Contract questions

[JSheridan]

Well Eastern Arc may have a lower accepted range for activation according to Dish than western arc.
But my guess is overall it's a weaker arc.
Which is why we experienced more rain fade when we switched over years ago.
I've also seen many others report Western arc with exception the 129 to be less rain fade prone.



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I've had a lot of experience with both arcs and if you compare the same types of transmissions on either arc they are almost identical. If you look at the signal levels on 129, which is where most of the WA HD comes from, you'll see what I mean. SD MPEG2 is always going to be a stronger signal than HD MPEG4.

 

[Troch77]

I've had a lot of experience with both arcs and if you compare the same types of transmissions on either arc they are almost identical. If you look at the signal levels on 129, which is where most of the WA HD comes from, you'll see what I mean. SD MPEG2 is always going to be a stronger signal than HD MPEG4.

I can't look at the 129, unless I cut a tree down.
The Neighbor might not like that too much .

I'll do some more tooling around with them when I get some time.

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[JSheridan]

I can't look at the 129, unless I cut a tree down.
The Neighbor might not like that too much .

I'll do some more tooling around with them when I get some time.

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LOL. Don't make the neighbor mad.

 

[Troch77]

LOL. Don't make the neighbor mad.

It doesn't take much.

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[olliec420]

Thanks all, primarily Troch77. I think I have gathered all that I need here!

 

[olliec420]

After installing and seeing the signal strengths on my 1000 plus dish. I would certainly try and go Western arc.
The 1000 plus is a little big , but well worth it.
I only paid $80 for the complete used, (but excellent condition ) dish. But they do go for around $130 new
After seeing the HD and SD PQ differences between arcs the SD is quite a bit better on Eastern arc,, but HD I can't say I saw a difference.
But my western arc experience was breif, I'm only now using the 61.5,72,and 118.
But if simple and reliability is a concern, I would go with a 211k or Z.
You can buy either one for around $90 brand new.
So I wouldn't bother with used.
It's too risky vs the new cost of one.

They are simple to hook up, and they are never picky with check switch and other lnb and multiswitch issues.

The Hoppers I've noticed can be very picky when it comes to ports,nodes and multiswitch connections.








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Thanks for this. Would you purchase right from Dish rep on the phone or is there a better way?

 

[Troch77]

You can Buy from Ebay, Solid signal, and Dish Depot are better priced.
But Dish will offer to install your equipment for a fee of course.
So unless you can absolutely hook up these yourself, You may want to contact Dish.

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