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badgermobile
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New customer with 1000.4 peaked to 61.5 -- not 72.7

Hey all. I just signed up last week for Dish with the AT120+, free movie packages for 3 months, and have been fairly pleased so far (with one concern described below). I'm in NY with an eastern arc 1000.4.

The installer pointed and peaked the dish to 61.5, and repeated assured me that this was because all HD channels were on 61.5 and this will give me the best HD signal. I asked him what was on 72.7 and 77, and he said "nothing important."

I've gone into Menu>>Installation>>Point Dish, and checked which sat/TP all the popular HD channels are on, such as TBS, History, CNN, ESPN, etc. They're all on 72.7 and their signals are currently terrible at 30-40. The USA channel showed some random "blocks" or artifacts during the recent rain and clouds here in Long Island.

From all the research I've done on this forum, it's apparent that Dish has been moving almost all the popular HD channels to 72.7, and that 61.5 will lose most of the "popular" HD channels at some point.

Was the installer correct to peak and lock the dish to 61.5 for best HD signal? He installed in Sept 2011 (last week); should he have peaked to 72.7 instead?

(He did say something about 72.7 being "behind" or farther away in distance in the sky, and that 61.5 was closer in actual distance. I didn't quite undertsand...)

Thanks.
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RaymondG@Dish Network
badgermobile said:
Hey all. I just signed up last week for Dish with the AT120+, free movie packages for 3 months, and have been fairly pleased so far (with one concern described below). I'm in NY with an eastern arc 1000.4.

The installer pointed and peaked the dish to 61.5, and repeated assured me that this was because all HD channels were on 61.5 and this will give me the best HD signal. I asked him what was on 72.7 and 77, and he said "nothing important."

I've gone into Menu>>Installation>>Point Dish, and checked which sat/TP all the popular HD channels are on, such as TBS, History, CNN, ESPN, etc. They're all on 72.7 and their signals are currently terrible at 30-40. The USA channel showed some random "blocks" or artifacts during the recent rain and clouds here in Long Island.

From all the research I've done on this forum, it's apparent that Dish has been moving almost all the popular HD channels to 72.7, and that 61.5 will lose most of the "popular" HD channels at some point.

Was the installer correct to peak and lock the dish to 61.5 for best HD signal? He installed in Sept 2011 (last week); should he have peaked to 72.7 instead?

(He did say something about 72.7 being "behind" or farther away in distance in the sky, and that 61.5 was closer in actual distance. I didn't quite undertsand...)

Thanks.
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Please PM your phone or account number to me and I will be happy to assist you in getting this corrected. Thank you!
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badgermobile
FWIW, the installer was a third-party retailer, but also an old family friend. So I think I'll give him a call first to see if he wants to come over and correct this. Raymond@DishNetwork, I'll get in touch with you if he's unable to come.

Just curious: If I go straight to corporate for service, will Dish mark this as a complaint against him, and thus he'll lose commission for the install?
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MikeD-C05
MikeD-C05
If you aim at the 72.7 sat and get a good signal on 19 or 21 transponder you are half way there. The key in peaking the 1000.4 sat dish is the Azimuth cam. If you adjust it to find the sweet spot between 72.7 and 77 sats ( maximum strength on both sats), you will get great signals on all 3 sats. Also the elevation rod can be tightened in either direction to get maximum peaking on all three. The 61.5 sat should fall right into place if you do those two things. But I find a lot of installers who only aim the dish and what ever signal they get they lock in and say the job is done. The beauty of the 1000.4 sat dish is that you can peak it to get maximum strength by doing the two above things I mentioned.
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What is considered a good signal on TP 19/21 of sat 72.7 from NY? At least 70?
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What is considered a good signal on TP 19/21 of sat 72.7 from NY? At least 70?
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For the NY area, the signal should be around 50 at least but you should expect 55-60 on average. You should also check TPs 15 and 17 as well. I think this thread should help you out more. http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/256056-list-minimum-average-thresholds.html
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Finished season 3 last night. Still one of my favorite shows.

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Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
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Great ending, but it ran in circles most of the season.
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Hopper 3 with Hopper plus internet connection problems

Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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mheisen said:
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Might be worth just to ditch the hopper plus. No issues here on h713
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mheisen said:
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Buy a roku and dump the hopper plus you'll be better off. If you have a smart tv you don't need either one. No hopper plus here and no issues!!!
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