Does anyone still have a C-Band sattlelite dish?

Calamity Jane

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We've got one in the back yard. It's never been hooked up, and was brand new when we moved in three years ago. I'm thinking of getting it hooked up, and can't decide if I should, or if I should get a Dish or DirecTV system instead...

I've heard the C-Band is better because you're not locked into packages like you are with the other two...

I'm also considering a sattelite internet connection, since that's my only high speed option... anyone using that?

Any thoughts on the options?
 
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labrynth said:
~ maybe he wonders how you both transcend your age diff ~ I would if i was 42...... a generation crossed by two people - maybe there IS something to it-

LOL

Huh? :confused:
 
I had my dish hooked up for a set-up fee (around $300). I get close to 100 free channels, some good , some junk. You can still purchase channel packages if you wish.
 
We used to have one, Girlie. What's nice about it is that you can order whatever channels you want direct from the provider. With a network provider, such as you get with the small dish, you are limited to what they want to offer.

My biggest problem with it, was that it took up way too much space in our small suburban back yard, and was an eyesore. Knowing that you have a lot of property, that shouldn't be a problem for you.
 
Several years ago there were around 6 million C-Band owners in America. Today there are about 900,000. The reason is Direct-TV and other satellite content providers. With digital Direct-TV can now provide nearly everything a C-Band dish can find, and all the unscrambling is done for you. Also, many C-Band owners don't have digital receivers, and aren't anxious to upgrade a system they don't really need. Both Analog and C-Band will always be here, and will always be more advantageous for some customers, but, overall, no, no one is getting them anymore.

Unfortunately, with the advance of MSO satellite companies you have the retreat of the local cable company, the mom and pop operations that would service the tiny burbs outside of the Comcast-infested cities. They can't offer the same content the satellite companies can. So they get phased out, and because the satellite companies don't have to provide access channels the community loses a voice.

The FCC recently lifted ownership caps for MSOs specifically because of Direct-TV (and DISH). The FCC considers the satellite companies to now be the first and only real competition cable ever had.

In fact, Direct-Tv is now third or fourth among the top MSOs in the country, behind Comcast/AT&T and Time-Warner, but ahead of Adelphia and Charter.
 
I prefer digital cable to any of the Satellite options... I've owned digital cable and satellite and i much prefer satellite over digital cable... just my preference though.

But in your situation I would say you should get the satellite hooked up and get yourself a faster internet connection, just know that satellite internet doesnt give you fast upload, just fast download... In otherwords you can download the posts faster, but your posts wont be processed any faster.
 
Originally posted by LordMagicMan
I prefer digital cable to any of the Satellite options... I've owned digital cable and satellite and i much prefer satellite over digital cable... just my preference though.
So just which is your preference then? I'm a tad puzzled after reading this. Since the second preference is much preferred, does that indicate it expresses precedence?

And for satellite Internet, don't most if not all require a dialup for your uplink connection? And does that limit your browser choice? Can any browser be configured to use different paths for upload and download or does it require special software?
 
Unclebill said:
And for satellite Internet, don't most if not all require a dialup for your uplink connection? And does that limit your browser choice? Can any browser be configured to use different paths for upload and download or does it require special software?

For sattelite internet connections, there are two options... one is a one way service, which enables quick download, but anything that is uploaded is sent through a regular dial up. YOur phone line is still busy, and it still takes forever to do anything except d/l. Especially considering my dial up connection is about 19200 on a good day. I called last night, that service runs about $400 for installation and $50/month.

The other option is a two way sattelite connection. The down side is, it costs $700 for installation and $70/month.

Unfortunately, that's my only option for high speed connections.

As far as the sattelite TV thing, it's also my only option. I think I'll go with the C-Band because I already have the equipment and it's silly not to use it. I'm guessing I can also get the channels I want without 7000 versions of ESPN and 42 music channels...

Thanks for the input!
 
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