Dish 500 explained???
Robb Gonyer
top50CD. I see we can get a free upgrade to dish 500 on the
13th. Where can I go to get a good description of what I get
by going to dish 500? A description of all that is necessary
to hook it up? Can I get the HD HBO with it?
Thanks all
Robb
Seth
currently looking at 119 only right now.
Currently 110 has some PPV, foreign programming and all locals besides NY
and LA.
HD HBO is not current, but one of the planned future offerings.
What is necessary to hook it up all comes in the upgrade kit announced
yesterday.
- Dish500 with mount.
- Second LNB
- Switch (hopefully 2 SW21s because of all the problems with the SW42)
- Free installation.
You get this for $25 if you commit to a year of Top100CD & 1 premium or $99
without the commitment.
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Hazzardcounty01
still get it for a year?And do you pay per month or prepay for a year.That is
what I want to know.
Foster's
Wow Dhartman, since you've located your "Shift" key I'll answer for you
(now if you'd only discover the "space" key). ;^)
Yes, you can get your free DISH 500 upgrade if you already are a Top 100
+ movie package subscriber. Just call up DISH next Monday (or later),
and give them the number of that credit card you got from Boss Hogg.
They'll charge you $24.99 for shipping and handling. You don't have to
pre-pay for the year of programming. But if for any reason you cancel
before the year is up, the not nice people at DISH will charge said
credit card for the full price of the upgrade.
Any chance you could fix me up with Daisy Mae?
Joe E Thomson
Joe Thomson
ttte...@megsinet.net
Joe E Thomson
considering getting DTV.
Joe Thomson
ttte...@megsinet.net
John Fischer wrote in message
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>Joe E Thomson <ttte...@megsinet.net> wrote in message
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>> Can you point the DISH 500 at 119 and 61.5?
>
>No. It gets 110/119 only. You can add a 2nd dish and a fancy switch to
get
>61.5 thrown into the mix though. I only want to add 61.5 for Nasa. If I
spent
>the $150 for the SW64 switch to do this, I can GUARANTEE the next day Dish
>would announce that Nasa is going to be available on 110 <grin>.
>
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John Fischer
John Fischer
Joe E Thomson <ttte...@megsinet.net> wrote in message
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> So then on the Dish 500 the DLNB's are stuck in one position? Now I am
> considering getting DTV.
You cannot adjust the amount of separation between the LNB's. Even if you
could, you'd need a much bigger and weirder shaped dish to try and hit 61.5 and
110/119 all at the same time. In fact, given how far apart they are, it's
probably not even practical. The difference in elevation and azimuth between
119 and 61.5 is huge.
Seth
"Joe E Thomson" <ttte...@megsinet.net> wrote in message
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> Can you point the DISH 500 at 119 and 61.5?
>
> Joe Thomson
> ttte...@megsinet.net
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>
Seth
Dish500 and point to 61.5 and 119. The Dish500 is really not much more than
2 Dish300s locked together in a 9 degree spread.
Seems to me to be a silly reason to dismiss Dish in favor of DTV.
"Joe E Thomson" <ttte...@megsinet.net> wrote in message
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> So then on the Dish 500 the DLNB's are stuck in one position? Now I am
> considering getting DTV.
>
> Joe Thomson
> ttte...@megsinet.net
> John Fischer wrote in message
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> >Joe E Thomson <ttte...@megsinet.net> wrote in message
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> >> Can you point the DISH 500 at 119 and 61.5?
> >
Yoo Looz
You're going to pass up 500 channels for less than 300 ? DTV will NEVER be
capable of what Dish is. It will cost them countless millions.
Knock yourself out.
David
any combo of any/all of the above.
You could actually point 2 separate dishes at 110 and 119 if you had them and
that's the exact same thing as dish500.
The idea of dish500 is that it's ONE DISH that's only 2 inches larger than the
one you already have.
"Seth" <seth_ler...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Instead of a Dish500 you could get 2 Dish300s and the same switches as the
>Dish500 and point to 61.5 and 119. The Dish500 is really not much more than
>2 Dish300s locked together in a 9 degree spread.
