Directv AM21N OTA Tuner problems
I recently received my AM21N for Solid Signal and they were great with fast shipping. Set up was easy as many people have described. However, buyer beware. The AM21N will not tune local channels...
View Articleinstalling new directTV receiver without coax
I'm having trouble installing a H24-700 receiver I just got. I live in a condo unit that has no coax anywhere. Currently, all internet, VoIP, and DirectTV comes over the optical connection and split...
View Articleinstalling new directTV receiver without coax
I'm having trouble installing a H24-700 receiver I just got. I live in a condo unit that has no coax anywhere. Currently, all internet, VoIP, and DirectTV comes over the optical connection and split...
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Can you just take a receiver from a private area and put it in the bar?
They probably won't catch you at first but... this is one of the worst things you can do in DIRECTV's opinion, short of committing out-and-out fraud. It's essentially like bringing in a receiver from...
View ArticleHR 34 Genie and Pandora cant view TV wile listining
I am new to solid signal and I hope I don't find this question already brought up. I have 3 DVR's HR 34, HR22, and HR21. My main area for me has my HR34. Pandora on the other recievers lets me listen...
View ArticleProblem with AM21-N OTA receiver
A local OTA tower (only 10 miles from my house) transmits a pair of DTV OTA channels, I will call them XX-1 and XX-2. My DirecTV package offers XX-1, but does not offer XX-2. (If it matters, Channel...
View ArticlePlease HELP! New Install and Cannot Recieve UHF Channels with Winegard 7694P
I am not receiving any UHF channels at all. I ordered and installed everything Solid Signal recommended to me. I am only running one TV on the system at the moment. The antenna is approximately 20'...
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Solid Signal's Hands on Review: DIRECTV App for Android Phones
Thanks to Signal Labs member Scott K. for screen captures! It's here! It's here! Only a week after the release of DIRECTV's iPhone app, too! You're looking at DIRECTV's revised Android phone app, now...
View ArticleBought Indoor HD Blade - Need Install Help Please Regarding DISH Basic Cable
Son's college apartment provides basic DISH cable at their complex with no HD. Their main LR television is just plugged into the wall outlet - no box/receiver/nothing included. He bought the HD Blade...
View ArticleArticle: New RAM designs could mean super-tiny DVRs
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View ArticleArticle: New RAM designs could mean super-tiny DVRs
You can view the page at http://forums.solidsignal.com/conten...per-tiny-DVRs?
View ArticleArticle: New RAM designs could mean super-tiny DVRs
You can view the page at http://forums.solidsignal.com/conten...per-tiny-DVRs?
View ArticleAM21 Only showing 1 channel after 4 days.
I upgraded on Friday to the Genie hr44 and attached the AM21 I got here at Solid Signal. I went thru the set-up process, added 2 zip codes, and everything seemed ok. But when I got to the guide using...
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Is it ever ok to feed a SWM with a different power inserter?
Residential DIRECTV installers know that if you're feeding an external multiswitch, you'll need a PI-29Z power inserter. It's important to put enough voltage on the line so you can power the dish and...
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TIP: 20 tuners from a SWM-16? It can be done!
DIRECTV's SWM Technology is awesome. With just a pair of wires, you can run 16 receivers. But what if you have 17? That's kind of a pain, right? I mean that would mean another whole SWM switch, right?...
View Article5 lnb
I bought a 5 LNB form Solid Signal sometime ago as a spare. The one I received is different from the one currently installled and just realized this. The one in use now has 4 leads from the lnb and...
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Installer advice needed on amp placement
Whether you're a commercial installer or just a hobbyist, you may have decided that an amplifier and polarity locker are the right choice for you. A polarity locker powers the dish and makes sure that...
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