Patient Channel 87w

[Keith Brannen]

Looks like we are losing the Patient Channel from satellite. The channel has been at 87w (if not longer) since I first got into FTA back in 2006.

The following screen shot I captured moments ago has been up for a couple of days, at least. Anyhow, it appears to me that the message is definitely suggesting it will be gone soon from satellite.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Can't find any information on their website about how the channel is now being delivered, but it's almost certainly IP-based.

 

[Keith Brannen]

That would be my assumption, as well. I did scan all the satellites I get, and haven't found it anywhere else.

 

[Bassplayer 1964]

I wish they would hurry up and turn our fiber on here! My DSL doesn't have enough balls to stream a SD ROKU stream and download my email at the same time! So anything IP based seems off limits here till they do LOL! I've gotten some good info from the Patient Channel over the years so I hate to see it go

 

[lordodogg]

I wish they would hurry up and turn our fiber on here! My DSL doesn't have enough balls to stream a SD ROKU stream and download my email at the same time! So anything IP based seems off limits here till they do LOL! I've gotten some good info from the Patient Channel over the years so I hate to see it go

Here in Northeast PA we have up to 1200 mbps through Comcast! Haven't had DSL since 2010!

 

[iBoston]

Ever since webMD took over the channel, the channel became more of a 24/7 commercial, rather than informative. I stopped watching it after webMD took it over.. Even though its disappointing to loose any satellite service....

 

[Keith Brannen]

Don't know when they got rid of the screen shot I posted above, but Patient Channel is broadcasting again. Guess they aren't leaving satellite after all (though it did look like it from the screen shot).

 

[Bassplayer 1964]

Here in Northeast PA we have up to 1200 mbps through Comcast! Haven't had DSL since 2010!

No cable here although I have thought about building one LOL I get 1 channel with 4 subs here but up on the mountain above me where my repeater is located I can get roughly 11 channels and multiple subs even without any preamp or other enhancements. If I had internet there I'd have it whipped

 

[phlatwound]

...If I had internet there I'd have it whipped

Is Starlink an option for you?

I've been online with them for about a month and the performance is incredible for someone living out in the middle of the woods.

You do need a pretty good view to the "north" typically in the lower 48 states.

Pics are the mount I fabricated to breed the Starlink mount to a Rohn tower and the dish installed but still pointing south (stowed) before I activated it. It helps when you have a buddy with a bucket truck.

 

[Bassplayer 1964]

Never have really researched Starlink much to be honest. If I could just convince them the main fiber is on my pole and all they need to get things going is cut in a tap. Maybe soon I hope

 

[Keith Brannen]

Patient channel programming has stopped again, with a message similar to the last time, but with the added line that the "delivery method is moving to a new system". Wonder whether the satellite feed will be shut off on Friday (the 1st). Screen shot below:

 

[cyberham]

Patient channel programming has stopped again...

They're doing it just to irritate you! I am now in a position to install my motorized dish again. But...at this time, I would need to run about 500 feet of RG-6. Not sure there would be any voltage left at the LNB with this run.

 

[wagonman76]

Patient channel is running again.

 

[Keith Brannen]

Patient channel is running again.

Yes, I saw that they are back up, have no idea what they are doing with the messages, LOL!

 

[wagonman76]

I’m guessing someone isn’t keeping up the subscription. It was down again earlier this month.

 

[Jim S.]

Or maybe too many of their clients haven't switched to the new system.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Or maybe too many of their clients haven't switched to the new system.

Bingo!

 

[Comptech]

Maybe I am different, but I don't need to guess what I might have and don't want to know, one day I will just fall over, don't want to be a drug addict when I do it.

 

[Comptech]

Sure I am 60 plus, but I still smoke and drink, but I have a good life. I would hate to live to a hundred and never enjoyed a good meal, or waste my heartbeats running down the street, I am over 60 and am 6 foot 1 and weigh 195 lbs. My work keeps me that way.
Enjoy life, we all will die eventually.

 

[Comptech]

Back in the 60's and 70's we were lucky to make it to the early sixties, were to you thing the social security timelines came from, they hoped we were all dead, now just keep uping the age since we cant pay you.