Flex Pack & Channel Packs Coming 8/4

STDog

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Dish's reps can "elaborate" all that is needed regarding this. It's a non-issue though since if you don't have the current card, Dish will send one and then you can switch packages. If you live in Canada or have moved in order to get different locals, well, that's the risk you took doing that....

And there's always the risk that Dish forces a card change.

I recall having to replace the card in my receivers at least once in the last 19yrs.
 
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pattykay

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Dare I ask why have 3 pay tv accounts?
I like to get different local channels. I have one Dish account at my actual address, one Dish account with "moved" locals, and Directv to get the west coast network affiliates from Los Angeles. I was thinking about switching one of my Dish accounts to Flex Pack without locals, since my local Fox affiliate was dropped anyway, due to the Tribune dispute.
 

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I like to get different local channels. I have one Dish account at my actual address, one Dish account with "moved" locals, and Directv to get the west coast network affiliates from Los Angeles. I was thinking about switching one of my Dish accounts to Flex Pack without locals, since my local Fox affiliate was dropped anyway, due to the Tribune dispute.

None of my business, just a thought, but, wouldn't it be much cheaper just to put up a good OTA antenna to get your real locals and have one Dish account? I have Atlanta locals on Dish, and get my "real" locals and sub channels from Birmingham over the air.
 

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Does anyone know if the MTV Digital Suite and BBC World are going to be added to any of the AT packages? Seems like it would make sense for them to be in AT250 at least, maybe AT200 as well.
 

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Maybe it is $39.99 without any add-ons, and $34.99 if you add something to it. Has anyone tried getting just the Flex Pack without any add-ons?
There are really no "conditions" involved. Well, one condition is that you have to have a "base" package to start from. That package can be Flex, the various AT packages, and so on. You can't have just the "Locals" pack or just the "News" pack. The prices are as is.
 

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When I tried to switch to Flex, CSR said they needed to send new cards for my 622 and 722k. They could tell by looking at my acct info. They shipped it UPS overnight. No charge.

Can someone elaborate on the Smart Card requirement? I have a 211k purchased in summer of 2010.
Will I require a new Smart card to get Flex pack? What do I need to look for on the Smart Card to ensure I have what I need to switch? Thanks
 

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So far, no one with Flex + Locals pack has volunteered (myself included) to remove the Locals package and see what happens. My suspicion is that the guide data will be lost.

The guide data will be lost. It would say digital service for all programming
 

bgee

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Can someone please confirm that it's not possible to get NBC Sports with Flex Pack? If that's the case, I'll delay converting till after the Olympics.
 

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Can someone elaborate on the Smart Card requirement? I have a 211k purchased in summer of 2010.
Will I require a new Smart card to get Flex pack? What do I need to look for on the Smart Card to ensure I have what I need to switch? Thanks
You need a red & white smart card with G4 printed on the front, G3 smart card is purple & black, wonder if this is the early stage of a next card swap?
 
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It's not listed in any of the packages. Isn't that confirmation enough ?
The only reason to think it belonged was the original thread that mistakenly included it in the list because it was in Free Preview. There is absolutely no indication that the base pack will have any sports. And currently, there is no indication the add-ons will include NBCSN. Personally, I went down to Welcome and added the SlingTV pack with NBCSN. I'm hoping having NBC via Welcome will allow me to stream via NBC's website to make up for the lack of DVR on SlingTV.
 

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