Hello everyone. I am in the western Chicago suburbs and have had Dish Network since 1996 but I recently discovered this site while I was researching Dish upgrade options.
When I first got Dish, self install was the only way to do it and 119W was the only location required. Also, you purchased your receivers, an install kit that inlcuded the dish and cable and a year's service in advance. Later, Dish added programming at 110W and I couldn't see both satellite locations from a single dish due to trees. I installed a separate dish on the other end of my house and coupled them with switches in the basement.
This summer, the tree that I was shooting over for 110W got too tall and I lost that location. That is when I started researching and found out about the eastern arc of satellites. I wouldn't have realized that I had an eastern option if it hadn't been for this site.
I realized that I did have a clear view of the eastern arc using one dish so I decided to take advantage of the upgrade offer and get new HD receivers. Now I just need to take down those two old dishes
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