DISH & DISTANT NETS

[nrholland]

Any possibility that Dish might be able to get into the distant nets business? Is there a chance it could happen next month when the new SHEVA (whatever they call it) is updated? It'd be nice if they could get back into it like they used to, as long as they abide by the laws this time. I sure hope so because (if I remember right) their distant nets were a lot cheaper than the ones from AAD.

[jmccurrytech]

I think Dish said in the next 2 years they would offer them again, once they have locals in every DMA.

[Iceberg]

I thought Dish said they were allowed to import missing channels in DMA's like DIrectv does with this new change coming up.

So in markets that have 1 or 2 channels (like Mankato, MN that only has CBS) they could import the Minneapolis stations in there (like D* does...Mankato folks get NBC, ABC, FOX from Mpls and CBS from Mankato)

Once all markets have locals, distants is not needed

[Bobby]

You are correct as far as I can see Ice....

[Rafaelccs]

Question:

If All American Direct serves Distant networks like extracted from here:


https://www.mydistantnetworks.com/

HD (out of Chicago or Los Angeles)
SD (out of New York or San Francisco)

Regarding HD; I can't find any source that will post what HD channels are in what CONUS beams; from what bird? my guess is 129W for West locals (L.A.)? and 61.5W for eastern (Chicago)? For example I have searched from:


http://www.dishuser.org/129list.php





http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish129.html




any ideas?

[Iceberg]

SD distants are on 119
HD distants are on 110

[n0qcu]

Once all markets have locals, distants is not needed

Distants will always be needed for RVers and Truckers.

[Rafaelccs]

SD distants are on 119
HD distants are on 110

aha....now I see on CONUS (17) @ 110W:


http://www.dishuser.org/110list.php

not on lyngsat:


http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/dish110.html




Thanks!!!

P.D. do you have an idea why they choosed a CST city like Chicago? and not any other on the east coast? (Strange choice)

[Rafaelccs]

Distants will always be needed for RVers and Truckers.

and boats!!!

I understand there is a device so jets can also see DBS so they might apply as well.......

[nrholland]

P.D. do you have an idea why they choosed a CST city like Chicago? and not any other on the east coast? (Strange choice)

Probably because of the law for HD distants that says you can't get an east coast feed of HD distant nets if you live in central, mountain, or pacific time zone. So if your address is in the west coast, you can't even get the Chicago HD channels.

They make it so difficult for people down here in the states. Why can't they just do it like they do in Canada and let you get the nets from one coast to the other (or at least one set from each time zone)!

Oh...that's right. It's has to do with money. "If I get locals from another market, then my local channels will go out of business."