Satellite DNS Service vs local channels

As long as you can pick up over the air network stations, or the park has cable with local network stations, you do not need DNS. There are some locations that have neither.

If you plan on receiving ABC, CBS, FOX, etc from the sat dish then you need DNS. Otherwise you can get them OTA (as stated).

sch911 wrote:
If you plan on receiving ABC, CBS, FOX, etc from the sat dish then you need DNS. Otherwise you can get them OTA (as stated).

Or, you can just call your satellite TV provider and change your service address for free.

There is no limit on how many times you can do this.

Bruce

sch911 wrote:
If you plan on receiving ABC, CBS, FOX, etc from the sat dish then you need DNS. Otherwise you can get them OTA (as stated).

Wrong. See this thread.

Within 250 miles, plus or minus you Get the locals you get at home. But if you are over that mileage and are staying there long enough to make it worth while you can call and change your service address to that location and get the locals that are available for that area.

We change our service location with Dish as often as daily to get the area local channels via satellite as we move around. It takes about 5 minutes using their online chat system.

I have DirecTV DNS.

One major benefit of DNS is when you want to use a DVR and you have a list of network programs that you watch on a regular basis. The reason DNS is good in this case is the network channel numbers don't change as you change locations so you don't have to reprogram your DVR every time you move. This is a big factor for me. I just change locations, set up my dish, turn on my DVR and all is good. No further tweaking is needed.

Now I have an RV account. If you have a residential account you will only be able to pick up your local network channels within the spot beam for your area. Unless they have changed their requirements, you can not have DNS with a residential account.

edatlanta wrote:
I have DirecTV DNS.

One major benefit of DNS is when you want to use a DVR and you have a list of network programs that you watch on a regular basis. The reason DNS is good in this case is the network channel numbers don't change as you change locations so you don't have to reprogram your DVR every time you move. This is a big factor for me. I just change locations, set up my dish, turn on my DVR and all is good. No further tweaking is needed.

Now I have an RV account. If you have a residential account you will only be able to pick up your local network channels within the spot beam for your area. Unless they have changed their requirements, you can not have DNS with a residential account.

Both of our Dish DVR receivers are capable of recording programs by name rather than channel, along with selecting the usual parameters for new only, HD only, etc. We haven't had to change our settings for the major network shows as we move around and change our locals for several years.