DPH Dish 500?

[brad1138]

I assumed with the dropping of 129 Dish would go back to the Dish 500 with a new DPH or DPZ lnb. But I have yet to see one. When we tried to order them a few months back from Dish, they shipped us 500+s . What is worse, they sent us 500+s w/o a 110 bracket, so they are really useless. The 500+ in general is useless since they will be dropping all international programming (aside from Spanish language) in a few months.

Anyway, anyone have a picture? I searched Google and this forum and didn't find any.

 

[Almighty1]

I assumed with the dropping of 129 Dish would go back to the Dish 500 with a new DPH or DPZ lnb. But I have yet to see one. When we tried to order them a few months back from Dish, they shipped us 500+s . What is worse, they sent us 500+s w/o a 110 bracket, so they are really useless. The 500+ in general is useless since they will be dropping all international programming (aside from Spanish language) in a few months.

Anyway, anyone have a picture? I searched Google and this forum and didn't find any.

They will be dropping all international programming? You mean everything on 118 including The Jade Channel package?

 

[brad1138]

They will be dropping all international programming? You mean everything on 118 including The Jade Channel package?

Yes, I think in April of next year, all international programming will be only available via the internet.

 

[dishdude]

They'll use up all existing stock before they go back to shipping a 119/110 antenna.

 

[Pepper]

Yes, I think in April of next year, all international programming will be only available via the internet.

Well that figures since I recently upgraded my setup to a SuperDish with 500+ LNB cluster and a DPH42. Oh well, best signal I've ever gotten on 119/110 so no big loss I guess. Is satellite 118 being retired?

 

[brad1138]

Well that figures since I recently upgraded my setup to a SuperDish with 500+ LNB cluster and a DPH42. Oh well, best signal I've ever gotten on 119/110 so no big loss I guess. Is satellite 118 being retired?

Not sure, likely a cost saving measure.

 

[Bobby]

The satellite at 118° is Anik F3. It belongs to Bell Canada and is entirely leased to Dish. The lease is probably running out and Dish has decided to continue their programming via internet going forward.

 

[That American Girl]

The satellite at 118° is Anik F3. It belongs to Bell Canada and is entirely leased to Dish. The lease is probably running out and Dish has decided to continue their programming via internet going forward.

On my Satfinder Lite app, Anik F3 shows as sat 119. Is that incorrect?

 

[Mr Tony]

On my Satfinder Lite app, Anik F3 shows as sat 119. Is that incorrect?

Technically the satellite is at 118.7 degrees so 119 I guess is close enough

 

[dishrich]

Technically the satellite is at 118.7 degrees so 119 I guess is close enough

Lyngsat has always treated them as being in the same arc slot:

Anik F3 & T8 & EchoStar 14 at 119.0°W - LyngSat

 

[Mr Tony]

Lyngsat has always treated them as being in the same arc slot:

Anik F3 & T8 & EchoStar 14 at 119.0°W - LyngSat

Fully aware of it

 

[Almighty1]

Yes, I think in April of next year, all international programming will be only available via the internet.

Where did you actually learn about this? And when you say only available via the internet, you mean it will still be a channel on the Hopper 3 for example but only as a streaming channel? I guess there goes one of the benefits of having a DVR!