A DiSEqC (Digital Satellite Equipment Control) switch is a device that connects coaxial cables from a satellite receiver to coaxial cables from a satellite antenna and is responsible for transferring data and power to and from each device. DiSEqC switches are used to control a satellite dish’s direction, send power from a satellite receiver to the oscillator in a satellite dish, and send data that a satellite dish collects to the satellite receiver. In the case of account related applications such as Pay-Per-View services, a DiSEqC switch can also be Read More

Dish 1000 is a satellite dish provided by Dish Network that allows users to connect to high-definition broadcast satellites in the 110°W, 119°W, and 129°W orbital locations. Although the Dish 500 model was designed to connect to both the 110°W and 119°W locations simultaneously, Dish Network still needed to enhance the size and capabilities of their standard dishes in order to provide users with high-definition and more reliable service rather than requiring users to implement both a Dish 300 and Dish 500 model.   How Dish 1000 Works The original Read More

Sometimes when your DirecTV system is malfunctioning, a message will appear on your television screen asking you to call a DirecTV extension. Here are the meanings of those DirecTV extensions. DirecTV Extension Explanation 711 Customer account is set-up but the system has not been activated (which is called a partial activation) 721 Channel is not authorized, or subscription has expired 722 A "resend" is required from DirecTV to re-activate an active subscription (i.e. The receiver was off for a long period) 731 Access Card is full and has not reported Read More

DirecTV is a direct broadcast satellite company that controls the majority of satellite television service in the United States. DirecTV’s main rival is Dish Network, which has considerably fewer customers and less annual revenue. While DirecTV does not provide services to the Eastern Hemisphere, it does provide services to much of the Western Hemisphere, including the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. Since its launch in 1994, DirecTV has become one of the largest direct broadcast television satellite companies in the world.   How DirecTV Works DirecTV purchases Read More

The PocketDISH is a great way to store your favorite TV shows, videos, photos, music, in fact almost any digital media, onto a portable device that can fit in any small bag or pocket. The PocketDISH is created to work with the Dish Network Satellite TV service; however, if you are not a subscriber to this service, you can still find plenty of great uses for this tech gadget. In essence, the PocketDISH is a portable media center. The PocketDISH has the ability to download from a Dish network, TV Read More

Dish 300 was the first satellite dish receiver provided by the direct broadcast satellite television company, Dish Network, and was originally known as the “Dish Network Dish”. Dish 300 had a single LNB, or Low Noise Block, that was capable of receiving signals from the 119°W orbital location owned by EchoStar as well as the 148°W or 61.5°W orbital locations for Latin American broadcasting, but not the 61.5°W, 110°W, or 129°W orbital locations. Because of the inability of Dish 300 to connect to these other satellites, it was eventually discontinued Read More

It is not possible for us to directly compare Dish Network satellite service to cable television service, because each cable television company offers different programming packages, pricing, and service levels. This guide will help you to compare Dish Network with the cable television which is available in your area. Pricing Dish Network competes in an open market with DirecTV. Most cable television is provided by a local government-sponsored monopoly. Because of this, the laws of basic economics tell us that Dish Network will almost always be more affordable than cable Read More

A Conditional Access System, or CAS, is a type of system used in Internet and television broadcasts in order to restrict unauthorized users from accessing channels or services that they have not paid for and allow subscribers who have paid for services to access the specific services they purchased. Conditional Access Systems are most commonly referred to as “Pay-Per-View” services and are often used to restrict television channels.   How Conditional Access Systems Work Conditional Access Systems work by scrambling data that is received by a network’s satellites. While the Read More

In order to understand the history of satellite television, you first have to go all the way back to the 1950's during the space race between the USA and Russia. The first satellite to orbit the earth was Sputnik, launched by the Russians in 1957. It was 6 years later until the first communications satellite was launched. This satellite was developed by both large corporations and government entities. It was called Syncom II and flew in an orbit circling 22,300 miles over the Atlantic Ocean. Using this satellite, the first Read More

Dish Network, and their previously separated partner, EchoStar, have launched dozens of satellites over the past decade in order to provide direct broadcast satellite television services to their subscribers. While each satellite location, known as an “orbital location” provides services to a different region of the Earth, many of the orbital locations contain multiple satellites to increase available bandwidth and provide redundancy to cover any inoperable satellites in the area. Likewise, satellites in one orbital location can still provide service to satellite receivers in an area designated to a nearby Read More