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I'd like to get Dish Network or DirectTv, to air my existing channels in the mainland... Does anybody know how to do this or who could do it?
Posted : October 6, 2009 6:28 pm
What existing channels do you want aired?
Posted : October 6, 2009 6:38 pm
Which island?
Posted : October 6, 2009 7:32 pm
I sell Dishnetwork on STX and you can get stateside packages. DirecTV here is Latin America package.
Posted : October 6, 2009 8:17 pm
are you wanting a sling box to access your stateside account? or a new account down here?
sloop jones
Posted : October 7, 2009 10:27 am
Ah, right! You could use a Sling Box.
Posted : October 7, 2009 11:48 am
Follow this link to CNET short video about the VIP922 Slingloaded DVR.
http://cnettv.cnet.com/duo-dvr-slingloaded-vip-922/9742-1_53-50004942.html
Alan
Paradise Satellite
St. Croix
Posted : October 7, 2009 12:15 pm
I used to Sling content from our DirecTV setup in Seattle down here to STX early last year when my family was still there and I was here. Problem is that every week or so I would have to ask my wife to reboot the Slingbox or the DirecTV receiver in order to get things running right again. For that reason I didn't even bother trying to use the setup after my family moved here (we still have the house and had the account active there until a week or so ago.)
I don't know if my experience is typical but if it is I suspect SlingBox won't work long without someone on the other end to help out.
When it did work it was cool as I also downloaded their app for my smartphone and could view the same content on my mobile --> slick.
Posted : October 7, 2009 5:39 pm
I have been using a SlingBox from Chicago since February 2009 and have never had a problem. Never had to reboot or do anything with the equipment in Chicago.
Jim
Posted : October 8, 2009 12:42 am
Jim,
With the sling box you are streaming how many MB/hour? Does your ISP slow down your service?
sloop
Posted : October 8, 2009 10:07 am
The connection in Chicago is 6mbs download and 1.5mbs upload. The upload is what you use at the send end. On STX I have 1mbs service. The streaming rate that I am actually receiving is usually around 800kbs. The minimum a SlingBox stream needs for a reasonable picture is 256kbs. If I am watching the SlingBox it it does slow down doing other things on my networked internet connection. I have three computers plus an I-phone running off my wireless network.
I use the connection as a back up to Innovative and to get certain channels not available here such as Versus and the Big Ten Network.
When I am not using the stream I let a friend watch the SlingBox. He has a 500kbs internet connection.
I would guess that between the two of us we watch about 4hrs of TV daily.
No complaints from the ISP at either end about bandwidth hogging.
Jim
Posted : October 8, 2009 10:59 am
Jim,
FYI You can now get Chicago networks in HD on Dish. As well as VS. and Big 10
Posted : October 8, 2009 11:54 am
