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DirecTV 7S Launch - 5am PDT Tues 5/4
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Posted by: philm

For those of you interested in viewing/recording the launch of DirecTV's 7S satellite tomorrow (Tuesday) here is the good/bad news:

It will be shown live on channel 855. However, if you try to access channel 855 on your DirecTivo you will not find it.

I just called DirecTV to ask how to access channel 855. First problem was that both the customer service & tech support people didn't even know about a new satellite being launched ("The higher-ups had not told us".) Second problem: channel 855 is one of a number of channels reserved for "occaisonal use", and as such are only activated right before their actual use. This would explain why 855 doesn't show up in "Channels I Receive".

From another thread, kidjay posted:

Here is the break down of the D7S satellite launch early in the morning on Tuesday, May 4th.
We will broadcast the launch live from 8 am to 9:30 am EDT / 5 am to 6:30 am PDT vc 855.
The channel opens up at 7 am EDT / 4 am PDT and close down at 9:30 am EDT / 6:30 am PDT.
Schedule the channel to turn off at 9:30 pm EDT / 6:30 pm PDT.
DIRECTV logo from 6 am to 8 am EDT / 3 am to 5 am PDT.
Live broadcast Material ID from 8 am to 9:30 am EDT / 5 am to 6:30 am PDT.
DIRECTV logo from 9:30 am to 10 am EDT / 6:30 am to 7 am PDT.
Replay Material ID from 10 am to 9 pm EDT / 7 am to 6 pm PDT.
DIRECTV logo from 9 pm to 5:59:59 EDT / 6 pm to 2:59:59 am PDT.

So it would appear that the channel will probably not become active & show up in "Channels I Receive" until 4am PDT (3am? PDT) Tues morning. I pointed out the the DirecTV rep that it would be "nice" if in future they could activate the channel the day before so that TiVo users could program it to record.

Sounds like I will have to get up at 5am!!!

Sorry about the bad news for those of you who had been counting on programming it to record.

Phil

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