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jon_d2
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What spotbeam am I seeing?

hi all-

A few years ago I posted this thread asking about seeing spotbeam 3 on transponder 15 at 61.5 here is Sussex Co. Delaware. Below is my first post:


Hello all,

I live in Delaware about halfway between NYC and the Virginia Beach area. I was looking at transponder 15 which according to "the list" shows as having spotbeam 4 covering the Virginia Beach/Norfolk area and Spotbeam 3 covering the NYC area. I don't know a whole lot about spotbeams and transponders but when I look at transponder 15 I get about a 30-35 on the signal meter. I am wondering if I am getting the spotbeam 3 or 4? Is there anyway to tell?

My thing is i live in Sussex Co. Delaware which is in the Salisbury, MD DMA but those locals are not carried by Dish Network (and WBOC does a pretty good job of advertising that satellite won't carry them) but if I "move" a few miles to the north into Kent County DE I get into the Philly DMA and should be able to pick up the their locals. From "the list" Philly should be on transponder 11 and I get an 80 on the signal meter for that spotbeam but I was wondering if I could "move" a little further north into NJ and pick up the NYC locals instead. Thats the reason for my question of which spotbeam I am seeing on transponder 15.

The maps on "the list" show me as being just inside the yellow for NYC Spot 3 but I know from reading threads they aren't too accurate.

Thanks for the help!

Well ended up using a family members address and getting the Philadelphia locals. For some reason though I remember trying a New Jersey address and not being able to get the NYC local channels. At least I think I remember doing that but maybe I never did, I honestly can't remember.

Anyway I looked and it seems as if the NYC locals haven't moved from that spotbeam but I was wondering if there was anyway to confirm if I am seeing spotbeam 3 or 4 on TP 15 at 61.5? The first post in the old thread said I was seeing spotbeam 3 but then the next reply said I would be able to get Norfolk on TP15. And like I said I thought I tried and it didn't work but maybe that was just a dream.

I also can't remember if this was before or after I was moved to the eastern arc, not sure if that would make any difference at all. But can anyone help me figure out which spotbeam I am seeing so I know weather to move or not?
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TheKrell
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My quick scan of Table 3 on P.53 shows that the EKB is right: no transponder 15 exists in spotbeam 4. So IMHO it's clear that Delaware customers cannot "move" to NYC because spotbeam 3 is too far north. They could, however, "move" to Norfolk. <-- my theory

On the repointing issue, are you now taking back what you said in post #3? In your defense ;), many folks around here have repeatedly stated that the spotbeam maps are wrong and Dish repointed them from their original design.
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Thanks for the responses! Guess its not going to work for me. I did happen to see that the big 4 from New York are on 72.7 in HD along with LA in SD. If one had NYC locals would you also see these channels from 72.7?

My other question is out of curiosity would I be able to get Buffalo channels here off of spotbeam 4? If so it would seem odd that an area so far away from here is on the same beam.
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jon_d2 said:
Thanks for the responses! Guess its not going to work for me. I did happen to see that the big 4 from New York are on 72.7 in HD along with LA in SD. If one had NYC locals would you also see these channels from 72.7?
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those are the distants which are only available to RV'ers/semi drivers who submit the proper paperwork (and registration)

The NY & LA HD channels for subs who arent RV'ers/semi drivers are spotbeamed
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those are the distants which are only available to RV'ers/semi drivers who submit the proper paperwork (and registration)
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Thanks, I forgot about those people.
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jon_d2 said:
My other question is out of curiosity would I be able to get Buffalo channels here off of spotbeam 4? If so it would seem odd that an area so far away from here is on the same beam.
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I think "Yes." And yes it does seem odd. IIRC the spot on the ground is distinctly elongated in the direction of Buffalo.
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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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