As long as the Shaw direct Satellites are aimed at and broadcasting they will be accessible in the same places that they have been since they were launched and commissioned .
Eventually the Birds will be taken off line and at that time We will lose service. This could be Next Year ,in Ten Years or next Week!
The thing with using the Small Carryout type Dishes is that they require a strong broadcast signal to function properly.
We have found that the strongest Signal is along the 49 th parallel and tapers off the further North or South that We travel.
We have tried and been successful using a 60 Cm Dish in Arizona and as far South as Mazatlan.
The Large 75 Cm Dish works better South of Mazatlan . We have tested it as far down as Zihuatenajo and have been told by other Travellers that it works in Belize and even Guatemala!
I somehow doubt that the small size of the Carry Out would be as good!
My understanding is that the earlier satellites signal is beamed to the Earths Surface much like an inverted Funnel which fans out . The Newest Birds have a much more directed signal to accommodate the High Definition TV. Thus they can not be picked up over as great an area!
