John, I agree with the 200 mile radius. Last year's conversation on this topic didn't determine it so I made my own tests. My local area is New York City and perhaps since that is a particularly large local area, I find on some days I can receive local programming as far as 250 miles. For example, Newark on the Erie Canal is right on the edge and works about half the time. Individual local channels seem to have different distances on different days also. So at Newark, I might receive channels 9 and up but not 7 and below. What is your experience with telling DirecTV about your changed locations? Can you call them once a week and have them move the locals for you as you progress along your route? I have this great fear of attempting such a thing with DirecTV's Philipino non-english-speaking phone support people ... what was your experience with this? ( I find it amusing how many non-english-speaking spanish folks search on google for "Canal 44 Videos" which means in spanish "TV Channel 44 Videos" and they wind up on my Tug 44 Erie Canal website looking at my tugboat videos! My site has become quite popular among the illegal mexicans, it appears.) Best wishes, Fred W. http://www.tug44.org/ Tug 44 ---------------------------------------- From: "John Esch" <johnesch@ix.netcom.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 5:23 AM To: great-loop@lists.samurai.com>, <WReedbear@aol.com Subject: Re: GL: Direct TV >>We have tried repeatedly to have "local service available but once << >> we inform them we are on a boat we are told that Fed. regs. prohibit it >> << The key is to call DIRECTV and change your "Service Address" to the marina you are at. They don't care if you are a boat, RV etc. The change will take place while you are on the phone and DIRECTV will usually ask what county you are in so make sure that you have that. Note that this DOES NOT include National Feeds but only local channels. In addition, check out direct TV's website as some local channels require 2 dishes (i.e. Chattanooga, TN.). Keep in mind that the local TV range is approximately 200 miles from the city location. John Esch Fet-Esch,a 48' Chung Hwa Seamaster Currently lying Goose Pond Marina, MM378 on Tennessee River www.Fet-Esch.com _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop

>>What is your experience with telling DirecTV about your changed >>locations?<< >>Can you call them once a week and have them move the locals for you as you >><< >>progress along your route? << My experience has been good. I call them, request a service address change, give them the new address (probably a local marina), they sometimes ask for the county. I also give them my cell phone # and tell them that I do not have a land line. I keep them on the phone until I see the local channels on my set. As to weekly calls I don't know if this is a problem but I would think not. However, we go so slow (3 yrs on the Loop from Texas and we are just leaving the Tennessee for Lake Michigan. BTW, we are "Backward Loopers". If we are traveling and I don't have a signal I don't call to get signals for a night or 2. I usually wait until we are going to be cruising in a 200 +- mile area. John & Cyndi Esch Fet-Esch,a 48' Chung Hwa Seamaster Currently lying Goose Pond Marina, MM378 on Tennessee River www.Fet-Esch.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "fred" <fred@tug44.org> To: <great-loop@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 1:04 PM Subject: Re: GL: Direct TV > John, > > I agree with the 200 mile radius. Last year's conversation on this > topic didn't determine it so I made my own tests. My local area is New > York > City and perhaps since that is a particularly large local area, I find on > some > days I can receive local programming as far as 250 miles. For example, > Newark > on the Erie Canal is right on the edge and works about half the time. > Individual local channels seem to have different distances on different > days > also. So at Newark, I might receive channels 9 and up but not 7 and > below. > What is your experience with telling DirecTV about your changed locations? > Can you call them once a week and have them move the locals for you as you > progress along your route? > > I have this great fear of attempting such a > thing with DirecTV's Philipino non-english-speaking phone support people > ... > what was your experience with this? > > ( I find it amusing how many > non-english-speaking spanish folks search on google for "Canal 44 Videos" > which means in spanish "TV Channel 44 Videos" and they wind up on my Tug > 44 > Erie Canal website looking at my tugboat videos! My site has become quite > popular among the illegal mexicans, it appears.) > > Best wishes, > > Fred W. > http://www.tug44.org/ > Tug 44 > > ---------------------------------------- > From: "John Esch" <johnesch@ix.netcom.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 > 5:23 AM > To: great-loop@lists.samurai.com>, <WReedbear@aol.com > Subject: Re: > GL: Direct TV > >>>We have tried repeatedly to have "local service available > but once << >>> we inform them we are on a boat we are told that Fed. regs. > prohibit it >>> << > > The key is to call DIRECTV and change your "Service > Address" to the marina > you are at. They don't care if you are a boat, RV > etc. The change will > take place while you are on the phone and DIRECTV will > usually ask what > county you are in so make sure that you have that. Note > that this DOES NOT > include National Feeds but only local channels. > > In > addition, check out direct TV's website as some local channels require 2 > dishes (i.e. Chattanooga, TN.). Keep in mind that the local TV range is > approximately 200 miles from the city location. > > John Esch > > Fet-Esch,a 48' > Chung Hwa Seamaster > Currently lying Goose Pond Marina, MM378 on Tennessee > River > www.Fet-Esch.com > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > To modify your > Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go > to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/great-loop