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I remember some talk a while back about being able to purchase multiple local packages "real soon".

We're in PA, right on the edge of the Pittsburgh and Johnstown/Altoona DMAs. Disk sez we can subscribe to Pittsburgh local channels.

If I can only have one, then I'm glad it's Pgh. But I'd really like to have both. Looks like I'm covered by both "spots" so it should be technically possible.

Any way I can do this?

Mark
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SpencerCat
DISHCOMM, thanks for responding, but please keep in mind the following two facts:

1. On Friday, I was in DMA X (HD locals), and on Saturday, when I removed the 721 and added the 622, I was in DMA Y (no HD locals). According to the DMA map, I am definitely in DMA X, even though most of my zip code is in DMA Y. If DMA's are determined strictly by zip code, then why do DMA maps exist? The map I looked at puts me in DMA X (HD locals).

2. And this is the important one. According to Dish I am in DMA Y (no HD locals), and according to DirecTV I am in DMA X (HD locals). If, as you say, AC Neilsen determines a location's DMA, then Dish and DirecTV should be using the same criteria, and both would place me in the same DMA. In my case, Dish and DirecTV contradict each other, so someone is using incorrect data or processing the data incorrectly.

Regardless of X, Y, Z, LSMFT ... I currently have HD locals, although I had to lie in order to get them, and I hope that I never need onsite service, because then I will have to move from the phony address and then, after the service, move back to a phony address.

Receiving HD locals should not be this difficult.

It seems obvious that the process of assigning people to specific DMA's can be problematic and needs to be addressed.

Just my thoughts.
ComcastOgre
It truly does work. I now have Chicago SD / HD locals below 100 with my OTA Indy channels, and both sets up in the 8000's. Thanks a bunch.
jself1982
It truly does work. I now have Chicago SD / HD locals below 100 with my OTA Indy channels, and both sets up in the 8000's. Thanks a bunch.

Thank you for confirming, if HD is available on those and you have the right satellites setup, you will get the HD's too!! :up
dishcomm
DISHCOMM, thanks for responding, but please keep in mind the following two facts:

1. On Friday, I was in DMA X (HD locals), and on Saturday, when I removed the 721 and added the 622, I was in DMA Y (no HD locals). According to the DMA map, I am definitely in DMA X, even though most of my zip code is in DMA Y. If DMA's are determined strictly by zip code, then why do DMA maps exist? The map I looked at puts me in DMA X (HD locals).

2. And this is the important one. According to Dish I am in DMA Y (no HD locals), and according to DirecTV I am in DMA X (HD locals). If, as you say, AC Neilsen determines a location's DMA, then Dish and DirecTV should be using the same criteria, and both would place me in the same DMA. In my case, Dish and DirecTV contradict each other, so someone is using incorrect data or processing the data incorrectly.

Regardless of X, Y, Z, LSMFT ... I currently have HD locals, although I had to lie in order to get them, and I hope that I never need onsite service, because then I will have to move from the phony address and then, after the service, move back to a phony address.

Receiving HD locals should not be this difficult.

It seems obvious that the process of assigning people to specific DMA's can be problematic and needs to be addressed.

Just my thoughts.
YEs, acording ot the maps I have been able to find it appears that DMA boundaries are on county or state lines. Whichever is applicable..However, AC Nielsen seperates the DMA's by zip code.
I tried to find a link to a site that gave either a DMA map by zips or DMA zip code list. No luck....
Again, periodically AC Nielsen adjusts DMA boundaries. One of the satcos may have outdated info in their computers...Nothing is perfect..Heck, I have a friend who has lived in a home he had built for two years and D* still does not have the address in their data banks..Weird...I just wanted you to know that you needn't fall inot that trap of thinking there is some sort of conspiracy. MAny times on this board posters have placed soem pretty angry comments on here. Those comments seem to have the same genre. "Someone's screwing me"...
BearcatScott
YEs, acording ot the maps I have been able to find it appears that DMA boundaries are on county or state lines. Whichever is applicable..However, AC Nielsen seperates the DMA's by zip code.
I tried to find a link to a site that gave either a DMA map by zips or DMA zip code list. No luck....
Again, periodically AC Nielsen adjusts DMA boundaries. One of the satcos may have outdated info in their computers...Nothing is perfect..Heck, I have a friend who has lived in a home he had built for two years and D* still does not have the address in their data banks..Weird...I just wanted you to know that you needn't fall inot that trap of thinking there is some sort of conspiracy. MAny times on this board posters have placed soem pretty angry comments on here. Those comments seem to have the same genre. "Someone's screwing me"...

