Procedures for Buying and Selling of BTV Receivers - See Post 1 - Page 36 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

Pinza · 2012-05-16, 05:49 PM

Bell now tend to keep receivers alive, rather than just kill them.

Anyway, enjoy while you can, they will not work at ALL later this year......lol

habskilla · 2012-05-16, 05:53 PM

Those receivers were swapped out with new receivers. They are useless. You can't activate them and after August 1 you won't be able to get a signal.

The are truly boat anchors.

Alan13446 · 2012-05-16, 05:55 PM

OK....................I'll bite............what happens August 1??

Alan13446 · 2012-05-16, 06:24 PM

ah, got it...end of MPEG-2...but, SD will still be in the stream....so, since I don't have HD LNB's, I may "keep them" for SD

jdevlin · 2012-05-16, 06:35 PM

I don't have a 6100 but I can tell you for sure if you disconnect a 2700 from the stream it will lose all its channels after a couple of months or sooner.

Pinza · 2012-05-16, 06:44 PM

The 6100's will be removed from the list of active receivers, so you will see NOTHING after the swap to MPEG4, NOTHING, not even SD.

jayoldschool · 2012-05-16, 07:15 PM

Can't he use them for OTA?

JoeLouie · 2012-05-16, 07:39 PM

Yes, OTA is all they'll be good for.

57 · 2012-05-16, 07:53 PM

Moved to existing thread. Please read post 1 and the link there.

merlin · 2012-05-19, 10:30 AM

I see a few used 2700 and 3100 models available on Kijiji. I know the 2700s are ancient, but would a 3100 be a good used choice?

rogue17 · 2012-05-19, 11:01 AM

I find 3100 is ok.

m3repair · 2012-05-19, 11:13 AM

Even old 2700 if they are cheap enough still work well and without issue if you don't mind it to be sluggish at time, I added one for someone a few weeks back so they are still supported

Pinza · 2012-05-20, 09:11 AM

The 3100 is a good old workhorse of a receiver, there are hundreds of thousands out there working without a glitch. I would say it is a much better choice than the newer 4100 and way better than a 2700.

The price on 5900's is low enough too so if you were thinking of getting into a PVR that would be a good choice too.

DanJ · 2012-07-11, 01:17 PM

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I don't have a 6100 but I can tell you for sure if you disconnect a 2700 from the stream it will lose all its channels after a couple of months or sooner.

I concur. I have a 2700 that my dad uses at his trailer. Since we have no need for it at home, he just leaves it out there for the winter, and sure enough, every spring, we have to call in and have it activated again.

DanJ · 2012-08-09, 04:02 PM

I was talking to my mother a few days ago, and in conversation, mentioned my current satellite issues. She then asks me if I want her old receiver, which I believe is a 5900. They haven't had a Bell account for probably 3 years now, and I wasn't aware she still had the receiver, or I would have taken it off her hands back then.

I remember the process of transfering a 2700 over to me a few years ago from my dad (who has a Bell account), and wonder what kind of hassle I'm going to get doing this with my mom's old receiver now, all these years after closing her Bell account?

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2012-05-16, 05:49 PM	#526
Pinza Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GTA Posts: 8,575	Bell now tend to keep receivers alive, rather than just kill them. Anyway, enjoy while you can, they will not work at ALL later this year......lol

2012-05-16, 05:53 PM	#527
habskilla Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 865	Those receivers were swapped out with new receivers. They are useless. You can't activate them and after August 1 you won't be able to get a signal. The are truly boat anchors.

2012-05-16, 05:55 PM	#528
Alan13446 Rookie Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 24	OK....................I'll bite............what happens August 1??

2012-05-16, 06:24 PM	#529
Alan13446 Rookie Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 24	ah, got it...end of MPEG-2...but, SD will still be in the stream....so, since I don't have HD LNB's, I may "keep them" for SD

2012-05-16, 06:35 PM	#530
jdevlin Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wainfleet Posts: 467	I don't have a 6100 but I can tell you for sure if you disconnect a 2700 from the stream it will lose all its channels after a couple of months or sooner.

2012-05-16, 06:44 PM	#531
Pinza Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GTA Posts: 8,575	The 6100's will be removed from the list of active receivers, so you will see NOTHING after the swap to MPEG4, NOTHING, not even SD.

2012-05-16, 07:15 PM	#532
jayoldschool Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,746	Can't he use them for OTA?

2012-05-16, 07:39 PM	#533
JoeLouie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 889	Yes, OTA is all they'll be good for.

2012-05-19, 10:30 AM	#535
merlin Rookie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 22	I see a few used 2700 and 3100 models available on Kijiji. I know the 2700s are ancient, but would a 3100 be a good used choice?

2012-05-19, 11:01 AM	#536
rogue17 Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 553	I find 3100 is ok.

2012-05-19, 11:13 AM	#537
m3repair Join Date: May 2011 Location: Etobicoke, ON Posts: 378	Even old 2700 if they are cheap enough still work well and without issue if you don't mind it to be sluggish at time, I added one for someone a few weeks back so they are still supported

2012-05-20, 09:11 AM	#538
Pinza Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: GTA Posts: 8,575	The 3100 is a good old workhorse of a receiver, there are hundreds of thousands out there working without a glitch. I would say it is a much better choice than the newer 4100 and way better than a 2700. The price on 5900's is low enough too so if you were thinking of getting into a PVR that would be a good choice too.

2012-08-09, 04:02 PM	#540
DanJ Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 139	I was talking to my mother a few days ago, and in conversation, mentioned my current satellite issues. She then asks me if I want her old receiver, which I believe is a 5900. They haven't had a Bell account for probably 3 years now, and I wasn't aware she still had the receiver, or I would have taken it off her hands back then. I remember the process of transfering a 2700 over to me a few years ago from my dad (who has a Bell account), and wonder what kind of hassle I'm going to get doing this with my mom's old receiver now, all these years after closing her Bell account?