U lost some channels ? 100% FIX HERE ! not if you are on N3 though

[Saltire]

I think there is a need to post nagra 3 info here , the title of your thread is somewhat misleading , and you wouldn`t want people wasting ?17 for somethin that aint a "100% fix for lost channels" would you ?

they dont need to buy that exact booster, infact they dont need to do anything at all, i didnt tell them they have to do this with they're arm up thier back, , know what iam saying mate ?

and you can get booster cheaper than 17quid, i was only showing what i have.

and even if someone did buy a booster and got a months worth viewing, or 6 months viewing, the booster has paid for its self within days as to subscribe to all those channels would cost someone what errrrm, maybe 80quid a month + all the smut channels that cost a few quid on they're own.

no ones forcing anyone to do anything mate, its thier choice, lets just leave it at that eh, not any sense us talking about this.

[cactikid]

U lost some channels ? 100% FIX HERE !
it was the title a bit misleading if you are in a area that has gone into a n3 area,that is why i said to alter/add more info.
like= U lost some channels ? 100% FIX HERE !not for n3.

[kadnor]

Before you do any of this make sure your area has not had the full rollout of nagra 3 firstly otherwise your wasting your time !

I have mentioned this before in either this forum or one of the other main forums on the net !

If you have tried reflashing and rescans etc and still have the same problem, YOU NEED TO FIT A BOOSTER ! to increase the signal level, the signal the box is receiving is too weak and is stopping the tuner from picking all the channels up it should be, all my channels went off the other day, and this method sorted it out

For some reason virgin must have reduced the signal power going out just very slightly, wouldnt even make any difference to a normal subscribed virgin tv box as they have really tolerant tuners (and thier modems are tolerant too), but the original dreambox 500c has one of the weakest tuners in any receiver, and therefore, weak signal = not picking all channels up.
I can only guess that virgin thought to themselves "how can we really piss off all the dreambox owners", and this was the answer, the dummies took long enough to work that out, , yearssssssssssss.

The reason why this took most of us by surprise is because it happened to nearly everyone with the 500c, so we all thought its just virgin playing funny buggers, which they were, but we didnt think about them reducing the signal level ever so slightly nationwide, and that fraction of a drop in signal was enough to do what its doing now and has been for months.

I have 2 boosters, i used to use them in an old property i have that had signal issues and they worked a treat, but in the other property i didnt have a signal issue until this happened months ago, but i still didnt run to plug in the booster as i simply couldnt be botherd as most of the channels i needed were still there, but then things changed a bit again the other day and i lost one or two channels that i did need, and thats when i brought out the good old booster and blew the dust off it, .

For anyone wondering, i have tried this several times this evening, erasing the flash on box, then reflashing the image and doing bruteforce scan, and it pulls in every channel every time, so this is a defo tried n tested fix I'm glad to say

This is the booster i have here >>>

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/9188195/One-For-All-SV-9542-Amplified-4-Way-Signal-Splitter/Product.html?&_$ja=tsid:11518%7Ccc:%7Cprd:9188195% 7Ccat:Accessories

As you can see thats a 4 way booster, you dont need a 4 way, just a single output is fine for one box, and you need to make sure the booster has a gain control on it so that you can adjust the power level, turn it up full is too strong, down full is turning it off, i have mines set about 3/4 of the way up, but you would need to fiddle with yours and watch the stream info on screen, pick a channel thats working good, get the stream info on screen, keep turning the gain control upwards and get the SNR level to round about 94-95%, and the BER needs to be sitting solid at 0, if the ber is all over the place then youve turned it up too high.

This will undoubtably helps loads of people, I dont need any praise as this is all old stuff to me that i just wish i would have made clear earlier, i think i did post a message in here about this like i said, cant remember though and i aint going looking for it. .

