New HD 800 Shaw TV Receiver from Canada
Was wondering if this receiver will work in the USA this fall. When I read the instructions how to activate this new receiver there's a LNB check whatever that means and a check if you are locked o...
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As of around February of this year, Shaw Direct no longer works in USA. You can get it within around 100km of the Canadian border; further south you need a much bigger dish and other extraordinary measures.
No signal in Florida. I brought my PVRs to watch stuff I recorded in Canada. No dish.
Thanks Joe I knew the axe was going to fall and I guess it finally did. I brought my 800 receiver and had a refresh sent via a Canadian IP address but no luck finding a signal. Double checked with friends in Yuma who also lost reception in Feb. Must have been the time they switched to the new G1 sat with the Canadian only foot print. FYI I was able o watch the Grey Cup via TSN using my VPN. Thanks for you response. Denis
