Dish Network® Outlines Upcoming Hd Launch Schedule

[jrchip01]

When new HD locals are activated, do they just show up in the "all HD" guide or does the subscriber have to take some action?

[cjwct]

They should automatically show up; if not, them sometimes a reboot of the system will get them up.

[TalonDancer]

When new HD locals are activated, do they just show up in the "all HD" guide or does the subscriber have to take some action?

Many of the new HD locals are on a sat at 61.5. So if you don't have a dish pointed at 61.5 you will need to have a wing dish installed or wait for the Eastern Arc deployment.

Talon Dancer

[odbrv]

My locals are on the 148 satellite. Why can't E* put up the HD channels for all the cities on 148? There seems to be ample space.

[mike123abc]

My locals are on the 148 satellite. Why can't E* put up the HD channels for all the cities on 148? There seems to be ample space.

The main reason for both EA and 129 are that people only want one dish. People are really turned off by 2 dishes, and Dish wants to compete with a single dish solution from DIRECTV. 148 is too far away from 110 to make a practical single dish solution. So, looks like just small markets will get locals from 148 for a while. Even then you could move to 129 when it gets upgraded to spots.

[odbrv]

The main reason for both EA and 129 are that people only want one dish. People are really turned off by 2 dishes, and Dish wants to compete with a single dish solution from DIRECTV. 148 is too far away from 110 to make a practical single dish solution. So, looks like just small markets will get locals from 148 for a while. Even then you could move to 129 when it gets upgraded to spots.

I understand the one dish goal. However, most of us with 148 have 2 dishes already. Until E* moves our SD locals to 110,119, or 129 which we also have to receive HD programming, it seems they could add our HD locals to 148 with little effort and get another press release. This add would help them reach their 100 local HD goal.

[rich88]

I understand the one dish goal. However, most of us with 148 have 2 dishes already. Until E* moves our SD locals to 110,119, or 129 which we also have to receive HD programming, it seems they could add our HD locals to 148 with little effort and get another press release. This add would help them reach their 100 local HD goal.

Don't forget that HD requires extra bandwidth, which the 148 may not have.

[skyviewmark]

My locals are on the 148 satellite. Why can't E* put up the HD channels for all the cities on 148? There seems to be ample space.

Well let's see.. From my location the look angle on 148 would be about 16 degrees off horizon.. I can only imagine how hard that would be to hit.. And further east from me would only be worse.. I don't want them moving anything unless it higher in the sky instead of lower..

[Hemi 6.1]

Well let's see.. From my location the look angle on 148 would be about 16 degrees off horizon.. I can only imagine how hard that would be to hit.. And further east from me would only be worse.. I don't want them moving anything unless it higher in the sky instead of lower..

The east coast can't even hit the 129. I bet half the country couldn't hit the 148.

[HokieEngineer]

Going forward the west coast will be aimed at 110/119/129, and the east coast will be aimed at 61.5/72.7/77. 148W is mostly just used for engineering testing. No new channels will be added to 148.

The replacement satellite going to 129 will have a large spotbeam payload to increase the HD local coverage for the west coast (similar to what is being done right now with 61.5).