Dish Launches All MPEG4 Service

Dish Launches All MPEG4 Service
August 21, 2008
Scott Greczkowski

Without much fanfare, after years of planning last night DNs new all MPEG4 satellite service went live to customers in 21 select cities.

The new service which is being called the “Eastern Arc” service as it uses a fleet of satellites in the “Eastern Arc” of the sky. DNs legacy service is now known as its “Western Arc” service.

The new Eastern Arc service offers all of DN channels to new customers in 100% MPEG4. (Note Eastern Ark does not offer Latino or International channels, if a new customer wants those channels they will be setup on DNs legacy “Western Arc” service. Besides using all MPEG4 technology the new service also uses DNs new 3rd generation security system.

The new Eastern Arc service lets installers choose which arc they aim at, this new Eastern arc will make installs on the East Coast much easier, as many homes could not get satellite because the satellites were “treed out” with the new Eastern Arc service this should no longer be an issue. Customers getting installed on the Eastern Arc service will receive a new Dish 1000.4 satellite antenna. This new antenna was designed to hit the Eastern Arc satellites which are at the 61.5, 72.7 and 77 degree orbital locations.

Because the Eastern Arc service requires all MPEG4 satellite receivers, a new dish and updated security cards the Eastern Arc service is currently only for new DN customers.

The 21 DMA’s to begin rolling out the new Eastern Arc service are as follows:

Cleveland, OH; Richmond, VA; Tampa, FL; Baltimore, MD; Columbia, SC; Green Bay, WI; Greensboro, NC; Providence, RI; Greenville, SC; Knoxville, TN; Raleigh, NC; Hartford, CT; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; Nashville, TN; Minneapolis, MN; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; New York, NY.

The areas served by Eastern Arc will be gradually expanded as the equipment needed for install is more readily available.

Congrats to the folks at DN for managing to get the Eastern Arc out. I personally thought that because of the satellite issues Dish has had over the past year that it would delay if not scrap the entire Eastern Arc idea. Once again Charlie Ergen has shown why he such a great poker player and manages to pull out the 4 aces necessary to make the plan work.

I personally am looking forward to trying out Dish’s new Eastern Arc service and comparing it side by side with DNs legacy MPEG2 system. Stay Tuned!

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Will the receivers ( Dn, and/or FTA ) we use how work on the new Mpeg4 system?

Not unless you have a new nagra 3 card hacked ??? I know alot of people would love to get their hands on it most Vip systems will work ( if not all ) ... without the card your basically looking at a black screen anyways

That would mean that they are forcing everyone into getting a High Def receiver and possible resigning a new contract with DN even if they really don't want to.Very nice way of basically pushing people to do what you want them to do.

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