How to hook up Box #5 of Direct TV?
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New member Username: Just_me_and_minePost Number: 1 Registered: Apr-08 | Here's my situation... ...I currently subscribe to Direct TV with boxes in four rooms. ...My Mother just had her Direct TV turned off after her initial year. ( So her boxes are fairly new.) ...Can I use one of her boxes to hook up a 5th box in my house? ...IF SO, how do I go about doing that? |
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Diamond Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 15173 Registered: Jan-06 | real simple...get a 22 khz multiswitch..go to radio shack.. or if ya want simplicity, then use a simple 2 way cheap splitter and have 2 receivers on the same channels.. |
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New member Username: Just_me_and_minePost Number: 2 Registered: Apr-08 | Is there anyway to hook the 5th box up to receive different channels (not the same one as what is playing on all other 4 boxes at one moment)? |
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Diamond Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 15176 Registered: Jan-06 | again.. real simple...get a 22 khz multiswitch..go to radio shack.. |
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Diamond Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 15178 Registered: Jan-06 | http://www.globalwholesalers.biz/switches.htm |
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Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 9882 Registered: Jun-06 | Spamming globalwholesalers |
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Bronze Member Username: PotshotPost Number: 18 Registered: Nov-06 | If he's got one of their new dishes with 3 LNBs and a built in switch with four outputs that might be tough or expensive to do. It would be cheaper just to do some dumpster diving and scarf another DTV dish. I see those things in the trash all the time. Fleabag swapmeets and yard sales are a good place to look also. My two cents. Happy Hackin! |
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Bronze Member Username: PotshotPost Number: 19 Registered: Nov-06 | Oh! If your paying for DTV service and adding another box I would figure you would have some negotiating leverage to get them to come out out and engineer your add on for free. |
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Platinum Member Username: TapemanNew York City in-HD, NY Post Number: 2651 Registered: Oct-06 | 22K switch won't work in this case I would use a 3x4 switch to split the signal 2 input in to sw 13v and 18v 4 output to 4 receivers plus 2 other inputs from dish for a total of 6 receivers if necessary This is how to turn a 2 input signal to a 4 output signal: reference: https://www.ecoustics.com/cgi-bin/bbs/show.pl?tpc=2&post=1496579#POST1496579  |
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Bronze Member Username: King_of_satsPost Number: 28 Registered: Jan-08 | What happen to the phree fone callz Ting Krapman U knowz the FTA fones  LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FTA in ur pathetic case means Forgot The Answer LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Bronze Member Username: Little_bearSudbury, Ontario Canada Post Number: 24 Registered: Mar-08 | Dennis Don't your mother needs to return her receivers to DirecTV? Besides access cards are married to the receiver and they are registered to your mother. |
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Diamond Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 15185 Registered: Jan-06 | Dennis..DF is correct...but DTV will aloow you to keep em and activate em, since U stated her contract is up..the card will only be allowed to be used again by you, if same last name and rep beives itsyour mother...but if not DTV, will often waive the $20 fee for a new access card.. King.. the 22khz switch will and does work..and I would use the $40 6x8 switch shown in the link above, U can have 6 sats (just use a slimline dish) and 8 receivers..I am very familiar with DTV, switches and installations. If ya have DTV come , they will want installers fee to add a new dish, LNB or switch....DIY with the 6x8 switch |
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Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 9888 Registered: Jun-06 | LK on 5th April at 10:46pm "again.. real simple...get a 22 khz multiswitch..go to radio shack.. " The just six minutes later she had to send the customer to her favourite site (where she get commissions and ads) - radio shack was out!! Today King Tapeman tells her; " 22K switch won't work in this case I would use a 3x4 switch to split the signal " Immediately LK changes her stance and tries to negate King Tapeman, by saying "King.. the 22khz switch will and does work..and I would use the $40 6x8 switch shown in the link above,...." Now as far as I know (and LK will contradict me) there is a whole world of difference between a "22khz switch" and a "6x8 switch". The fact is LK does not know nor does she have a clue. As long as she can contradict somebody or attack somebody she is happy. Get this straight you paranoid psychotic old woman - you will not get rid of King Tapeman or me or Plymouth or African or a dozen other posters here who are giving real help. |
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Diamond Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 15207 Registered: Jan-06 | Hey Stupid...Nalin...I'll educate U again...either will work!...as I have stated...READ, U may learn something...U lack any DSS knowledge ! BTW...say Hi to Charlie for me again! 6 x 8 Multi-Switch $40 FREE SHIPPING. Ships with 24hrs 6 x 8 Multi-Switch is easy to use and is of light weight. Like rest of Zinwell product, it is universally acclaimed. Key Features of 6 x 8 Multi-Switch are: • DirecTV Approved •Excellent Isolation •Light Weight Design •Waterproof guaranteed DMS 22KHz Tone Control Switch $40 FREE SHIPPING. Ships with 24hrs • Switches between two separate LNB feeds on the same or separate dishes • DirectTV, DVB, 4DTV Compatible • Operating range of 47-2250 MHz • Printed circuit board design |
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Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 9897 Registered: Jun-06 | LK: We all know you are a master of C/P. the problem is: why did you recommend 22Khz switch first and then change because King found fault with your post. why did you not agree that King was right in correcting you? |
