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Qualify for HD Distants

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Su Meri

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If you are in a market that does not yet offer HD locals, can you qualify for distant HD locals?
 
Iceberg said:
nope
There are no rules for distant HD yet...
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Yes there are. SHVERA contains some rules about HD DNS and the FCC has even published a fact sheet that specifically says that anyone qualified to receive analog distants is also qualified to receive HD distants.

Here's an exerpt:
Alternatively, you may be eligible for distant digital signals if you are “unserved” by over-the-air analog signals. “Unserved” means your household cannot receive, with a stationary outdoor rooftop antenna, an over-the-air signal of Grade B intensity, as defined by the FCC. If your household is predicted to be “unserved” by the analog signals of a network station, you qualify for the distant digital signal of that network, if it is offered by your satellite carrier. If your satellite carrier offers local-into-local analog service, you must subscribe to it in order to qualify for distant digital signals. If you qualify for distant signal service, the SHVERA statute specifies that you can only receive signals from stations located in your same time zone or in a later time zone, not in an earlier time zone.

It's the digital testing procdure that's not available yet. It's supposed to become available April 30th for the top 100 DMAs and next July for the rest. Once that's in place, there will be a way to "appeal" signal predictions.
 
Su Meri said:
If you are in a market that does not yet offer HD locals, can you qualify for distant HD locals?
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I had the following email from E* yesterday, as I had emailed them concerning availablity of DNS.


Thank you for your email. I am replying to your question concerning distance channels being in High Def. Currently they are not, but they will be in the future. I have not received a time frame yet, but there is a large task force working on all the details. If you have any further concerns please let me know.

Sincerely,

David Laslo

Executive Office of DISH Network

CEO Escalations
 
I've had c-band network service for more than a decade.Even have some old bills as proof and a waiver from one network.
I'm located in New Jersey.Could I get LA Hd channels if I started dish service paying for locals?
 
rcodey said:
I've had c-band network service for more than a decade.Even have some old bills as proof and a waiver from one network.
I'm located in New Jersey.Could I get LA Hd channels if I started dish service paying for locals?
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You might be able to get CBS in HD out of LA but that's it.
 

"Large task force" huh, if you believe that, I've got an old 4000 I'll sell you. I doubt they even have a "large task force" working on the bugs in their 622 flagship receiver. If Dish could assemble a "large task force" over anything, it would probably be a legal team to fight Tivo's lawsuit.
 
Iceberg said:
nope
There are no rules for distant HD yet...
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Well there must be, since D* doesn't seem to have a problem delivering HD distants... (& normally, D* pretty much follows the letter of the law, or even errs on the side of caution in these matters)
 
I believe Iceberg means there are no Dish Network rules yet..........Sat. Providers are not required to supply "distant HD Nets".................I am also eagerly waiting for Dish to provide more than CBS HD to "white" area's.
 
 
I was told by a CSR in Bangladesh or some other ESL location that I could if I upgraded to a 622. This info is probably incorrect but does not really make any difference since there is no way I am going to put any more dough in Dish's pocket until they straighten out the west coast 129 signal problems.
 
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