i do too; not same numbers. its no biggie. one of them probably says "test" doesn't it?g182237 said:
3 of the same HD channels
I live in HI and I get 3 of the same HD channels. For example, I get Discovery Theater on 94xx, 6xxx, and 5500. What is the difference between these 3? I noticed this for a few of my other HD channels. Oh yeah, and if you're wondering, HI only gets NINE HD channels. Dish really hates the people in HI.
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Same channels just mapped to different location. You probably have an mpeg2 receiver and Dish is trying to tell you mpeg2 will disappear and that you have to upgrade your receiver.
I have a VIP622garys said:Same channels just mapped to different location. You probably have an mpeg2 receiver and Dish is trying to tell you mpeg2 will disappear and that you have to upgrade your receiver.
The 5500 channel is Alaska/Hawaii only. 9400's are for ConUS and are either in MPEG2 and marked "ViP only" or are MPEG4 channels that only ViP receivers can see. 6200's were recently uplinked are are the SAME feeds as the 9400's but are marked MPEG2 for legacy MPEG2 receivers (that will be losing HD soon).
The 5500's are on spot beams covering Alaska and Hawaii with a higher power than the current 110° ConUS coverage. E11 will change that. The spots will no longer be needed to mirror feeds already on 110° ... freeing up space on those spots for MORE HD for Alaska and Hawaii.
BTW: Were you able to see the 9400's before this week in Hawaii?
The 5500's are on spot beams covering Alaska and Hawaii with a higher power than the current 110° ConUS coverage. E11 will change that. The spots will no longer be needed to mirror feeds already on 110° ... freeing up space on those spots for MORE HD for Alaska and Hawaii.
BTW: Were you able to see the 9400's before this week in Hawaii?
I get the 5500 channels, and I live in California.James Long said:The 5500 channel is Alaska/Hawaii only. 9400's are for ConUS and are either in MPEG2 and marked "ViP only" or are MPEG4 channels that only ViP receivers can see. 6200's were recently uplinked are are the SAME feeds as the 9400's but are marked MPEG2 for legacy MPEG2 receivers (that will be losing HD soon).
The 5500's are on spot beams covering Alaska and Hawaii with a higher power than the current 110° ConUS coverage. E11 will change that. The spots will no longer be needed to mirror feeds already on 110° ... freeing up space on those spots for MORE HD for Alaska and Hawaii.
BTW: Were you able to see the 9400's before this week in Hawaii?
Yes, I've had the 94xx channels since joining DISH. Then I got the 55xx channels, and now the 6xxx channels.James Long said:The 5500 channel is Alaska/Hawaii only. 9400's are for ConUS and are either in MPEG2 and marked "ViP only" or are MPEG4 channels that only ViP receivers can see. 6200's were recently uplinked are are the SAME feeds as the 9400's but are marked MPEG2 for legacy MPEG2 receivers (that will be losing HD soon).
The 5500's are on spot beams covering Alaska and Hawaii with a higher power than the current 110° ConUS coverage. E11 will change that. The spots will no longer be needed to mirror feeds already on 110° ... freeing up space on those spots for MORE HD for Alaska and Hawaii.
BTW: Were you able to see the 9400's before this week in Hawaii?
Well if Dish were to count all three then we would be over the 150 HD channels now! 
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