Phil Conners Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Starting tonight about half of my channels now come up with a "Service could not be found". It seems completely random, i.e. some sports, movie and news channels work fine, others give this message and remain black. Anyone else noticed this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hssl Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Same Same here - might be time to re chip my card to the untrue option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prasert Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Do a manual scan for frequencies 3836 and 3863 Change the symbol rate to 22500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsfbrit Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Yes same here - channels slowly disappearing. I have been switching back to Multichoice now and then to see if the service has returned. I did some manual searches and fiddled a bit, but didn't want to spend too much time on it as its gone next week anyway. Its Sky News I will miss this week as the election coverage is very good. Bye Bye Multichoice - you will be sorely missed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMAN52 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I also got the same thing. SS1-2 was ok along with several others but many went away. I plan to talk with my supplier this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I also got the same thing. SS1-2 was ok along with several others but many went away. I plan to talk with my supplier this morning. Talking to your supplier is not going to help, Multichoice will disappear completely as they are now transmitting on a new satellite which gives them full coverage over the African continent. Hence them shutting down transmissions on the satellite you are using now. The other satellites they are transmitting on are not receivable in Thailand... For the techies, they will only transmit on the Eutelsat W4 (African Beam) and the W7 (South African Beam) Transmissions on the Intelsat 10 will be shut down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joncl Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 As said above, they are still all there DSTV just changed it settings yesterday .. and there is how to get them all back on this link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cromarty Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I wonder why they would bother changing the settings when they are due to close down in a matter of weeks anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 (edited) As said above, they are still all there DSTV just changed it settings yesterday .. and there is how to get them all back on this link I followed the instructions on that page and although everything went as it should (no errors or anything) it ended up not finding any new channels anyway. //Edit: actually re-reading the page it says to wait for the LOCK and SYNC boxes to get ticked. That doesn't happen here. Could my dish be out of alignment? The channels I still have are all 100%, if it was out of alignment wouldn't they be patchy? Edited May 5, 2010 by Phil Conners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsfbrit Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 (edited) As said above, they are still all there DSTV just changed it settings yesterday .. and there is how to get them all back on this link Jonki - you are a star - I did as your link suggested and I have Sky back... I think the other channels are there as well - but did not check before I came to say thanks. So thanks edit: Phil mine said that as well - then suddenly starting working - odd.... Edited May 5, 2010 by dsfbrit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 It would seem, they are only sending signals for the channels that any local network might send. I have TMN, which shows the channels that are still being broadcast, SS1,SS2, BBC World, MM1 etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Just done a rescan, found 12 new channels, and 4 new radio, now everything is working again did not change any frequencies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joncl Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Just done a rescan, found 12 new channels, and 4 new radio, now everything is working again did not change any frequencies Only the symbolic rate changed, so that is why you do not change the frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 did not change the symbolic rate either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 I wonder why they would bother changing the settings when they are due to close down in a matter of weeks anyway? I was thinking the same. Maybe there is still hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 yeah fingers crossed eh? Mind you, they did actually move to the new satellites back in early Feb, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musiclover Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Do a manual scan for frequencies 3836 and 3863 Change the symbol rate to 22500 Will this fix work for a genuine MC smartcard or is it only for *copies* or Dreambox owners? Ive had a real card fro 7 years now and am very p'off to lose it. FYI I received a message on my screen from MC stating May 31st is the date of an*interuption* of service (NOT the word* loss*!!! )I wonder if this means they might reactivate the C Band service after the World Cup? One can only hope, but I am contacting my SAfrica supplier for details and will post here any answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallow Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Tried this but channels not back! Any other tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwentyBaht Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Mr. Jonci, Thanks. Rescan worked. Any idea why they changed the symbol rate? And, thanks for your past postings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esprit Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Same here also. Can not get any news but can sports so it appears more random. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fft100 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Worked first time. Thanks Question. Channel 111 is Sports HD - should i be able to get this through a dreambox, or would i need a special box from true ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joncl Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Worked first time. ThanksQuestion. Channel 111 is Sports HD - should i be able to get this through a dreambox, or would i need a special box from true ? True ? We are talking DSTV in this thread, but to answer your question no, as True have paired their card to their set top box for HD and a matter of time before they do the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joncl Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 DTSV have started today, on screen TV adverts saying the C Band service will cease on 31st MAY 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallow Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 All channels just came back for me this afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshiremusicman Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 DTSV have started today, on screen TV adverts saying the C Band service will cease on 31st MAY 2010. So anybody got any ideas as to what we could possibly 'retune' our systems/dishes to when we get cut off. Can't stand the thought of having to watch that UBC crap again. Would really like to get the BBC channels if at all possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Not possible. They are reducing the footprint to only cover Africa. Currently the footprint covers all of China, and of course Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonthaburial Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 DTSV have started today, on screen TV adverts saying the C Band service will cease on 31st MAY 2010. Now that is interesting. I am getting DSTV in China but not using a smart card and I dont have a monthly subscription, just a one off payment and I have seen no such adverts on screen here, I wonder if its your supplier who is inserting the messages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 DTSV have started today, on screen TV adverts saying the C Band service will cease on 31st MAY 2010. Now that is interesting. I am getting DSTV in China but not using a smart card and I dont have a monthly subscription, just a one off payment and I have seen no such adverts on screen here, I wonder if its your supplier who is inserting the messages well we will just have until 31st May to see what happens. I have not seen adverts either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joncl Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 DTSV have started today, on screen TV adverts saying the C Band service will cease on 31st MAY 2010. Now that is interesting. I am getting DSTV in China but not using a smart card and I dont have a monthly subscription, just a one off payment and I have seen no such adverts on screen here, I wonder if its your supplier who is inserting the messages It was an advert from DSTV on DSTV SS5 during the F1 practise, so yes as DSTV is my provider it was done by them not by someone else. I have also seen it on the Universal channel today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Just heard a rumor that there may be an option to get DSTV through IPTV within the next month. Details will follow as I learn more about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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