Dish Network - No Network feeds after 2/25/2014

The Valley and Corpus Locals are on the same spot beam. Your receiver is programmed by the satellite to let you receive the stations in your package. If Dish shows your last known locals to be Valley locals that's what you'll see when you move to Corpus and on up the coast almost to Houston.

At that time you'll move out of that spot beam and not have any locals until you call them and tell them you are an RVer and have moved and need your locals updated.

OR

When you get to Corpus you can call and tell them you've moved and they will send a signal from the satellite to your receiver telling it to no longer let you see the Valley locals and to now start seeing Corpus locals.

It's easy to do and it only takes a few minutes. I generally have to reboot my receiver (unplugged for a few seconds) before it will properly update the program guide to show the new programming.

By the way, the Houston spot beam reaches to the Corpus vicinity. We're in Rockport and we've been on Houston locals in three different locations - from north of Houston all the way down to Rockport. I haven't had to call and change. Probably won't until we move completely out of the area in a few weeks.

Dutch_12078 wrote:

TechWriter wrote:

full_mosey wrote:

TechWriter wrote:

While the spot beam maps are fun to look at, with DISH your current ZIP code determines what TV locals you receive.

My receiver thinks my zip code is 00000. I am watching local TV without calling and giving my location beforehand. I am at 78570 per the Post Office.

Good luck with that.

For the rest of you DISH users, just call DISH and give them your current campground address (& ZIP code) to reset your local TV channels.

Exactly! I use the CS chat system to change our service address as needed when we're moving out of a spot beam's coverage, although not necessarily for every actual move. For instance, we're currently at a campground about midway between Naples and Miami, FL on the Tamiami Trail, but I deliberately left our service address set to our previous location on Pine Island near Ft Meyers, as we're still within that beam's coverage. Since the weather typically comes in from the west, I wanted their weather forecasts instead of Miami's. To cover all the bases though, we get the Miami stations on the OTA antenna, so we can keep track of that end as well. Our next move will be north to Clermont, and I will change the address again then, and we'll get the Orlando area locals.

Ok, but what receiver/antenna do you have?

I have a VIP211k/Tailgater which clearly indicates that we move around. Isn't that the very definition of that combo, that is, Dish knows that you will be in an unspecified location when you power up the receiver?

HTH;
John

TechWriter wrote:

full_mosey wrote:

TechWriter wrote:

While the spot beam maps are fun to look at, with DISH your current ZIP code determines what TV locals you receive.

My receiver thinks my zip code is 00000. I am watching local TV without calling and giving my location beforehand. I am at 78570 per the Post Office.

Good luck with that.

For the rest of you DISH users, just call DISH and give them your current campground address (& ZIP code) to reset your local TV channels.

I am not wanting snarky 'good luck with that' type comments. I am seeking info and trying to understand what is the truth. All I am doing is telling what I see. Are you saying I did not see what I said?

I said I did NOT call Dish after arriving in 78570 and yet I get Harlingen news. Explain that.

You say that is impossible. Honestly, I don't recall watching news while in Zapata, so I cannot say who is right on whether I might have had Harlingen news while in Zapata. All I have said is I will know more when I move to Corpus.

As things stand now, it will be two weeks before I will be in Corpus Christi. I will be happy to report back what happens. I have no vested interest either way. You may be correct, but who are you? There are many people who post here, but I have no way to know who is right or wrong. I am sorry if my questions bother you.

Anyone;
Do I need to call while travelling to a location without phone service? After all, when I get there, it is impossible to call.

By 'the rest of Dish users' are you including or excluding VIP211k/Tailgater Pay-as-you-go users? Or, are you saying everyone that is not me?

HTH;
John

TechWriter wrote:

full_mosey wrote:

TechWriter wrote:

While the spot beam maps are fun to look at, with DISH your current ZIP code determines what TV locals you receive.

My receiver thinks my zip code is 00000. I am watching local TV without calling and giving my location beforehand. I am at 78570 per the Post Office.

Good luck with that.

For the rest of you DISH users, just call DISH and give them your current campground address (& ZIP code) to reset your local TV channels.

Exactly! I use the CS chat system to change our service address as needed when we're moving out of a spot beam's coverage, although not necessarily for every actual move. For instance, we're currently at a campground about midway between Naples and Miami, FL on the Tamiami Trail, but I deliberately left our service address set to our previous location on Pine Island near Ft Meyers, as we're still within that beam's coverage. Since the weather typically comes in from the west, I wanted their weather forecasts instead of Miami's. To cover all the bases though, we get the Miami stations on the OTA antenna, so we can keep track of that end as well. Our next move will be north to Clermont, and I will change the address again then, and we'll get the Orlando area locals.

full_mosey wrote:

TechWriter wrote:

While the spot beam maps are fun to look at, with DISH your current ZIP code determines what TV locals you receive.

My receiver thinks my zip code is 00000. I am watching local TV without calling and giving my location beforehand. I am at 78570 per the Post Office.

Good luck with that.

For the rest of you DISH users, just call DISH and give them your current campground address (& ZIP code) to reset your local TV channels.

If your zip was 99999 a well designed auto search dish would find the sats anyway. Based on what you tell Dish they will authorize your receiver to receive the local channels for your area. Your receiver downloads this information. It has no ability to identify it's location.

Question to ponder: If you wanted to watch HBO or NFL Sports Package do you think your receiver can communicate this to dish or YOU must do that and pay the bill?


You've gotten incorrect information and are having difficult to accept reality (not necessarily bad). Good luck.

TechWriter wrote:

While the spot beam maps are fun to look at, with DISH your current ZIP code determines what TV locals you receive.

My receiver thinks my zip code is 00000. I am watching local TV without calling and giving my location beforehand. I am at 78570 per the Post Office.

HTH;
John

CA Traveler wrote:

Are you saying I won't get Corpus Christi news without having to call and tell Dish over the phone when we move? I did not call Dish when we moved to Weslaco where we get Harligen news. Our last call to Dish was from Zapata, TX which is 97m NW from here per Garmin. That is where we learned about 'On-the-road' as a location code. Correct, if you're not getting Corpus Christi now you wouldn't get them when you move until Dish authorizes your receiver to receive them.

Thanks.

What is this 'Dish authorizes your receiver' all about?

I got the VIP211k/Tailgater and Pay-as-you-go with the express understanding that I was 'authorized' to move about the planet and watch TV. What is the source of this 'authority' and why don't I have it? If Dish lied, I would be happy to call them.

Re: the receiver cannot communicate, I don't understand what is happening when I watch 'The Weather Channel' and I am prompted to press select to download local weather. The screen says downloading! Is this info already present on the receiver or is it downloaded on command? How does PPV work if no communication goes back to Dish?

Something does indeed communicate back.

What I do if going to a remote location without phone service; call while travelling?

HTH;
John

full_mosey wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:

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The Dish spot beam maps can be reached from this link. Click on the state you're interested in, then the market area, and finally the spot beam listed for the station.

When I move to Corpus Christi, whose news will I watch, Harlingen, or Corpus Christi KQUI(38) which I guess will be 038-00 on the guide?

While the spot beam maps are fun to look at, with DISH your current ZIP code determines what TV locals you receive.

CA Traveler wrote:


When you move you will then receive the same channels as the last setup or no locals

Just to make it short, I see that the spot beam # is 52 for both Harlingen and Corpus Christi.

You are saying that UNLESS I call Dish when/before I move to Corpus, I will get news from KFXV-Harlingen and not news from KQUI-Corpus?

HTH;
John