>
>Seems to me to be a silly reason to dismiss Dish in favor of DTV.
>
>"Joe E Thomson" <ttte...@megsinet.net> wrote in message
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Mike Nassour
> If I spent
> the $150 for the SW64 switch to do this, I can GUARANTEE the next day Dish
> would announce that Nasa is going to be available on 110 <grin>.
All RIGHT then. We need 100 people EACH to send John $1.50 so that he
can get the SW64, so that NASA will finally MOVE<G>...mn
Tony Neeley
"Joe E Thomson" <ttte...@megsinet.net> wrote in message
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> So then on the Dish 500 the DLNB's are stuck in one position? Now I am
> considering getting DTV.
>
Why?
Tony Neeley
"Seth" <seth_ler...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> No, it only does a 9 degree spread.
>
Seth, your right, I think. It depends on what is meant by 9 degree
spread. If you are talking about 9 degrees of longitude on the map you are
right, if you are talking about 9 degrees look angle it isn't.
The Dish 500 covers more than 9 degrees look angle but not nearly
enough to catch both 61.5 and 110 or 119. If you live in Tucson, AZ for
example the look angle between 110 and 119 will be 17 degrees. The Dish 500
will catch that 17 degree spread and will work there.
The 61.5, 110, 119 and 148 degree satellite locations are not degrees on
the compass but degrees of longitude on the map of the earth. The satellites
are parked where these 4 lines intersect the equator. As you look at the
satellites as you cross the US the degrees between them will change as you
go from state to state.
If you subtract 61.5 from 119 you get 57.5 degrees in longitude. Here in
Virginia the look angle though is a difference of 92 degrees when you point
one dish at 241, (119 location) and the other at 159, (61.5 location). Way
too far for Dish 500.
Fly_Daddy
I purchased my system a few months ago and participated in the rebate
program. Does anyone know if the rebate program will effect the free
Dish 500 equipment? I thought I heard something about it on the Chat
but didn't catch everything Charlie said.
Thanks,
Fly
In article <384D3D...@javanet.com>,
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
Seth
currently under some other programming commitment.
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Seth
reason for the "skew" setting is to compensate for the differences in the
look angle.
"Tony Neeley" <tonyn...@msn.com> wrote in message
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Involuntary
> No. It gets 110/119 only. You can add a 2nd dish and a fancy switch to get
> 61.5 thrown into the mix though. I only want to add 61.5 for Nasa. If I spent
> the $150 for the SW64 switch to do this, I can GUARANTEE the next day Dish
> would announce that Nasa is going to be available on 110 <grin>.
I wonder if the upgrade is free for someone who has a 119 and 61.5 dish and they want to upgrade to Dish500? Would that mean a free SW64 switch, or a discount, I wonder? It doesn't matter to me. I've already spent $600. I just wondered if I have a reason to be upset if they're now giving out discounts and freebies.
Involuntary
Don S.
>
>
>I purchased my system a few months ago and participated in the rebate
>program. Does anyone know if the rebate program will effect the free
>Dish 500 equipment? I thought I heard something about it on the Chat
>but didn't catch everything Charlie said.
He said you can do it, they just haven't figured out all the details yet. You
may have your new "one year commitment" starting whenever your current
commitment ends. Something like that.
Don S.
wrote:
>The way I understood it, you do NOT qualify for the free upgrade if you are
>currently under some other programming commitment.
That's not what Charlie said on the Chat.
>
>"Fly_Daddy" <fly_...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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>>
>>
>> I purchased my system a few months ago and participated in the rebate
>> program. Does anyone know if the rebate program will effect the free
>> Dish 500 equipment? I thought I heard something about it on the Chat
>> but didn't catch everything Charlie said.
>>
Tony Neeley
SkyAngel no matter what happens. As far as being upset, don't be. One of the
great secrets of life is learning to be happy with the deal you made and not
spending your time concerned with what others have. You only have reason to
be upset if you were cheated on the deal you agreed to.
And since it's Christmas:
" Matthew 20:9 "The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came
and each received a denarius.
10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more.
But each one of them also received a denarius.
