Dish request: Please put all HD flex pack channels on Echostar 16.

[Ypsiguy]

It would be nice to have them all on one satellite for the core flex pack. Move the HD shopping channels to Nimiq 5, please.

You could even maybe market a cheap single LNBF dish for the “Flex HD” package.

 

[Bobby]

It would be nice to have them all on one satellite for the core flex pack. Move the HD shopping channels to Nimiq 5, please.

You could even maybe market a cheap single LNBF dish for the “Flex HD” package.

The channels are not on transponders by tier of subscription. They are placed where they are because they work for everyone.

 

[Ypsiguy]

The channels are not on transponders by tier of subscription. They are placed where they are because they work for everyone.

All but 2 are already there. GAC and WeatherNation.

It’s amazing how just aiming at Echo16 cuts out a lot of the junk channels.

 

[NYDutch]

All but 2 are already there. GAC and WeatherNation.

It’s amazing how just aiming at Echo16 cuts out a lot of the junk channels.

My program guide only lists the channels I want it to list. All the "junk" channels are hidden...

 

[Ypsiguy]

My program guide only lists the channels I want it to list. All the "junk" channels are hidden...

Yup, I do that already on my Eastern Arc 61.5/72.7 dish. I set up a new small dish aiming only at EchoStar 16 and saw that 95 pct of the HD flex pack channels are already there. Would be nice to see the remaining 2 moved. It can be done. It was done with Comet when it went HD. They moved from Nimiq 5 to EchoStar 16. Especially if they move HSN and QVC HD over to Nimiq 5.

 

[NYDutch]

Using a single legacy or DP LNB small dish would limit the available receivers that could be used to the Wally and VIP's. I doubt that Dish would want to spend the money to develop a DPP/DPH Hopper compatible single LNB for the relatively small Flex market. Then there's the DMA's where the HD locals are only on the 77 sat and western arc subs to consider as well...

 

[Ypsiguy]

Using a single legacy or DP LNB small dish would limit the available receivers that could be used to the Wally and VIP's. I doubt that Dish would want to spend the money to develop a DPP/DPH Hopper compatible single LNB for the relatively small Flex market. Then there's the DMA's where the HD locals are only on the 77 sat and western arc subs to consider as well...

I can see ur point on that one and if someone wants to set up a single dish, it is pretty easy.

 

[NYDutch]

I can see ur point on that one and if someone wants to set up a single dish, it is pretty easy.

With a Hopper? Overall, I don't really see the point of it. If you really only want 61.5, just slap some foil over the other LNB.

 

[JSheridan]

Last I heard the 8 day guide data was on 72.

 

[Ypsiguy]

With a Hopper? Overall, I don't really see the point of it. If you really only want 61.5, just slap some foil over the other LNB.

Not everyone has a Hopper. My Dad is still running a 311...lol.

 

[NYDutch]

Not everyone has a Hopper. My Dad is still running a 311...lol.

I know there are subs still running old gear, but you suggested the single LNB dish would be for new subscribers to the Flex pack. They would be getting current models.

 

[sty6]

So the Wally does not complain about only receiving just one bird with just one lnb, single dish?. I have been thinking of doing this when going up to the cabin. What issues could I run into?.

 

[Ypsiguy]

So the Wally does not complain about only receiving just one bird with just one lnb, single dish?. I have been thinking of doing this when going up to the cabin. What issues could I run into?.

My VIP 211k does it just fine. It’s aiming at Echostar 16. I would think a Wally could do it as well.

 

[NYDutch]

So the Wally does not complain about only receiving just one bird with just one lnb, single dish?. I have been thinking of doing this when going up to the cabin. What issues could I run into?.

The Wallys work fine with the single LNB auto-aiming portable dome antennas favored by RV'ers and truckers.

 

[Ypsiguy]

So the Wally does not complain about only receiving just one bird with just one lnb, single dish?. I have been thinking of doing this when going up to the cabin. What issues could I run into?.

You will need to know which satellite carries the channels you want to watch.

Lyngsat.com can help you with that task. If you are aiming at the Eastern arc, Echostar 16 and Nimiq 5 are the satellites you want to look at.