John W. wrote:
> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> 
>>Is there anyone who knows about getting their own satellite dish to
>>watch Japanese TV direct?
>>
> 
> Kevin said he has it; he's the only person I know. But I have a hard
> time justifying $25 a month for one channel, and IIRC you have to have a
> different dish than is used for the standard DISH network. In some
> places Comcast (and maybe other cable networks) carry TV Japan, so that
> might be an option; same price, though.

Yes, to get the international channels you need to get a second dish
that points at a different satellite. You actually have to pay for that
dish, unlike the standard one that they let you have free. I think it's
$150 for the international dish.

For a while Dish Network screwed up and gave us a few Arabic channels.
The soap operas were great.

- Kevin