11 When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.
12 'These men who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and
you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the
heat of the day.'
13 "But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am not being unfair to you.
Didn't you agree to work for a denarius?
14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same
as I gave you.
15 Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you
envious because I am generous?'"
And that will make for a Happy New Year....
Tony Neeley
"Don S." <ple...@no.email> wrote in message
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> He said you can do it, they just haven't figured out all the details yet.
You
> may have your new "one year commitment" starting whenever your current
> commitment ends. Something like that.
Right Don,
This was the part of the chat where Jim was telling everyone, "no
problem, we'll take care of you". and Charlie stops him and tells him that
was the meeting that he was in but there was another meeting that all that
got changed.
Charlie more or less went on to say that they were working on it and
that they weren't setup now to take care of customers that have already paid
and their anniversary date is after March of 2000.
The last time something like this happened was when they started
charging extra for Superstations and there were some of us who had already
paid for the year..... took me about 6 months to get my bill straight that
time....
Involuntary
> I'm wondering the same thing. I need the SW64 since I plan to keep
> SkyAngel no matter what happens. As far as being upset, don't be. One of the
> great secrets of life is learning to be happy with the deal you made and not
> spending your time concerned with what others have. You only have reason to
> be upset if you were cheated on the deal you agreed to.
I agree. However, it seems to be my typical run of luck. I usually buy
things right before the price goes down. Once I bought one of those
Philips CD-Interactive units. It cost around $799 when I bought it.
Two weeks later, the price dropped to $599. I buy an SW64... three
weeks later, the price drops. Stuff like that. Of course, some things
are great to have ASAP. I got a Nintendo 64 before they were even
officially released. Paid $249. Now they're $99. Funny thing is, or
maybe not so funny... I gave my first one away and now I want to get
another one. But since Nintendo is coming out with yet another console,
I'm going to wait for that and just spend the $249 again. It's hard to
play old game systems once you're used to these new fangled ones.
Involuntary
Tony Neeley
here and I actually picked up the phone last week to buy the Dish 500 & SW64
and something came up and I hung up.
I was pleased to say the least when Charlie and Jim started talking
about giving the Dish 500 to Dish customers. I listened real close and the
way I took it the switch wasn't part of the deal, but later Charlie went on
to say the guy that comes out to do the install will take care of you. That
sounded kind of like they might make judgment on each person's situation.
He also said they were working on just how to handle the situation of
customers that have already paid for the year. Maybe the Tech Chat will give
us some more information on what to do...
ElecConnec
<ttte...@megsinet.net> writes:
>So then on the Dish 500 the DLNB's are stuck in one position? Now I am
>considering getting DTV.
Makes sense, because the new DirecTV Plus system uses a 29" dish with up to 3
LNBs stuck in one position!
Or, you can buy the "regular" DirecTV system with one LNB "stuck in one
position".
--
Todd Allcock, DISH/DirecTV Dealer
Electronic Connection, Lee's Summit, MO
"Under the Usenet Home Reader's Act (UHRA), you may not read this post
if another poster in your Grade B Contour has the same opinion!"
Howie
alleging:
:>I agree. However, it seems to be my typical run of luck. I usually buy
:>things right before the price goes down. Once I bought one of those
:>Philips CD-Interactive units. It cost around $799 when I bought it.
:>Two weeks later, the price dropped to $599. I buy an SW64... three
:>weeks later, the price drops. Stuff like that. Of course, some things
:>are great to have ASAP. I got a Nintendo 64 before they were even
:>officially released. Paid $249. Now they're $99. Funny thing is, or
:>maybe not so funny... I gave my first one away and now I want to get
:>another one. But since Nintendo is coming out with yet another console,
:>I'm going to wait for that and just spend the $249 again. It's hard to
:>play old game systems once you're used to these new fangled ones.
:>
:>Involuntary
Listen, brother, you're not alone. Those of us first to embrace the
latest technology has to offer wind up paying more.
Don't feel too bad, I bet I paid more than you for your Dish setup...
