SATELLITE TV

[meroberts]

HELP!!!! :huh:

We?ve been without DISH NETWORK for almost a month and there are no answers in sight. Our main interest is in getting NBC, MSNBC, CBS, CNN, ABS, PBS, FOX, HIST, and USA. Any other channel that comes with a package is welcome. SKY doesn?t have it - even the most expensive.

Anyone out there that can recommend a system that we can obtain locally? We don?t want to wait any longer "to see if they can fix DISH" and we are still paying for it.

Thanks. :)

Martha

[The Duck]

Martha, Dish-USA does appear to be a 'dead duck' for its loyal Mexico based subscribers. I am getting some Shaw Direct [Star Choice] boxes out of Canada plus some custom LNB's from a supplier in Wisconsin then I'll souce a larger dish here and try to find a technician to aim and initialize it. These are a bit trickier than Dish but if it works the programming should be even better than Dish USA - you'll get Canadian channels + USA networks, PBS and the BBC. I expect to have the equipment in 2-3 weeks and will take the bus to Laredo to fetch it. I'll keep everyone posted on how it goes.

Ricardo

[meroberts]

Thanks for the info Ricardo. We are still hoping that DISH will work. We are addicted to ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, HIST, DISC, CNN, MSNBC, and USA. We are doing all we can to get those. If we can?t then we?ll opt for the local SKY.

Supposedly, Daniel Guerra, our technician from SMA, is working on getting us a large dish that should pick up those channels but we are waiting to see results before we spend $500 USD on a larger dish, to get nothing.

We?d like to connect with someone in SMA who?s already set up with the new dish to see if they are really receiving a good signal, but don?t seem to know anyone yet to chat with.

If anyone has a contact in SMA that uses DISH, we would appreciate a referal. This DISH dilemma has become quite a headache for us. HELP! :(
Martha (sigh)

Martha, Dish-USA does appear to be a 'dead duck' for its loyal Mexico based subscribers. I am getting some Shaw Direct [Star Choice] boxes out of Canada plus some custom LNB's from a supplier in Wisconsin then I'll souce a larger dish here and try to find a technician to aim and initialize it. These are a bit trickier than Dish but if it works the programming should be even better than Dish USA - you'll get Canadian channels + USA networks, PBS and the BBC. I expect to have the equipment in 2-3 weeks and will take the bus to Laredo to fetch it. I'll keep everyone posted on how it goes.

Ricardo