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Dave_H_M's avatar
Dave_H_M
Explorer II
Dec 11, 2014

Using Dishpointer

I'm currently lost, need to take a break, since I cannot get to first base with Dishpointer.

Just bought the app

When i touch the camera - AR View, I get s message that I must turn on location services. So I touched location and enabled internal and then done, but apparently that did not turn on the location services.

Where am I missing the boat.

I tried to find a dick and jane youtube but did not get a hit on one of that type.

thanx
  • CA_Traveler's avatar
    CA_Traveler
    Explorer III
    Dec 11, 2014
    This is just so easy... Nothing else is close. Then with a manual setup you fine tune the dish.

  • Big_Katuna's avatar
    Big_Katuna
    Explorer II
    Dec 11, 2014
    filrupmark wrote:
    I dont have a dish pointer . We bought a baby monitor at an estate sale . It works great you can keep the beeping tone real low in the trailer and listen with the walke talke.


    HD sat boxes don't beep. Dishpointer superimposes the sats on your phone screen using the camera. Augmented Reality. You point the camera at the southern sky and you can see the sats on the screen and if there are trees you can find a place with no interference.

    There are YouTube vids and vid on their website.
  • filrupmark's avatar
    filrupmark
    Explorer
    Dec 11, 2014
    I dont have a dish pointer . We bought a baby monitor at an estate sale . It works great you can keep the beeping tone real low in the trailer and listen with the walke talke.
  • Carl_n_Susan's avatar
    Carl_n_Susan
    Nomad II
    Dec 11, 2014
    As MrWizard wrote, the App is asking you to turn on your GPS services. The App needs the GPS to determine your current location and then it can display the satellite locations.
  • Big_Katuna's avatar
    Big_Katuna
    Explorer II
    Dec 11, 2014
    On an iPhone it's Settings Privacy Location Services (on) then scroll to Dpointer and make sure it's on.

    I would also turn off sats that don't apply to you.
    You do that in the app.

    I have to point the camera at the ground and slowly raise it to keep the arcs where I can see the sats.
  • Big_Katuna's avatar
    Big_Katuna
    Explorer II
    Dec 11, 2014
    WyoTraveler wrote:
    I've been setting up sat dishes at campsites for years. Long before smart phones and fancy apps. All you need is a compass and sat finder.
    These sat finders used to be about $6 until everone started buying them.

    Satellite finder.


    Won't help finding a hole in a forest.
  • WyoTraveler's avatar
    WyoTraveler
    Explorer
    Dec 11, 2014
    I've been setting up sat dishes at campsites for years. Long before smart phones and fancy apps. All you need is a compass and sat finder.
    These sat finders used to be about $6 until everone started buying them.

    Satellite finder.
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    Dec 11, 2014
    Dave
    What phone, and do you have internet a.k.a. a good data connection
    On most android phones
    You can go to
    Settings
    Scroll to location
    Enable ... stand alone GPS services

    You Need data..IF you do not turn on gps and you needed compass to point the phone and see the Sat
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Dec 11, 2014
    Is there a way to enter a manual location? That's what I have to do. Auto-locate doesn't work well.

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