SatelliteGuys.US DishNetwork Uplink Activity Discussion - Week Ending 02/16/2008

[digiblur]

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[Poke]

Yeah looks like their moving things around for the HD Only Plan..

 

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[drummerguy]

This is probably a dumb question, but I am still a newb at this stuff.

Dish has been moving things around for a couple of months now. Why can't they just move everything all at once? I know, for internationals, there are customer concerns with needing repoints, but are there any other reasons why they can't do wholesale moves and just get this over with?

 

[darrencp22]

Great question!

 

[wetz73]

If they moved it all at once, they'd have to do something actually relevant on a weekly basis.

 

[digiblur]

This is probably a dumb question, but I am still a newb at this stuff.

Dish has been moving things around for a couple of months now. Why can't they just move everything all at once? I know, for internationals, there are customer concerns with needing repoints, but are there any other reasons why they can't do wholesale moves and just get this over with?

They are staggering the different internationals and locals in order to give the installers time to do complete the work out in the field.

 

[mike123abc]

Any way to tell if 61.5 is in spot beam mode atm, or partially? Currently I do not have signal on TP 1 and 3. I have signal on 5,7,9,11,13 and 15. I wonder if anyone can pick up TP1 and 3 or are they just turned off at this time?

 

[JohnH]

That would be a tremendous amount of cables to move in one night, not to mention the rerouting of fiber feeds.

 

[tomyo10]

I see a couple of my locals (SD) had some movement:

7041 - WJET moved from EchoStar9 121W TP 14 ConUS beam to EchoStar9 121W TP 30 ConUS beam (A)
7042 - WSEE moved from EchoStar9 121W TP 14 ConUS beam to EchoStar9 121W TP 30 ConUS beam (A)

What does that actually mean, if anything?

 

[darrencp22]

I never realized anything physical was moved during an uplink or shifting.

 

[treacherous]

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Wow, look at all those MPEG2 SD channels. Wouldn't they have significantly more bandwidth to use for new MPEG4 HD channels if they were to convert these to MPEG4 SD?

 

[mdonnelly]

Wow, look at all those MPEG2 SD channels. Wouldn't they have significantly more bandwidth to use for new MPEG4 HD channels if they were to convert these to MPEG4 SD?

There's a big tradeoff in going totally MPEG-4: all those millions of existing subs with MPEG-2 only receivers would need to be upgraded.

 

[PHANTOMMADMAN]

Well it looks like I'll be watching the Gatorade Duel tomorrow at 2 PM in Glorious SD on SPEED SD.... Ah well good things come to those who wait.:

 

[Harold]

Well it looks like I'll be watching the Gatorade Duel tomorrow at 2 PM in Glorious SD on SPEED SD.... Ah well good things come to those who wait.:

"SOON"
I think I have made up my mind. Going to see my local D* retailer Friday if I have the time.

 

[PHANTOMMADMAN]

I love my 622 and 722 to much to jump ship

 

[Shipsnake]

I love my 622 and 722 to much to jump ship

I had an order to jump ship on 2-18-08, but i cancelled it today for the same reason my 622 rocks!!

 

[digiblur]

I see a couple of my locals (SD) had some movement:

7041 - WJET moved from EchoStar9 121W TP 14 ConUS beam to EchoStar9 121W TP 30 ConUS beam (A)
7042 - WSEE moved from EchoStar9 121W TP 14 ConUS beam to EchoStar9 121W TP 30 ConUS beam (A)

What does that actually mean, if anything?

Part of the migration of local channels leaving 121/105 superdishes.

 

[rogerpl]

I love my 622 and 722 to much to jump ship

Same here- won't wait forever but for now worth keeping 622.

 

[tigerfan33]

My guess here that Dish may have something big planned.