Dish or Directv - Best satellite to purchase
Looking to purchase a satellite system for my new class A which came only with the standard crank-up antenna and booster. Looking for suggestions as to which provider is best Dish or Directv and which...
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I have had one or the other since Directv's advent over 2 decades ago and switched to Dish again going on 2 years. They pretty much offer the same channels, although the reason for switching to Dish was Directv did not have a popular sports package in their offerings. Plus, every time we switch we save a significant amount off the monthly subscription during the promotional period. Which has the better content, it's really a toss up, I suggest perusing their channel line-up to ensure your favorites are available.
We, like many RVers, have satellite tv at home, with Directv we simply take a spare receiver out to the rig when RVing. Directv doesn't really like to sell their equipment per say, where Dish you could purchase and own VIP or recently introduced Wally receivers that you can add to your home account for around $7 a month. We purchased a couple of VIP receivers for $70 each to use while RVing eliminating the hassle of bringing satellite receivers from home to RV and back to home again after returning from a trip.
As I alluded to above, we ordered Directv when it debuted in 1994, since professional installers were scarce at the time, I just installed it myself. This is the method we use to acquire Sat tv over the last 15 years while RVing. Whatever sat provider we have at the house, we simply mimic their installation by purchasing the very same antenna (sat dish) which can be had very cheap on Ebay. We pop it on a tripod and in about 10 minutes we have every channel we have at home, makes mama bear a very happy camper.
At present, the only way to get Directv in HD is the aforementioned Trav'ler or by setting up your own HD sat dish like we do. Dish is much less expensive equipment-wise, most automated domes (roof-mounted or portable) will provide HD content to at least one receiver, the caveat being from a single satellite at a time. Domes configured for Directv will provide SD content only which is derived from a single satellite. The beauty of a portable dome is you can reposition it as needed to find a gap between the trees if RVing under a canopy, roof-mounted is less prone to theft, no worries when you are away from camp.
We, like many RVers, have satellite tv at home, with Directv we simply take a spare receiver out to the rig when RVing. Directv doesn't really like to sell their equipment per say, where Dish you could purchase and own VIP or recently introduced Wally receivers that you can add to your home account for around $7 a month. We purchased a couple of VIP receivers for $70 each to use while RVing eliminating the hassle of bringing satellite receivers from home to RV and back to home again after returning from a trip.
As I alluded to above, we ordered Directv when it debuted in 1994, since professional installers were scarce at the time, I just installed it myself. This is the method we use to acquire Sat tv over the last 15 years while RVing. Whatever sat provider we have at the house, we simply mimic their installation by purchasing the very same antenna (sat dish) which can be had very cheap on Ebay. We pop it on a tripod and in about 10 minutes we have every channel we have at home, makes mama bear a very happy camper.
At present, the only way to get Directv in HD is the aforementioned Trav'ler or by setting up your own HD sat dish like we do. Dish is much less expensive equipment-wise, most automated domes (roof-mounted or portable) will provide HD content to at least one receiver, the caveat being from a single satellite at a time. Domes configured for Directv will provide SD content only which is derived from a single satellite. The beauty of a portable dome is you can reposition it as needed to find a gap between the trees if RVing under a canopy, roof-mounted is less prone to theft, no worries when you are away from camp.
