I forget what he signed up with but it mostly plays movies and he doesen't get local tv , I could never do that but about 3 and 1/2 years ago I did call Dish and tell them I was cutting it off and just hooking up an antenna to get local channels , I watch a lot of Soaps like Young & Restless and Days of Our lives , but they talked me into cutting my service down to The Smart Pak , its locals and 55 cable stations for only $27.50 a month , I love it but they don't offer it anymore but let me keep it , and they did go up to $30.50 a couple months ago.