We recently sold our motorhome and now have a 5th wheel. With the motorhome we had Dish. The satellite went with the motorhome but we kept the 2 receivers. We purchased a Winegard carryout from Camping World. With 2 TVs in the 5th wheel they advise to go with Direct TV as we can watch separate programs where if we remain with Dish if I were watching a program on say channels 1-50 she would have to watch something on channels 51-100 (as an example). Apparently with Direct TV this is not a problem? If we go with Direct tv I would sell the Dish receivers. If anyone has some advice on this I would appreciate it.Thank you

I have dish with a dual tunner no problems.you can also get a hopper and joey

With two Direct receivers you can watch any program, within your subscription, at any location in the RV, without limitation.Hope this helps.

To provide a little more clarity to the answer provided to the OP, with Dish there are two satellites used for the SD (standard definition) channels. The Winegard you have can only point at one of those at a time, therefore, the second TV in your RV can only tune to a different channel IF it happens to be broadcast from the same satellite.DirecTV has all its SD channels on one satellite (101)so the Winegard can receive them all without re-positioning itself. Therefore, each TV can watch a different channel without the antenna needing to change satellites.

My first hand experience is with Dish but I've helped people setup Direct too. I don't know what that channel restrict stuff they told you is about. I have two TVs and can watch whatever on either.That said, I don't think there is much difference between Dish and Direct. Both will do about the same things if you take the time to learn how they work. I've seen people really struggle with both but its usually a failure to read and understand the directions. Both have crappy customer service and both are overpriced.Pick one.

docj wrote:To provide a little more clarity to the answer provided to the OP, with Dish there are two satellites used for the SD (standard definition) channels.True for Western Arc. I think (?) all SD is on 72 for the Eastern Arc. The two arc stuff adds more than a little confusion for Dish customers that setup their own.

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43 Replies

Bob_Vaughn
Explorer
Apr 23, 2014
I sunk a bunch of money into a Carryout and a ladder bracket and spent a lot of time an aggravation running the wires to my DOCK. Then I got deep into picking a package. When I was looking at the offerings of the 6-8 channels we watch at home and finding that half of the ones we like are not even offered I said the hell with it. So we did not sign up for any thing....
Oldsilverback
Explorer
Apr 23, 2014
The DW and I have been full timers for 5 years and RV'ing for 5 years before that. We always use that "thingy" that comes with the RV. It has this knob in the RV that you have to manually turn. There are two things we like about it -
1. We haven't had to pay anything to use it yet!
2. Sometimes there is no reception at all! That's when we read a book, talk, or go out side. To turn on HD while outside we have a glass of wine. I hope this helps.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Apr 22, 2014
one factor that some "men" use is if they want to pay extra for NFL packages they choose Direct. just a warning I got an ad in the mail and it says that this "cheap" entry rate does NOT qualify for any NFL package.
bumpy
avvidclif1
Explorer
Apr 22, 2014
Wasn't a right or wrong for me. The DW said Dish does not carry all the baseball she wants to watch, Direct TV does. End of my discussion.
docj
Explorer
Apr 21, 2014
Us out West wrote:
Jarheadfmf03 wrote:
Directv is the only way to go if you are out on the road...we love it!

Care to offer why??

For many people the DirecTV vs Dish issue is like Ford vs Chevy trucks; there's no right or wrong answer. However, for us, Dish's lack of DNS service takes it off the table. Being able to program the DVR once and not having to reset it with different local stations in different cities is important to us, as full-timers. It might not be nearly so important to someone who only uses their RV for vacations and a few weekend trips.
Dick_B
Explorer
Apr 21, 2014
We now have DirecTV and pay something like $60 per month. Their policy is to have one disconnect per 12 months which means we pay the monthly amount even tho we are not using the camper for several months (5 mos) no matter when we suspend service.
We are considering Dish because of their pay-as-you-go plan
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Jan 27, 2014
Us out West wrote:
Jarheadfmf03 wrote:
Directv is the only way to go if you are out on the road...we love it!

Care to offer why??

Dish is the only way to go if you are out on the road....we love it.
:)
bumpy
Us_out_West
Explorer
Jan 27, 2014
Jarheadfmf03 wrote:
Directv is the only way to go if you are out on the road...we love it!

Care to offer why??
Jarheadfmf03
Explorer
Jan 26, 2014
Directv is the only way to go if you are out on the road...we love it!
docj
Explorer
Jan 26, 2014
Me Again wrote:

DirecTV will do two address switches per year without a question. If you travel a lot I hear that Dish will switch locations more freely.

Many of us who travel a lot have DNS service; it's a lot easier than reprogramming a DVR every time we go to a new location.