Yes. EA is eastern arc. E* has two separate groups of satellites that provide the bulk of their normal programming. To the west is the 110, 119, and 129W group and to the east is the 61.5, 72.7, and 77W group. Heretofore, 129W and 61.5W have carried identical national programming and 110/119 and 72.7/77 have carried identical national programming for their respective arcs. Subs therefore needed access to either 110/119 and either 129 or 61.5 or 72.7/77 and either 61.5 or 129 to receive all national programming. Before the creation of the eastern arc all subs had a 110/119 install regardless of where they resided. E* acquired the satellite at the 61.5 slot and spotbeamed locals to markets in the easterm half or so of ConUS where the spots reached. Thus many people ended up with 110/119/61.5 setups. E* then created an eastern arc of satellites to better serve the eastern part of the U.S. Only new subscribers received a full eastern arc install with a 1000.4 antenna to receive 61.5/72.7/77. Existing subs received a second dish for 61.5 and ended up with 110/119/61.5 setups. As long as 61.5 and 129 had identical programming, there was no difference in having a 61.5/72.7/77 or 110/119/61.5 setup. That has now changed so that the 110/119/61.5 setup probably will not receive all available programming. This is likely a temporary situation though.
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Yes. EA is eastern arc. E* has two separate groups of satellites that provide the bulk of their normal programming. To the west is the 110, 119, and 129W group and to the east is the 61.5, 72.7, and 77W group. Heretofore, 129W and 61.5W have carried identical national programming and 110/119 and 72.7/77 have carried identical national programming for their respective arcs. Subs therefore needed access to either 110/119 and either 129 or 61.5 or 72.7/77 and either 61.5 or 129 to receive all national programming. Before the creation of the eastern arc all subs had a 110/119 install regardless of where they resided. E* acquired the satellite at the 61.5 slot and spotbeamed locals to markets in the easterm half or so of ConUS where the spots reached. Thus many people ended up with 110/119/61.5 setups. E* then created an eastern arc of satellites to better serve the eastern part of the U.S. Only new subscribers received a full eastern arc install with a 1000.4 antenna to receive 61.5/72.7/77. Existing subs received a second dish for 61.5 and ended up with 110/119/61.5 setups. As long as 61.5 and 129 had identical programming, there was no difference in having a 61.5/72.7/77 or 110/119/61.5 setup. That has now changed so that the 110/119/61.5 setup probably will not receive all available programming. This is likely a temporary situation though.
Albany HD channels are on 61.5 and SDs on either 110 and 119 (ION - but it is a map down). So it may not be a good idea to do a repoint.
Well, sure looks like i'm screwed... I have 110/119/61.5... my HD locals are on 61.5 
so i can't move that to 129 I can't upgrade to EA cause I have 2 311's (MPEG2) receivers... this sux, price increase & no access to new HD... WTF?
so i can't move that to 129 I can't upgrade to EA cause I have 2 311's (MPEG2) receivers... this sux, price increase & no access to new HD... WTF?
Actually, this has turned out to be the opposite of the truth.
If you have 110 - 119 -129 you are fine.
If you have 110 -119 - 61.5 then you futureproof your setup by adding a 129 wing dish.
Except if your here on the east and hitting 129 is very hard if not impossible for a lot of folks.
Well, sure looks like i'm screwed... I have 110/119/61.5... my HD locals are on 61.5
Use "Customer Service Rep Roulette" until you get a rep who will exchange your 311s and install a 1000.4 dish, all for free, since it is needed to receive the channels you are paying for.
Do NOT call before Thursday or Friday, because until then they will not know what you are talking about.
^^^ sorry "K" think we typed @ the same time ;-)
I wonder if they'll be offering upgrades (discount or free) for those of us they set up before the establishment of EA??? I mean, it wasn't our fault we couldn't see 129, & not our fault we have the "combo" setup of Super Dish & wing dish
I wonder if they'll be offering upgrades (discount or free) for those of us they set up before the establishment of EA??? I mean, it wasn't our fault we couldn't see 129, & not our fault we have the "combo" setup of Super Dish & wing dish
I dont think this will work this time and dont think people should call. I am hearing the HD on 72.7 is a temporary stop gap just to get them launched while they work on their 61.5 issues.
Scott, but US people in Maine area will still be screwed even when they do get E6 over to 61.5, because E6 will not be able to reach us in Maine.
So what would DISH do for us then??
Josh
I don't see how this is the opposite of the truth. I agree with Scott about the 110/119/129 being fine. I initially added the 61.5 to my setup because that's where my HD locals were, but I also considered this to be futureproofing.
Other people on this forum have said that E6 coverage maps show that it would reach maine that well.
Josh
Scott - I've heard that 61.5 is not getting any new HD yet, not even BBCA. Can you check with your source again??
Scott, is there any way to find out for sure? I would like to know so I can make alternate plans.
Thanks,
Josh
I have been investigating this, and you can get 129 in Maine with an elevation of about 12 degrees.
Before Ciel-2 was launched, everyone was desperate to replace their 129 dishes with 61.5 dishes because EchoStar 5 at 129 was really weak.
Now Dish has a strong satellite, Cel-2 at 129, it might be possible to receive 129 even in Maine:
Ciel 2 129W Can7 Conus (Satkml)
A good site to check this is:
Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com
( Of course, this would require a third dish and a switch that accepts four satellite locations, which 119/110/61.5 users may already have. )
And on top of everything else, the Federal Government has been closed (rightfully) Monday and Tuesday due to the huge snowstorm that hit the mid-Atlantic area. And yet another storm is imminent.
It could be a while before the FCC acts on this...
It could be a while before the FCC acts on this...