Well, this may answer the question about my problems. I live in a county that is in the Cincinnati DMA but my zip code is in the Dayton DMA. Dish provides me with the Cincinnati SD locals but I get no guide data fot the OTA Cincinnati HD locals. Dish must look at the zip to provide you the guide data for the HD locals but uses the county to determine which locals to provide you. Whatever it is, it is frustrating. I get no guide data and I purchase locals.
dishcomm
Well, this may answer the question about my problems. I live in a county that is in the Cincinnati DMA but my zip code is in the Dayton DMA. Dish provides me with the Cincinnati SD locals but I get no guide data fot the OTA Cincinnati HD locals. Dish must look at the zip to provide you the guide data for the HD locals but uses the county to determine which locals to provide you. Whatever it is, it is frustrating. I get no guide data and I purchase locals.
Dish has no say in what locals to deliver to whom..AC Nielsen determines that..As far as your giude issue is concerned. I am going to ask some questions you may have asked already. I juts want to wrpa this up.
Do you have the proper dish and LNB array to get HD locals?.Are you certain you are reciving locals from a DMA that Dish also transmits HS locals?
If you are supposed to receive HD locals and have the proper EQ ,you should be getting them..Dish would not send you SD locals and exclude you from receiving HD locals form that same DMA provided you have the proper EQ.
jself1982
If its known publicly--Dish Network won't let it keep happening, suprised they haven't caught 'their' glitch.
BearcatScott
Dish has no say in what locals to deliver to whom..AC Nielsen determines that..As far as your giude issue is concerned. I am going to ask some questions you may have asked already. I juts want to wrpa this up.
Do you have the proper dish and LNB array to get HD locals?.Are you certain you are reciving locals from a DMA that Dish also transmits HS locals?
If you are supposed to receive HD locals and have the proper EQ ,you should be getting them..Dish would not send you SD locals and exclude you from receiving HD locals form that same DMA provided you have the proper EQ.

I just get SD locals through Dish, Dish does not provide Cincinnati HD locals yet. My problem is just with getting the guide data for the OTA HD local channels. I did get the guide data before I moved a couple years back. I moved 5 miles and the only difference is my zip code (I am still in the same county).
Buzzdar
just tell dish you moved back to your old address
jjnemoiii
If its known publicly--Dish Network won't let it keep happening, suprised they haven't caught 'their' glitch.

Any chance you could PM the info to me? I just want a second DMA w/HD. Would be greatly appreciated!
B
Confused?

Thank you for confirming, if HD is available on those and you have the right satellites setup, you will get the HD's too!! :up

Did you tell DBSOGRE the procedure, or did he figure it out from hints in your posts? I very curious to figure this out. Do you need two receivers to make it work? I've PM'd you a couple times, if you look at that stuff.
jself1982
Did you tell DBSOGRE the procedure, or did he figure it out from hints in your posts? I very curious to figure this out. Do you need two receivers to make it work? I've PM'd you a couple times, if you look at that stuff.

Check your PM's.
dfergie
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU!
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
Added these to this post...
USA National Gas Temperature Map
State By State Gasoline Taxes
Gas Buddy

Ethanol Free Stations

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harshness
Finally! Some big movement in California diesel pricing (and no, there is no such beastie as a diesel "winter formula").

Crude (combined pricing) is around $90/barrel now, so prices should have, at least, fallen in step with the crude futures.
dishstaller
Finally! Some big movement in California diesel pricing (and no, there is no such beastie as a diesel "winter formula").
Just curious here.....then why is diesel so much higher out there than it is elsewhere. Bobby just posted $7.59/gal, locally it is $5.59.....that's two bucks difference. :eeek
harshness
Just curious here.....then why is diesel so much higher out there than it is elsewhere.
California has a ~93¢ per gallon consumer tax rate on automotive diesel, along with significantly higher refinement standards.

