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07shelby · 2010-05-06, 12:11 PM

My wife and I have just moved to northern BC. We have to use satelite as their is no cable here. We currently have Telus High speed internet

/landline/and cells. We contacted Telus on four different occasions trying to get a bundling package including the new satelite TV. I have two HD Tvs and want to get a PVR and an extra HD Receiver. We were told from the uninformed Telus reps that there is no Telus Satelite service where we were moving HUH? I presumed there was no installers (no big deal Ill do it myself, having done installs before.) Still told no service in our area?

Has anyone else heard of this before?

Anyway I went to the bell store and bought a new HD dish and installed it.
Is it possible to get the telus PVR and another HD receiver using my new Bell dish seeing they are on the same satelite. I would prefer the Telus PVR features compared to Bells 9241.

Thanks.

Shel

hugh · 2010-05-06, 12:17 PM

Telus satellite is nothing more than Bell TV rebranded so the equipment is identical.

supergenius · 2010-05-06, 02:02 PM

As Hugh stated the hardware is exactly the same, and I believe Telus is using the 9241 as well. In this case, Bell would actually have an advantage with its Remote PVR service.

Pinza · 2010-05-06, 04:27 PM

Exactly as above, Bell use the 6131 and the 9241, guess what, so do Telus.

The dish will be fine but if you do find that you get Teus to install the receivers for you, theymight want or insist on changing the Dish to a Telus branded or black one.

CR123 · 2010-05-09, 03:51 AM

TELUS Satellite TV is more of a 'in-house' service than Bell TV - if they don't have installers in your area, there's no service provided (no self-install option at this time). That being said, new communities are being added all the time, so check frequently... unless you're in a very remote area, in which case it may be a long time...)

ae_collector · 2010-05-14, 01:44 AM

Do you know someone who lives in an area that Telus WILL do Satellite Installs? Get it installed there and then move the receivers to where you actually live if you are able to do the installs and repairs yourself.

farmerjo · 2010-08-02, 07:08 PM

Hi ,, I have a telus receiver and tried hooking it up to a working bell dish and it wont come in, is there anything I can do to make this work or do I need a telus installer to come and change out the dish to make it work?

Pinza · 2010-08-02, 07:58 PM

Then there is something wrong with the cable or something as the 2 use the exact same Satellite for the signals.

Start troubleshooting from the basics, cable/connectors, etc

ae_collector · 2010-08-02, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farmerjo

Hi ,, I have a telus receiver and tried hooking it up to a working bell dish and it wont come in, is there anything I can do to make this work or do I need a telus installer to come and change out the dish to make it work?

You haven't indicated if the Telus Satellite receiver that you have is activated and otherwise working on an existing Telus dish somewhere.

farmerjo · 2010-08-03, 06:48 PM

ok I have the telus receiver and it is working fine,, my friend has bell and theirs is working fine, I take my receiver over to where the bell is working , hook up the receiver thinking it is still bell just in a different package but when I hooked it up it would not work. It searched for sat 91 then 82 then searched for the transponder. I let it search and nothing

ae_collector · 2010-08-04, 01:15 AM

Okay, I would have thought that would work. I am not any sort of expert on BELL/Telus Satellite though. I don't know if there is some logical explanation as to why it wouldn't work besides incorrect connection. You removed the working Bell receiver and connected the working Telus receiver to the same cables? The Bell receiver is a fairly current model tha twould need an LNB similar t othe one Telus uses?

CR123 · 2010-08-07, 03:42 PM

Have you ran a "Check Switch" on the TELUS receiver? It needs to know what kind of switch it's connected to. What are the results if you did?

2010-05-06, 12:11 PM	#1
07shelby Rookie Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3	Bell dish / Telus PVR My wife and I have just moved to northern BC. We have to use satelite as their is no cable here. We currently have Telus High speed internet/landline/and cells. We contacted Telus on four different occasions trying to get a bundling package including the new satelite TV. I have two HD Tvs and want to get a PVR and an extra HD Receiver. We were told from the uninformed Telus reps that there is no Telus Satelite service where we were moving HUH? I presumed there was no installers (no big deal Ill do it myself, having done installs before.) Still told no service in our area? Has anyone else heard of this before? Anyway I went to the bell store and bought a new HD dish and installed it. Is it possible to get the telus PVR and another HD receiver using my new Bell dish seeing they are on the same satelite. I would prefer the Telus PVR features compared to Bells 9241. Thanks. Shel

2010-05-06, 12:17 PM	#2
hugh Member #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 47,492	Telus satellite is nothing more than Bell TV rebranded so the equipment is identical. __________________ As of January 2012, I am no longer the owner of the Digital Home website. If you have questions about the operation of the site, please contact VSAdmin. For personal inquiries contact me at the Hugh Thompson website.

2010-08-02, 07:08 PM	#7
farmerjo Rookie Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2	telus on bell Hi ,, I have a telus receiver and tried hooking it up to a working bell dish and it wont come in, is there anything I can do to make this work or do I need a telus installer to come and change out the dish to make it work?

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2010-05-06, 02:02 PM	#3
supergenius Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 764	As Hugh stated the hardware is exactly the same, and I believe Telus is using the 9241 as well. In this case, Bell would actually have an advantage with its Remote PVR service.

2010-05-06, 04:27 PM	#4
Pinza Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GTA Posts: 8,583	Exactly as above, Bell use the 6131 and the 9241, guess what, so do Telus. The dish will be fine but if you do find that you get Teus to install the receivers for you, theymight want or insist on changing the Dish to a Telus branded or black one.

2010-05-09, 03:51 AM	#5
CR123 Rookie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13	TELUS Satellite TV is more of a 'in-house' service than Bell TV - if they don't have installers in your area, there's no service provided (no self-install option at this time). That being said, new communities are being added all the time, so check frequently... unless you're in a very remote area, in which case it may be a long time...)

2010-05-14, 01:44 AM	#6
ae_collector Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Coquitlam BC Posts: 602	Do you know someone who lives in an area that Telus WILL do Satellite Installs? Get it installed there and then move the receivers to where you actually live if you are able to do the installs and repairs yourself.

2010-08-02, 07:58 PM	#8
Pinza Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GTA Posts: 8,583	Then there is something wrong with the cable or something as the 2 use the exact same Satellite for the signals. Start troubleshooting from the basics, cable/connectors, etc

2010-08-03, 06:48 PM	#10
farmerjo Rookie Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2	ok I have the telus receiver and it is working fine,, my friend has bell and theirs is working fine, I take my receiver over to where the bell is working , hook up the receiver thinking it is still bell just in a different package but when I hooked it up it would not work. It searched for sat 91 then 82 then searched for the transponder. I let it search and nothing

2010-08-04, 01:15 AM	#11
ae_collector Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Coquitlam BC Posts: 602	Okay, I would have thought that would work. I am not any sort of expert on BELL/Telus Satellite though. I don't know if there is some logical explanation as to why it wouldn't work besides incorrect connection. You removed the working Bell receiver and connected the working Telus receiver to the same cables? The Bell receiver is a fairly current model tha twould need an LNB similar t othe one Telus uses?

2010-08-07, 03:42 PM	#12
CR123 Rookie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13	Have you ran a "Check Switch" on the TELUS receiver? It needs to know what kind of switch it's connected to. What are the results if you did?