Any reasons NOT to buy a Dish KING Tailgater?
I am looking at the model #VQ4500 that CW has on sale. I know it is a roof mount, but that is what I prefer. Other than the disadvantages of not being portable, does anyone have a reason not to purc...
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I have been using a tailgater for a couple of years and love it. Just a couple of tips that may come in handy.
If you want local network channels and are out of your home viewing area, you can call dish and give them your location and they can change your programming. Most of the csr's at Dish will not understand what you are trying to do, but if you are persistent you will eventually get transferred to someone who does. But, your should be aware that if you are using a Dish DVR at home, once you change your programming you will miss all your scheduled recordings on those local channels. I recommend getting the dongle that allows you to hook up your powered roof antenna to one of the usb ports on the back of the 211Z reciever. Then you can just go to setup and tell it to scan and then add local channels. It will even add the info to your guide. You can avoid a 30 minute phone call, your home DVR will continue to record.
Also, If you have an iphone I highly recommend the free app called "Dish Align". It will use your phone's gps to locate you, and the show you exactly where to point your dish. I know the tailgater automatically finds satelites, but I have used the app many times when camping in wooded areas to avoid obstructions before running the setup.
If you want local network channels and are out of your home viewing area, you can call dish and give them your location and they can change your programming. Most of the csr's at Dish will not understand what you are trying to do, but if you are persistent you will eventually get transferred to someone who does. But, your should be aware that if you are using a Dish DVR at home, once you change your programming you will miss all your scheduled recordings on those local channels. I recommend getting the dongle that allows you to hook up your powered roof antenna to one of the usb ports on the back of the 211Z reciever. Then you can just go to setup and tell it to scan and then add local channels. It will even add the info to your guide. You can avoid a 30 minute phone call, your home DVR will continue to record.
Also, If you have an iphone I highly recommend the free app called "Dish Align". It will use your phone's gps to locate you, and the show you exactly where to point your dish. I know the tailgater automatically finds satelites, but I have used the app many times when camping in wooded areas to avoid obstructions before running the setup.
