Month: July 2021

Looking to the future… Did you know…

Did you know owning a  Rainier D9865 receiver and being a current Rainier Satellite subscriber has its benefits.

Rainier Satellite is looking into the future and with that comes new technology. Our D9865 receivers are designed to adapt without purchase of new equipment.

A satellite delivered firmware upgrade will soon be available that will allow H265, HEVC, with symbol rates up to 45000 for your D9865. When the time comes Rainier will contact its current subscribers about getting a satellite delivered firmware upgrade for their receiver. We will require a current subscription to channels using or upgrading to the new codec mode to participate in this update.

No worries Rainier has you covered well into the future.

Not a Subscriber yet? Now is the time to get the best receiver and subscription programming money can buy.

Sony Movies Move Update

Attention Rainier Satellite Variety Xtra package subscribers. Your D9865 receiver is now authorized at the 103 west satellite. Please use this location to watch these channels from now on. The old location at 125 west will be deauthorized soon.

The tuning parameters are as follows.

Satellite SES 3, 103 west Vertical polarity
Name: MOVIE PLEX
Modulation Type: DVB-S2
Downlink: 03.943
Symbol Rate: 25.000
NID: 10

Sony Movies is on Ch 700
Sony Cine is on Ch 600

Please update your IRD if you haven’t yet.

If you have any issues receiving this new mux we recommend getting your satellite dish alignment checked and replace your old LNB’s with a Rainier recommended PLL LNB’s sold in our webstore.

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If you require any help with the transition please call Rainier Tech Support at 509-477-9270.

Variety Pak Subscribers. Price Increase Coming. Lock in Now at 2021 Rates.

Variety package subscribers.  Due to programming cost increases this year were being forced to raise this package $2.00 a month as of September 1, 2021. We’ve kept the price locked in at $29.99 a month for the last 3 years but no longer can keep it at that price.

LOCK IN at the 2021 Price NOW!

SAVE UP TO $34.00.

If you renew your next year subscription before 9-1-2021 you can still lock in at the $29.99 per month cost for Variety.

But there’s more Savings. If you add the Toronto 4+ to Variety with your renewal you will receive a $10.00 in store Rainier Bucks credit code e-mailed to you to use on any product (except programming) in our Big Dish Online Superstore.

Don’t Miss out on the Super Savings Renew Today.

Sony Movies & Sony Cine. Satellite Change to SES-3 103 West

In the next couple weeks Rainier Satellite will begin the transition for the Sony Movies group channels in our Variety Xtra subscriber pak.  You will need to retune your D9865 to the following to continue to watch these channels. After August 20th the current 125 west location will go dark for Variety Xtra subscribers.

Satellite SES 3, 103 west Vertical polarity
Name: MOVIE PLEX
Modulation Type: DVB-S2
Downlink: 03.943
Symbol Rate: 25.000
NID: 10

Sony  Movies is on Ch 700
Sony Cine is on Ch 600

Once your IRD takes a trip you will be authorized for the new location.

Sony Movies & Sony Cine will only be available to Variety Xtra subscribers at this new location. Legacy Variety subscribers will no longer receive these channels in the Variety package.  If you wish to retain these channels please contact Rainier Satellite at 509-486-4137 by July 19th 2021 to upgrade your service to Variety Xtra. After July 20th Variety pak’s service at 125 west will be deauthorized.

Attention Rainier Satellite Variety Pak Subscribers.

Package Upgrade Required

In the next couple month’s Sony Movies and Cine Sony will be moving to the 103 west satellite. At that time Variety package subscribers will become deauthorized from the current 125 west satellite home of Sony. To retain these channels at the new 103 west location an upgrade to our Variety Xtra package will be required. This is due to increased costs for 2021. Variety Xtra gives you the BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK! It offers all the channels Variety offers plus the Sony channels and the Toronto 4+.  Contact us today at 509-486-4137 about upgrading to Variety Xtra.

Current Variety Xtra subscribers don’t need to do anything but retune your 9865. You will be automatically authorized at the new 103  west location.

More details about the upcoming migration including receiver retune will be posted here at our news page in the near future.