True. I was just surprised that he agreed to send me one free of charge.
The same here with the antenna that Dish installed on my roof back in 2006. I got it for free (with free installation) when Dish lost the ability to offer distant networks. The installer seems to have aimed it directly toward my local Scripps-owned station, since that is the only station from more than a few miles away that comes in even halfway reliably. This dispute is the first time that the antenna has really come in handy for this station. I was able to watch the series finale of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. with only some slight pixellation, and that happened in the middle of a commercial break.
We lost our Distant The CW Network due to the Scripps dispute, also!!! Luckily and some feeling after losing our local ABC owned by Mission, I decided to go with an OTA, just in case it would happen again. ABC has not been pulled, but the distant CW was. My daughter panic was she was not able to see some of her favorite shows from that are on The CW. We do have the CW on our OTA, and I am just glad that I went for it and decided that it was worth the money that I spent on doing the OTA.
I don't like that DISH counts how many rebates, refunds, etc they give you per year. If we lose channels that we pay for we should get some money back every time. They tell you to sign up for a new two year deal to get a deal. Why would I when you never know what channel will fall next?
I qualified for an OTA antenna during the Meredith standoff and the installer said he was required to add it to the dish mast, like in the picture. That couldn't work since my dish is mounted 15 feet up an outer south-facing brick wall on my home and all the TV transmission towers are north of my location. He kindly agreed to just give me the OTA antenna and let me work something out on my own.
When I had my free OTA install, I also assumed the installer would want to add it to the dish mast. But when he saw my dish on top of a second floor roof, he said no. (A prior installer many years ago chose that location). He found another suitable spot between the dish mast and where the cables enter the house. I'm very satisfied with the install job, because I can reliably get all 4 of the big networks and many other subchannels.
I think Dish takes that into account, too. I have been to the point where Dish absolutely refused to give me any more discounts. Then shortly after that, a channel got dropped, and bingo, I qualified for some credits when I called to complain. The AMC dispute in 2012 was a real gold mine.
The one Dish sent me was a white mudflap model from Winegard. It is amplified, so it includes a USB adapter for plugging it into a power outlet, but not the one for plugging it into a Dish receiver. That adapter is separate. If anyone wants my free antenna, just send me your address in a private message, and I'll send it to you. It did not work well for me, since I live too far from the stations to get a reliable signal that way.
I think they are tougher now as they continue to drop stations. Lost WPIX to dispute, pay ala carte. Cannot have it removed as I am grandfathered. Refuse to credit me for the channel (out of offers) Outrageous!I think Dish takes that into account, too. I have been to the point where Dish absolutely refused to give me any more discounts. Then shortly after that, a channel got dropped, and bingo, I qualified for some credits when I called to complain. The AMC dispute in 2012 was a real gold mine.
