Maps, Directions, and Place Reviews
Mpeg4 Upgrade
The article has a section about a 'future' upgrade to all mpeg4 programing. I have an old mpeg2 only box, and today I received a letter from dish reading "Due to upgrades in our system's technology and services, it is necessary to upgrade one or more of your older model receivers at no charge to you so you can continue to receive your programming." This would seem to indicate that the mpeg4 upgrade will take place shortly. Sparrowkc (talk) 00:31, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
EDIT: Confirmed with a customer service call, Dish Network is upgrading to Mpeg4, and is sending Dish311 receivers to customers who's current boxes do not support the upgrade. --Preceding unsigned comment added by Sparrowkc (talk o contribs) 21:15, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
1 800 Number For Dish Network Video
Receiver data needed
We need to receive data for the receivers, including the industry-first DISH Player-DVR 942. Info available at http://www.dishnetwork.com/. --Acela Express
Channel removals
Removed claims that Music Choice and future programming packages will be added, as Dish Network has made no such announcements.
Also, added Oxygen from channel listing since DISH Network does provide this programming and has replaced Lifetime Movie Network on Jan 16, 2006. It does now on Channel 127.
Time for a re-naming
The Wikipedia Manual of Style on trademarks says to avoid all-caps in trade names:
--chris.lawson (talk) 02:20, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
RENAMING IS COMPLETE. --chris.lawson (talk) 02:40, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
Needs redirect attention
Someone -- preferably not me, as I have very little time of late -- needs to go through and fix all the redirects from the old DISH Network page:
What Links Here
Post a note here if you make some effort toward completing this little project. Thanks. --chris.lawson (talk) 02:28, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
Dish Network does not have PBS Kids!
So, do us a favor, people, and stop adding it. And yes, I'm a subscriber. --/?v?s/ /t?:k/ /k?nt??bju?(?)nz/ 12:36, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
Criticism section should be added
Recently, Dish network has had contract problems with certian channels over the years, I think it would be best to add that to the article. Asm2750
PBS distant feeds
What if a market lacks a PBS member? How can people in those markets view PBS programming? TitanTV has WNET and PBS-XD in its Dish list, but I don't see them in my EPG, so I'm guessing those are for areas without a PBS member. Could anybody tell me why these are in the list? --/?v?s/ /t?:k/ /k?nt??bju?(?)nz/ 22:56, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
German TV
Should the red German TV wikilink really be DW-TV (Deutsche Welle), for which there is an article? --GilliamJF 00:52, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
Chart on subscriber count
Why does the number/year "2000" appear 3 different times (consecutively) with different numbers for each one? --Nguerrero03 08:28, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
The chart has no tie to reality whatsoever. Dish Network didn't even begin broadcasting until March 1996, it reached 1 million subscribers in December 1997, etc. The current chart is pure fantasy.
Affiliated Program
The Affiliated program is a way that satellite television including Dish network has been using for a length of time now that allows them to reward groups by attraction new customers. one such example is satellitesimplified.com which provides a simple way a link customers that wish to reach Dish Network with assistance from the support of satellitesimplified.com Affiliated Program where it can be more easily verified and modified by authors. --p.alex woodard 22:06, 12 august 2007
Major edit summary
I made some major edits this weekend:
1) Moved satellite fleet section to EchoStar Communications Corporation since both listings were different (and wrong) and EchoStar is the entity that operates the fleet.
2) Changed branding to DISH Network. That's how it's spelled, and if you disagree write here.
3) Added lots of verified and corrected tons of technological information and terminology (I own many of them).
4) Moved pictures of dishes around and added SuperDISH 121, and I welcome edits to move the pictures a bit but be CAREFUL they are anchored to each dish type heading.
5) I really think the channel listing should either be removed or put into a tiny table or other page that this page links to.
6) Fixed this broken discussion page.
--KJRehberg 02:13, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Yup, it is an old acronym for "Digital Sky Highway" and I sometimes refer to it as "DiSH" instead of "DISH". Thanks for looking into the fact that DISH is really an acronym and is better capitalized. --KJRehberg 03:54, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
Competing companies
Competing companies are entirely relevant. Returned to the article. --KJRehberg 16:43, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
Re: Court TV rift -- on CNN and other channels.
