Satellite Systems

Welcome to DSS or Digital Satellite Systems - Dish Network is the most exciting technology for delivering television programming directly from the broadcaster to the consumer.

There are over 2.7 million Digital Satellite Systems subscribers already connected to this great service and that number is growing by over 50,000 each month! And there will never be a better time for you to jump on this new wave of television technology.

ECHOSTAR'S Digital Satellite Systems is movies -- hundreds of blockbusters every month!
Dish Network is sports -- your favorite teams every game!
DSS is music -- dozens of special music channels!
Dish Network is favorite TV shows -- all your favorites of the past and present!
DSS is hot -- the best adult programming available!
DSS is pay-per-view -- dozens of top events every day!
Dish Network is digital -- high-quality pictures and sound!

What is DSS? - The acronym, DSS, is derived from one of two terms: digital satellite system and direct satellite system. Dish Network has been developed by ECHOSTAR Electronics'. Echosphere Communications has a long history of digital satellite manufacturing, launching, and servicing with an excellent track record.

Digital Satellite Systems delivers many channels of programming directly to your house, bypassing any hard wiring from local cable companies. This is done with the aid of a small 18-inch digital satellite dish that gathers the signals from the Dish Network satellites orbiting over the equator. The gathered signal is sent down a wire from the digital satellite dish, which can be conveniently located almost anywhere on your premises, to the Digital Satellite Systems receiver, which is about the size of an average VCR.

Once properly installed, the Dish Network can be forgotten and the programming can be enjoyed.

Digital Satellite Systems is digital programming. It takes the original programming, converts it to digital "ones and zeros," sends it on its extraterrestrial journey, and decodes those ones and zeros right there inside the receiver next to your television. The pictures are crystal clear and the sound is the best you've ever heard out of TV. Most of the movies and music can be viewed and heard on state-of-the-art home theater systems that will reproduce the Dolby® Surround information just as if you were in a modern movie theater. The sound can also be fed to your stereo for enhanced stereo listening.

The variety of programming available on Echostar's Digital Satellite Systems is better than most current cable systems. There are multiple HBO, Showtime, and other premium channels; there are superstations like Superstation TBS and WGN; there are news channels; major networks; 30 channels of CD quality music from Music Choice; and dozens of pay-per-view channels where users can watch the latest blockbuster hits, premium sporting events, and live concerts.

Once properly installed, the network can be forgotten and the programming can be enjoyed.