You may want to get apps for your local stations if they're available and get the PBS app.
For 1 week vacations out of state I found that watching everything except local channels was not a problem as long as I was only watching in one place and stayed under the 3 simultaneous stream limit. I did not have to change any account settings. My local channels were switched from my hometown location to local channels where I was watching so I couldn't watch live newscasts from back home. National network shows like Law and Order and FBI could all be watched via whatever local affiliate station is available. You may be able to get around this if your hometown stations let you watch through their own web sites or apps. This restriction also applies to PBS affiliates so you may need the PBS app to watch any of their series that are available for all local stations.
For an extended stay or absence you may have to update your account information if nobody else will be using it back home. This may keep your account active but still wouldn't help you watch local stations from back home.
