05/01/00 Flash:
Dish's new website extensively modified for Netscape friendliness. Try it again.
Your browser must be set to accept Java and JavaScript applications.

Dish Network's Customer Support Pages

The FAQ for the alt.dbs.echostar Newsgroup created by Lance Pickup and substantially revised and updated by jbuff is no longer available. Check Google for FAQ postings.

If you have a newsreader, and your ISP supports news, see the alt.dbs.echostar NewsGroup. If not, you can access and post to newsgroups using your web browser via Google. alt.dbs.echostar at Google

If your ISP doesn't support news, here's some sources for "free" news, from a contributor.
" A list of free news servers can be found at http://ecalame.tripod.com/free.html Or, I've been using: news://gail.ripco.com and is good for text like this newsgroup. "

If you're curious about which programming is on which satellite, Lyngsat has some current information.
 

• For 61.5W programming see: http://www.lyngsat.com/dig/dish3.shtml
• For 110W programming see: http://www.lyngsat.com/dig/dish110.shtml
• For 119W programming see: http://www.lyngsat.com/dig/dish7.shtml
• For 148W programming see: http://www.lyngsat.com/dig/dish148.shtml

TNGTony's Dish Channel List page has condensed all of the info from the LyngSat charts along with other information in ascending Dish channel number order.

More good info about DBS Transponder License Holders can be found at http://www.dbsforums.com/compare/chart.html.

There is also a fine set of moderated forums at http://www.dbsforums.com. Run by the same folks who created the DBS Dish Forums.
Reminder: This is a new forum, you'll need to register before you can post.

DBSTalk http://www.dbstalk.com was founded June 2001 to promote the free exchange of information and ideas from members of the satellite community. Rumors and speculation are always welcome along with liberal discussions of other related topics. Having fun is what DBSTalk is all about.

While not specifically for Echostar users, Lee Wood's HDTV forum is a good place to get info on HDTV matters http://server2.ezboard.com/bdigitaltelevisionhdtvforum

Also not specifically for Echostar users, but a valuable source of information on matters of audio, high fidelity and home theatre is eCoustics.com. "Everything Hi-Fi Online" http://ecoustics.com

How to decode Echostar receiver serial numbers

If you're new to DBS, or shopping for a system, be sure to check the DBSTalk programming comparison chart at http://steve.dbstalk.com/charts/package_comparison.htm or this user created chart at http://64.162.106.66/dbscompare.pdf (requires Acrobat Reader).

Here's an interesting user site dedicated to Dish Network Programming http://servicedesk.dbstalk.com/

What is Macrovision? http://www.macrovision.com/
For information on markets and DMAs, see this page from AC Neilson Corp.
http://www.nielsenmedia.com/DMAs.html