HD or SD locals on Conus
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And what is CONUS today might not be tomorrow. Chicago just went from CONUS to Spotbeam this morning.
Bobby said:
I think Chicago HD locals are still on CONUS, only the SD channels were moved. I do agree, though, there is no way to know how long any local will stay on CONUS.
In Mexico you might want to look for a TX, CA. spotbeam that will reach you and then move there. With DISH agreeing to carry all DMAs conus service is going to be a thing of the past for locals.
Wrong, the HD were already on Spot beam only, now the Chicago S.D. are spot beam. There are no longer any Chicago locals on Conus.
I don't understand
I'm confused. On your chart dated 4/02/2011 for Satellite 110 is says that the Chicago HD networks (Channels 73, 74, 75, 76) are on Conus Transponder 21. I just upgraded my subscription to HD and am waiting to get my new HD receiver thinking that I would be able to get the Chicago HD networks. What's the deal?
I'm confused. On your chart dated 4/02/2011 for Satellite 110 is says that the Chicago HD networks (Channels 73, 74, 75, 76) are on Conus Transponder 21. I just upgraded my subscription to HD and am waiting to get my new HD receiver thinking that I would be able to get the Chicago HD networks. What's the deal?
Dish only sells locals within the customer's dma and are being switched over to spots. You may have been getting them thru another provider who was using Dish's equipment but is no longer providing them in HD.
First, before it gets out of hand, that chart is NOT official from Dish, even though it is correct. So don't blame something on a site that is not the Official Dish site.
Those channels are still there, but not broadcasting anything other than a message to past subscribers that the service is no longer being offered. They are in a hold, until someone else comes along to provide them, or Dish decides to use them for something else, or I suppose Dish decides to offer them. There is NOTHING on the Dish site that tells you that you will get any networks other than what is in your DMA as described when you do the qualification.
Also note, even at that, Dish never offered those, it was a separate company. You made an assumption unfortunately that is not true.
And to add to that, there are plenty of channels on the chart that not everyone is eligible to get. Just because they are there does not mean you can get them. It simply is a correct listing of what is on the satellites, not what you can get. None of this is hardly anything new, some of the biggest threads are about distants.
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I don't know about Dish anymore but you can get US HD locals from Detroit and Seattle (you can even get both!) from Shaw Direct. This is a Canadian service and you will have to give a Canadian address or use a broker. I do miss the rest of the US programming living in southern Mexico but Dish and Direct are both not good options anymore. Shaw has a very basic plan that is for US and Canadian local channels (even HD) for $25/mo.
I also now have most network content on demand through Netflix and Hulu (need vpn in Mexico) but live programming is also something I want, so I got Shaw. I am closely watching for news that may allow me to go back to US satellite someday without a 10ft plus antenna.
I also now have most network content on demand through Netflix and Hulu (need vpn in Mexico) but live programming is also something I want, so I got Shaw. I am closely watching for news that may allow me to go back to US satellite someday without a 10ft plus antenna.
