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I would in a New York minute. Would you?

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I already pay per channel for east and west feeds.

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how did you get to do that? Please explain.

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East/West coast feeds are only available to people who can't already get their locals through Directv, AND who cannot receive a reliable signal using an outdoor antenna through over-the-air means. By living in Marysville, CA, you do not qualify for distant feeds, since you are in a local DMA that Directv carries the local channels for.

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I already get east coast CBS, NBC & ABC. FOX wouldn't approve the waiver..

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Only if they provide the E or W HD locals...

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quote:

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Originally posted by tapegasser
how did you get to do that? Please explain.

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Living here in the Midwest we are subject to frequent spring and summer thunder storms. During which our local stations feel it is their duty to put up the largest and most obtrusive weather maps possible in the lower right corner of the screen. I would gladly pay $4.95 a month so that I could get network feeds without these maps. Also I would not have to worry about my favorite network shows being preempted by the local stations.

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Absolutely correct. Twice as many chances to catch all the shows for your TiVo.

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Also, kimsan, SLOmike said he 'pays per channel' for e/w coast feeds. I wanted him to expand on that.

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With 2 tuners is there really that much of a need to get national feeds? A friend of mine here in Orlando got the West Coast feed some how (sweet takled someone on the phone) but I don't think he really needs it. Of course he is using Ultimate TV so who knows how often the thing misses a show and he needs to grab it again 3 hours later.

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quote:

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Originally posted by tapegasser
Also, kimsan, SLOmike said he 'pays per channel' for e/w coast feeds. I wanted him to expand on that.

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I can do that. Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC from NY/LA are $2/month per net. PBS (just one feed) is $1.50/month. They separate the billing as not everyone is eligible/waivered for all networks.

Waivers and grandfathering are due to expire at the end of 2004 (maybe 2005) at which time I'll likely lose everything but Fox I can currently receive an almost reasonable CBS and PBS analog signal and marginal NBC and ABC. Hopefully their HD counterparts will be better.

I'd love to have the option of an east/west HD net package in the future, but it's doubtful.

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I have waivers for ABC, NBC and Fox. I pay $2.00 each for E/W coast feeds. So I'd gladly pay only $4.95 for the feeds. Throw in the HD versions and I'd pay $5.00 total. It's great because if your local pre-empts something you can get it elsewhere.

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With 2 tuners is there really that much of a need to get national feeds? A friend of mine here in Orlando got the West Coast feed some how (sweet takled someone on the phone) but I don't think he really needs it. Of course he is using Ultimate TV so who knows how often the thing misses a show and he needs to grab it again 3 hours later.

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Just called. I still need the waivers. So, it's been submitted and I'll know in 45 days. She said they usually approve them. (I'll bet!)

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I would gladly pay $4.95 a month so that I could get network feeds without these maps. Also I would not have to worry about my favorite network shows being preempted by the local stations.

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No hdtv realy would heart this from happening. I would love to have them and I would love even more to get them in HD. For now I will live with my feed of hd from over the air.

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Registered: Jul 2003
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Way way back when I had Primestar I had East/West Feeds on all the Networks.
There are indeed times I wish I still had them. Every now and then I forget to Tivo something 10 mins after it's over.

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I would if I was on the West Coast, but not on the East Coast.

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No way. I watch 2 network programs per week, Star Trek: Enterprise on UPN and Arrested Development on Fox. They are both carried on my local stations which I already get from DTV. Now if I could get a CBC feed for $4.95 a month I would take that in a heart beat.

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