On CNN and other channels there's been an ad citing DISH Network's drop of Court TV. The ad claims if you're a customer and want the channels back "Take A Stand" and call +1-800-710-1922. If you call that number they play yet more propaganda, and then- tell you to press "1" to find out what you can do. Upon doing so, they offer contact information for the competitor DirecTV and "Your local cable provider." Does anyone happen to know who is paying for this ad aimed at thinning DISH Network's subscriber numbers until they bend on the policy? CaribDigita 21:05, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
Source Needed
Do not post anything unless it is 100% fact and you have a source to back it up.
Removed due to lack of source--Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.72.83.87 (talk o contribs) 09:08, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
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HD Section added?
I hear that Dish Network will be adding more HD Channels to the line up should there be a section on the HD Programing and the new HD additions? DaveRapp101 19:49, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
MPEG4
I've read in some technical forums that DN has yet to broadcast in MPEG4, and instead marks the new HD channels as only compatible with MPEG4 IRDs, while still using MPEG2 for the actual compression, in order to force users to upgrade. Can anyone provide a cite confirming/denying this state of the stream? Alvis 04:12, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
NHL network
should we add nhl network on channel 559? GD1223 13:49, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
DISH Network Corporation
EchoStar Communications Corporation is now known as DISH Network Corporation. --KJRehberg (talk) 17:05, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
Voom is now gone from Dish Network ~ 78-3
Should there be s story on the voom take down. All 15 went down last week and 22 new channels were added 68.222.73.151 (talk) 13:50, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- 84-1 82-2 78-3 91-5 86-6
Satellite Dish section restored
The Satellite Dish section has been restored. Most of this section was deleted by vandalism and never restored when the vandalism was removed. --KJRehberg (talk) 18:30, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Dish is now using a new 100.4 eastern arc dish with all programming mirrored. This dish needs to be added as well as the new mirrored programming on 61.5, 72, 77 which is all mpeg4 Sattmaster (talk) --Preceding undated comment added 15:05, 6 April 2012 (UTC).
Article contains subjective opinions in the section about Puerto Rico pricing
The article contains very subjective opinions in the section where DISH is accused of overcharging residents of PR. To say that someone is overcharging for something is a subjective opinion and inappropriate for an encyclopaedic entry.
I also corrected a number of typos and mispellings that were also introduced by the same author who made the charge of DISH overcharging. --Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.170.226.56 (talk) 23:00, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Reformatted sections
I made minor edits to combine the problems and controversy sections to a general criticism and controversy section, as inspired by the earlier comment on this page by Asm2750. I made the date of controversy more prominent so that the reader has a better sense of present relevance. I added a header for each topic so that the reader doesn't have to read the whole text to have a sense of what it discussed. The enclosed content was not otherwise changed. RDNewman (talk) 22:19, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
Merging in Dish Network Corporation
I just finished merging in the content of Dish Network Corporation. Having a separate article made sense when Echostar was the parent company, given that it often pursued endeavors that were distinct from Dish Network. For an individual company offering primarily a single service, though, a single article makes the most sense. See, for example, Comcast or think back to Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio before the merger. (Yes, the same should be done with DirecTV and The DirecTV Group.) user:j (aka justen) 09:23, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
GTN
The section about the Gay Television Network is severly outdated, and says 'as of 2005.' Not sure how to correct.64.53.73.154 (talk) 23:16, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
Although it is outdated. It still remains an issue, as Dish Network, still to date will not include any gay programing in their line up. I think it is important to mention this point. EditorU.S.A. TIC 17:53, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
Camera feed
A short while ago the camera feed for a satellite showing the earth was added to the channels, 212. --Clark89 (talk) 19:30, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
exclusive CMT deal
The paragraph recently added discussing the deal for exclusive content from CMT at best needs a citation, and at worst doesn't add anything useful to the article and should be scrapped. Maybe the right answer is somewhere in between, but personally, I don't see the value in it. Broadcasters make exclusive content deals all the time. Anyone else have an opinion? UncleverOnion (talk) 23:05, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
A Carriage Dispute with NBC Universal over The Weather Channel
i just found out that Dish Network is in a carriage dispute with NBC Universal as the contract to carry The Weather Channel on Dish Channel 214 expire at Midnight on May 20, 2010, because of it, Dish is dropping The Weather Channel and replacing it with a new lower budget produced weather network known as The Weather Cast. Dish claims it's because the customers demanded a 24/7 weather work but The Weather Channel's website confirm it was due to a contract dispute.
