I just noticed that I'm now getting my local channels guide info. I do not pay for locals and my package is the 250 from before the locals were included. I'm definitely not going complaining just curious if Dish is in a giving mood. ;-)
local guide now free??
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yea i'm sure. i still pay $65 instead of the $70 which is w/ the locals. Dish said they were giving everyone locals "for free" but they just upped all the packages by $5 to cover it.
If you'd like I can take a look at your account to see. If you want me to, just PM me your account number or telephone number.
No they didn't. Some packages went up much less than your claimed $5. Some went up more. The locals were included at the same time they did the usual price increase. It was kind of nice that they at least gave people something for the increase.
I believe Dish did add $4.99 to all packages and then included the Locals. Old packages were allowed to remain, without locals, at $4.99 less. But you have to understand marketing to see why. Direct was marketing locals as either free, or included in all their packages.. Dish, while actually giving a better choice to customers by making it separate, could not say they were free or included in the price. So Dish went the way of Direct. I remember many questions by new posters about locals being included.
It is my understanding because all packages now include locals, the guide info is now automatically included. Older subscribers who do not get locals may very well get the guide information now. It is doubtful Dish went to the trouble to identify those with older packages and remove the guide information.
It is my understanding because all packages now include locals, the guide info is now automatically included. Older subscribers who do not get locals may very well get the guide information now. It is doubtful Dish went to the trouble to identify those with older packages and remove the guide information.
the rescan may have been what triggered it. We have been having bad storms through GA lately and i lost sat signal for an entire evening. my receiver did a system reboot and that maybe when it started grabbing local info.
Wouldn't that just be for ota locals? I think the OP was referring to Dish's feed of locals.
I watch locals through the OTA module myself, and programming data is now included for me, as well. You still have to do a manual recording for shows on channels in your area that Dish does not carry (as I do for shows on RTN/TuffTV affiliate WLEP-LD).
I too am getting the OTA guide info. Something similar happened I believe in December of 2006 when new software was downloaded. Several weeks later a further revision was made and the OTA guide vanished until this weekend. At the time I tried to convince Dish that they should allow everyone to see the guide but they acted as though nothing ever happened. Since I receive dozens of stations OTA from 2 major markets there was no way I was going to spend the extra $5 for fewer stations and poorer quality signal.
The guide certainly is nice particularly when recording local programs and I would pay an extra $1 or so for it. Dish ignored everything I said only to give me the number to call to add the locals.
Since nothing was said by Dish about this latest happening, I,m assuming it was just a mistake and will be corrected shortly. In the meantime I will just hold my breath.
The guide certainly is nice particularly when recording local programs and I would pay an extra $1 or so for it. Dish ignored everything I said only to give me the number to call to add the locals.
Since nothing was said by Dish about this latest happening, I,m assuming it was just a mistake and will be corrected shortly. In the meantime I will just hold my breath.
