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We are FTs and have domicile in SD. We have Direct TV and cannot get local network and public tv with the satellite. In some parks we have been able to get network and public TV using the roof antenna but now we are at a Texas State Park as camp hosts and can't get many channels with the roof antenna due to trees.
We want to be able to use JUST Direct TV but have been told since our mailing address is SD we can only get local TV in that service area.
Does anyone know --- can we change our mailing address to Texas site with Direct TV and leave our billing address SD for 3 months time?
My billing address is Florida, but we are in North Dakota right now. I just called when we got up here and gave them the zip code of where we were and they were able to switch it to the local channels for this area. I do paperless and auto billing, but I do know that my billing address on the account is still my Florida mail service address. I told them we stayed in our RV and they didn't seem to have a problem with it. I did the same thing in Oklahoma. In fact, they sent someone over to install it for me in my rig (4tv's with the DirecTV Genie system) when we first went with them. No address changes were needed there either.
If you stay in one location much of the time then calling DirecTV and changing the zip code you are in is the easy way.However, if you move a lot they may not be as cooperative.You can purchase what is called DNS – Direct Network Service.You have to fill out some forms to satisfy the government rules that require DNS only be delivered to mobile services and naturally it costs more.
If the zip code changes works, use it.If not, post back for more information on DNS which allows you to get all the networks coast-to-coast, including PBS, without having to change anything.
If you stay in one location much of the time then calling DirecTV and changing the zip code you are in is the easy way.However, if you move a lot they may not be as cooperative.You can purchase what is called DNS – Direct Network Service.You have to fill out some forms to satisfy the government rules that require DNS only be delivered to mobile services and naturally it costs more.
If the zip code changes works, use it.If not, post back for more information on DNS which allows you to get all the networks coast-to-coast, including PBS, without having to change anything.
You are right, and I didn't even think about many people traveling more than I do. My parents had the DNS that you are speaking of. They live in a normal s&b but are not in an area that provides local service and out of range of a normal tv antenna, so they were granted the service. I remember having 2 different channels of all the network channels, one east coast and one west coast. It was great for me as a kid when I watched tv more and DVR didn't exist. I could watch my shows at different times and usually never missed one...LOL... Good luck with that and I would love to hear how that goes if you end up going that route.
Thanks to you all. We do plan to move quite a bit so I guess we will have to do the DNS and pay the extra monthly charge. Streaming shows on laptop would make us up our data plan which also means increased cost. They get you from one way and the other.
Do keep in mind the DNS networks are a la cart.You can just sign up for PBS – or just CBS – or three of the five, etc. They are billed per network as of last policy.So just sign up and pay for what you want.
