Can't Get VueCube Flex to Work in Canada
I have the VueCube Flex automatic dish, but it will not work in Canada. The scanner locks on Satellites, but the reciever says it can't find signal. It worked OK in the states and when we were only ...
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wmoses wrote:The service provider on either side of the border has no idea where that receiver is, that includes Mexico. While there are are satellite and cable receivers being designed with geo-location devices built-in for other reasons, currently they do not exist. I do broadcast TV and satellite for a living, so trust me when I say that there is no magic RF fence blocking signal regardless of what the providers, or even the government tells you, it just ain't true.SCVJeff wrote:
So there is now an RF fence along the border to prevent reception on the other side? Geeze, you learn something new every day.
Jeff - is it not possible that the satellite could be locked on but the signal is being blocked by the service provider? I thought the same way you did that's why I brought my receiver and antenna for the trip, not for extra ballast in the RV that's for sure.
The fact that I got the satellite but got no signal suggested something else was at play. The OP seems to have the same experience.
Maybe we should hear from someone who actually went to Canada and had success before dismissing the stated possibility?!
Signal is signal as far as auto-tracking antennas are concerned. Unless auto-pointers have Sat ID decoders built in, CAN lock onto other satellites and attempt to peak them not knowing what they are. Bill can answer how the Cube works and searches better than I, but this is what my AS-2003 started doing and was the reason I replaced it.
