[freshkid87]

I cancelled my directv and moved to dish, while awaiting for dish to come sunday is there any way i can use my directv hr20 to watch dvr or maybe OTA?

 

[PK6301]

As long as you still have signal, I do not see why you cannot watch tv.

 

[freshkid87]

it says the access card is not valid

 

[RunnerFL]

You would have needed to disconnect from the satellite before they cancelled your account. Your card has already been deactivated, no way to watch anything now.

 

[ndole]

As far as tuning OTA through your HR20, I'm not certain.
But as far as viewing Directv programming, you cannot. Your HR20 was receiving a signal when they deactivated the card, so it 'took the hit' from the system when they shut the account number down. If it had been unplugged and not receiving a signal at that exact moment, it could have lasted in some capacity for a week or two.

 

[SledgeHammer]

As long as you still have signal, I do not see why you cannot watch tv.

Because he cancelled his account? You need a valid account to watch TV.

 

[dpeters11]

As far as tuning OTA through your HR20, I'm not certain.

Even OTA through DirecTV equipment requires a valid card.

 

[Ira Lacher]

Can you set a cancellation date? "Please cancel my service as of ..."? Or does it take effect immediately, regardless?

 

[freshkid87]

so theres no way to just use the coaxial from the dish to plug into my tv and watch local channels? i need someting

 

[billsharpe]

so theres no way to just use the coaxial from the dish to plug into my tv and watch local channels? i need someting

You need an OTA antenna -- rabbit ears, attic, roof...

 

[freshkid87]

You need an OTA antenna -- rabbit ears, attic, roof...

i have one but the coaxial broke on my rabbit ears antenna any way to fix it? and i have a samsung plasma

it shows
AIR
STD
HRC
IRC
which one would i choose?

 

[LOCODUDE]

i have one but the coaxial broke on my rabbit ears antenna any way to fix it? and i have a samsung plasma

it shows
AIR
STD
HRC
IRC
which one would i choose?

Air.

 

[freshkid87]

how can i fix it? it just has the wire where the coaxial screw in would normally be

 

[peds48]

you have a very long weekend ahead of you....:lol:

 

[studechip]

i have one but the coaxial broke on my rabbit ears antenna any way to fix it? and i have a samsung plasma

it shows
AIR
STD
HRC
IRC
which one would i choose?

Doesn't your Samsung have an ota tuner in it?

 

[n3vino]

You need an OTA antenna -- rabbit ears, attic, roof...

Is there any way that the dish can act as an antenna? Or is there something special on an antenna that makes it receive a signal over the air?

 

[Davenlr]

Is there any way that the dish can act as an antenna? Or is there something special on an antenna that makes it receive a signal over the air?

You can swap the LNB, and use the reflector as an FTA dish, but not OTA. The reflector isnt large enough to focus the frequencies used my OTA TV.

 

[bigglebowski]

Is there any way that the dish can act as an antenna? Or is there something special on an antenna that makes it receive a signal over the air?

Antennas are designed for the frequencies they intend to get, so a vhf antenna is much larger than a uhf antenna etc... They are also made to be directional (like yagi) or omni (like dipole) directional. Now that is not to say you cant pickup air signals with an antenna that wasnt made for TV, you just wont the best results.

Using a dish as the antenna wont work well because basically all you are hooked to is the LNB and not the reflector itself.

To the OP if you just plug in a paperclip and hold onto it while programming the TV you will probably pickup most stations. You will have better chance of reception while holding the paperclip which is why I say hold while programming since the TV will ignore and not keep stations that are too weak. After it finds all the channels then you can experiment with an improvised connection like your rabbit ears. Strip apart the wire until you see the center conductor and insert it into the RF connector.