Expressvu in Palm Desert

[Cali Snowbird]

New to these forums. I have been a snowbird subscribing to Expressvu in Canada and TW Cable in California. Never considered bring an Expressvu receiver with me to California until I start reading a few articles in these forums. , once in a while, I do miss Hockey Nights in Canada!

Based on my research, I can simply get a Dish Network dish and aim it at 82/91 to get some of the Expressvu channels, I know that I will lose some of the odd transponders.

1. What is the least expensive way of acquiring a dish.

2. How can I find a reliable Expressvu installer in the area.

An alternative is to subscribe to Dishnetwork and then cancel it; then re-aim the dish.

Any advice (including any alternatives you can think of) is greatly appreciated.

 

[dodge]

Find a Local Dish retailer and have his installer bring out his Birdog and make sure he has Bell in His birdog and have him aim a dish 500 for BEV, easy enough.

 

[Satellite Expert]

Any advice (including any alternatives you can think of) is greatly appreciated.

Change to SC, get all the channels no matter where you are

 

[clapple]

You can not get ExpressVu, in Palm Desert. I lost my service, when they moved the satellite coverage. As the previous post said, S.C. is the only answer.

If you find a good installer, for a Canadian Sat., let me know.

 

[Oilers]

Directv and Dishnetwork show Hockey Night in Canada (and TSN and SNET) games in their NHLCI packages. TW might show some as well.

 

[bayguy]

You can not get ExpressVu, in Palm Desert. I lost my service, when they moved the satellite coverage.

That's too bad, when did that happen? I'm farther north than you and I lost some channels a couple of years ago when they had that problem with the new satelite but i still get most channels.

 

[clapple]

That's too bad, when did that happen? I'm farther north than you and I lost some channels a couple of years ago when they had that problem with the new satelite but i still get most channels.

I lost track of the exact date. It's been at least a couple of years ago. Probably longer. I am considering Star Choice. I miss the Canadian programing and access to the Eastern Zone US networks.

I need to find an good installer; before I order my SC system. I wasn't happy with the local dealer, that I dealt with in the past.

 

[pappy97]

I lost track of the exact date. It's been at least a couple of years ago. Probably longer. I am considering Star Choice. I miss the Canadian programing and access to the Eastern Zone US networks.

I need to find an good installer; before I order my SC system. I wasn't happy with the local dealer, that I dealt with in the past.

Is your install going to be tough? I installed my SC on my own (with my wife's help). It was simple, but then again we were doing an apartment install using a tripod. Did have to go the Hardware store a few times, and one trip to radio shack, but it wasn't THAT bad. I did have help from the great people here too.

 

[clapple]

Is your install going to be tough? I installed my SC on my own (with my wife's help). It was simple, but then again we were doing an apartment install using a tripod. Did have to go the Hardware store a few times, and one trip to radio shack, but it wasn't THAT bad. I did have help from the great people here too.

Well, at my age and physical condition, self install is really not an option. So I nee a good installer.