I'm on Florida's west coast, and never bothered with the Dish 1000 and 129. I have a separate dish pointed at 61.5 along with a Dish 500 for 110 and 119, and it works great. 129, in this area, is very marginal and subject to rain fade and other atmosperhic conditions. Also, if you look at the footprint map for 129, with the exception of Northern Florida, 129 is not recommended.
Good luck.