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   Anonymous Coward, Apr 3rd, 2003 @ 4:16am

   
   

   I would guess that most DirecTV and DishNetwork users do not get their local channels through the DSS. There are soem pretty strict rules about who can and cannot get local programmign via their mini dish, and on top of that, it tends (at least for DishNetwork) to be fairly expensive

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   Oliver Wendell Jones, Apr 3rd, 2003 @ 6:33am

   
   

   You would guess wrong.
   
   New legislation that went into effect in January (this year or last, I don't remember, last I think) requires that they offer local channels to anyone who subscribes regardless of their ability to get local channel via antenna. The catch is that they have to offer all local channels that want to be offered, they can't pick and choose.
   
   I pay an extra few bucks a month for local channel access on Dish Network and it's nice, because channel 4 is now on channel 4, 6 on 6, etc., no more trying to remember that channel 4 is on channel 8456, etc.
   

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   So what

   

   HaX0r, Apr 3rd, 2003 @ 7:08am

   
   

   I steal my Satelite. This is another reason why you should steal.

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   Bob Dole, Apr 3rd, 2003 @ 8:56am

   
   

   As long as you don't have your satellite receiver plugged into the phone line, there's no way for Echostar or DirecTV to know what you're watching. Echostar's Tivo-like PVR feature doesn't even need a phone connection.
   So, basically, all the satellite companies will be telling the government is that you subscribe to Al-Jazeera and are addicted to PPV porn.

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   Karla, Dec 12th, 2003 @ 9:28am

   
   

   
   I have an old Primestar Dish
   with an LNB.
   
   Someone told me that I could
   use this old dish to receive
   TV signals.
   
   All I need is a slow computer.
   One that runs at about 75Mhz.
   
   I would like to find out how
   to make my old dish work so
   I can get FREE TV.
   
   Do you have any information
   on using the type set up I
   have?
   
   Thank you.
   
   Karla

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