here's the two links from both sides of the pending carriage dispute:
Dish Network: http://www.dishnetwork.com/weather/
The Weather Channel: http://www.weather.com/tv/programs/CustomerMessage.html
and the story from the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100520-715627.html
this needs to be mentioned on Dish Network's Wikipedia page--Boutitbenza 69 9 (talk) 23:25, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
Updating HQ location
According to this webpage it isn't Meridian, it's Englewood. Therefore, I'm taking the liberty of changing that entry.
The HDTV Signal
I removed the section called "The HDTV Signal" because it was totally idiotic (sorry, I was not logged in, so my edit does not bear my name, just an IP).
- "HDTV stands for high definition television." -- Oh, really? Rather make a link.
- "The HD signal has a greater resolution than the SD, or standard definition, signal, 1080i compared to 480i, which amounts to six times the resolution." -- Who cares? The article is about Dish, not about HD technology. Also, with HD Lite that Dish practices, horizontal resolution is either 1440 or 1280 pixels, so actuall difference is 4 or 4.5, not 6.
- "The shape of the HD signal when viewed on an HD television is also much wider than the SD signal, simiar to a movie theater image." -- This was written by a six year old. Keep it simple, stupid: HD has 16:9 frame aspect ratio. Nevertheless, this is not the place to discuss HD peculiarities, there is a separate article on that.
- "The High Definition transmission also has three components to its signal, not one, like an SD signal." -- This was written by a dropout student. Digital HD and SD use component encoding of color primaries, and no one cares what outputs you have on your Dish box.
The second paragraph is totally irrelevant, and its correctness is questionable. All it all, this was a pitiful chapter. Mikus (talk) 03:17, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
Size
Dish is thrid largest not fourth read link: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Fox-Dish-agree-to-terms-apf-2377289291.html?x=0 Thankyou --207.199.226.126 (talk) 01:37, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
Dish, while currently offering "Free HD For Life" as well as "Local Stations" for customers, usually fails to reveal unless asked that local affiliates signals are not in HD, leaving subscribers frustrated as no timetable for ever adding network TV in HD through local affiliates is ever noted. This doesn't sound neutral to me, all my local channels are in HD. DML --Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.240.40.154 (talk) 17:59, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
No Local on the 8's, no good
Lots of people here on Wikipedia love Local on the 8's and WeatherSTARs, but I don't use Dish Network because here is my motto: no local, no good!" Dish is a evil satellite company. They lied. They made you pay less for the world's worst satellite company. Do not buy Dish, you may like it at first, but then, you will discover how useless it is. Please do not buy dish. It is a matter of life and death, cause if you don't have midland weather radio, how will you hear about weather in your area!!!?!?!?!?!! Think about it. 66.175.172.250 (talk) 20:48, 15 June 2011 (UTC)AlekaJanuary1003.
Dish World IPTV
Dish World IPTV (http://dishworldiptv.com/) claims to be affiliated with Dish Network. This post on Dish Network's official page on Facebook confirms this fact: <http://www.facebook.com/dishnetwork/posts/10150479055345851>. Should we include a section on Dish World IPTV in the main article?
Promotional Language and Lack of Citations ... and DisneyCSIfan
I've noticed multiple sections of what seems to be direct lifts from Dish Network marketing materials and have made a few edits to fix same. DisneyCSIfan seems intent on undoing whatever edits I make without addressing the issue. Could I get a reality check before this escalates? - JeffJonez (talk) 02:25, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
He/She's Baaaack! (and still edit warring) - JeffJonez (talk) 12:16, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
do we need speculation?
