[B.A.T.S]

Just got a automated Directv call letting me know that they will be taking away my distant local HD channel next month. Thanks for that great customer relations phone call. Also couldn't come at a worse time of year - thanks DTV!

 

[tonyd79]

You are in Detroit and have DNS???? Detroit has 5 locals in HD on DirecTV.

 

[RAD]

They've been doing a cleanup recently of people that had the DNS channels but now shouldn't be getting them do to HD locals now being in their market.

 

[goober22]

Sounds like D* is just conforming to the laws regarding DNS. Complain to your government officials - not D*! They have to abide by the law.

 

[bonscott87]

Exactly. If you are in Detroit then you legally cannot get DNS anymore. DirecTV has been cleaning this up for a couple years running now so that they don't get in trouble by selling DNS to people that don't qualify anymore like Dish has gotten in trouble several times.

 

[mark_winn]

I am in the Detroit market also, and got the call. No big deal to me. Just wish the would add CW50 to the local HD's.

 

[jimb726]

I dont understand, if you have the locals in HD from Detroit, why would you need the DNS?

 

[Paul Secic]

Just got a automated Directv call letting me know that they will be taking away my distant local HD channel next month. Thanks for that great customer relations phone call. Also couldn't come at a worse time of year - thanks DTV!

They cut me of too.

 

[RAD]

I used to have the NYC DNS and frankly I hardly ever used them. When I did it was usually to double check on if a problem with a program, like bad video/audio was with the source or the local station. The only other time was when something 'big' happened in NYC, like the steam tunnel blow up or the crane accidents then I might tune in to see what the latest was.

 

[B.A.T.S]

Great, now I'm stuck watching the lowly toothless Lions every sunday.

 

[bgilga]

Order Sunday Ticket. I could not find an antenna to get all my locals OTA and I could not get any waivers. Now I have my locals in HD. I am a Jets fan living in Pennsylvania so I get Sunday Ticket. It used to irritate me when I would read about people that received their locals in HD and DNS and I couldn't get anything.

 

[jimb726]

Great, now I'm stuck watching the lowly toothless Lions every sunday.

What about Sunday Ticket?

 

[erict]

Please refresh me on what DNS stands for and what’s the purpose of it?

 

[Kavh]

Great, now I'm stuck watching the lowly toothless Lions every sunday.

Not every Sunday, there is that Sunday after Thanksgiving and the bye week.

 

[B.A.T.S]

I had Sunday ticket for 3 seasons about 10 years ago and was supposed to be on automatic early bird renewal but one year Directv didn't reinstate me and I never called back. Got Hotpass but you have to draw the line somewhere.

 

[tonyd79]

Not every Sunday, there is that Sunday after Thanksgiving and the bye week.

Then he has to watch them Thursday.

 

[B.A.T.S]

Directv gave me the option of keeping my old plan (Total Choice Plus) & keeping FOX HD EAST or upgrading to new HD plans. They knew my area had local HD channels -so what gives? Are they going to make me change my Total Choice Plus Plan now too?? I thought I was grandfathered in. Doesnt seem fair to me. After you have had something for many years and then they rip it away from you it stings.

 

[RAD]

They cut me of too.

Since when do you have DirecTV, your provide says Dish and your signature mentions Dish packages?

 

[spartanstew]

Just got a automated Directv call letting me know that they will be taking away my distant local HD channel next month. Thanks for that great customer relations phone call. Also couldn't come at a worse time of year - thanks DTV!

What's wrong with this time of year?

 

[yankeevert]

Directv gave me the option of keeping my old plan (Total Choice Plus) & keeping FOX HD or upgrading to new HD plans. They knew my area had local HD channels -so what gives? Are they going to make me change my Total Choice Plus Plan now too?? I thought I was grandfathered in. Doesnt seem fair to me. After you have had something for many years and then they rip it away from you it stings.

I got the same call (Troy,MI.). I also thought I was grandfathered in. Anybody familiar with the grandfather rule?