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Interesting story related to this: https://www.lightreading.com/regulatory-politics/mobilex-ceo-threatens-to-pack-it-in-if-mvnos-don-t-get-better-treatment FWIW, first time I've ever heard of MobileX...

And if you think this increase is bad, look at what Uverse subs are getting hit with - $21 on the top pkg; $1 of that is the local channels fee! (although my link shows this in 2024, it's definitely from this year...) https://www.att.com/support/article/u-verse-tv/KM1314015/

And HBO Zone -> HBO Movies https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/hbo-changes-tv-channel-names-hbo2-1236508090/

https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/echostar-rout-leaves-its-open-ran-vendors-high-and-dry

https://www.lightreading.com/5g/the-end-of-the-fourth-carrier-experiment https://www.lightreading.com/5g/echostar-s-future-as-a-facilities-based-wireless-carrier-is-toast-amid-spectrum-sale-to-at-t

Pictures? But if it looks like the one in the pics in the manual in the 2nd post, it looks like it's just another version of the current fewer-hard-buttons remotes - hard pass for me, I'll stick with the tried & true 40 remotes.:(

The same reason I didn't like it on FrndlyTV...having the broadcast feed altered with "substitute" programming, that doesn't seem to be as good as what should actually be there...

It's that way on all streaming providers that carry a national MeTV feed, as well as on at least some of the other Weigel networks that are carried by streaming providers. (I saw this firsthand when I had FrndlyTV for a few months) It has to do with program exclusivity rules for some shows...

EXACTLY - and yet again, THIS IS HOW IT WAS WHEN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY ON 247 & is this way on DirecTV!

Which, as I already explained, IS why you got it before & are getting it now...not that hard to understand... AND...the reason why you don't get it on your satellite delivered locals, is because yours is a low-powered affiliate & does NOT qualify for must-carry like the Houston MeTV affiliate.

Most likely, as that was how it was when it was previously added, in those markets where MeTV is a satellite delivered local channel - it's also like that when DirecTV added MeTV nationally... You already get it via KYAZ-51 in your locals pkg, which is why you're most likely not getting the...

What operating system does it have? Roku, Google or FireTV, as that does make a diff on IR codes...

I was speaking generally satellite internet was the only option at this point...but they specifically wanted NO part of SL! HN was also much cheaper, even for the top tier (even before the $10 bundle discount) & there was NO upfront cost whatsoever for equipment or installation The installer...

Per this post, MeTV HD is back on DISH, though as streaming-only ch 247: https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/please-dish-get-metv-back.409868/page-3#post-5017108

I don't know, but it HAD to have been pretty recently - I just saw this earlier today, at a clients house whom just got Hughesnet internet (they had NO other options out in their deep woods house!) & upgraded to Ho3/Jo3.