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Old D11 receiver
Can i reactivate our old D11 receiver to use with old satellite??? We just recently changed out to Genie and new satellite but would like to use this old equipment in our garage if possible. Dont matter about HD.
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Can i reactivate our old D11 receiver to use with old satellite??? We just recently changed out to Genie and new satellite but would like to use this old equipment in our garage if possible. Dont matter about HD.
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detuch254
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5.2K Messages
1 year ago
No, you can no longer activate SD equipment, as it is currently being swapped out for HD equipment as we speak. DIRECTV is actively removing all SD local channels and therefore your SD equipment is becoming obsolete for this purpose.
And, beside, the D11 is not supported by a SWM system, which is required by a Genie system. I recommend you get a Genie Mini receiver for your garage to use, or you may choose to use a standalone HD receiver such as the H24 or H25.
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shannon02
ACE - Expert
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21K Messages
1 year ago
AFAIK the 101 sat will continue to broadcast the nationwide channels in MPEG4 with no local channels, so you will need an MPEG4 HD receiver to use the old round dish.
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Juniper
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22.9K Messages
1 year ago
@Ibbasn2
Simple answer is no.
It is an HD world now. SD-only TVs haven't been made in over a decade. SD-only boxes haven't been allowed to be reactivated in a long time.
DirecTV stopped offering SD-only service in late 2015. Starting in 2019 they (slowly) began shutting down the MPEG-2/SD-only feeds. Even if it was on a separate dish and cabling as doesn't support SWM (Genie is SWM-only), it doesn't support a MPEG-4 dish.
If you want service in the garage you must have an MPEG-4/HD capable dish and compatible receiver. As long as that is the regular Genie (HR34, HR44, HR54) than you would install an H or HR model. However if you have the Genie-2 (HS17) everything must be on the same cabling and dish and only supports Clients.
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