Yup. More than one other person can be on a single Conversation, if needed.
I hear you. I have only 2 or 3 channels that keep me on AT250.

I also sub to SiriusXM for one channel only. Wish there were true a la carte.
i am going to do my side note first, they have close to 300 streaming services out there. hmm
Cord cutters feel weight of subscription fatigue as video, TV streaming options multiply base on this article. There's now more than 300 streaming services to choose from –
up from 200-plus a year ago – and consumers may be feeling overwhelmed, says Kevin Westcott, Deloitte's vice chairman for U.S. telecom, media and entertainment.
i just checked youtube tv. and they dont have locals. but they have some good stuff. unless local now means locals.
i notice one channel they have natgeowild and so many other channels. for 40 bucks, that would be a good supplement for me in future along with dish. if u do check out youtube tv, insert your zipcode. u might find something there that fits your needs and still keep dish.
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one thing came into mine amc for 5 bucks extra hmm.
they showed a local now, whatever that means....
Cloud DVR with no storage limits
Never run out of storage space. Stream your library wherever you go. Record simultaneously. hmm
that alone seems good.
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for movies i use showtime and i watch all the current new movies that come out. redbox i would consider using that but they actually have a local video store near me that offers new movies as well, dvd. hmm
redbox is like one mile one way and then 3 miles another way.