Dish wants to replace my satellite dish. What for?

[skuba]

Hi,
I do own my dish 500 antenna which I use to watch channel Globo pointed to satellite Echostar 1.

I don't have a regular Dish account with cable channels and so on.

First dish sent me a new card for my received and I installed it. Now they call me saying they need to replace my dish.
I do own my dish and I asked them if I would own the new dish and they said yes.

Anyway, do you guys know anything about this dish switching thing? Why they want to switch it?

I appreciate your opinion
Thanks so much

 

[Laddyboy]

Hi,
I do own my dish 500 antenna which I use to watch channel Globo pointed to satellite Echostar 1.

I don't have a regular Dish account with cable channels and so on.

First dish sent me a new card for my received and I installed it. Now they call me saying they need to replace my dish.
I do own my dish and I asked them if I would own the new dish and they said yes.

Anyway, do you guys know anything about this dish switching thing? Why they want to switch it?

I appreciate your opinion
Thanks so much

I think they are moving programming from E1 at 148W to 118.7W or elsewhere because E1 is moving to 77W on the eastern arc to provide more HD locals from that location.