Is there anyway to get around "local networks" in my area only?

I live in the Seattle area and get our local network channels thru Dish... but I really want the locals from the East coast as well.... has anyone found a loophole that will allow us to get networks from both the East coast and the West coast?

I don't think you'll get both, there was one guy that used a false address to get locals that weren't local to him but as far as I recall he got just those locals, not multiples.

I believe they will let you have locals from a distant city for $5 more but only if true locals are not available. For instance, we couldn't always get the Louisville locals via Dish, so I paid $5 to receive Chicago locals.

Problem with receiving 2 sets of local channels, is that the numbering in the channel lineup would conflict. Local stations across the U.S. often use the same channels.

Someone here had locals and east and west feeds along with CBS HD west coast. You have to look for loopholes or have a good friend on the east coast.

I have never understood why you cant pay a monthly fee and have whatever channel you want. For instance NESN (New England Sports Network) broadcasts every Red Sox game but only for people that live within so many miles from Boston. The only way anybody else can get it is to pay for the entire MLB Extra Innings package.

The key to understanding is the word MONEY.

They don't want you watching other locals because you probably are not going to drive to that city to buy stuff on their commercials.

The real answer to the question is "not legally"

The real answer to the question is "not legally"
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I was talking to a installer for Dish and what he said even if you had a east coast address and your receiving west coast feeds that the signal Dish sends would not reach the west coast where you loacated. Would like to know if you could truly receive a east coast feed if you live in the west with a address from the east.

From what I learned back when I used to install, No, it should not work. Most if not all of the local channel feeds are sent via "spotbeams" (between transponders 0-13). Meaning just that, the signal is sent down in a more focused "beam" covering smaller areas, not coast to coast. But, things are changing alot at DishNet so I have no idea now. I quit installing around Feb 2003.

If you are on the west coast you will have to pay for another dishtv receiver from radioshack for $99.00......Then make up a address in NYC and pay $10.99 a month and you will pickup most of the locals but tell them thats a vacation home you have and you only have a Cell Phone only.ABC<CBS,NBC,FOX among a few others.They are broadcast on CONUS on 119 degress....I am from the Poconos and pay $5.99 and a Fee of $5.00 for a total of $10.99 and i get the L.A. Stations with no problems.Just tell them you are at your vacation home and give them a address of a Burger King or something in NYC and you will be able to watch in 10 mins........Johnny :hithere:

They was this guy who lived in a market that sucked. So he had a friend who lived in the market that he wanted, and according to Dish, he was allowed that market PLUS he could buy east and west if wanted to. He also got CBS HD west. :yippee:
Of course I think that he went to DTV.
The east and west coast feed of the nets are not spot beamed. Their footpath covers all 48 states.

I live in the Vegas area but would like to receive the feeds for locals from the Cleveland, Ohio area. I have relatives in that area that I could use for the Cleveland area address. I have read that you can't do this because of what they call a spotbeam but then I have read this isn't true. Does anyone know for sure if I can do this?

I would like to know before I call Dish and have this changed.

Spot beams are not only used to limit a station to a given DMA, but also to allow the use of the same frequency in more than one area of the US. For example the same frequency may serve Pheonix, St Louis and Raleigh by use of the spot beams. For more information on this subject see: http://rweb.echostar.com/departmental_content/TechPortal/content/tech/techmiscspotspotbeam.html

So to answer your question, don't bother calling.

If you are on the west coast you will have to pay for another dishtv receiver from radioshack for $99.00......Then make up a address in NYC and pay $10.99 a month and you will pickup most of the locals but tell them thats a vacation home you have and you only have a Cell Phone only.ABC<CBS,NBC,FOX among a few others.They are broadcast on CONUS on 119 degress....I am from the Poconos and pay $5.99 and a Fee of $5.00 for a total of $10.99 and i get the L.A. Stations with no problems.Just tell them you are at your vacation home and give them a address of a Burger King or something in NYC and you will be able to watch in 10 mins........Johnny :hithere:

I'm in the Allentown area, what do I have to do to receive the Phila/NY HD channels?