Hey, folks. I purchased a brand new R-10 a few days ago. I am really enjoying it so far. All initial setup and activation went smoothly, except for activation of the local channels. Let me tell you what I did (or tried to do) to obtain my desired locals. Perhaps someone can help me out in solving the problem. I attempted to activate the Orlando locals (zip 32825) so we can use the receiver at a vacation home there and also use it at my regular home (zip 32096). Three attempts by D* csr's failed to get the locals authorized. In the guide, it would only show Tallahassee locals channel numbers and logos. The receiver was initially set up in my home with zip 32096/area code 386 (White Springs-Tallahassee DMA). This was done so the receiver could make the occasional neccessary local call. There are no phone lines in the Orlando residence (We just use cell phones there). I am using a single 18" inch dish with dual lnb's at both locations. The Orlando transponder shows signal of 65-68 (signal locked) in White Springs and 95+(signal locked) in Orlando. My mailing address is zip 32096 and the physical address is zip 32825. Maybe the receiver "knows" it is mainly in the 32096 area due to the input call out information? One csr told me the locals should have activated despite any of the above due to the signal strength of the spot beam. I might have to get the triple lnb dish and just try to activate Tallahassee. I was hoping for Orlando locals due to a greater number of channels offered and better PQ. Any advice or info would be appreciated. If this type of situation has been previously discussed, perhaps someone could point me to the right thread. Thank you.
