Bell Tv
I'm hearing that the new Bell satellite launch in May 2012 means no more signal south of the most northern states. Anyone out there know anything about it? If true there will be a mass migration of Ca...
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almcc wrote:
We are Shaw users and I talked to Shaw about the third sat (and I had a new LBNF installed to tune to the new sat), Shaw is unsure exactly what the footprint of the new sat will look like until after it's launched and tested. The other two sats will still be in operation and they will start to move some channels after the testing.
They are aware of the concerns that some of us have about coverage in the US, it will be interesting to see how things turn out.
Whoever it is at Shaw that's telling you they don't know what the footprint of the new sat will look like is either ignorant or lying to you. It's not magic - the satellite is already planned and it's known where it will beam (they might not be able to tell you if you'll get a signal in Minneapolis or Akron (which will likely depend on your line of sight and dish size) but they can certainly tell you you won't be able to get it in Florida or Texas or Mexico).
http://www.telesat.com/satellite-fleet/anik/anik-g1
(For Shaw, you care about the North America Extended KU band)
