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I would like to contribute to this wonderful sat TV site so I thought I would introduce this thread to anyone who has (or is interested in getting) DirecTV.

The following is a cut and paste from a newbie FAQ. It gives some basic understanding of DTV hacking and how it works. It's a little outdated but the basics still apply. Basically, any script kiddie can do it. The elders have made it very easy ...

I have a few Directv receivers lying around, RCA and Hughes receivers to be exact, the receivers are at least 10 years old or older. Just wondering if they're still hackable. I also have a H card and a card programmer but I think that stuff is useless. Any info would be great, cant find much on Google.

Since I'm an incurable tweaker I thought I might look into finding ways to hack relatively new DirecTV R15 DVR recorder. It's so far listed as unhackable. Well I'm not ready to break out the soldering iron to change that just yet but I will write down a few discoveries.

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1.To force a software download: Reset and on the first blue screen type 02468.
It's the luck of the draw ...

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I live in North Carolina and have a legal subscriber receiver from direct tv Venezuela and I bough a 80cm fortect star dish to get the Galaxy 3c but it didn't show the satellite in my birdog. I used different types of lnbf ( direct tv , legacy and dish pro ) some one can help me up... thank you.

I purchased the DIRECTV H24-100 receiver from the Sadoun store and it looks good, but soon found that it was not designed for the Analog TV's. I have a new Vizio flat panel TV which worked fine with the older receiver which died, but I am having problems connecting this one up. I have the HDMI connector, and the RCA Cables as well. I currently have the RCA cables connected to the television and it ...

I need help aligning the dish for DirectTV, located in Vancouver area. Can someone tell me where I can find the coordinates?
I tried using bellingham zip code, doesn't seem to work, no signal at all.

Hello, I am considering installing DirecTV system at 12N, -68W.  Does this area fall in the footprint of DirecTV satellites?
I have performed the Lat/Long install program and find that I am able to aim at the satellites. I wonder if DirecTV transmits a controlled
pattern? Thanks, Harold

What is Cruisecast mobile TV system ?
Which type antenna use this system ?

I'm trying to figure out whether I can take my DirecTV boxes from here in the U.S. with me when I move to Costa Rica next year, and have them work with a properly positioned dish. I've heard that the 119 satellite is the only one visible down there, but is there any way for me to tell whether this is doable?

I've used the lat-long finder to come up with the following:

Latitude = ...