All American Direct, Distant Networks shut down

We too will be losing the distant networks provided by AAD through Dish. We don't want to lose this service! It's wonderful when traveling because you have the same channels all the time instead of having to call Dish and change addresses every time you drive out of the spot beam.

In Fl. this winter called Dish gave the address and zip received locals. Worked great. I have a Tailgater.

Sounds perfect Dutch. I'll try it on our long trip this spring.

cochise49 wrote:
Got this reply from dish when I required. I had asked if I could change my address each time I put jacks down. They didn't answer that......

While not always every day if I'm still within the same spot beam footprint, I do change my service address frequently while traveling. I've found the Dish Customer Service chat system to be the most efficient way to make the change. I pre-write the new address info in a text file to make sure it's correct, and then copy and paste into the chat window once the session is established.

My typical message looks like this:

Hi,

This account is for my RV, and I have changed locations.

Please change my service address to:

312 Ft Chiswell Rd #198
Max Meadows, VA 24360

My billing address does not change.

Thank you!

For RV park addresses, I add a site number at the end of the street entry, to avoid potential conflicts if someone else is using the same address.

Thanks Bill. I have an older SD only Winegard dome. It can only see one sat at a time. 110 and 119. Would I just call dish each night while traveling and give the address?

Whoever wrote that really had no idea what you want to do or how to do it in an RV. It's a form answer about receiving local Networks at any particular home location.
The answer to your question is yes you can. The other part of the answer to that question is that you may or may not get all the Networks or any of the networks if you have the wrong antenna type.

Got this reply from dish when I required. I had asked if I could change my address each time I put jacks down. They didn't answer that......


Thank you for taking time to contact us. We understand your concern about your local programming and we will be more than happy to assist you with it.


We apologize for the inconvenience about your local programming. Please be advised that we are unable to provide information about the All American Direct about that they will close.

Please be advised that local channels are being determined by your Designated Market Area (DMA). These are the areas designated by zip code and county to receive local network programming.


To view the list of channels included in your area, please visit www.dish.com/entertainment/channels/local.

Some are not available to you may include:

1. Your address does not fall in a DISH Local Broadcast coverage area. (The satellite signal does not reach your address with your local channels).

2. This address is not in a local Designated Market Area (DMA) that we offer. (Local Broadcast by satellite are only legally available to customers who reside in the specified local DMA).

Other Options:

You may be able to access your local area stations using a secondary antenna (not provided by DISH). Visit www.antennaweb.org for more information on programming antennas.

You may also visit www.sobongo.com/dish-network/dish-network-addons.html to see if you qualify for local programming from another area. Sobongo is an independent company, and not an affiliate of DISH.

However, you may visit the link www.mydistantnetworks.com for more information about the All American Direct online.


For the fastest resolution, please chat with a Customer Service Representative using our live chat option www.mydish.com/chat. They will be able to assist you in resolving your concerns.

Because the courts found that Dish willfully and repeatedly violated the copyright laws, by providing Distant Network Service to ineligible households, a permanent injunction was issued barring Dish from offering DNS.

That injunction was removed a few years back and Dish once again provided DNS services. They did provide their customers with DNS for a year or so. For some unexplained reason, Dish voluntarily turned the service over to AAD. It's been a bumpy road for Dish/DNS customers.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
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This was not Dish service but Dish "could" provide the service if they want to. I think they stopped providing it because they were losing money providing it for $5/month. Hopefully, they will step up and serve their customers but if they do, expect a price increase.
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Because the courts found that Dish willfully and repeatedly violated the copyright laws, by providing Distant Network Service to ineligible households, a permanent injunction was issued barring Dish from offering DNS.

Tom

It was reported earlier today on another forum that Dish is actively seeking a solution to the AAD DNS shutdown, likely with another company.