Get out of contract for dropped locals
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Nope...their contract pretty much states Dish can add/remove anything they want, any time the want, for any reason.
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You might be able get some other credits or free/discounted movie channels as compensation, though, if you press the issue. You can get the new OTA tuner from Dish Depot if you are really hurting to get local(s) back.
Essentially this -->
You might be able get some other credits or free/discounted movie channels as compensation, though, if you press the issue. You can get the new OTA tuner from Dish Depot if you are really hurting to get local(s) back.
That's the old ViP OTA module. The new one for the Hoppers is only available at Dish Depot, for much more than that.
Yep...here is a link to the proper dual-tuner adapter for the Hoppers: https://dishdepot.com/product/dish-ota-module-for-hopper/
Since your contract is not price nor channel dependent, and says as much, the answer is no.
I can tell you through my personal experience, that they new usb dongle for ota, is much better than the older usb dongle. I had two of the older dongles and they both worked poorly. I get a great picture without the constant black screens I used to get on certain ota channels and without the constant audio drop outs. I can't wait to get the ability for recording two ota channels at the same time via software in May.
You maybe able to get a credit for local channels that were dropped, but you cannot get out of the contract.
I guess Dish figures that the fact it is now (or "soon" will be) a dual-tuner makes it worth more than the original single-tuner model? Admittedly, DishDepot is $10 above Dish's MSRP from when they announced it earlier in the year, but I suppose that is their prerogative, being the sole source at the moment.
I agree. I can watch the new usb dongle on any of my joeys (including wireless) or Hopper 3 without cutting out and can also watch my recordings on the Hopper 3 or Joeys without any issues at all.
Probably not. However since Dish just started breaking out the locals charge from the rest of the package maybe you could argue it that way. But the locals part includes 4-5 channels and the blackout only loses 1 channel so even if Dish agreed to a credit it would probably be $2 per month.
Nope...their contract pretty much states Dish can add/remove anything they want, any time the want, for any reason.
Essentially this -->
You might be able get some other credits or free/discounted movie channels as compensation, though, if you press the issue. You can get the new OTA tuner from Dish Depot if you are really hurting to get local(s) back.
How would you recommend setting up the OTA to allow the best signal possible without a cord going across my living room?