--
Howie
Angel Antonio Suárez
Don S. <ple...@no.email> wrote in message
> On Wed, 8 Dec 1999 00:02:12 -0500, "Seth" <seth_ler...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >The way I understood it, you do NOT qualify for the free upgrade if you
are
> >currently under some other programming commitment.
>
> That's not what Charlie said on the Chat.
Charlie did not come out and say this, no. But looking at the tape here, he
did make quite a few comments that support this theory. :) During the call
where a the question concerned an annual subscription, Jim misunderstood and
began saying, "If you are under a current agreement then...." Charlie cut
Jim off at this point and corrected Jim's misunderstanding of the call in
question. But I could of sworn that the next words out of Jim's mouth were:
"You're S.O.L.!" :-)
Charlie also did say as a result of the caller's scenario that there were
some details that needed to be ironed out before the official launch of this
upgrade plan on December 13th.
Anyway, if worse comes to worse, the "half price" offer can be taken
advantage of EVEN if you are already under a contract that does not expire
before March 31.
--
See ya Dish Network Subscriber since 4/97
Tony Sky Angel Subscriber since 3/99
What is Sky Angel? www.skyangel.com
Sound and Pictures
http://w3.one.net/~tngtony
Scott
My question would be to them is that I currently have Dual LNB 119 and single LNB 61.5 dish running through the SW21 to the DP. The other reciever connects straight to the other side of the DUAL LNB 119. Can I get a special pricing on a SW64 with the freebie 500 package (sorta free, one year committment, remember). I
guess I'll get a "NO" answer to that one. I really don't need a pro install. So I don't know if they'll credit that towards the SW64 switch.
Scott
Involuntary
> Listen, brother, you're not alone. Those of us first to embrace the
> latest technology has to offer wind up paying more.
>
> Don't feel too bad, I bet I paid more than you for your Dish setup...
I remember when C-Band home satellites first came out. I was just a
teen-ager at the time, probably less than 13 years old... at that time I
remember hearing they were in the neighborhood of $20,000 for a 14-foot
dish and electronics and that was probably for a basic analog receiver
with a power switch and two spin dials... one for video and one for
audio. Nothing to zero in on the transponder... you tune it like an
old-fashioned radio.
Involuntary
Joseph Blake (nullifed)
outside, that was in the late 80's, it wasnt quite so primitive, but we were
there before anything was scrambled, i.e. we got everything free...we'd
watch games from abc without the commercials, we could see what they would
say (sometimes kinda funny) during commercials...ah those were the days :)
Involuntary <invol...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Involuntary
> I'm only 16, and i remember before i moved, my parents had a cband dish
> outside, that was in the late 80's, it wasnt quite so primitive, but we were
> there before anything was scrambled, i.e. we got everything free...we'd
> watch games from abc without the commercials, we could see what they would
> say (sometimes kinda funny) during commercials...ah those were the days :)
Yeah... we watched those, too. Dan Rather sipping his coffee.
Sportscaster rehearsing his oh, so fabricated speech patterns. So much
for spontaneity. :)
Involuntary
babylon
wrote:
>
>
>Joe E Thomson <ttte...@megsinet.net> wrote in message
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>> Can you point the DISH 500 at 119 and 61.5?
>
>No. It gets 110/119 only. You can add a 2nd dish and a fancy switch to get
>61.5 thrown into the mix though. I only want to add 61.5 for Nasa. If I spent
>the $150 for the SW64 switch to do this, I can GUARANTEE the next day Dish
>would announce that Nasa is going to be available on 110 <grin>.
>
So if I already have a SW-42 for my 119 and 61.5 dishes, I'm going to
need a SW-64 ? But that's not included in the free upgrade no ?
>
>
Joe Plescia
can use your help in getting it lowered..
Thanks.
:)
Involuntary wrote in message ...
>"Tony Neeley" <tonyn...@msn.com> posted:
>
>> I'm wondering the same thing. I need the SW64 since I plan to keep
>> SkyAngel no matter what happens. As far as being upset, don't be. One of
the
>> great secrets of life is learning to be happy with the deal you made and
not
>> spending your time concerned with what others have. You only have reason
to
>> be upset if you were cheated on the deal you agreed to.
>