"In January 2012 articles on CNET[6] and Deadline[7] report DISH is being targeted by AT&T for a potential takeover" Ya ok and so what? If they don't take them over does this matter? This lacks notoriety unless it happens.24.115.19.178 (talk) 09:48, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
Requested move
DISH reboot in Feb 2012
I understand removing the information about competition with DirecTV, and the AT&T "potential takeover", but I think it's nessasary to explain the reboot (new website, name, and logo) introduced at CES 2012. --DisneyCSIfan (talk) 21:29, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
Recievers
Due to DirecTV having the section of Receivers, I have added that section to this page. I should have put it on the talk page first, but I forgot. It's here now though. -- Preceding unsigned comment added by TechPlusTV (talk o contribs) 05:14, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
Autohop technology and subsequent lawsuit.
A section should probably be started on the Autohop technology, which allows customers to skip commercials and the lawsuit over the technology. More information about the lawsuit can be found at LA Times link68.205.16.177 (talk) 04:25, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
Fox dispute & Bias
Added Bias tag after reading the section and finding the argument 1 sided in light of the quote made that Fox is "robbing" Dish. Statement should be removed or Fox POV added to give both sides of the issue. -- Preceding unsigned comment added by Gohiking (talk o contribs) 13:04, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
Kick-in time for AutoHop
There's a discrepancy between Dish's press release boilerplate on AutoHop and the NYT account. The former says the feature is available at 1AM ET. The latter says two hours after prime time, presumably for all time zones. The latter makes more sense logically, but this might be one of those cases where the primary source is more accurate. I'm not sure. Barte (talk) 00:49, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+This might work. I found an article (using other databases not available to the average editor) on the feature that hasn't been used as a source and an important claim is made: the commercials are there. We haven't done anything with them. Nothing about when it is possible to delete them, though.-- Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 18:33, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
DISH vs. Dish
This was discussed in a couple of threads back in 2006, it seems. The "official name", which I'll change in the Infobox, is "DISH Network Corporation". Just wondering whether people would support or balk at a comprehensive change of "Dish" to "DISH". --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 01:09, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
Whitewashing
SmartEdits is whitewashing this article as if he were a paid PR person. He has no sources to say DISH is a good place to work, and he repeatedly insists on removing the following section simply because he doesn't agree with it. This is highly inappropriate and deserves very close scrutiny - especially before the professional media gets wind of it. Rklawton (talk) 15:40, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
Work environment
In 2012, the investment analysis and commentary site 24/7 Wall St. named Dish Network #1 among "America's Worst Companies To Work For," an assessment based upon employee reviews at the employment website Glassdoor.com.
Criticism of Dish Network
I see that an editor has split out all the Criticisms section into a new article at Criticism of Dish Network. That move should possibly be discussed, or reverted, or at least watchlisted. I've added an attribution template to that other article's talkpage, per WP:COPYWITHIN. HTH. -Quiddity (talk) 22:07, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
Small edit
Just edited a grammar error at the DishNet section--KF5LLG (talk) 02:41, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
New Photo
Also, I'd would like to add a new better photo of the DISH HD satelite dish, soon.--KF5LLG (talk) 02:45, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
Signals, bands, polarizations?
I've heard that Dish is Ku-band, but I'm having a hard time sourcing that (haven't dug too hard, admittedly), but frankly I'm a noob to satellite stuff so I'd love if someone better-versed in this could add such info to the page.
In particular, there seems to be all sorts of FSS and DBS stuff which appear to be separate services run by the same company. Maybe? I can't make heads or tails of it. A clear and cogent explanation of where (in the spectrum and in the sky) Dish programming can be found, would be helpful. Myself248 (talk) 18:32, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
Services
Does Dish provide free service to non -profit and or government facilities?
Programming line up and packages
Dish network is ripping off its customers by taking away programming and not replacing them with channels of equal value and then telling customers if they want to continue to veiwvquality programming they will have to pay more.
Merger Proposal
I propose merging Criticism of Dish Network with Dish Network to create a more NPOV article. Bryce Carmony (talk) 21:04, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
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Subscribers
How s the subcriber rate developing over time? Interesting news: - http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/05/01/cord-cutting-dish-network-lost-143000-pay-tv-subscribers-in-1q/
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