Anyway, have fun guys, and enjoy whats left of the time you have with "ALL" your channels back

Before you reflash the box, stick the booster on it, pick a channel you get without any problems, set the gain level on booster so that its spot on , then leave its all set, reflash your box, plug everything back in including booster, do a bruteforce scan, and then wait and see all the channels come back, everyone of them, you need to look in the "all services menu" as old channels that may remain in boquets etc might not be working correctly, but on the all services menu they will all be there and working just fine

p.s
all my channels went off the other day, and this method sorted it out

Hi,
Excellent "expose "=rich in information and guidance which
will definitely benefit one and all.
I am more 10,00 miles from Uk, I would like to ask my brother in
Harrow to but one booster for me. Can you give me the address of seller in Uk.
I believe it can work perfectly on a DM 800HD clone.

Have a nice weekened.
RGDS, kadnor

[Saltire]

U lost some channels ? 100% FIX HERE !
it was the title a bit misleading if you are in a area that has gone into a n3 area,that is why i said to alter/add more info.
like= U lost some channels ? 100% FIX HERE !not for n3.

ffs mate, just read post number 1, it tells you right there.

You cant edit the main title of a thread once its posted in the open forum, i mean the actual title of the thread thats viewable before you look at the thread, but like i said, just read first post and it tells you, anyone that clicks on it , first thing they see if it says it wont work in your area if nagra 3 has been fully rolled out.

Didnt you read it mate ?

anyway, no need to respond, i'm so sick and tired of talking about this i wish i didnt post the thing in the first place, if i knew people like you were going to go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on like parrots then i certainly wouldnt have bothered, but for the couple of people it may have helped then good for them.

Please read all the posts carefully.

[Saltire]

Hi,
Excellent "expose "=rich in information and guidance which
will definitely benefit one and all.
I am more 10,00 miles from Uk, I would like to ask my brother in
Harrow to but one booster for me. Can you give me the address of seller in Uk.
I believe it can work perfectly on a DM 800HD clone.

Have a nice weekened.
RGDS, kadnor

, dunno if your having a laugh, but just look on ebay mate, no probs

and yes it will work on any box if you are receiving a weak signal, a good weak signal though, if theres a bad noise issue on the feed then you will only boost that noise and wont get anywhere, but if the signal is fine and just a bit weak then yes a little bit of boosting works a treat for that, used this many many times over the years .
Without the booster, scan only pulls in some channels, with booster it pulls in them all.

(and for the parrots, , only if your area hasnt been fully rolled out with nagra3, )

[southpaw]

Tomo , nobody is doubting your sincerity in posting what is a very helpful post , just the title can be miss-interpreted mate, anyhow i wont go on and on and on and on , just chill mate , and dont take others points of view as a personal attack against yourself ,
Best Regards

[Saltire]

Tomo , nobody is doubting your sincerity in posting what is a very helpful post , just the title can be miss-interpreted mate, anyhow i wont go on and on and on and on , just chill mate , and dont take others points of view as a personal attack against yourself ,
Best Regards

ok mate cheers, i will keep that in mind,

[southpaw]

~~~~ me , that was a quick reply at this time of day , you been waiting for somebody to post in your thread all night

[Saltire]

~~~~ me , that was a quick reply at this time of day , you been waiting for somebody to post in your thread all night

watching a movie mate and it popped up, anywayss, back to the movie,

[southpaw]

watching a movie mate and it popped up,

~~~~o`s have that effect on me too ,

sorry , i`ll get me coat

[Saltire]

~~~~o`s have that effect on me too ,

sorry , i`ll get me coat

ilmao, that made me laugh,

[cactikid]

not having a go m8 but how many people read posts as they just want a fix and to be spoon fed . have a good one.

[Saltire]

not having a go m8 but how many people read posts as they just want a fix and to be spoon fed . have a good one.

yes seems exactly like that in here unfortunatley

[loady]

twice its own length

It's gooooodd....but its not right.

It is actually equal lengths either side from the middle.

[aftermath]

guys i hope you don't mind, but i have edited the title of the thread as it was misleading to some peeps, i know it was intended to be a helpful thread.