How do the viewing areas work? How many sats should you have?

[MikeInAlaska]

I guess I understand there are a couple "arcs" of satellite and I am on the western arc, 110, 119, and 129. But now I learn there is a 118, so does that imply that I'm not receiving everything I could be?

Also I have channels listed which the program guide says I receive -- but it says not authorized for my viewing area when I try to select them. How is that being determined, why would my box show me them in the first place as OK? It doesn't show Cinemax or other channels (I do not have) in the same way.

Mike

 

[Voyager6]

I guess I understand there are a couple "arcs" of satellite and I am on the western arc, 110, 119, and 129. But now I learn there is a 118, so does that imply that I'm not receiving everything I could be?

Also I have channels listed which the program guide says I receive -- but it says not authorized for my viewing area when I try to select them. How is that being determined, why would my box show me them in the first place as OK? It doesn't show Cinemax or other channels (I do not have) in the same way.

Mike

You would only be getting 118.7 if you were subscribed to internationals. I would change the guide setting to show only subscribed channels.

 

[harshness]

Also I have channels listed which the program guide says I receive -- but it says not authorized for my viewing area when I try to select them.

Why typically depends on specifics of the channels you're not allowed to view.

 

[garys]

Mostly they would be sports aux channels in which the games are blocked out outside of the team's viewing area. Sometimes national sports channels like ESPN have to black out games due to them being carried on a local network or rsn.

 

[Hall]

I guess I understand there are a couple "arcs" of satellite and I am on the western arc, 110, 119, and 129. But now I learn there is a 118, so does that imply that I'm not receiving everything I could be?

Sure you can receive more...If you pay for them

 

[MikeInAlaska]

It shows in the guide though like I have them, and then when I select them it says I can't watch them.
Versus something I am not subscribed to, which does not show in the guide.

So if you are subscribed to International, does 118 and 119 come in on the same LNB?

 

[Bobby]

It shows in the guide though like I have them, and then when I select them it says I can't watch them.
Versus something I am not subscribed to, which does not show in the guide.

So if you are subscribed to International, does 118 and 119 come in on the same LNB?

No, 118 is whole different ballgame. It takes a special lnb....

 

[Voyager6]

So if you are subscribed to International, does 118 and 119 come in on the same LNB?

No, 118 is whole different ballgame. It takes a special lnb....

Dish has a special joint LNB that gets both 118.7 and 119. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dish-Networ...ntenna-lnbf-/180757498265?hash=item2a15fc8999

 

[Hall]

Also I have channels listed which the program guide says I receive -- but it says not authorized for my viewing area when I try to select them.

It shows in the guide though like I have them, and then when I select them it says I can't watch them.
Versus something I am not subscribed to, which does not show in the guide.

What channels ? I'm guessing they are sports-related channels....

 

[Tampa8]

I would say his being in Alaska he is seeing channels his dish can not get a signal from, same as if you moved out of the spotbeam of your locals and tried to watch them. Either he has a Satellite he does not need or his box is not set for the Alaska packages.

If he is seeing it on ESPN as an example then it could be channels that are blacked out but I'm not sure the "not authorized" is the message you would get it would be a blacked out message.

As others have said 118 is for international channels not needed for any regular programming.

 

[Hall]

Would it say "not authorized" though if it were a low or no signal issue? I have no idea...

 

[ChadT41]

If he has the Alaska Dish, and the CST was ran with the alternative box checked, it can very easily show the not authorized message. Where in Alaska and what type of Dish he is using will make all the difference.

 

[Tampa8]

Would it say "not authorized" though if it were a low or no signal issue? I have no idea...

It does when out of a spotbeam area you normally use.

 

[boba]

If he has the Alaska Dish, and the CST was ran with the alternative box checked, it can very easily show the not authorized message. Where in Alaska and what type of Dish he is using will make all the difference.

In another thread he has a 6ft. dish and he wants 110/119 & 129 off it.