D* acknowledges partial failure:

[Questioner]

Earl just posted the following:



I knew about it for a good two weeks if not longer. But I did not know exactly what was wrong, I just knew something was wrong.

I never claimed the sky was falling, just that something was wrong.

It was some of the folks at the other forum who took what I said and snowballed it into a "sky is falling" situation. (Note that most of the messages that we like this were REMOVED from there after people posted them.)

I never tried to claim the sky was falling, I felt it was my duty to our 87,000 members and the hundred of thousands of other readers to report what I was hearing.

The good news is that this should not have any effect on the national services... so I say BRING EM!

Yes, but you would think they spent a lot of extra time trying to figure out the spotbeam issues that they had planned to use testing the national programming, and would cause a delay, according to the press release this is not the case. But I am not convinced.

 

[Jimbo]

Yes, but you would think they spent a lot of extra time trying to figure out the spotbeam issues that they had planned to use testing the national programming, and would cause a delay, according to the press release this is not the case. But I am not convinced.

Of course your not :shocked
You are the eternal pessimist .

Jimbo

 

[Lucky]

So now we know that the national channels are okay, when do we start seeing them. That is my question.

 

[MacDawg]

I hope it dont effect Norfolk VA from getting its local HD!

 

[vurbano]

I hope it dont effect Norfolk VA from getting its local HD!

I bet it does.

 

[bgilga]

I guess I will be buying an OTA to get my HD locals here. I was hoping they would light up soon, but I guess they won't be soon.

 

[GeorgeLV]

In that other forum, the word is the problem is limited to the northwest spotbeams.

IMO, if Norfolk isn't coming it's because of retransmission consent issues (LIN owns the NBC and Fox there) and not satellite capacity.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Im just glad those guys are eating it at DBS. All the crap they spewed a few days ago about Scott(especially bonscott), serves em right.

 

[Jimbo]

I guess I will be buying an OTA to get my HD locals here. I was hoping they would light up soon, but I guess they won't be soon.

Where is your DMA on the list ?
From what I have seen, they mentioned haveing the top 75 I think it was by the end of the year, or sooner, you know how that goes.

Jimbo

 

[Hemi 6.1]

I'd like to see a DMA list. Where can I find one?

 

[harshness]

I'd like to see a DMA list. Where can I find one?

With the understanding that the provider gets to pick their DMA map from a series of maps for the last few years, here's Earl's map: DIRECTV Local Channels by DMA Ranking.

The current map as well as the map that DISH Network uses are almost certainly different.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

With the understanding that the provider gets to pick their DMA map from a series of maps for the last few years, here's Earl's map: DIRECTV Local Channels by DMA Ranking.

The current map as well as the map that DISH Network uses are almost certainly different.

Is "Not Yet" better then "Not available"? And is this the order that D* will be lauching them,or has launched them?

 

[Hemi 6.1]

IF so there hope for my area. GOOD

 

[harshness]

Is "Not Yet" better then "Not available"? And is this the order that D* will be lauching them,or has launched them?

As evidenced by the fact that market 42 is unserved and market 200 is, no they don't necessarily take them in order. The key is figuring out who owns the stations in your market and taking off LARGE% for each station owned by LIN or one of the other difficult owners.

edit: DMA#53 (Wilkes Barre - Scranton, PA) having no LIN stations is looking fairly good, but they aren't there yet, so it isn't a shoe-in.

 

[tds4182]

I bet it does.

Only for you, D* has issued you an "extra special" access card for all your units.

Everyone else in the Norfolk area will be fine!

 

[tds4182]

"I just report what I hear, good and bad."

Same goes for me.

I only agree with the last two words of your statement.

 

[tds4182]

D* acknowledges partial failure

Earl just posted the following:



I knew about it for a good two weeks if not longer. But I did not know exactly what was wrong, I just knew something was wrong.

I never claimed the sky was falling, just that something was wrong.

It was some of the folks at the other forum who took what I said and snowballed it into a "sky is falling" situation. (Note that most of the messages that we like this were REMOVED from there after people posted them.)

I never tried to claim the sky was falling, I felt it was my duty to our 87,000 members and the hundred of thousands of other readers to report what I was hearing.

The good news is that this should not have any effect on the national services... so I say BRING EM!

FWIW, we'll know a little more later on today. By around 6-7 PM (central time) last Saturday the guide was already showing TNT HD to be temporarily off the air to free up bandwith for Sunday's ST games.

If that doesn't happen today, maybe it's a good sign. Time will tell.

 

[Hemi 6.1]

FWIW, we'll know a little more later on today. By around 6-7 PM (central time) last Saturday the guide was already showing TNT HD to be temporarily off the air to free up bandwith for Sunday's ST games.

If that doesn't happen today, maybe it's a good sign. Time will tell.

That is if TNTHD is moving to the new Satellite. Which I bet its not right away.

 

[GeorgeLV]

As evidenced by the fact that market 42 is unserved and market 200 is, no they don't necessarily take them in order. The key is figuring out who owns the stations in your market and taking off LARGE% for each station owned by LIN or one of the other difficult owners.

edit: DMA#53 (Wilkes Barre - Scranton, PA) having no LIN stations is looking fairly good, but they aren't there yet, so it isn't a shoe-in.

Actually, they are the first market DirecTV has to deal with Nextar. They have a similar reputation as LIN with the cable companies.

 

[rk_jg24]

I'm sorry, but this "Cold War" is stupid.