Because believe it or not there are still some folks out there that have SD only receivers. Most of them would be on the western arc. This is being remedied right now as those people are being upgraded little by little. Eastern arc is already HD only except for some local channels that have SD feeds and those channels are all on the 77 satellite.
Of course that is great for the majority of the population that can actually stream. Unfortunately the entire population is not capable, yet....
Still, there are some channels where Dish actually carries an HD feed, but that feed is only available by streaming it from the Dish Anywhere website, not through the receiver. The point is, why not make those feeds more conveniently accessible to as many subscribers as possible? Those who can't stream at all already have no access to those feeds, but there should not be any hurdles in the way preventing those who can stream from accessing them.
Just to clarify that last sentence, even the SD local channels on Eastern Arc are all MPEG-4, which still require an HD-capable receiver. Most of the locals on 77 are HD feeds, and most of those markets are now also mirrored on the 72 satellite. If Dish still carries SD feeds of the major networks for those markets, then those SD feeds are on Western Arc. (Cincinnati SD feeds are on 110, for example.) The SD feeds on the 77 satellite are mostly national channels.
Yes, that is correct. I have tested Wally both ways. (Internet-connected, and without internet)
I've been reading reviews of SpaceX's Starlink which is in beta testing. Reviews have been glowing for the most part and SpaceX is putting up 60 satellites a pop quite regularly. $500 for equipment and $100 month for service.
Well Space X just shot up 60 more satellites. SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink internet satellites, nails latest rocket landing at sea | Space
And that is why the last word in my post was ‘yet.’ Still, it is a pretty hefty outlay to get Starlink Internet at $500 for the equipment an $100 a month. Not everyone, especially in some rural areas, can afford that.
I understand your logic but still feel I am paying to watch content on/from the Dish service, not watch internet content via the Dish interface. That's why I have a Roku.
That's old news. They have been streaming those international channels for over two-and-a-half years now.
