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catback · 07-12-2005, 05:51 AM

It's not a really a box programming or legality issue per say. The local channels are transmitted on a spot beam (not sure if that's the correct term but it's spot something) that's very localized down to regions or states. If your in the reception area you can get local programming for any locality that is in the spots reception area as long as directv offers the local channels for that city and is willing to give them to you. Since your moved your outside the spot beam so your not gonna receive the local channels, your gonna have to subscribe to something local if you want local channels. Either that or move the back to boston.

brandon11983 nice explanation for a sales person but that doesn't answer the how they know he's not in boston if he didn't connect the box to the phone line. DTV has 3 main satellites but each sat has individual transponders (transmitting dishes if that's easier to understand) and the locals are directed to a certain locality instead of nationwide. :-)

07-12-2005, 05:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
catback Psycho Location: North America	It's not a really a box programming or legality issue per say. The local channels are transmitted on a spot beam (not sure if that's the correct term but it's spot something) that's very localized down to regions or states. If your in the reception area you can get local programming for any locality that is in the spots reception area as long as directv offers the local channels for that city and is willing to give them to you. Since your moved your outside the spot beam so your not gonna receive the local channels, your gonna have to subscribe to something local if you want local channels. Either that or move the back to boston. brandon11983 nice explanation for a sales person but that doesn't answer the how they know he's not in boston if he didn't connect the box to the phone line. DTV has 3 main satellites but each sat has individual transponders (transmitting dishes if that's easier to understand) and the locals are directed to a certain locality instead of nationwide. :-)