The fact that consumers can only buy some new full-sized truck models and a couple of vans with diesel power makes the fuel an odd duck in refinery priorities.
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osu1991
$3.50-$3.52 around Tulsa and $3.45 in OKC
Bobby
Regular$5.399​
Premium$5.899​
Diesel$7.599​
at Costco, Rohnert Park.​
osu1991
$3.46 around Tulsa this morning
Scott Greczkowski
Staff member HERE TO HELP YOU! Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in The Chit Chat Club
Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Little Bitty Pretty One -- Thurston Harris
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My Little Town - Paul Simon
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Small TOWN -John Mellencamp
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All The Small Things - blink-182
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Things - Bobby Darin
Gary Toma
Staff member Pub Member / Supporter Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in DIRECTV Technical Resources Forum
The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
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National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
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Additional tabs provide:​
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
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Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8​

Understanding the TPN Map

Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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K
Nothing testing on stream yet for WISH/8 (CW) or WNDY/23 (MNT), but WRTV/6 (ABC) returned at around 11:37am ET.
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DirecTV Satellite Transponder Updates for Nov 11 2026

Comparison of Transponder Data for Nov 11 2026 vs Nov 04 2026:


No changes in system tables for any transponder tuning parameters.

Changes to the use of defined transponders:

1 Transponder cleared of all Streams::
Net 15 TID 17 Beam NAT + PR is a National Transponder on D15@103ca, TPN 18


Stream (PID) counts:

LIVE Streams​
National​
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4K​
4​
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HD​
265​
-1​
1450​
1​
SD mpeg4​
143​
-1​
194​
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SD mpeg2​
434​
1​
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RB​
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Audio​
89​
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Push​
26​
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Slate​
19​
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1​
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TEST Streams​
National​
Spot Beams​
Count​
Change​
Count​
Change​
4K​
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HD​
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1​
SD mpeg4​
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SD mpeg2​
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RB​
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Engr Work​
38​
-18​
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The PID count Excel workbook provides much more count detail.

Newly updated tables of Streams on each transponder are available in the DataDigesters TPN Grids

More details of changes in individual channels will follow in the Weekly Analysis
and Gary Toma's Domestic TPN Map Excel files
Remapping
Weekly Analysis soon
Enjoy
DataDigesters
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Weekly Analysis for 11/11/2026:
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KJNP/4 is testing for the Fairbanks DMA

WRTV/6 Indianapolis is back, no sign of its sister stations yet

ElectionHQ reverted back to the News Mix

Some TPN swaps
TheRatPatrol
KJNP/4 is testing for the Fairbanks DMA
Wow that's still around. I grew up there.
ewindowman
Lifetime Supporter
Last reply · posted in DISH Network Support Forum
Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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comfortably_numb

Too bad their service is expensive and their coverage sucks compared to the other two of the Big 3
Juan
Too bad their service is expensive and their coverage sucks compared to the other two of the Big 3
Was that a back door compliment for Verizon?
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comfortably_numb
Was that a back door compliment for Verizon?

And TMO. If anybody's lagging behind the most, it's ATT.
ERSanders
The short term financial thinking by MBAs is what killed Xerox. Ask me how I know!
Juan
The short term financial thinking by MBAs is what killed Xerox. Ask me how I know!
I thought it was when Bill Gates stole DOS
dishdude
I thought it was when Bill Gates stole DOS

And Steve Jobs stole the mouse and GUI
ERSanders
The short term financial thinking by MBAs is what killed Xerox. Ask me how I know!
Actually I survived despite them for 31 years and two expait assignments. But the quest for the current quarter's profits doomed long term vision, planning and actions.
S
I thought it was when Bill Gates stole DOS
He bought that for $50,000. What he bought was originally called QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System) from Seattle Computer Products which was designed to be similar to CP/M - an OS for the Intel 8080. Seems like a decent investment. ;-)

There have been claims that the original developer of QDOS stole CP/M code and according to legend there is some command that you can type into MS-DOS that makes it print the name of the developer of CP/M, thus proving theft, but no one seems to know what that command actually is. ;-)
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And TMO. If anybody's lagging behind the most, it's ATT.
ATT has the best service by far in my area, with Verizon being a distant second. T Mobile service is non-existent in these parts.
comfortably_numb
ATT has the best service by far in my area

I've never been to NC, but I can't think of anyplace in the Midwest or West where AT&T outperforms Verizon or T-Mobile, it seems to me they just don't have as many towers here
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And Steve Jobs stole the mouse and GUI
Yup!
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"MysteryMan"
Pub Member / Supporter Cutting Edge
Last reply · posted in Computers and Gadgets
I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.
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EarDemon
I could probably use that as a starting point, but I don't like the full size icons. If you have to click on each folder that's also a no-go for me, it has to be cascading.

