New HD Channels in Hawaii

[Dennis Brown]

I got up this morning and was pleasantly surprised to find the following additional HD channels:

TLC (5504)
TRV (5508)
TWC (5509)
ESPNews (5519)
NTGEO (5518)
VS (5517)
BIO (5525)

Although the programming guide is not functioning fully, all the channels seem to be working.

Aloha from the Big Island,

Dennis

 

[Laddyboy]

Just spent a month on Big Island and really had a good time. Congrats on your new HD.

 

[Chena]

Although the programming guide is not functioning fully, all the channels seem to be working.

If you run the check switch and force the guide download all the "info" will be there.

 

[Dennis Brown]

If you run the check switch and force the guide download all the "info" will be there.

Thanks. I never knew that.

 

[Chena]

Thanks. I never knew that.

Takes awhile, but faster than waiting until tomorrow for them to show. Gotta see all those shows you don't want to watch. Changed over some of my travel timers.

 

[digiblur]

Yep...they finally activated them on the AK and HI spotbeam today around lunch time central time zone.

Should make the AK and HI people happy.

 

[djmaui]

This is the HD we get now in HI (19 channels):
HD Theater
HD Net
HD Movies
ESPN
ESPN2
TNT
Universal
NFL
HBO
Showtime
USA
Sci-Fi
TLC
Travel
National Geographic
ESPN News
Versus
Weather Channel
Bio

Here's a of existing Dish HD channels that I hope to get soon:
HBO2
HBO Signature
HBO Comedy
HBO Zone
CINEMAX
Action MAX
5 MAX
ENCORE
STARZ
STARZ Edge
STARZ Comedy
STARZ Kids & Family
CNN
History
Discovery
CNBC
Carton Network
Animal Planet
Food Network
TBS
Science
Smithsonian
MGM
Disney
Toon Disney
World sport
ABC Family
NHL
FOX SPORTS West
FOX SPORTS Prime
NBC HD (KHNL13)

In addition, I would love to get the following ones when they are picked up:
Any premium movie channels that Dish doesn't have yet
MSNBC
Comedy Central
FX
IFC
Nickelodeon
FOX Soccer Channel

Hopefully Ciel-2, etc. will bring good channels that we want to watch. :

2009 is good so far, in Hawaii at least.

 

[stiphy]

They are showing up in the USVI now but I get a slate saying they are working on them..wonder if they are going to spotbeam them here as well eventually or if this is just a glitch (since we get the same HD pack as you guys in HI but have been left out of the recent spotbeam stuff). Just turn these channels on for us on 61.5 in the VI and we'll be happy!

Sean

 

[technoguy]

They are showing up in the USVI now but I get a slate saying they are working on them..wonder if they are going to spotbeam them here as well eventually or if this is just a glitch (since we get the same HD pack as you guys in HI but have been left out of the recent spotbeam stuff). Just turn these channels on for us on 61.5 in the VI and we'll be happy!

Sean

No,Those channels are made for AK,HI and PR/VI(Not officially)thru 110w,and the reason they are there available for US is because the 61.5w "issue" for the Caribbean.

 

[Chena]

Food and Hist are at the top of my list.

 

[AKGolf]

Food and Hist are at the top of my list.

The other four already uplinked(Toon, Animal Planet, Bravo and ABC Family) and Discovery.

 

[stiphy]

So here's my beef, all of those channels come in on 61.5 but they won't open them to us. Instead we get dummy channels off of 110 that don't work down here. Ridiculous.

Thanks all for the info though!

 

[vcsatellite]

Hey Technoguy,

Do you think that we be able to see new HD in Puerto Rico in a few weeks?

 

[PEDROJOSE]

crossed my fingers!!!!!

 

[neljtorres]

No,Those channels are made for AK,HI and PR/VI(Not officially)thru 110w,and the reason they are there available for US is because the 61.5w "issue" for the Caribbean.

Yeah in my 211 receiver i am getting them but the things is that those channels are on spotbeam that covers Alaska and Hawaii and if it was in a conus beam we would have been able to see them already!

 

[fbbonline]

Here's a of existing Dish HD channels that I hope to get soon:

NBC HD (KHNL13)

NBC would be nice since we have the other locals...

 

[PEDROJOSE]

Yeah in my 211 receiver i am getting them but the things is that those channels are on spotbeam that covers Alaska and Hawaii and if it was in a conus beam we would have been able to see them already!

then why i am in PR and i am getting that message and the guide

 

[neljtorres]

then why i am in PR and i am getting that message and the guide

Yes Pedro for now we can't get them!

 

[Tom_P]

Well DTV-PR is offering HD Channels, but is it costly compared to Dish. Almost $30 for a couple of channels, because they charge $10/monthly for the receiver plus the programming charge. This is a competitive advantage and time is passing by, the window of opportunity is almost gone. Do you have any idea of the amount of HDTVs that were sold the last couple of months? People is hungry for HD channels in PR.. Hey Dish get a grip....

 

[PEDROJOSE]

Yes Pedro for now we can't get them!

but theoretically they are there its just up to dish to turn them on