I wouldn't be so sure. If they think you've already got the card, why would they mail another one later? Hopefully, the CSR put something in your file.
Eastern Arc Dish Info & Install Guide
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Seems like a lot of uneffiecency lately with Dish Network which scares me. I am having less confidence that they are able to take care of their customers. There is no reason why they should turn down installing people that can only see EA to that slot for existing customers having issues seeing 110/119/129.
Okay, I'm getting smarter. I googled the 1000.4 dish and find that it apparently is just a larger dish solution to 61.5. This is likely the reason for the installer's recommendation for the newer, larger dish. My LOS is not ideal for the 61.5 sat but the installer indicated that it probably would get some signal. So I believe that is the reason for recommending the 1000.4. But he DID clearly state that the satellite(s) available with the 1000.4 were higher from the horizon, which my education as to reality is indicating is incorrect. My locals (Raleigh, NC market) are available on the 61.5 and it appears that is what I'll be getting with a second dish. I thought the installer said that the 1000.4 would be a single-dish solution, but I may have misunderstood that.
In any event, the larger 1000.4 dish should maximize whatever signal I can milk from the forest in front of my house.
On a related note, the most recent installer said that I either should or must get a 722 box for the 1000.4. I now have 622. I contacted Dish yesterday and they asked me what price the installer quoted (which I thought was strange). We discussed cost and the installer wasn't specific, but he said that there would be a "change-out fee." The Dish rep didn't know what the installer was talking about, but he offered (and I accepted) a 722 for $125 and I could keep my 622. The 622 would be deactivated after a month or so since I made it clear that I do not want additional monthly charges. Right now I'm paying for one 622 receiver (leased) and am carrying the $6/month maintenance agreement.
Thanks to this forum and Google, I am getting smarter if only by small increments.
Thanks.
Here's part of my latest chat session dialog. They're saying that I sould be okay with the 1000+ dish and a new LNBF. Is that the same as the 1000.4? and are is the chat guy right?
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I just purchasrd a dish 1000.4 along with a vip211k receiver to use on our houseboat. I have hooked it up and I can only pickup 72.7 satelite even after I run the check switch. I purchased this thinking it would be easier to pick up the satelites easier than the 1000.2 dish . The 1000.2 seems to be alot more sensitive to movement of the boat than the dish pro 500 . I have pressed the on/off switch thinking it would need a download but to no avail. The 72.7 lacks alot of the high def. channels . Hope someone has some ideas of what to try next.
I just purchasrd a dish 1000.4 along with a vip211k receiver to use on our houseboat. I have hooked it up and I can only pickup 72.7 satelite even after I run the check switch. I purchased this thinking it would be easier to pick up the satelites easier than the 1000.2 dish . The 1000.2 seems to be alot more sensitive to movement of the boat than the dish pro 500 . I have pressed the on/off switch thinking it would need a download but to no avail. The 72.7 lacks alot of the high def. channels . Hope someone has some ideas of what to try next.
Yes!. Unless of course the houseboat is permanently moored like an Illinois Riverboat Gambling casino....Does this sound incredibly stupid to anybody else???
What makes people do stuff like this..
Next thing ya know, this guy is going to call Dish. They will create a work order. Some poor schlub is going to get this job and a lifetime of TC's
He could have written "I just put an evening gown on my pet Hyena. Do you think that will make it look better"...
And it would have meant the same thing.
Same thing happen to me, double check your SK.
The others are just jealous of your floating house.
dish 1000.4 eastern arc
We use satelite dishes on houseboats all the time and work very well when moored or beached and tied to shore to prevent movement. Dish 500 worked very well for this but now we prefer HD . Thought I would clear this up for the uninformed on this site.
Now we have this dish mounted at home now to make sure the receiver would recognize it . As I stated earlier I can only receive the 72.7 sat . Has anyone else on here used this dish yet?
We use satelite dishes on houseboats all the time and work very well when moored or beached and tied to shore to prevent movement. Dish 500 worked very well for this but now we prefer HD . Thought I would clear this up for the uninformed on this site.
Now we have this dish mounted at home now to make sure the receiver would recognize it . As I stated earlier I can only receive the 72.7 sat . Has anyone else on here used this dish yet?
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Dishcomm could have answered the question . I guess he knows less about dish 1000.4 than I do. Unless you can enlighten me with your superior wisdom then keep your comments of ignorance to yourself .
I just installed a new 1000.4 dish. I can get 55-60 on 61.5, but only 45-49 on 72. Is this normal? I have played with the dish for about an hour and that is the best I can do. I am 90% sure i have no obstructions, especially with the high elevation of 39 ( on the dish ). Can someone provide me with some numbers to compare with? Thanks.
45-55 on the 72.7 is not bad mid 50's on all the transponders is normal ...you could tweak it a bit but not too much..
Your signal also will depend on where you are geographically. Your best comparisons will be with someone in your zip code or at least in your state. The signal will drop of as you go east or west of the geostationary satellite(s).
I am seeing numbers very similar to that in River Falls, WI. I have played around with the dish but 48-49 was as high as I could get the strength on 72.
A good primer on Satellite technology as it relates to Dish users can be seen at https://rweb.echostar.com/departmental_content/TechPortal/content/tech/techmiscsat.shtml
The guy in WI should be getting roughly the same numbers if both of your dishes are optimized. The "footprint" of several of the satellites can be seen at http://www.geo-orbit.org/westhemipgs/fecho4specp.html
the 72 degree sat is not listed on that page - probably not updated.
The east/west location of the 72 satellite can be seen at http://www.geo-orbit.org/westhemipgs/fecho4specp.html
