โJul-19-2015 04:36 PM
โJul-22-2015 11:00 AM
โJul-22-2015 10:36 AM
Bill.Satellite wrote:
I only dislike the thought of changing locals all the time due to my obsession with recording (nearly) everything I plan to watch. The would mean that every time I changed locations I would also have to reprogram my DVR with the new channels where the Networks are located. I understand the Hopper can follow a program but I believe that's the only DVR that has that capability. Additionally, I really time being able to pick the time I want to watch things if I do watch live (NY 4th of July Fireworks at 7PM) or record more channels when they all come on at the same time (record some from the E feed and some from the W). Even if everything else was equal, I would really miss the ability to time shift!
โJul-22-2015 10:28 AM
Bill.Satellite wrote:
I only dislike the thought of changing locals all the time . . . I understand the Hopper can follow a program but I believe that's the only DVR that has that capability.
โJul-22-2015 10:21 AM
โJul-22-2015 07:17 AM
Dutch_12078 wrote:georgelesley wrote:Bill.Satellite wrote:
Dish "could" still offer DNS if they chose to do so. They simply choose not to. Mobile waivers (truckers, boaters and RVers) are all eligible from both Dish and DirecTV. Dish discontinued DNS by choice.
From what I heard, dish lost a court case that forced them to stop offering DNS. They then contracted with a third party vendor which we used one year to provide the service. That vendor is no longer in business. I even wrote my congressman about dish not being able to offer it direct because at the time we had just stopped full timing and hated to see the service go and that is what I was told. What they do now is not as convenient, but works.
Dish "did their time", and could now offer DNS themselves if they chose to do so. Obviously they have not. I find changing locals to be a very minor inconvenience, and we do like having the local news available for the area we're in. Particularly in locations where OTA reception is poor.
โJul-22-2015 06:39 AM
georgelesley wrote:Bill.Satellite wrote:
Dish "could" still offer DNS if they chose to do so. They simply choose not to. Mobile waivers (truckers, boaters and RVers) are all eligible from both Dish and DirecTV. Dish discontinued DNS by choice.
From what I heard, dish lost a court case that forced them to stop offering DNS. They then contracted with a third party vendor which we used one year to provide the service. That vendor is no longer in business. I even wrote my congressman about dish not being able to offer it direct because at the time we had just stopped full timing and hated to see the service go and that is what I was told. What they do now is not as convenient, but works.
โJul-22-2015 05:03 AM
Bill.Satellite wrote:
Dish "could" still offer DNS if they chose to do so. They simply choose not to. Mobile waivers (truckers, boaters and RVers) are all eligible from both Dish and DirecTV. Dish discontinued DNS by choice.
โJul-21-2015 04:51 PM
georgelesley wrote:
We also use Dish and get the locals wherever we are with a call. Once I thought I would get ahead of the game and called with the new address while we were still travelling. I was assured the locals would be on when we got there. Not so. The sat dish or tailgator we use must be set up, aimed, and receiver on to receive the "bump" they send. I always tell them now to send an authorization. After many calls, I found out that not all CSR's know to do this.
โJul-20-2015 05:53 PM
โJul-20-2015 12:05 PM
โJul-20-2015 08:05 AM
Dutch_12078 wrote:edbehnke wrote:
you are confusing the situation. when you talk about 'national' channels you are talking about 2 different things.
1. there WAS a 'national' programming system where you got a waiver, and renewed every 6 months....but the FCC stopped the sat companies. these were the NEW YORK FEEDS 'national channels of ABC, CBS, NBC.
2. now for the 'normal' area channels of abc, cbs, nbc you pay extra and get them in your area. if out of your area, like stated, you just call and tell them where you are. I did this with dish all the time.
The FCC did not stop DNS. DirecTV still offers the "Distant Network Service" (DNS) that supplies either east or west coast major network stations to qualified subscribers. Dish subscribers had a DNS service from a third party company available until the provider dropped the service a few years ago.
โJul-20-2015 07:15 AM
edbehnke wrote:
you are confusing the situation. when you talk about 'national' channels you are talking about 2 different things.
1. there WAS a 'national' programming system where you got a waiver, and renewed every 6 months....but the FCC stopped the sat companies. these were the NEW YORK FEEDS 'national channels of ABC, CBS, NBC.
2. now for the 'normal' area channels of abc, cbs, nbc you pay extra and get them in your area. if out of your area, like stated, you just call and tell them where you are. I did this with dish all the time.
โJul-20-2015 07:05 AM
โJul-19-2015 08:18 PM