Problem with Viewsat 2000

[SpaceCowboy]

Thanks again for all the encouragement Shark,

XFTA, is this some thing like a MODEM...actually I have an AT&T 2WIRE modem and everything is hooked up to this Modem...
Now If I get an XFTA "I should first go to ebay and see how it looks like..lol" I do not need the computer always ON????
Anyway I will check it out at ebay...

I scanned all the channels and viewsat is awsome...unfortunately I don't get all those local channels from all over the Country...scramble all I see on the screen, some NY channels are coming thru..but not steady!

[Shark1959]

Thanks again for all the encouragement Shark,

XFTA, is this some thing like a MODEM...actually I have an AT&T 2WIRE modem and everything is hooked up to this Modem...
Now If I get an XFTA "I should first go to ebay and see how it looks like..lol" I do not need the computer always ON????
Anyway I will check it out at ebay...

I scanned all the channels and viewsat is awsome...unfortunately I don't get all those local channels from all over the Country...scramble all I see on the screen, some NY channels are coming thru..but not steady!

Your most welcome Cowboy, hard to believe this thread has close to a 1000 views

XFTA is a form of ROUTER not a Modem. I personally have never used one so I can't help you there if you go that route but, there are a number of people here who do. With this you wouldn't need to have the PC on in order to watch the VS.

I don't believe locals are available from what I've read like back in the N2 days, at least I've never seen them active.

Now that you've stressed and pulled out your hair, I would think you would best suited to sit back and enjoy your favourite receiver for a while. ENJOY

Cheers

Shark1959

[SpaceCowboy]

Thanks to you Shark,
at one point I almost would have given up...but you sure have convinced me that I would succeed..

Viewsat isn't the only receiver I have...I mean I watch TV with the help of other receivers...I think I wanted, that Old Timer to come ALIVE again....I am sure that there are many Members who feel the same way, about the Viewsat EXTR....

[f3dude]

Awesome... Shark was all concerned when you vanished a couple of days looking for that cable.. Good to know it all worked out.

fyi these nm/serial cables were hard to find in mid 80's and we use to build our own for connecting dumb terminals to unix server. from just memory there are only 2 connectors and a ground that's used on the cable. next time mine break i will test out the old 80's theory and build one.

found a Pinouts diagram as attached.

OK. Genlemen,

After getting desperate angry hopeless etc.....Finally TV is ON.
I bought a 25 feet regular serial cable and connected to the receiver and computer NOTHING! so I remembered old days we used to use nullmodem serial cable to download the files to Viewsat...now from those days I had a nullmodem adaptor. bought from Radio Shack, it is a small square piece it says NULLMODEM on it which goes t the one end of the serial cable...so I connected it to the serial cable and connected the other end which has nullmodem adaptor to the computer....BINGO....TV came alive.......

I say this system is much better than N.O.I ......there is no interruptions, channels appear fast, I like it. Of course you have to leave your computer ON as long as you want to watch TV. I have a 60 INCHES plasma TV, 2013...I was wondering if it would be possible to download those step by step instructions in to the TV??????

This way no need for the computer cause I can connect my TV to computer by WIFI.....I like to hear from the LITERATI about this.

Shark was very helpfull and consisent that I should not give up....THANKS SHARK.
I also thank you those other Members who were helpfull to me.

I am kind of proud of myself too so to say..I found out that at 77 I am not that bad either...