when you turn on your receiver?

will not detect/lock on to the satellite. I have it dead nut on the Azimuth, skew, elevation that they recommend.

SSMAN

02-17-2008, 05:56 PM

I've got a dish with 3 of those LNB's on it. I'm not using it. I'll take 20 for it.. I'm in Mansfield where are you?

Wish I would have found you earlier. I am in Burleson, but just bought a dual line LNB. No worky.

silvercobra03

02-17-2008, 06:00 PM

will not detect/lock on to the satellite. I have it dead nut on the Azimuth, skew, elevation that they recommend.

Use a signal finder something like THIS (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2289003&cp=&sr=1&origkw=signal+finder&kw=signal+finder&parentPage=search)

gixxerrob

02-17-2008, 06:05 PM

Wish I would have found you earlier. I am in Burleson, but just bought a dual line LNB. No worky.

Yeah,, If I would have seen this post, I would have told you then. Sorry man. Good luck though.

SSMAN

02-17-2008, 07:43 PM

Use a signal finder something like THIS (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2289003&cp=&sr=1&origkw=signal+finder&kw=signal+finder&parentPage=search)

Ok, just a silly questiion. Isn't that what the receiver/satellite dish does? I helped a friend, but it just took getting in the neighborhood to get the satellite dialed in.

silvercobra03

02-17-2008, 07:48 PM

Ok, just a silly questiion. Isn't that what the receiver/satellite dish does? I helped a friend, but it just took getting in the neighborhood to get the satellite dialed in.

Ok I am not to smart so I don't understand what you are asking. When I was setting my dish I used the device to align my dish in the proper direction so that I could get the best signal possible. I acutally had to do it twice because I moved my dish on accident and lost the signal.

:D Ok I read it again I am guessing you just got lucky you need to be very close to the exact position to make it work. What kind of receiver did you get?

SSMAN

02-18-2008, 08:13 AM

Ok I am not to smart so I don't understand what you are asking. When I was setting my dish I used the device to align my dish in the proper direction so that I could get the best signal possible. I acutally had to do it twice because I moved my dish on accident and lost the signal.

:D Ok I read it again I am guessing you just got lucky you need to be very close to the exact position to make it work. What kind of receiver did you get?

I used a compass to set up the Azimuth, used the guide on the receiver/tv for the elevation and skew. I have receiver model number 311.

What I was asking was is there anyway they can register the LNB to the Receiver now days so that you can't use another dish?

silvercobra03

02-18-2008, 03:33 PM

I used a compass to set up the Azimuth, used the guide on the receiver/tv for the elevation and skew. I have receiver model number 311.

What I was asking was is there anyway they can register the LNB to the Receiver now days so that you can't use another dish?

My sources tell me that for instance if you use a dish(dish) then the lnb needs to be a Dish lnb.

02-19-2008, 11:37 AM

Dish wants their LNBs back when you cancel service, probably part of the reason it's so difficult to find any.

silvercobra03

02-19-2008, 11:51 AM

Why don't u buy gixxerrob dish?

SSMAN

02-19-2008, 12:13 PM

My sources tell me that for instance if you use a dish(dish) then the lnb needs to be a Dish lnb.

It is a Dishnetwork LNB.