Dish Network hlep

[jaredcb03]

Morning all,

I need help with my dish configuration. At home I have Dish Network. Instead of paying Dish extra for everything for my TT I have been just grabbing my Hopper and taking that with us. It works great for watching stuff we have recorded on it. For longer trips we decided we want the ability to watch live TV so I bought this on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00U47LA6W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Our first trip trying to use it was weird. I hooked everything up and eventually got a signal however we were unable to get any local channels and I don't think I was getting HD. We were about 2 hours west of where we live. I don't want to call Dish because I'm pretty sure they'll tell me I need to pay more for the privilege of using my service wherever I want. I assume the problem is with the responders the Hopper receiver is looking for but I'm not sure.

Has anyone ran into this and have a resolution? Is there an easy button?

[Dutch_12078]

Strabo wrote:
We use this,

Dish Go Box. Holds 100 hours of content from your dvr, and will access your hopper box from your cell phone. Including all your channels.

$99

The HopperGO uses the Dish Anywhere app and you'll need a very large, preferably unlimited, cell data plan for watching Hopper3 or Hopper w/Sling content remotely. Not for the stored content of course.

[Strabo]

We use this,

Dish Go Box. Holds 100 hours of content from your dvr, and will access your hopper box from your cell phone. Including all your channels.

$99

[Dutch_12078]

The Dish CONUS beamed local markets that I currently have listed are:

DMA - SAT

Bluefield, WV (HD) - 77
Cincinnati, OH (HD) - 77
Columbus, GA (HD) - 77
Davenport, IA (HD) - 77
Evansville, IN (HD) - 77
Ft Wayne, IN (HD) - 61.5
Jacksonville, FL (HD) - 77
Lexington, KY (HD) - 77
Lima, OH (HD) - 77
Little Rock, AR (HD) - 77
Louisville, KY(HD) - 77
New York, NY (SD) - 119
Paducah, KY (HD) - 77
Springfield, MO (HD) - 77

[Bill_Satellite]

You would need to check which Dish Networks are still broadcast CONUS. For DirecTV that is NY and LA. I believe that Dish still is still NY and San Fran but I have not checked recently.

[hpdrver]

We are planning a multi state trip with our dish account and to not have to continually change addresses to get the network channels, could use use a New York address and get the networks across the USA.

[Bill_Satellite]

I'm not sure what the Dish Network range is on local channels but back when we had DTV it was published at 250 miles.

This was not true in the past and is still not true today. As mentioned above the spot beams vary in size and shape depending upon location and the size of a particular market. It also depends upon your location. If you happen to be at the top of a spot beam, driving N could cause signal loss in 50 miles but driving S you might be able to go 300-500 miles without loss. Moving E and W will get you out of a spot beam faster (in most cases) than moving N and S due to the oval pattern of most beams. This is true of both providers.

[TechWriter]

allen8106 wrote:
I'm not sure what the Dish Network range is on local channels but back when we had DTV it was published at 250 miles.

DISH spotbeams not only vary is size but also shape -- which can be a factor when traveling, for example:

- ALBANY, GA (Spotbeam 51)

- CHICO, CA (Spotbeam 16)

allen8106 wrote:

Your issue may be the that you need a multiple LNB dish in order to get your local channels. I'm not sure what the issue might be with the HD, could be the dish.

The dish in the OP's link is a multiple-LNB dish.

[allen8106]

I'm not sure what the Dish Network range is on local channels but back when we had DTV it was published at 250 miles. Your issue may be the that you need a multiple LNB dish in order to get your local channels. I'm not sure what the issue might be with the HD, could be the dish. When we had DTV I simply bought a triple LNB dish off of Craigslist for $20. Mounted it to a wood platform that I could level and took an extra receiver from the house. I could set up and aim the dish in 10 minutes with no signal meter. I just used the signal indicator on the receiver that's displayed on the television.

[Dick_A]

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[ol_Bombero-JC]

jaredcb03 wrote:
Morning all,

I need help with my dish configuration.

Has anyone ran into this and have a resolution? Is there an easy button?

Looks like you have excellent answers/help replies.

For the "Easy Button" - the best "button" for info is the "Technology Corner" forum (here).

Check the title of topics covered in - - "Technology Corner".

😉

[Dutch_12078]

navegator wrote:
Siting in San Antonio Texas and watching San Diego news on Dish no problem, travelled down to Mexico and received the signal all the way down to Saltillo, after Saltillo no more, we have the receiver from home never an issue.

navegator

Spot beam "footprints" vary quite a bit in size shape, so it's entirely possible to travel hundreds of miles that happen to stay within an oblong shaped beam. There are also a few locals that are on CONUS beams rather than smaller spot beams, and can be picked up nationwide on at least one satellite. Our service address is currently a Vermont address that's in one of the rare ZIP codes that receives dual market locals from both the Albany, NY and Burlington, VT DMA's. When we head south in January, we'll be able to still receive the western arc SD feed of the Albany locals on one spot beam down to northern VA, but we'll lose the Burlington locals that are on a different spot beam around the NY/PA line.

[Dutch_12078]

jaredcb03 wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:
On edit: I see Ed beat me to it, so I'll leave my post as is and just add an "X2" for Ed's post. 😉

We change our Dish service address as often as daily with no problems when traveling. There is no extra charge for taking your at home receiver with you in your RV, and many part-time RV'ers do exactly that. We've found that the Dish online chat system works best for us when making the changes, and we use a pre-written script with the new address that we just copy and paste into the chat window. Make sure they ONLY change your service address, and NOT your billing address. You can check that using your MYDish account and correct it if necessary.

Wow... I didn't know it would be that easy. Any chance you could share the script?

Sure... I keep a file of the scripts with address that we expect to return to from time to time, but editing in a new address is easy enough when needed. If you're boondocking somewhere, just use any near by address. Dish really doesn't care.

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Hi,

This account is for my RV, and my SERVICE address has changed.

My billing address has NOT changed.

Please change my SERVICE address only to:

13208 State Road 72
Sarasota, FL 34241

and update my program guide.

Thank you!

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[navegator]

Siting in San Antonio Texas and watching San Diego news on Dish no problem, travelled down to Mexico and received the signal all the way down to Saltillo, after Saltillo no more, we have the receiver from home never an issue.

navegator

[jaredcb03]

TechWriter wrote:

jaredcb03 wrote:

Our first trip trying to use it was weird. I hooked everything up and eventually got a signal however we were unable to get any local channels and I don't think I was getting HD.

Others have addressed your local stations issue, but I think there's another more basic issue . . . It doesn't sound like your dish was aimed correctly if you weren't picking up HD channels + you may not have been receiving the sat that your locals are on.

After you set up your dish, did you do a Check Switch on your Hopper?

I did not do a Check Switch. I'll do that next time.