Nimiq 6 (New Bell Satellite) Discussion - Page 9 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

rogue17 · 2012-06-05, 11:05 AM

I think Starchoice(ShawDirect) will also change their footprint but much later.

This will only make Bell customers opt for grey market providers like Dishnet or Directv. Though they do not have canadian content they will be able to move around their receivers south for the Winter. I understand how the snowbirds feel.

But this is a Canadian company providing service in Canada. And as such they should be providing the srongest signal possible in Canada. Heck they raise prices like crazy when they want to so we deserve a better signal and not something diluted that covers territory where most of their paying customers are not. Just my honest opinion.

duster · 2012-06-06, 11:51 AM

Is there any information out there as to when the nimiq1 signal will be gone?

Bayguy · 2012-06-06, 12:18 PM

rogue if you mean those people will use Dish or Direct TV rcvrs in Canada as well as in their snowbird homes that is not "grey market" that is illegal in Canada. Its too bad that's true even when people are paying and not pirating but that's the law in Canada. We dont have a law like that in the US.

rogue17 · 2012-06-06, 06:57 PM

Thanks.the point I was trying too make is that people will turn to US providers.

AtlanticRebel · 2012-06-07, 03:57 AM

Not sure if anybody else has noticed, but she's moved over to 113

rogue17 · 2012-06-07, 10:03 AM

Thanks Atlantic.

Lindsay649 · 2012-06-07, 10:32 AM

Going like crazy. Now at 111.7.........should be in the right location in a day or two. One could surmise that testing has been sucessfull.

MCIBUS · 2012-06-07, 11:45 AM

So maybe by the end of next week it might be on line and in service?

AFF · 2012-06-07, 12:39 PM

I would think once it is in place you will see them turn on each transponder one by one over a couple days.

dirtroad · 2012-06-07, 10:06 PM

Now @ 109 area, may be it wasn't the Venus Transit, it was the Nimiq 6 Transit we all saw!

m3repair · 2012-06-08, 09:03 AM

Out of curiosity what was the suspected time for it to move into its intended position? To me it seems to be going pretty well in terms of having the bird operational very soon (Of course after testing is complete)

frenchhomer · 2012-06-08, 10:05 AM

At the rate that it is moving it probably will be at its home at 91w within a few days.

46FD04 · 2012-06-08, 10:31 AM

A Bell Tech told me the new Nimiq 6 will be operational sometime in the first two weeks of July.

JoeLouie · 2012-06-08, 05:01 PM

Yup, mid-July is what we've been told.

sodly · 2012-06-08, 09:50 PM

Have read & got answers

2012-06-07, 10:06 PM	#130
dirtroad Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 890	Now @ 109 area, may be it wasn't the Venus Transit, it was the Nimiq 6 Transit we all saw! __________________ If Life is a Highway,...then why is there no end to this dirtroad?

2012-06-08, 09:50 PM	#135
sodly Rookie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 23	Nimiq 6 Have read & got answers Last edited by sodly; 2012-06-08 at 11:14 PM. Reason: Have read & got answers

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2012-06-05, 11:05 AM	#121
rogue17 Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 553	I think Starchoice(ShawDirect) will also change their footprint but much later. This will only make Bell customers opt for grey market providers like Dishnet or Directv. Though they do not have canadian content they will be able to move around their receivers south for the Winter. I understand how the snowbirds feel. But this is a Canadian company providing service in Canada. And as such they should be providing the srongest signal possible in Canada. Heck they raise prices like crazy when they want to so we deserve a better signal and not something diluted that covers territory where most of their paying customers are not. Just my honest opinion.

2012-06-06, 11:51 AM	#122
duster Rookie Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 17	Is there any information out there as to when the nimiq1 signal will be gone?

2012-06-06, 12:18 PM	#123
Bayguy Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Baja BC Posts: 430	rogue if you mean those people will use Dish or Direct TV rcvrs in Canada as well as in their snowbird homes that is not "grey market" that is illegal in Canada. Its too bad that's true even when people are paying and not pirating but that's the law in Canada. We dont have a law like that in the US.

2012-06-06, 06:57 PM	#124
rogue17 Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 553	Thanks.the point I was trying too make is that people will turn to US providers.

2012-06-07, 03:57 AM	#125
AtlanticRebel Join Date: May 2012 Location: Gander, NL Posts: 109	Not sure if anybody else has noticed, but she's moved over to 113

2012-06-07, 10:03 AM	#126
rogue17 Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 553	Thanks Atlantic.

2012-06-07, 10:32 AM	#127
Lindsay649 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodstock, Ontario Posts: 1,058	Going like crazy. Now at 111.7.........should be in the right location in a day or two. One could surmise that testing has been sucessfull.

2012-06-07, 11:45 AM	#128
MCIBUS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,069	So maybe by the end of next week it might be on line and in service?

2012-06-07, 12:39 PM	#129
AFF Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 671	I would think once it is in place you will see them turn on each transponder one by one over a couple days.

2012-06-08, 09:03 AM	#131
m3repair Join Date: May 2011 Location: Etobicoke, ON Posts: 378	Out of curiosity what was the suspected time for it to move into its intended position? To me it seems to be going pretty well in terms of having the bird operational very soon (Of course after testing is complete)

2012-06-08, 10:05 AM	#132
frenchhomer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 111	At the rate that it is moving it probably will be at its home at 91w within a few days.

2012-06-08, 10:31 AM	#133
46FD04 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ajax Posts: 425	A Bell Tech told me the new Nimiq 6 will be operational sometime in the first two weeks of July.

2012-06-08, 05:01 PM	#134
JoeLouie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 887	Yup, mid-July is what we've been told.