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Platinum Member Username: TapemanNew York City in-HD, NY Post Number: 2652 Registered: Oct-06 | 22K is an on/off switch Mainly to be used to add an extra satellite not to expand an extra receiver The 6x8 switch is for 3 satellites Each sat requires 2 inputs for 13/18volt or for vertical and horizontal switchings 6x8 is for 3 sats, 8 receivers But my answer is an extra 3x4 switch will convert a 2 input to a 4 output I'm a 100% sure and will do the job despite if dtv recommends something else I'm not a dtv technician however it's an insult to call me a technician |
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Silver Member Username: PsychmonsterRhodium Member higher Post Number: 791 Registered: Jul-06 | god Nalin...stop your bit_ching...you sound like a shrill shrew...take a warm bath...that always helps my girlfriend at this time of the month |
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Diamond Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 15213 Registered: Jan-06 | King ...FYI, 22khz switches can be cascaded for various LNBs and receivers.. |
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Platinum Member Username: NydasPost Number: 9907 Registered: Jun-06 | Psychmonstor: I am pointing out very correctly and wehemently that LK was wrong and King was right and is still faulting King. That is not bit-ching. |
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Diamond Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 15218 Registered: Jan-06 | also FYI..the DTV phase 3 triple LNB has an internal 22khz switch.. Nalin and all your aliases....U do NOT know about FTA...and are just a Dishnet official/mole here working with Ecoustics, monitoring the members and FTA news...get out of this thread, and site! Anybody who listens to you deserves the $4000 civil suit that U will have brought down on them.. |
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New member Username: LklovesPost Number: 6 Registered: Apr-08 | I was wrong and King was right. I posted as above only to hurt Nalin and damage his reputation. I, LK, wish to apologize |
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Platinum Member Username: TapemanNew York City in-HD, NY Post Number: 2653 Registered: Oct-06 | It's never to my intention to say who is right or wrong I just give my prospective and the user or reader can decide for himself there is no winner or loser exchange of information is the key for everyone to learn Yo can cascade 3 of 22k sw to make a 4 input to one output it's mainly how a DISEqC switch is made anyway  but this user Dennis Gall wants to increase the # of outputs and in this situation yo would want to split the signal so the 3x4 switch I got above can do it much easier than a 22k sw |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthQuebec city, Quebec Canada Post Number: 1545 Registered: Jan-08 | King too much switch can lose db signal, i dont think this is the best solution. What do you think? |
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Silver Member Username: ExtremexPost Number: 196 Registered: Nov-07 | How would that setup ever switch to sat 2 or 3??????? |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthQuebec city, Quebec Canada Post Number: 1553 Registered: Jan-08 | Not Today I think like you that doesnt work on 3 and 4 good remark |
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Platinum Member Username: TapemanNew York City in-HD, NY Post Number: 2654 Registered: Oct-06 | "King too much switch can lose db signal, " Not too much one or two Dbs even much less if yo use good connectors and quad shield RG-6 It's how they make all the circuits for satellites the concept is the same I'm not recommending 3 of 22k switches over DISEqC I'm only saying it's the equivalent of Using a combined circuit is to cut down on too many unnecessary coax cables but will work I assure yo just as good. |
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Platinum Member Username: PlymouthQuebec city, Quebec Canada Post Number: 1557 Registered: Jan-08 | KING For me 1 or 2 db is too much on west sat. How you can select port 2 on upper left switch if on the first lower switch you select port 1 ? |
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Bronze Member Username: Little_bearSudbury, Ontario Canada Post Number: 31 Registered: Mar-08 | Dennis If you subscribe to DirecTV one phone call to them will get you the answers you need. As you can very well see, you are wasting your time here. After 3 days and 28 Posts still no answers to your questions. Only DirecTV can answer your questions  |
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Platinum Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 15232 Registered: Jan-06 | Correct answers were provided, but yes call DTV , technical department, ...and ask them yourself..to confirm and post back my correct replies.. |
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Gold Member Username: NydasPost Number: 9920 Registered: Jun-06 | LK says "yes call DTV" Then why did you not say that in the beginning? |
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Platinum Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 15236 Registered: Jan-06 | cause I already know their answer..idiot! why don't U help instead of questioning me?...I know why, cause u don't know anything!....LMAO |
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Gold Member Username: NydasPost Number: 9923 Registered: Jun-06 | I love to look at your stupid answers and King's great suggestions. If I helped, it would be over quickly or if you don't like that I know much more than you, you will get your cronies to pic bomb it. Right now, I prefer to lagh at your continuous change of mind. - From use 22k switch to use 6 to 8 multiswitch to ask DTV. Three answers require three cheers (we use that in cricket) Hip hip - Hurray!! Hip hip - Hurray!! Hip hip - Hurray!! |
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Platinum Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 15243 Registered: Jan-06 | U are one fu*cking ga*y useless lesbo admin/mole |
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Silver Member Username: North_of_ontarioPost Number: 645 Registered: Sep-07 |   |
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Silver Member Username: Postergirl1Post Number: 227 Registered: Mar-08 |  |
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Bronze Member Username: NydosPost Number: 25 Registered: Apr-08 | Not everyone who gets you into sh!t is your enemy. Not everyone who gets you out of sh!t is your friend. But i do know when im in sh!t to keep my mouth shut. It tastes yukky. |
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