Retailer Chat - Wed, Oct 1

[Darkman]

Next Retailer Chat - Wed, Oct 22, at Noon Eastern
was announced at the end of Wed, Oct 1st Retailer Chat that i had opportunity to watch...

And what an informative Chat it was, lots of details, pictures, information about New upcoming equipment, Locals etc...
If any of you saw it or can still catch it and good at typing, etc - you are welcome to post some more details.. :)

BTW - upcoming Tech chat should be Very Informative as well, and it will be busy time for Dishnet Oct/Nov..

2 locals were just added Oct 2 - Memphis and Eugene... with i think 8 more to be available on Oct 16 at 105.. actually 7 i think, cuz the 8th one is Yakima and will be on Dish 500...
In any case i think they said 10 addtions before Oct 16..
So if Memphis and Eugene were already added - that leaves 8
Here are Oct 16th ones:
Albany, NY
Baltimore, MD
Boise, ID
Columbus, OH
Missoula, MT
Richmond, VA
Wichita, KS
Yakima, WA

So Jim said - they are going from 71 markets to 81 markets by Oct 16... And not done yet... More are coming before the end of the Year

Green Bay, Deluth - are signal interference from Canadian Satellite... (Charlie said - "do not give up on them yet, we are still testing there, but we might have potential problem")

[goughl]

What us the purpose of launching any local that is on 105 if supper-dish is not yet affable?

[forklifter]

Just what I was wondering why launch locals that no one can get till Nov will they mirror them on 110 maybe?

[Mike123abc]

Probably to allow a presell period. They can put out ads and stuff and install it in two weeks.

[Darkman]

Plus, dealers maybe, can have those in their show-rooms up and running (good advertisement also) :)

[Rocky Watson]

Customer "Chuck" Chat and Retailer Chat made mention of Superdish Upgrade Kits Shipping to Dealers first weeks of October we are in Kansas and will need Superdishes and ordered 1000 but haven't seen them yet so hopefully in the next week or two we will get some!


rock

[TonyM]

Green Bay, Deluth - are signal interference from Canadian Satellite... (Charlie said - "do not give up on them yet, we are still testing there, but we might have potential problem")

Its DULUTH...but can someone please elaborate on what this means (technologically)?? So we wont be able to get the locals in Duluth, MN??

[Darkman]

Ok Duluth..sorry..

However it clearly states what's up with those...
a) they currently got problems or some problems
b) Do not give up on them yet
c) they ll be working to rectify those problems
d) they still hope to have those up for Oct 16th (or so)

[TNGTony]

For those that may not know, right now the following cities are uplinked to 105°

Wichita, KS 7050-7057
Milwaukee, WI 7070-7077
South Bend, IN 7091-7097
Albany, NY 7105-7111
Missoula, MT 7120-7126
Boise, ID 7135-7141
Traverse City, MI 7150-7157
Columbus, OH 7200-7207
Springfield, MO 7220-7228
Santa Barbara, CA 7235-7244
Columbia, SC 7250-7257
Winston-Salem/Greensboro, NC 7265-7272
Madison, WI 7280-7286
Baltimore, MD 8730-8736
Green Bay, WI 9330-9336
Richmond, VA 9385-9391


Finally Yakima, WA is uplinked to 110°/119° on channels 9365-9371

See http://ekb.dbstalk.com/dishlist.htm

See ya
Tony

[Jacob S]

I have been told by someone that puts up and runs towers in WV that he is setting up whats needed on the towers (the towers are already up) for putting the Charleston/Huntington, WV DMA up on Dish Network.

[newsub]

I have been told by someone that puts up and runs towers in WV that he is setting up whats needed on the towers (the towers are already up) for putting the Charleston/Huntington, WV DMA up on Dish Network.
I don't think they need special equipment to put up on dish or directv it's just the station has to come to an agreement with dish or directv for carriage on their services. Any news on the wheeling/steubenville locals though. That's what's probably keeping more people in this area from dumping comcast and going with dish or directv is the fact that they can't get distant nets but also can't get locals.

[Terry Foss]

Rocky, where are you located, I live in Russell