direct tv and dish network

[c00terj]

do they use the same satellites cause some people in my neighborhood have direct and there pointed more southeast and dish network more southwest

 

[darrencp22]

nope different satellites.

 

[Zynergi]

Diff sats same direction, Dish uses 119 for primary while Direct uses 101 so that's where you see the arms in diff directions, 17 degrees. However D* uses the 110 slot and 119 slot for specialized programming and locals, hence when you see a dish 500 at the neighbors house and a D* 3 sat at another they seem to look in the same direction.

 

[c00terj]

what kind of dish would i get if i'm getting 1 standard and 1 hd receiver
will it be a old standard dish or a new slimline with 3 lnb or 5 lnb

 

[iwc5893]

what kind of dish would i get if i'm getting 1 standard and 1 hd receiver
will it be a old standard dish or a new slimline with 3 lnb or 5 lnb

Depending upon where you live, you may get the 3LNB Slimline but most likely it will be a 5 LNB Slimline for the HD programming.

 

[c00terj]

san diego will it point more toward the southeast or southwest

 

[jtwex]

S/E from SD.