Subject line says it all. I just talked to All American and asked whether I needed a Dish account or just their equipment to receive the Distants. Looking to get the LA in HD but still receive the current NY/ATL in SD if possible. The dude said I needed to have a Dish account, which I do but...

Quick sorta hypothetical - If I'm in a DMA that currently doesn't get locals thru Direct and have the Distants instead, what happens if/when Direct adds that market's locals? Would I automatically lose my Distants and pick up the locals or would I be grandfathered in until I move or something...

Switched from Dish after 9 yrs (self-installed at several homes) to Direct and can't get a bloody signal from the dish. I've got to be missing something obvious. Please help by looking over my setup before I lose all my hair! Like I said, new Slimline 5 SWM, which means all 4 outputs from...