(our POST FROM 2012)
We have been DISH customers since 2001. We have always taken our reciever from home when we traveled and used an outside dish to the auxillary connection in our service compartment. Local channels from our home area (KY) were never a problem until 2007, even in FL or IA. Then when we couldn't get them and contacting Dish they told us the government rules had changed and you had to receive local stations from the Marketing Area in which your receiver was located.
They sent us a 'Dish Network Proof of Ownership Form' which we filled out and faxed to them with a copy of our then current MotorHome registration. Since that time when we are away from home we take our DVR with us and when connected to satallites 110, 119 and 129, phone to tech support and give our location address and site number to receive the local channels. As previously stated by others not all techs are knowledgeable in the switching procedures. This time the tech reformatted our hard drive which resulted in loosing all our previously recorded programming! I guess I will no longer try to educate the 1st line techs and request a supervisor for switching locals or as previously suggested, request an RV tech.
UPDATE: We are experiencing more knowledgeable 'tech' service the last year with no problems!
Harry and Rowena Johnson
2002 Southwind 35R
2000 Accord n 2012 CRV toads
