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    Question on getting HD Locals

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    If you have a HD receiver, proper dish and subscribed to your locals, do you get the HD version of your locals too, if your NOT taking one of the HD Packages??
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    Yes with Over the air Antenna, you can get ur locals for free with guide info also.

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    Our next door neighbor just switched from the other guys, did not want HD, BUT, got a 722K and the JAX, FL locals in HD, along w/a few other HD channels.

    We are Eastern Arc, if that makes a difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Koilvr View Post
    Yes with Over the air Antenna, you can get ur locals for free with guide info also.
    I meant the locals that Dish is broadcasting. I can only get one channel on the antenna.

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    You need to see the sat that has the HD versions, ie: if your HD locals are on 129 and you use 61.5 instead, you will not get them. Also, you need to verify that Dish has your HD locals available.

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    Quote Originally Posted by garys View Post
    You need to see the sat that has the HD versions, ie: if your HD locals are on 129 and you use 61.5 instead, you will not get them. Also, you need to verify that Dish has your HD locals available.
    What I am trying to ask here is will Dish Network LET me see my HD locals if I am subscribed to a SD programming package and to my locals but NOT subscribed to any HD programming. Assume all my equipment is right and pointed to the right sats and my locals are available in SD and HD.

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    Quote Originally Posted by david0858 View Post
    What I am trying to ask here is will Dish Network LET me see my HD locals if I am subscribed to a SD programming package and to my locals but NOT subscribed to any HD programming. Assume all my equipment is right and pointed to the right sats and my locals are available in SD and HD.
    The answer is no. You have to be an HD subscriber.

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    Quote Originally Posted by david0858 View Post
    What I am trying to ask here is will Dish Network LET me see my HD locals if I am subscribed to a SD programming package and to my locals but NOT subscribed to any HD programming. Assume all my equipment is right and pointed to the right sats and my locals are available in SD and HD.
    HD locals are a part of the locals package, you do not need HD package to get HD locals.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KAB View Post
    The answer is no. You have to be an HD subscriber.
    This was never true. At one point you could pay the HD enabling fee to get them, but that fee has since been removed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by garys View Post
    This was never true. At one point you could pay the HD enabling fee to get them, but that fee has since been removed.
    Garys, the way I read the OP is not talking about OTA, rather LIL.
    Last edited by KAB; 12-15-2009 at 10:36 AM.

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