I just noticed, that it says I'm in or near Seattle. Well not all of the time. When the sun's out, I'm on Vancouver Island when I am up North, and when its cold out, I'm along the shores of Lake Chapala, Mexico, just south of Guadalajara Mexico, where I've had the ability to pick up then Star...

UPdate. All signals from Anik F-2 are working again. :)

I too have lost signals from Anik F-2 which carries most if not all the HD channels so have others in my part of Mexico. Gosh I sure hate watching everything in SD. I'm a snowbird and have been able to watch Star Choice now Shaw Direct when out of Canada since Feb 21, 2001 when then Anik F-1...

Sadly I will not be experimenting with my 12 foot Ku prime focus dish until some time in the new year. Once I do, I willl share the info with you here south of Guadalajara along the shores of Lake Chapala

Pamela: I'm about to try an experiment. Right now all I have is a 4 footer a 1.8 meter (5.9 ft) and a 2.4 meter (7.9 ft) offset Ku band dishes, here along the shore of Lake Chapala just south of Guadalajara. I also have a 12 foot prime focus mesh dish where the mesh is so tight that you can't...

Hi Pamela; Good to see your name here. I'm back in Ajijic enjoying the rain. Right now, I'm watching Shaw Direct. Once things settle down with Echo* 15 maybe I will play around again. Right now I'm getting a few channels on 110 and I still need to better position the LNB (It's too far away from...

...warn out. And it's often used by the much younger generation to make fun of those who are what? over 50? Where I sometimes live along the shores of Lake Chapala, the vast majority of the Americans do not speak Spanish. Therefore DISH is terribly important. And many are very upset about E* 14.

...have digital C band and of course Shaw Direct which carries my Seattle stations in HD and one can pick up all the transponders quite well in cental Mexico on a dish that is only 36.5 by 26.5 inches (Star Choice 75 E dish) It will be interesting to see what happens with Echo* 15 at 61.5...

This is not what you are going to want to hear, but I only have one receiver, which I take with me when I head to Mexico. That way they can not accuse me of stacking. Mechanicman stated that DISH can check your IP # when you are phoning. Please tell me how that's done. It's real easy for the...

...I also have a DISH LNB on an almost Ku 12 foot C/Ku system. So there will be a lot of playtime. I use the 75 E to get my Seattle stations in HD (Guess who pays for the *Choice account at the extended family cottage in BC so that we could also watch it when we head south, be it Seattle or MX?)

...in Seattle and when I go south for the winter I understand that my one DISH receiver that I take with me will have a harder time picking up Echo* 14. The question is out whether I will need a 1.8 or 2.4 meter for 119 W and we wont know for sure until all of the fine tuning is done I...

Although right now I'm splitting my time between Seattle and Vancouver Island, I also own property along the shores of Lake Chapala. We are a suburb of Guadalajara and about 260 miles West-West North West of Mexico City. Apparently the sat dealers are getting all of the Conus beams with a 1.8...

I sure hope you're right, but in comparison to their competition, you know SKy Mexico and the local cable companies like Megacable and Telecable, they offer very little; perhaps 1/3rd the number of channels. Their basic package offers, what, 36 channels. And how many channels do they offer...

...early May to return to Seattle with my HD receiver in my backpack, I had a 1.8 meter pointed at 110, and a 2.4 meter pointed at 129. And with Echo* 7 there was so much bleed-over that we got a good signal with a 4 footer. NO MORE. The signal strength is much weaker, but apparently it's still...

They are very different. On E14. they're better focused on the US with much less bleed-over to my part of Mexico and other parts of countries outside of the US Sadly that makes sense. If you need a certain amount of signal strength over all of the US and less bleedover into other countries...

...get 129 with a 2.4 meter Dish, about 50% of what I subscribe to on the new bird at 110 on a 1.8 meter dish, and everything I subscribe to on Echo* 7 on a 4 foot dish. (Here in Seattle what are the sizes of the elliptical dishes 21 by 22 inches? (smile) Something tells me, maybe it's the...

Conus beam in Mexico And the CONUS E7 beams bleed all over much of Mexico (I slit my time between Seattle and Central Mexico, and pay for my DISH programming) And darn it sadly the new E14 will have a much tighter Conus beam that may not reach Guadalajara. At least one can get the HD...

...the winter. When we head south for the winter, I bring my 211 HD receiver with me to point at the same birds mentioned above and the wife brings a *Choice receiver with her so that she can continue to watch her favorite Canadian programs. We are lucky enough to have a real address in Canada...

In my case I'm glad they have delayed the launch of E 14. I head south from Seattle every winter with my 211 HD receiver and we already lost signals in Guadalajara, Mexico when the new bird went up at 110 W and the projected footprints look just as bad in our part of Mexico for the new bird at...

...I had troubles with the wobbly 129 West. Today I am receiving fewer programs from 110 West here in Mexico because many of transponders on Echo*11 are better focusing their signals on the US and less signal bleed this far south. And Yes, I have read that with Ceil 2, that I should be...

But, I ask, if in fact you live in the US and travel to Canada or Mexico for short periods of time, is it really illegal to take your equipment with you and set it up as you go? There are approximately 100,000 US citizens living or visiting for the cold months in or near the great state of...

My name is Pete, and I haven't posted here in years. I'm retired and leave Seattle each winter bringing my DISH receiver with me. The programs I subscribe to are on 110 and 119 W. As many of you know the new Echo Star 11 bird at 110 West focuses it's footprint more on the US and there is less...

Apparently S F and Atlanta are staying as conus feeds and are available via an independent agency, (with DISH's blessings) therefore not being in violation of the court order, ordering DISH to stop selling distant signals I jus went there (www.callnps.com), clicked on the link that said...

There are many of us snowbirds who bring one of our DISH receivers with us as we head south for the winter in our RVs. No we are not cheating. The other receivers remain off until we return home.Well about the time you hit Guadalajara Mexico. That single DISH 500 antenna has turned into a 1.4...

I hope it is OK to post this here. I have DISH and I like it, but it doesn't give me my Seattle channels in HD. There is a small dish system that does, It also gives me the Detroit 5 in HD. It doesn't matter whether I am in Central America or anywhere in North America I get these HD feeds...