Dish Network Expands National Hd Line-up

**ethernet2k** · 04-20-2008 02:39 AM

Yeah Baby!!!

**RandallA** · 04-20-2008 02:39 AM

Originally Posted by fab9876

I'm in the same boat as you, I talked to someone at Dish and they said I should be getting those channels, they will open a work order and let me know. I also have dish latino max ultimate hd. If I know something i'll let you know.

Yeah, they are not in the Dish Latino Max HD packages. The SD versions of Sci-Fi and USA are included in the Dish Latino Max so I don't know why they were not added to the Latino Max HD packages.

I emailed them and they said that they will forward my request to the programming department. I'm not expecting them anytime soon.

**ethernet2k** · 04-20-2008 02:41 AM

Originally Posted by jerryez

OK, now that we got SciFi and USA, what do we want next? How about ABC Family, FX and weather channel. Is Fox News in HD yet?

The rest of the locals in HD
CNBC HD
Tennis Channel HD
FX HD

**AKGolf** · 04-20-2008 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by thesapster

Just curious is anyone getting usa or sci fi hd in Alaska. I subscribe to top 250 and alaska hd and I am not seeing these channels.

I live in Anchorage and can see both channels, but they are not available to Alaska customers according to the Dish CSR I talked with. We have the Alaska HD package and these are only available at HD Essentials and higher. We are also not allowed to subscribe to the HD essentials package, I tried. I called Dish three times and got the same response each time. I have a six foot dish pointed at 110 so signal strength isn't a problem. I plan on complaining to Dish on a regular basis. It seems absurd that a few months ago I could have ordered a PPV movie on this transponder, but can't view these channels now!

**thesapster** · 04-20-2008 04:37 AM

This is typical dish when it comes to alaska, I am probably going to go direct tv sometime this summer.

**ripnbigc** · 04-20-2008 08:46 AM

The only SD channels I still watch are Speed and FX, but with the lawsuit going on it'll be awhile before the HD versions are available. Really glad we got SciFiHD.

**rey_1178** · 04-20-2008 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by jerryez

OK, now that we got SciFi and USA, what do we want next? How about ABC Family, FX and weather channel. Is Fox News in HD yet?

FX
ESPNEWS
CARTOON NETWORK
SPIKE
MGM
SMITHSONIAN
TOON DISNEY
DISNEY
HNN
BRAVO

**memo90061** · 04-20-2008 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by RandallA

Yeah, they are not in the Dish Latino Max HD packages. The SD versions of Sci-Fi and USA are included in the Dish Latino Max so I don't know why they were not added to the Latino Max HD packages.

I emailed them and they said that they will forward my request to the programming department. I'm not expecting them anytime soon.

i wonder why they cant just turn on the USA HD and Scifi HD from the 9400 range.

**Pinchhitter** · 04-20-2008 04:46 PM

Still wondering what the deal is with Comcast SportsNet Bay Area HD!

**AKGolf** · 04-20-2008 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by thesapster

This is typical dish when it comes to alaska, I am probably going to go direct tv sometime this summer.

When it comes to Alaska Dish's HD lineup is lacking, I have a co-worker with Direct and she gets all of the HD channels. I would like to know if Dish has any plans to expand Alaska'a HD lineup, they're seriously behind Direct up here..

I'm hoping someone at Dish(Charlie?) comes to their senses and allows us to receive these two.