Activity on EchoStar 9 at 121

JohnH · 10-03-03, 12:05 PM

For those that want to point their FSS dish:

12001 H SR 20000
12016 V SR 20000

Other Tps up. You find them.

Looks like International channels as advertised.

Darkman · 10-03-03, 12:07 PM

John - !!!! - you're the best...

Wonder which ethnic ones will go there

Keep us posted

sampatterson · 10-03-03, 01:53 PM

yes sirrre, they are there.

Darkman · 10-03-03, 02:14 PM

sam, John - Which channels are uplinked?

JohnH · 10-03-03, 03:07 PM

They are encrypted or not present.

Most SIDs in the 700s

Darkman · 10-03-03, 04:29 PM

John, but at least what are the EPG names?

And thanks for "700s location" - only makes sense that those should go somewhere there

JohnH · 10-03-03, 04:46 PM

There are no EPG names, no NIT and the SDT is from DISH Network, sort of.

Only SIDs. A work in progress.

Darkman · 10-03-03, 04:48 PM

Thanx John,
Keep us posted on any new happenings and changes

DISHjanitor · 10-03-03, 05:38 PM

how do you guess that it's internationals?

JohnH · 10-03-03, 05:45 PM

Well, it might be Winternationals, but I don't see any dragsters. All I see is SIDs which start roughly at where the Internationals on DISH Network stop. The initial press release for EchoStar 9's purpose said Internationals.

Darkman · 10-03-03, 06:38 PM

hehe - Ya Dishnet's anouncements..
besides - the 700s is where International should go anyhow..
700s channel range is nice and empty currently - and the highest current International channel's SID is 678 i think... then Latinos are at 800s..
so 700s would do nicely

10-03-03, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnH

Well, it might be Winternationals, but I don't see any dragsters. All I see is SIDs which start roughly at where the Internationals on DISH Network stop. The initial press release for EchoStar 9's purpose said Internationals.

If I may ask, where did you get your information? Also, do you know if any Portuguese Channels from Portugal could be in any of those channels that are being up-linked at 121?

Jack

Darkman · 10-03-03, 06:42 PM

you got portugal one already by the way...
But information came from official Dishnet's previous press release..
In which they stated, that the amount of Internationals would be "upped" to approx 100, and that new Internationals would be located at 121 Location new satellite,
Do not remember portuguese in that press release, but recall something like "variety of itnternational channels, from Phillipins, Asia, Africa, etc" (or something like that

P Smith · 10-04-03, 05:31 PM

Darkman,

I took the new info from other site - may be it will be interesting for you ?

tpn16: 11943 H 20000

726 4898 4899 Mega Cosmos
727 5154 5155 ERT
728 6434 6435 AN7 Satellite
746 4642 4643 RTVI+
747 5922 5923 HTBA
748 6178 6179 CH1RU

tpn20: 12001 H 20000

680 5922 5923 [CHINA]
681 6434 6435 CCTV4
758 5154 5155 ARTV
759 5410 5411 ART Movies
760 5666 5667 LBC America
767 4097
794 4386 4387 Zee Cinema
797 4642 4643 Z CInema
798 4898 4899 B4U

Darkman · 10-04-03, 05:37 PM

P Smith..
Hmmmm - very interesting actually ... and i bet not only to me but to JohnH, TNGTony,etc...

Hopefully this information is correct...
If you want to PM me site's address - you welcome, if not - no biggie...

What's interesting to me - is that all of those look like they are mirrors of the 61.5/148's content..
If the information is correct, I bet they are there only temporary then (just for testing), and then will go away, making place for the New ones..

JohnH - any comments on those?

JohnH · 10-04-03, 05:42 PM

If it is going to be a stand alone service as mentioned, it would need to have all of the existing channels as well as new ones.

Looks like the DISHPlayer may even work there, eventually.

Darkman · 10-04-03, 05:42 PM

P Smith... Never mind...
I found it... (i know where it came from)

Ya.. this info is correct then

Darkman · 10-04-03, 05:45 PM

John - stand alone service?
What do you mean by that?

(in any case - from what you said - it sound like they will have all the current ethnics there at 121 plus some additional new ones)

Is that so?

Darkman · 10-04-03, 05:51 PM

JohnH - which Dishplayer model did you mean?
old ones 7x00 series or newer ones? And why did you say that?

(i understand newer ones would of course..cuz i think the software for those listed on Dishnet software upgrade page

Darkman · 10-04-03, 06:12 PM

TNGTony - and what is your take on those mirror channels at 121?
They're there to stay?

Darkman · 10-04-03, 07:07 PM

I am starting to think those channels will stay there permanently... (even though they are mirrored)
To accomodate Subscribers with SuperDish, who might want to Subscirbe to ethnic channels... then they can have one Dish solution (some of them anyhow) - 110, 119 and 121

Jacob S · 10-04-03, 09:51 PM

When does Dish plan on having channels available to the public at 121?

TNGTony · 10-04-03, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkman

TNGTony - and what is your take on those mirror channels at 121?
They're there to stay?

That would be my guess. I don't know for sure. Just a guess.

See ya
Tony

DISHjanitor · 10-05-03, 01:39 AM

what is this sat's coverage? are hawaii, alaska, puerto rico, for example, included?

Darkman · 10-05-03, 04:10 PM

Interesting to observe that even though those channels are the mirrors of current channels (for now), however they do not have same SID as those simular ethnic channels at 61.5 and 148... Instead they have completly different SID (upper 600s and 700s).

Just wondering - any thoughts on why not just have same SIDs for ethnic channels at 121 that already exist at 61.5 and 148?
Maybe same SID at 3 satellites are kinda too many?