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sxmfan2018

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i have dish network now and i am happy with them. though i am wondering if i can drop the locals since i can pick up about 150 via outdoor antenna for free. or are they gonna try and sell me it's part of the package we can't do that. i read some where that i could drop the locals
 
jevans64 said:
Not sure if it still works the same way but before I had Flex plus Locals I was ONLY getting data for the main channels. The sub-channels and channels out of my DMA had NO guide data.
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That is about right. When I was using an OTA adapter with my Hopper2000, the only subchannels I got guide data for were PBS. No out of market channels had guide data.
 
comfortably_numb said:
You can drop locals from any package except Welcome Pack, IIRC.
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I think the lowest-level Latino package (Latino Basico) is the same way.

KaptainRandom said:
However the OTAs showup while you subscribe to locals is how they will showup after you cancel locals.
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There have been reports of problems with certain individual channels, where the OTA guide data will show up with a subscription to the satellite locals, but then the guide data for that channel disappears after you drop the locals. That seems to be a glitch, though, and only affects certain channels, not the entire local package.
 
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KaptainRandom said:
However the OTAs showup while you subscribe to locals is how they will showup after you cancel locals.
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Unfortunately, that has not been my experience wiith the Washington DC locals. I had all the guide data on my favorite channel, our local PBS channel 26, and I dropped locals as soon as that was possible and saved $10/mo. 26.0 went away as expected, but so did guide data for 26.1. The WETA subchannels did before and still do have guide data. I turned the locals via satellite back on, and 26.1 guide data reappeared. I turned them off again, and it's gone again. I went around and around with one of the nice DIRT members here, but they could do nothing but ask for a fix that never came. How long ago were locals optional? That has been how long I have been without my local PBS main channel guide. Sucks.
 
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My DVR+ shows the full EPG, including 26 in toto.


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barryaz1 said:
Here in Phoenix I have all my sub channels information. This must depend upon the market
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That's odd...
I'm in Mesa AZ
Amd I have more sub channels
Without info than with...

What's your location zipcode?
Maybe I need to 'move'
to a different part of
The Valley of the Sun


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I just looked and have all subs, it seems. 85254. I think the realtors call it the “Magic Zip Code”. That’s probably why
 
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