Echostar files to move E6 to 61.5W

[JohnL]

that good news for the New HD at 61.5W

Supertv,

According to previous posts, its highly likely Dish will not move or launch more HD content from 61.5.

If you want the additional HD channels that were just added or access to additional HD in the future, I suggest you look into moving to Eastern Arc or putting up a 129 Dish.

John

[JohnL]

Good news, because my locals are on that sick bird!

Bgothard,

Actually your Locals on not on the "Sick Bird". 61.5 has two satellites resided in that orbital slot. E*3 which is the sick satellite and Echostar 12 (which used to be called Rainbow 1 before Dish Network acquired it from Rainbow media after they sold off all of their Uplink facilities and Satellite). Echostar 12 is very healthy, and carries the entire load of Locals for 61.5 as it is a Spotbeam satellite.

Echostar 12 is not able to use its spotbeams as well as operate enough conus transponders to fill the entire 32 transponder license Dish has for 61.5. Echostar 3 is being used to fill in the rest of the transponder load. The problem is that Echostar is VERY sick, it has been struck with numerous failures over the years. Over the last couple of weeks Echostar 3 has lost more transponders.

With the FCC approving the move of Echostar 6 from 77 to 61.5, but not to use it at 61.5 (yet), Echostar 6 will allow Dish to use all 32 transponders they have license for at 61.5.

John

[juan]

Supertv,

According to previous posts, its highly likely Dish will not move or launch more HD content from 61.5.

If you want the additional HD channels that were just added or access to additional HD in the future, I suggest you look into moving to Eastern Arc or putting up a 129 Dish.

John

Scott also swore up and down that all new HD would be availble on 61.5..time will tell

[Laddyboy]

Scott also swore up and down that all new HD would be availble on 61.5..time will tell

He later posted that he was told that would not be the case.

[Scott Greczkowski]

On Monday afternoon I would have told you that the new Hd would be on 61.5.

After the Scotty chat I got an email saying it would launch at 72.7 but the email indicated they were going to move it to 61.5 when they could.

Then on Wednesday I got another email saying they wouldn't be moving them and all new HD would be on 72.7.

How quickly things change!


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[ggw2000]

It's really sad that a company the size of dish has put thousands of people in the present situation w/o revealing a "roadmap" for the future. Speculation, etc. just doesn't cut it.
Most people with 110/119 and 61.5 setups are long time customers and probably are for the most part high paying subs (like me). Do they think that secrecy is going to instill future confidence in subs! I think not . I know my feeling for the company has been greatly reduced since the start of this situation.
They absolutely need to put out a plan for the future- otherwise they can deal with the loss of subs.
P*ss Poor way of doing business
Gerry

[juan]

On Monday afternoon I would have told you that the new Hd would be on 61.5.

After the Scotty chat I got an email saying it would launch at 72.7 but the email indicated they were going to move it to 61.5 when they could.

Then on Wednesday I got another email saying they wouldn't be moving them and all new HD would be on 72.7.

How quickly things change!


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We all know Charlie is cheap..Based on that premise I bet he moves new HD to E6 (to save on truck rolls and receiver upgrades) and just forces the people in the fringe areas to switch (for now) there are a lot of older sd (301,311,etc) receivers that would be easier to replace as they fail rather than all at 1 time .

[wkomorow]

This will make a great DirectTV ad.

When Dish releases new national HD, they appear to hold a lottery to see which of the customers who are paying for it will actually get it, do YOU feel lucky today? Then a map entitle Dish provides national HD in these areas - forward projection in time, with one county falling off the map after another, until a man with a Tennessee accent knocks into the board, dislodging all the counties.

[nlk10010]

This will make a great DirectTV ad.

When Dish releases new national HD, they appear to hold a lottery to see which of the customers who are paying for it will actually get it, do YOU feel lucky today? Then a map entitle Dish provides national HD in these areas - forward projection in time, with one county falling off the map after another, until a man with a Tennessee accent knocks into the board, dislodging all the counties.

I love the lottery idea (or Dirty Charlie pointing a sat dish at subscribers' heads and asking "do you feel lucky today"?).

Yea, if DirecTV doesn't jump on this then there's GOT to be a good reason.

[bgothard72]

Bgothard,

Actually your Locals on not on the "Sick Bird". 61.5 has two satellites resided in that orbital slot. E*3 which is the sick satellite and Echostar 12 (which used to be called Rainbow 1 before Dish Network acquired it from Rainbow media after they sold off all of their Uplink facilities and Satellite). Echostar 12 is very healthy, and carries the entire load of Locals for 61.5 as it is a Spotbeam satellite.

Echostar 12 is not able to use its spotbeams as well as operate enough conus transponders to fill the entire 32 transponder license Dish has for 61.5. Echostar 3 is being used to fill in the rest of the transponder load. The problem is that Echostar is VERY sick, it has been struck with numerous failures over the years. Over the last couple of weeks Echostar 3 has lost more transponders.

With the FCC approving the move of Echostar 6 from 77 to 61.5, but not to use it at 61.5 (yet), Echostar 6 will allow Dish to use all 32 transponders they have license for at 61.5.

John

Thanks for the info. I did not know this!