NO VOOM CHANNELS FOR CURRRENT DISH CUSTOMERS? Wrong

[TNGTony]

If you already have a Dish dish pointed at 61.5 you will be able to order the programming as soon as it becomes available!

If you need a Dish dish pointed at 61.5 to get the Voom channels on Dish Netowrk, that is what the initial post is talking about. If you are a CURRENT Voom sub, you qualify for the special Dish upgrade plan. If you live in one of the cities mentioned in my last post and have local channels, you qualify for a free dish.

Again, the original post deals with HARDWARE and has no connection to the channel availability.

See ya
Tony

 

[BFG]

The part about them being a seperate package and costing $5 is unfortunetly true. I really don't think these channels should cost anything more.

The channel Id's are up on dish network and you can see it says available in "VoVOOM ORIGINAL" and not "HD PACK"

http://www.dishnetwork.com/search/sitesearch/index.asp?q2=voom&RecordsPerPage=10&c2=@META_Keyword&SearchLimit=1&q3=

 

[WJMorales]

I live near Chi Town, I have the dish pointing @ 61.5. I been checking the TP's and no signal yet. Will the Voom channels will be an additional package? Or part of the HD Pak? Just curious any current Voomer sit getting programming?

 

[jeslevine]

thanks for the clarification

 

[BFG]

They're an additional package

 

[WJMorales]

BFG are you seeing the channels on Dish, Voom, or FTA units?

 

[BFG]

No.

 

[WJMorales]

Thank BFG & Tony. Not picking trouble or doubting anyone, but where's has the $5.00 fee for the Voom Original package being stated?

 

[SummitAdvantageRetailer]

So for clarification,

IF YOU LIVE IN A CITY THAT HAS LOCALS ON 61.5, YOU QUALIFY TO GET IT FOR FREE (either with commitment if all are on 61.5 or no commitment if some are on 61.5). You just have to call DISH Network for an appointment. The terms to use are: "Must-carry local channels on 2nd dish".

But if you live in a city that DOES NOT HAVE LOCALS ON 61.5, you must pay for the 61.5 dish and ALWAYS HAVE BEEN THAT WAY. If you have locals on the SuperDISH 105 or 121, you must also get the DPP44 switch to view all 105/110/119/61.5 or 121/110/119/61.5 signals unless if you want to give up 110 and do with just 105/119/61.5 or 121/119/61.5. Those DPP44 switches are expensive, by the way. Your total cost can be anywhere around $100 for the 61.5 dish + installation plus $159 for the DPP44 switch if necessary.

 

[BFG]

Thank BFG & Tony. Not picking trouble or doubting anyone, but where's has the $5.00 fee for the Voom Original package being stated?

retailer blast

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showpost.php?p=467219&postcount=304

 

[WJMorales]

If your not in one of those cities with locals @ 61.5, don't tell them it's for CDS HD, either!

 

[TNGTony]

No official release yet. There have been several unofficial leaks though. Most of the sources including are trustworthy. I understood it to be a $10 package that was only $5 if bundled with the existing HD pack, but I was corrected twice and told that it could only be bundled. We'll all find out by the end of Monday one way or another.

(I said BY the end of Monday, not "AT" the end of Monday)

See ya
Tony

 

[Eric_C]

Just answer me a simple question.

I've had D* and V*, and always had a single dish, in the Detroit area, when I got E* I again have a single dish and the guy at the Dish store told me because of the area I live in I don't need any of these odd setups like everyone is talking about. I have no idea what Dish 500 is, or the 2 dish setup, I just have a nice single 18" dish and I get my locals, HD, and all regular programming.

So, all that being said, is this the 61.5 setup that will let me pick back up the Voom channels?

 

[James Long]

And, of course, the current E* customer deal to install 61.5 for $99 is for current E* customers who do not get the free install due to side slot locals.

This absolutely does NOT stop E* from offering a 61.5 dish upgrade for free to converting V* customers as part of their free installation deal. If they will install a free dish for $5 worth of programming (locals - and really only part of the $5 locals package in most markets) they are likely to install a free dish for $5 worth of HD.

Hopefully someone at E* will figure this out and the installers will understand the deal.

BTW: I could have got a free 105 dish for taking E* locals for a year. All I would have to do is let an E* installer on my property. These things are done. (I just wish they would allow free self installs - send me the stuff and I'll hook it up!)

JL

 

[TNGTony]

Huh? If you have V* (Voom?) you already have a dish pointed at 61.5. If you do not want to switch to Dish (E* Echostar-Dish) from DirecTV (incorectly referred to as D* by enough people to make it a standard), you will probably not be able to get the Voom channels. These channels require a subsciption to the HD pack which are at the 110 location.

See ya
Tony

 

[James Long]

So, all that being said, is this the 61.5 setup that will let me pick back up the Voom channels?

No. You will need two dishes. The current one to pick up your current channels and a Dish300 pointed at 61.5 to get the new ones. Plus a switch to tie them together and get the signals to your receivers.

Here's the test:
If you can get channel 101 you can see orbital position 119
If you can get channel 9900 you can see orbital position 110 (Old HD on this slot)
If you can get channel 580 you can see orbital position 61.5 (New Voom HD here)

If you can't get 580, you have some work to do or get done.

JL

 

[HokieEngineer]

This thread should be locked and moved out to pasture. It has been confirmed in the hdtv section that dish customers have indeed subscribed to the voom channels.

 

[BFG]

Agree