2/8/2010 9:46pm - Uplink Activity Report - 34 changes

**Scott Greczkowski** · 02-09-2010 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by kstuart

Use "Customer Service Rep Roulette" until you get a rep who will exchange your 311s and install a 1000.4 dish, all for free, since it is needed to receive the channels you are paying for.

Do NOT call before Thursday or Friday, because until then they will not know what you are talking about.

I dont think this will work this time and dont think people should call. I am hearing the HD on 72.7 is a temporary stop gap just to get them launched while they work on their 61.5 issues.

**sundude90** · 02-09-2010 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

I dont think this will work this time and dont think people should call. I am hearing the HD on 72.7 is a temporary stop gap just to get them launched while they work on their 61.5 issues.

Scott, but US people in Maine area will still be screwed even when they do get E6 over to 61.5, because E6 will not be able to reach us in Maine.

So what would DISH do for us then??

Josh

**ekilgus** · 02-09-2010 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by kstuart

Actually, this has turned out to be the opposite of the truth.

If you have 110 - 119 -129 you are fine.

If you have 110 -119 - 61.5 then you futureproof your setup by adding a 129 wing dish.

I don't see how this is the opposite of the truth. I agree with Scott about the 110/119/129 being fine. I initially added the 61.5 to my setup because that's where my HD locals were, but I also considered this to be futureproofing.

**Scott Greczkowski** · 02-09-2010 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by sundude90

Scott, but US people in Maine area will still be screwed even when they do get E6 over to 61.5, because E6 will not be able to reach us in Maine.

So what would DISH do for us then??

Josh

Why wont it reach Maine?

**sundude90** · 02-09-2010 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

Why wont it reach Maine?

Other people on this forum have said that E6 coverage maps show that it would reach maine that well.

Josh

**Scott Greczkowski** · 02-09-2010 02:03 PM

I dont know about that, as its being used on the Eastern Arc now.

**cosmo_kramer** · 02-09-2010 02:06 PM

Scott - I've heard that 61.5 is not getting any new HD yet, not even BBCA. Can you check with your source again??

**sundude90** · 02-09-2010 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Greczkowski

I dont know about that, as its being used on the Eastern Arc now.

Scott, is there any way to find out for sure? I would like to know so I can make alternate plans.

Thanks,

Josh

**kstuart** · 02-09-2010 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by sundude90

Scott, but US people in Maine area will still be screwed even when they do get E6 over to 61.5, because E6 will not be able to reach us in Maine.

So what would DISH do for us then??

Josh

I have been investigating this, and you can get 129 in Maine with an elevation of about 12 degrees.

Before Ciel-2 was launched, everyone was desperate to replace their 129 dishes with 61.5 dishes because EchoStar 5 at 129 was really weak.

Now Dish has a strong satellite, Cel-2 at 129, it might be possible to receive 129 even in Maine:

Ciel 2 129W Can7 Conus (Satkml)

A good site to check this is:

Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com

( Of course, this would require a third dish and a switch that accepts four satellite locations, which 119/110/61.5 users may already have. )

**datwell** · 02-09-2010 02:08 PM

And on top of everything else, the Federal Government has been closed (rightfully) Monday and Tuesday due to the huge snowstorm that hit the mid-Atlantic area. And yet another storm is imminent.

It could be a while before the FCC acts on this...