Setanta Transponder Change

08-04-2010, 06:43 AM

Any word on why Setanta changed it's transpnder to 04 from 07. This causes me access problems from remote site accesses, ie camping, rv set up in southern locations. Any way around this?

08-04-2010, 01:56 PM

I don't understand how your location would affect you receiving certain transponders?
I know the further you go south, there are issues, but I believe that is with all transponders....
Channels moving to different transponders shouldn't matter to us as customers at all, I think?

08-04-2010, 03:32 PM

There are two satellites at each orbital slot making up the 32 transponders. Unfortunately both satellites do not have the same footprint, so it is possible for those in the southern US to lose access to channels, depending on which satellite they reside on.

BEV has been moving around many channels at the 91 slot lately. Could be equipment upgrades.

-Mike

**hurricane** · 08-04-2010, 09:25 PM

Or they're doing pre-work for aligning channels to transponders in advance of N4 being in service within the next 4 months or so.

**classicsat** · 08-04-2010, 11:33 PM

If the viewer is too far south, it can affect reception of some trasnponders. It is of little concern to Bell though, as their offical coverage area is minimally affected. They probably moved it for internal reasons, to move things around so they can balance compression or something.