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Originally Posted by Grady223
songkrai - what about the phone number that the receiver is hooked to, doesn't it need to be changed and doesn't it determine what local channels you get?
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Determining the local channels.
What determines the local channels is the physical location Direct TV is told that the receiver is at. Not any telephone connection. You, the customer tell Direct where the receiver is located. The physical location of receiver has nothing to do with where you are billed. The average customer probably gets their bill at the home where the receivers are located. I get my bill at a PO Box. The stated location of my receivers is a physical street address that I told Direct TV.
Let's do a hypothetical for instructional purposes only. Let me state up front that you should tell Direct TV where all receivers are at all times. Those are the rules. Let's say you have a son in Montana. He has a correct dish on roof. You can take your CT receiver to Montana and just plug it in. No calls to Direct. No phone connection. You would still receive the channels you presently get in CT. There are some caveats to this. Certain satellites are located in certain areas of sky. Last I was told there are about a dozen satellites in sky. You don't use all of the satellites. Some are for foreign channels. As an example, some in US are from Asia. Direct has an Asian package that these folks can purchase.
Again, I advise all to follow the rules at all times.