MSNBC and Cooking in Dish America Gold?

[dlharm]

I have Dish America Gold as my base package and I have read on the Dish website and on a HD comparison report that I saw on here somewhere, that the Cooking channel and MSNBC are included in the Dish America Gold package.
I hope one of the Internet Response Team here can answer this if it is true or not.
I receive neither one of them, that is why I'm asking.
Also, why the Dish America packages have none of the audio only channels but other packages do? Just wondering.
Thank You in advance for any help.

Duane

 

[MattG@DISH]

Cooking channel shows in DISH America Gold package, MSNBC does not. Cooking comes off 72 or 129. I have no idea why the audio channels aren't in the HD package (probably because they aren't HD channels would be my guess). What happens when you go to channel 113 (cooking channel)?

 

[gqmagic]

I have Silver and on the comparison chart it shows Silver & Gold having MSNBC.
I now know that Silver does not have it. So youi say Gold does not have it either.

I asked Matt if he could make or find a current comparison side by side chart showing Silver-Gold-200-250-Latino Dos & Max.

We'll see what he can come up with.

 

[MattG@DISH]

We used this lineup list before, I know it is only HD channels, there are some errors on it, please forgive me for them. Also there's a channel lineup card attached as well. The Latino packages I'll have to make by hand because we don't have an easily transferrable list.


View attachment HDcomparison.xls

View attachment StandardHDChannelGuide.pdf

 

[MattG@DISH]

Here's our Latino lineup card.

View attachment Channel Lineup Card - Latino.pdf

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Did Ion West get added recently to DL Dos?

Here's our Latino lineup card.

View attachment 61640

 

[Oceanic]

I watch mostly news and movies. Why isn't MSNBC included in the lower tier of programming with CNN and Fox News? Weirdness.

 

[Mojo Jojo]

I watch mostly news and movies. Why isn't MSNBC included in the lower tier of programming with CNN and Fox News? Weirdness.

Probably contract terms between MSNBC and Dish. Same with CNN, Fox News, HLN, etc.
If you like movies, then Dish has the following add-ons:
Encore Movies for $5.00/mo.--MoviePlex, Encore West, Encore Westerns, Encore Action, Encore Drama, Encore Love, and Encore Mystery
[Note: Encore WAM and Encore East SD or/and HD are not included.]
Dish Platinum (formerly HD Platinum) for currently $10.00/mo. -- 22 channels
FMI, see this page: HD Platinum - Dish Network
Epix 3 (The Three from Epix) for currently $7.00/mo.
FMI on Epix 3 (The Three from Epix) and other a la carte channels, see this page: BabyTV, Outdoor Channel & A La Carte TV - DISH Network

 

[Oceanic]

Thanks Mojo for the suggestions. I've got AT200 + Platinum + a free year of Starz, so I'm set. I don't watch any SD programming anymore. I think Dish Platinum is the best bargain out there, though I wish Epix and some of the Plex would stop the big bugs for their advertisements and logos. It seems I'm getting advertised to every waking hour these days.

 

[dlharm]

When I try to go to channel 113 or 9447 for the cooking channel I get a message that states the channel is available for immediate up-grade or it needs subscribed to.
Thanks!

 

[dlharm]

Cooking channel shows in DISH America Gold package, MSNBC does not. Cooking comes off 72 or 129. I have no idea why the audio channels aren't in the HD package (probably because they aren't HD channels would be my guess). What happens when you go to channel 113 (cooking channel)?

When I try to go to channel 113 or 9447 for the cooking channel I get a message that states the channel is available for immediate up-grade or it needs subscribed to.
I have been told by Technical Support Group at Dish that my Dish package does not qualify for the Cooking Channel, that I would need the top 250 or higher to receive it. What is the correct answer?
I have 119/110/129 sats.

 

[MattG@DISH]

Our internal site does say Cooking HD is part of DISH America Gold. Mind sending me your account number or phone number in a PM?

 

[TonyT@DISH Network]

Hey guys.. Taking over for Matt who is on vacation (lucky devil is in Hawaii). Does anyone with DISH America Gold get the channels involved in this (namely MSNBCHD-209 and/or COOKING CHANNEL HD 113)? I am currently having a conversation with both engineering and programming at this time and I just want to give them as much information as possible.

This issue will be resolved rather quickly once I give them the whole package.

 

[TheTony]

Thanks Tony. Appreciate the time you took with me over PMs to research this. Hopefully others with Dish America Gold can speak up and indicate if they are receiving either of these channels. As someone looking for Cooking Channel HD, I'm very interested in a resolution.

 

[Dah-Henny]

I've got DA Gold, and don't have either channel.

 

[TonyT@DISH Network]

I was actually about to PM you dahenny. I remember switching you over to that package. I will know more about the issue tomorrow afternoon. There is nothing wrong with your equipment though folks, so no worries on that front. I am all over this one. If you subscribe to DA Gold and have the channels, lemme know. Also if you don't have them, lemme know. If you find any other channels that it says you should have and don't, that would be useful too. I got my engineering and programming teams together and am drowning them in information.

 

[dlharm]

As you know I have Dish America Gold and I do not receive either of the channels, MSNBC or Cooking Channels. I checked again to see if I did or did not. If I go to them I get the pop-up message that states the channel is available for immediate up-grade.
Looking at the all channels guide MSNBC SD and Cooking SD show in Green.

 

[nrholland]

So are we supposed to get Cooking Channel HD and MSNBC HD in the Dish America Gold package or not? If not, I likely won't go with it. I'll go with Top 250 instead.

 

[nrholland]

:rant:I just looked on Dish's site for English packages. It shows MSNBC & Cooking Channel available in Dish America Gold. As far as I'm concerned, those who get Dish America Gold should be getting these channels. If you're not getting them, Dish is guilty of false advertising or there is a problem that Dish is having in getting them added to the package.

 

[milehighmike]

I have DA Gold and I have never received Cooking or MSNBC.