I used to have Peppermint Linux in a VM, that was about as close as I could get to recreating a Windows NT4.0 style of menu structure, but I could never get it to scale properly in VMWare on a 4K display and eventually gave up.

Whatever the boot up time it's fine with me. The longest part of my bootup is the HP SureStart BIOS integrity check. Once that is done, it's only a few more seconds. I haven't done this reg tweak yet since the reformat, but I switched the bootup animation to the Windows 10 style spinning circle of dots, and it's two and a half rotations. I can live with that.
HipKat
I could probably use that as a starting point, but I don't like the full size icons. If you have to click on each folder that's also a no-go for me, it has to be cascading.

I used to have Peppermint Linux in a VM, that was about as close as I could get to recreating a Windows NT4.0 style of menu structure, but I could never get it to scale properly in VMWare on a 4K display and eventually gave up.

Whatever the boot up time it's fine with me. The longest part of my bootup is the HP SureStart BIOS integrity check. Once that is done, it's only a few more seconds. I haven't done this reg tweak yet since the reformat, but I switched the bootup animation to the Windows 10 style spinning circle of dots, and it's two and a half rotations. I can live with that.
I used to pin the C: drive to the Win Taskbar and it would open in cascading style
"MysteryMan"
2026-10 Preview Update Builds: 26300.9818 and 26200.9818 (KB5127936) has been released. Moderate time needed for those choosing to perform a manual download/install/restart. Quality improvements only. No new operating system features.
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Actually it looks like there are a lot of features new or updated, although most are on a gradual rollout schedule.

T
There were several new updates today.
"MysteryMan"
There were several new updates today.
That is correct. My late report is due to internet outages in my area. 2026-11 Security Update (KB5132061) Builds: 26300.9974, 26200.9974 and26100.9974 along with several .NET Security Updates were released yesterday. Moderate time needed for those choosing to perform a manual download/install/restart.
BlackHitachi
Supporting Founder
Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
Since the Reds have there thread we should too!

Last watched Nine inch Nails
Next 3:10 to Yuma
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osu1991
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Just watched Napoleon. Good night.....all of those young men dying for the egos of their leaders. Now we can kill at a distance, back then you saw the man you were killing eye to eye.
osu1991

View: https://youtu.be/0B5v6QZ5R3g?is=uXG8Z3-HITRAwxOm



Demolition Man was this afternoon's entertainment.
long_time_Dish
The rat burger and the three shells...yep, that was good stuff! :biggrin
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Wild Horse Nine was fantastic.
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Foxbat
Apparently I'm not a big enough nerd🤓 since I did not read every Marvel Comic Book ever published. If I had, I might be comparing the comics' version of events compared to what's transpiring in "Visionquest". So, I am enjoying the series a lot, not weighed down by previous expectations, knowing only the Avengers MCU movies and the "Wandavision" / "Agatha All Along" TV series.

I found the Mr Know-it-All channel from his discussion about "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" and he's been gleefully picking these episodes apart, referencing the Marvel comics from the 1939 on. Turns out A.I. has been around since before World War II, at least in the comics. (Robots before that, yes, yes.) This show is going back into the archives.
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I'm expecting the finale to basically bring Vision into play for the Doomsday movie next month.
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osu1991
annoying they went with single episodes for the last two after releasing two a week for the first 3 weeks
Foxbat
annoying they went with single episodes for the last two after releasing two a week for the first 3 weeks
I thought they were effectively releasing a longer episode 7 and 8 instead of shorter episodes 7 & 8 this week and 9 & 10 next week. It felt like they were packing more into this episode.

edit: But you're right, the run time of the first three pairs of episodes was 100 minutes on average. Episode 7 clocks in at 65 minutes. 😕
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osu1991
FYI…there are after credit scenes in the finale
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