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Getting local channels with Genia and dome antenna
I was going to "upgrade" my old Directv DVR with a new Genie and the installer said if we do that, I will not be able to receive local channels with my dome antenna on my motorhome. And to get the local channels, I would also have to "upgrade" to a tall open antenna, which cannot be used while driving my motorhome. I find it hard to believe that the upgrade DVR is less technically advanced than the old model. Is that correct?
DIRECTVhelp
Community Support
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254.4K Messages
8 months ago
Hi, Jerry. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I'll send you a DM to get more details about this issue. Chandria, DIRECTV Community Specialist
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shannon02
ACE - Expert
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20.6K Messages
8 months ago
Genies are SWM only and will not work on SD only dishes and since DTV removed the 18" dish from the sat setup menu you can't use a SWM8 module. The dome dish will receive the MPEG4 national feeds but there will be no local channels. You where going to lose the local channels anyway
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