Local channels via satellite
I was just told by a DISH support person via chat that with the Tailgater and their RV pay as you go programming that due to new federal regulations, local channels will only be available via off-air...
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Bumpyroad wrote:Actually, the 3rd party one was over with last summer some time. They no longer had a contract with the company (America something). Before we left in Sept. we went in and talked to them about it. They said that no matter where we went, just put in the zip code and/or call (according to what you have) and we could watch locals for that area. We had absolutely NO problem.
this has previously been discussed here. evidently the company providing the distant local channels what ever they are called will/can no longer provide them after a certain date.
those are the ones that Dish had to go with a 3rd party to provide them after a suit of some kind where they were giving distant locals inappropriately.
bumpy
And I agree with another......if you EVER get a clerk answering the phone or a tech somewhere that has a suspicious answer for you.....or one you don't want (LOL).....call back. Over my years of working in offices, I have found many times that young clerks will just give an answer -- right OR wrong. (yeah, and they were usually called on carpet -- however it was too late to help THAT customer)
