Back in March the DishLatino channels (the 800's) were moved to the 72.7 orbital location but as of yet they are still "Not Available".
As a subscriber to DishLatino Max and living in upstate NY I was given an install of 61.5/110/119 back in August '09. Then all the new HD came out and I REALLY wanted to get them all so I repointed my 61.5 to 129 and was good to go. Now our local channels finally became available in HD last month on 61.5 so I decided it was time to go Eastern Arc so I can get my locals in HD and still get the newer HD channels which I love.
Well doing a bit of research here (aka "The LIST") I saw that there really is nothing at all that I need on orbital slot 77 anymore so I figured "wow! all I have to do is point my 129 back to 61.5 and point the 110/119 to 72.7 and I'm good to go!
Well, it turns out the Latino stuff is on 72,7 but it's still not turned on yet (yeah, typical guy - I didn't read the fine print while perusing The List). No ESPN Deportes, Fox Sports Español, etc....!!!!!!
So I managed to do a temporary workaround by pointing the Dish 500 110/119 dual to 61.5/72.7 (putting a little extra space in between the lnb's with a wine cork) and pointing the 129 dish to 110 to get most of thee latino stuff.
The problem is that 110 doesn't have ALL the channels in the latino package as some were still coming off 119 (for example: no Independant Film Channel, SiTV or Discovery Health which sucks because I used to DVR all the old "In Living Color" episodes from SiTV and "The Whitest Kids You Know" on IFC was also a DVR staple.)
So, does anyone know when Dish is finally going to flip the switch on all the 800 range latino pack channels on 72.7 so us folks in the east with latino packages and locals on 61.5 can finally get all the channels we're supposed to get without having to mix arcs and still not get absolutely everything we're paying for?
If they do finally turn them on it will be very nice as I'll only need ONE dish 500 (61.5/72.7) for all my package channels. I suppose most subscribers in the area with regular packages are already in that situation but just don't know it because everyone was originally installed 61.5/110/119 out here and that's what I see on all the roofs out here. It's crazy how few people really know what they could and should be receiving. That's why sites like this are true gems in a time when money is tight and we're all trying to stretch our entertainment dollar. Kudos to everyone who maintains this site and shares DIY info (I especially love the guy who explained how to get 61.5 and 72.7 on a dish 500 by putting a little more space between the lnb's) THANK YOU!!:up
As a subscriber to DishLatino Max and living in upstate NY I was given an install of 61.5/110/119 back in August '09. Then all the new HD came out and I REALLY wanted to get them all so I repointed my 61.5 to 129 and was good to go. Now our local channels finally became available in HD last month on 61.5 so I decided it was time to go Eastern Arc so I can get my locals in HD and still get the newer HD channels which I love.
Well doing a bit of research here (aka "The LIST") I saw that there really is nothing at all that I need on orbital slot 77 anymore so I figured "wow! all I have to do is point my 129 back to 61.5 and point the 110/119 to 72.7 and I'm good to go!
Well, it turns out the Latino stuff is on 72,7 but it's still not turned on yet (yeah, typical guy - I didn't read the fine print while perusing The List). No ESPN Deportes, Fox Sports Español, etc....!!!!!!
So I managed to do a temporary workaround by pointing the Dish 500 110/119 dual to 61.5/72.7 (putting a little extra space in between the lnb's with a wine cork) and pointing the 129 dish to 110 to get most of thee latino stuff.
The problem is that 110 doesn't have ALL the channels in the latino package as some were still coming off 119 (for example: no Independant Film Channel, SiTV or Discovery Health which sucks because I used to DVR all the old "In Living Color" episodes from SiTV and "The Whitest Kids You Know" on IFC was also a DVR staple.)
So, does anyone know when Dish is finally going to flip the switch on all the 800 range latino pack channels on 72.7 so us folks in the east with latino packages and locals on 61.5 can finally get all the channels we're supposed to get without having to mix arcs and still not get absolutely everything we're paying for?
If they do finally turn them on it will be very nice as I'll only need ONE dish 500 (61.5/72.7) for all my package channels. I suppose most subscribers in the area with regular packages are already in that situation but just don't know it because everyone was originally installed 61.5/110/119 out here and that's what I see on all the roofs out here. It's crazy how few people really know what they could and should be receiving. That's why sites like this are true gems in a time when money is tight and we're all trying to stretch our entertainment dollar. Kudos to everyone who maintains this site and shares DIY info (I especially love the guy who explained how to get 61.5 and 72.7 on a dish 500 by putting a little more space between the lnb's) THANK YOU!!:up
Last I heard the plan was before the year was out. And yes, I heard before THIS year was out.
