Directv can do distants if you qualify.
Dish cannot. Dish lost a lawsuit 3+ years ago because they were giving distants to folks who didnt qualify legally. Dish now subleases 2 TP's to All American Direct (which is part of NPS) to offer distants to folks who qualify
they have to qualify you. I dont know the rules on what qualifies someone. The "old" (analog) rules were if you couldnt get a grade B signal you qualified.
Our cabin which is in Northern MN qualified for all nets but CBS. CBS has a powerful station there. The rest were low powered translator stations that barely came in
Ah ok, so you DO still have to be qualified. Damn, I just can't catch a break here lol. I guess I will get a new HD fta receiver and go for abc on 77w while it's still there. Thanks for your help man!
When I subbed from NPS, they didn't say a word.
Just pay the money and watch
Maybe they figured I couldn't get a B signal since I live by Seattle and the station is out of Colorado
If I want any networks I can sub through NPS. Im grandfathered in from back in the old analog days before any rules . If you had them at one time before the rules you automatically qualify, I did. I have quite a history with NPS since I go back to 1991 or so with them. Does work in my favor sometimes.
Why would you pay money for something you could get for free?
Maybe they figured if I was calling to subscribe I couldn't get it for free.
Even in the Dish Network days the "qualifying" thing was kind of a joke.
I've never heard of anyone being told no.