which dish for east coast

willardg · 01-21-2012, 11:40 AM

newbie here, which dish would I need for east coast HiDef Dishnet?
(Florida)
1000.1, 1000.2, ?

Thanks ahead

garys · 01-21-2012, 03:23 PM

What dma are you in? That would determine whether you need a 1000.2 or 1000.4 dish. There is no 1000.1 dish.

Ken Lynch · 01-21-2012, 05:24 PM

What does dma have to do with determining which arch (East or West) he wants a a dish for?

garys · 01-21-2012, 07:51 PM

Locals may only be one one arc. Dma may determine which dish he should have.

Ken Lynch · 01-22-2012, 10:15 AM

The simplist answer is to have wilardg contact a local dish network instalation tech and ask which arc he is using to install HD for wilardg's area. If tech uses Eastern Arc then he needs a 1000.2 dish. If tech uses Western Arc then he needs a 1000.4 dish. Since wilardg is new to this he may not know what acronym "dma" stands for. I am not even sure I know. Something "? marketing area" I think.

garys · 01-22-2012, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Lynch

The simplist answer is to have wilardg contact a local dish network instalation tech and ask which arc he is using to install HD for wilardg's area. If tech uses Eastern Arc then he needs a 1000.2 dish. If tech uses Western Arc then he needs a 1000.4 dish. Since wilardg is new to this he may not know what acronym "dma" stands for. I am not even sure I know. Something "? marketing area" I think.

You have the dish's backwards, EA is 1000.4, WA is 1000.2. Dma refers to your local channels, ie: city and state or zip code number would be enough to figure out what dma.

Ken Lynch · 01-22-2012, 11:17 AM

I stand corrected. I did in fact transpose dish numbers. You are correct. What is correct forum etiquette in a situation like this? Should I go back and correct my original post?

01-21-2012, 11:40 AM	#1
willardg What is HD? Thread Starter Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1	which dish for east coast newbie here, which dish would I need for east coast HiDef Dishnet? (Florida) 1000.1, 1000.2, ? Thanks ahead

01-21-2012, 03:23 PM	#2
garys High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Greentown, PA Age: 62 Posts: 2,357	What dma are you in? That would determine whether you need a 1000.2 or 1000.4 dish. There is no 1000.1 dish.

01-21-2012, 05:24 PM	#3
Ken Lynch A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 11	What does dma have to do with determining which arch (East or West) he wants a a dish for?

01-21-2012, 07:51 PM	#4
garys High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Greentown, PA Age: 62 Posts: 2,357	Locals may only be one one arc. Dma may determine which dish he should have.

01-22-2012, 10:15 AM	#5
Ken Lynch A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 11	The simplist answer is to have wilardg contact a local dish network instalation tech and ask which arc he is using to install HD for wilardg's area. If tech uses Eastern Arc then he needs a 1000.2 dish. If tech uses Western Arc then he needs a 1000.4 dish. Since wilardg is new to this he may not know what acronym "dma" stands for. I am not even sure I know. Something "? marketing area" I think.

01-22-2012, 11:17 AM	#7
Ken Lynch A couch and an HDTV to go please. Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 11	I stand corrected. I did in fact transpose dish numbers. You are correct. What is correct forum etiquette in a situation like this? Should I go back and correct my original post?