What satellite does HD Absolute use?

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JimMcC

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Is all the programming on 129? And is the Dish 1000 all I need for HD Absolute package ONLY? I get my locals from OTA antenna. In front of the dish are 3 LNB's. The problem is he had to install dish without a meter because his broke yesterday. He's going to come back and re-align dish with a meter. Some of the channels are going in and out. I hope it's just the alignment. The signal strength shows 37%. Thanks.

 

tsduke

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• Jul 24, 2008

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Should be a 1000.2 dish, which picks up 110, 119 and 129. There is HD on both 110 and 129.

Take a look at the list for what channels are where.

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JimMcC

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Thanks tsduke. Would it say 1000.2 on the dish? Because the receipt doesn't list what dish he installed. The 37% signal strength is pretty low, correct? What's a good signal strength?

 

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• Jul 24, 2008

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on the new signal bar 37 is pretty good

 

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JimMcC

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I was expecting to hear 70-80%. Why is 37% considered good?

 

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• Jul 25, 2008

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JimMcC said:

I was expecting to hear 70-80%. Why is 37% considered good?

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Well, this depends. As regards the 37%. Which satellite, which transponder, and what part of the country do you live in?

 

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I live in southern Wisconsin. As far as your other 2 questions, I don't know.

 

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JimMcC said:

I live in southern Wisconsin. As far as your other 2 questions, I don't know.

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Well, you said you had 37% signal strength. To know that you would have to be on the signal strength page. If you look above the signal strength bar, you will see a few fields. Zip Code, Tuner (if you have a dual tuner) Satellite and Transponder. When you see 37%, what satellite is in that box, and what transponder does it show?

 

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• Jul 25, 2008

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JimMcC said:

Is all the programming on 129? And is the Dish 1000 all I need for HD Absolute package ONLY? I get my locals from OTA antenna. In front of the dish are 3 LNB's. The problem is he had to install dish without a meter because his broke yesterday. He's going to come back and re-align dish with a meter. Some of the channels are going in and out. I hope it's just the alignment. The signal strength shows 37%. Thanks.

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You still need 119 for the EEPG. I use 61.5, 110, and 119 for my HD Absolute subscription.