Where is NESN HD?

[beartrap]

What channel is NESN (New England Sports Network) HD on? I understand that this is a spot beam. I live in southern Maine, and just had a D* CSR tell me that I should be getting NESN HD at channel 623. This is the NESN SD channel. The CSR tried to tell me that if I have HD equipment (I have a HR10-250), I will get the NESN HD signal on that channel.

IF I am within the spot beam (I don't think that I am), how would I sign up for NESN HD, and what D* channel is it on?

[D_Doherty]

NESN HD is only available with MPEG-4 equipment (HR20-700 is the DWV model) and to the local area. I don't think ME qualifies as the local area and the HR10 is only MPEG-2.

[beartrap]

Should I be surprised that the D* CSR told me that:
1. My zip code was eligible to receive NESN HD; and
2. NESN HD was a MPEG-2 transmission?

I know that my HR10-250 is only good for MPEG-2 HD. I asked (several times), and was told (several times), that NESN HD was in MPEG-2, and my zip code was eligible to receive it.

So, if I had a HR20, what channel would I tune to for NESN HD (assuming I'm eligible)? Any idea what sat and transponder it uses?

[bonscott87]

So, if I had a HR20, what channel would I tune to for NESN HD (assuming I'm eligible)? Any idea what sat and transponder it uses?

1) Since it's a full time channel it uses the same channel number as the SD version (you'd see both in your guide on the H20 or HR20

2) It's on the Boston HD locals spotbeam which is on either 99 or 103 sat. So you'd also need the 5 LNB dish to get it.