Fed up with Direct TV - need help!
Today I replaced my older King Dome with a new Winegard Roadtrip Mission connected to a Direct TV H24. The install went great until I attempted to test it out. I have the package that includes local ...
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I'm not sure what local TV is anymore... It used to on your local address account as a separate items. Our local stations include Washinton DC and Richmond VA TV stations here in King George VA.
Then it changed to being what they call "SPOT BEAMS" depending on your ZIPCODE...
I would think if you was in Wichita Falls Texas and was signed up for 'local stations in the Washington DC viewing area' I have a feeling you will be getting what is only SPOT BEAMED to the Wichita Falls ZIP Code area... Since you are not signed up for the Wichita Falls SPOT BEAM you get nothing???? The only way to see your account authorized SPOT BEAMS would to be physically located in that ZIP CODE area ??? Washington DC SPOT BEAMS may not come down to the Wichita Falls TX areas...
The I have heard you can contact DirecTv and change your physical location a couple times a year then it may possibly work for the local stations in that new ZIP CODE area only???
Then I heard you could see local stations from New York and California on request from anywhere in the US...
It may be different from my thoughts on this...
I like DutchmanSport changed to using our OTA BATWING antenna in 2009 when all of the Natl Broadcast stations started showing the HDTV Digital TV signals. This allows us to pick-up FREE TO VIEW local HDTV signals from the local towns where we were camping at... Finally stopped bringing along all of SAT GEAR with us...
We get our NCIS fix just fine watching the local OTA HDTV signals from the local towns where we are at...
Roy Ken
Then it changed to being what they call "SPOT BEAMS" depending on your ZIPCODE...
I would think if you was in Wichita Falls Texas and was signed up for 'local stations in the Washington DC viewing area' I have a feeling you will be getting what is only SPOT BEAMED to the Wichita Falls ZIP Code area... Since you are not signed up for the Wichita Falls SPOT BEAM you get nothing???? The only way to see your account authorized SPOT BEAMS would to be physically located in that ZIP CODE area ??? Washington DC SPOT BEAMS may not come down to the Wichita Falls TX areas...
The I have heard you can contact DirecTv and change your physical location a couple times a year then it may possibly work for the local stations in that new ZIP CODE area only???
Then I heard you could see local stations from New York and California on request from anywhere in the US...
It may be different from my thoughts on this...
I like DutchmanSport changed to using our OTA BATWING antenna in 2009 when all of the Natl Broadcast stations started showing the HDTV Digital TV signals. This allows us to pick-up FREE TO VIEW local HDTV signals from the local towns where we were camping at... Finally stopped bringing along all of SAT GEAR with us...
We get our NCIS fix just fine watching the local OTA HDTV signals from the local towns where we are at...
Roy Ken
