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Directv subscription required to enable OTA tuner?

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Pakbackr

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I have a Samsung SIR-TS360 Directv HD tuner with an OTA tuner built in. I recently switched to Dish and am trying to sell this unit on eBay. I had a question from a potential buyer that I cannot answer. He wants to know if a Directv subscription is required to enable OTA tuner? Or does the OTA act independent, allowing him to possibly just buty this to serve as his OTA tuner. Anyone know how this technology works?
 
Depends on how old the receiver is. I have an old (we're talking 6 year old generation receiver) Hughes E-86 which *does* work fine OTA without a DirecTV subscription. But in the past few years DirecTV closed that loophole because they didn't like people buying their receivers and then not getting a DirecTV subscription.

FYI it's easy enough to test it since I'd assume you have it inactive now. Plug in an antenna and see if you can get OTA.
 
I did a google search (google is your friend) and the first hit I got was a sale at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SIR-TS360-DirecTV-High-Definition-Receiver/dp/B0001OHHI8

One of the reviews stated this:
 
I have this receiver, SIR-TS360. Yes it works for OTA without being activated on a D* account. As a bonus, without being activated it can receive OTA guide info from D* sats if hooked to a dish as well as an OTA antenna. I am using it this way myself.
 
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