can't create OTA recording when out of home using DA

[Bobby]

This is what I get when I try recording OTA on my phone on my Home LAN:

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If I select a satellite channel then there’s no problem creating the timer.

Welcome to our club! 😂

 

[Foxbat]

“I wouldn’t join any Cub that would have me as a member!”

 

[marklyn]

This is what I get when I try recording OTA on my phone on my Home LAN:

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If I select a satellite channel then there’s no problem creating the timer.

Exactly what I got. Wonder why this has been going on for so long? I would think lots of folks have locals and would have discovered this and reported it.

 

[Bobby]

Exactly what I got. Wonder why this has been going on for so long? I would think lots of folks have locals and would have discovered this and reported it.

Maybe there is some reason why. There may be some legal technicalities involved.

 

[Foxbat]

There may be some legal technicalities involved.

Most likely, because I know I used to do this all the time when I worked on Saturdays and there was a game OTA I wanted to record. I would fire up the DishAnywhere app, find the game in the Guide, press 🔴 and the Event Timer was created. Although the last time I did this was probably over a year ago.

 

[NJeanA]

Yes always did work for me up until 5-6 months ago. Same message

 

[MikeD-C05]

This is what I get when I try recording OTA on my phone on my Home LAN:

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If I select a satellite channel then there’s no problem creating the timer.

Looks like you will have to create all your timers from the receiver itself and then you can watch them on the app once they record.

 

[NJeanA]

Looks like you will have to create all your timers from the receiver itself and then you can watch them on the app once they record.

Yes and I found once you set a timer on the receiver you can then change the timer settings (start time, all episodes, etc) on the app if you need to

 

[marklyn]

Looks like you will have to create all your timers from the receiver itself and then you can watch them on the app once they record.

Yes, and if you're out of town for a few weeks like I am during premiere season, that really sucks! Not sure how Dish can overlook what I feel is a pretty serious issue. Have any of you reported this (that are having this issue)?
I just noticed I now have H381 update (I didn't yesterday), but it obviously didn't contain anything to fix this issue

 

[NJeanA]

I did report it several times back in April or so ---got nowhere with it. Was told to do hard reboot by one rep, went through troubleshooting with another (told them not the equipment). I was even told that they don't support the OTA guide by one agent.

I have to be honest, I gave up. If you can, before you go out of town, set the timer for the shows if they are upcoming on the guide and record "all episodes" or "new epsiodes" That's what I wound up doing when I was away for 2 weeks.

 

[MikeD-C05]

Yes, and if you're out of town for a few weeks like I am during premiere season, that really sucks! Not sure how Dish can overlook what I feel is a pretty serious issue. Have any of you reported this (that are having this issue)?
I just noticed I now have H381 update (I didn't yesterday), but it obviously didn't contain anything to fix this issue

DISH doesn't put much into ota issues. Plus with the buyout of DISH today by ATT and then sold to TPG , I imagine that won't change in the future.

 

[marklyn]

DISH doesn't put much into ota issues. Plus with the buyout of DISH today by ATT and then sold to TPG , I imagine that won't change in the future.

I figured at this point Dish is on auto pilot since it's running out of money so likely they are triaging what they can or want to do.

 

[Tampa8]

To record locals when not at home.

1. Go to the guide
2. Go the show you want to record
3. within that time slot as you are on that show are two symbols, click on the information symbol
4. Choose to record the series
5 Done. It will show as set to record.

 

[marklyn]

To record locals when not at home.

1. Go to the guide
2. Go the show you want to record
3. within that time slot as you are on that show are two symbols, click on the information symbol
4. Choose to record the series
5 Done. It will show as set to record.

Nope. Gave the same error and won't set a timer.

 

[Tampa8]

Nope. Gave the same error and won't set a timer.

I did it before posting, no problem so don't know why others will not. I can not directly record, I have to do what I posted.

 

[Bobby]

I did it before posting, no problem so don't know why others will not. I can not directly record, I have to do what I posted.

Are you doing it with OTA channels or Dish local channels?

 

[Tampa8]

Are you doing it with OTA channels or Dish local channels?

GOOD CATCH. Dish locals. That receiver does not have ota.

Apparently you can record Dish locals not if OTA....

 

[Bobby]

GOOD CATCH. Dish locals. That receiver does not have ota.

Apparently you can record Dish locals not if OTA....

I did find something interesting using your procedure. If I tried to record an .01 channel it would set that recording but actually set it to the .00 channel, defaulting to my satellite local. I tested it on an OTA channel that had no corresponding satellite channel and got the error. So, if you have elected to go with OTA only for locals you are SOL.