Satellite TV versus internet
Hello, I am a new RV owner. I am hoping someone has been through this before and can offer tips: My class A has a manual crank satellite dish installed on the roof, but it is not setup for the TV. I...
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We just finished up 11 weeks on the road from the northeast through the upper prairies and midwest and back. First trip with Dish. We were able to get a satellite signal on Dish almost everywhere. Get a Pathway X2 antenna, not a Tailgater. The Tailgater picks up only the western arc. I was on the eastern arc most of the time north of 43° latitude. Sometimes I needed to put the antenna on the roof to get a clear line of sight to a satellite.
It costs us $50 a month for satellite service and local channels. Sometimes we couldn't get locals because they transmitted on the arc we couldn't get. It's pay as you go. Don't need service next period? Don't pay your bill. Want it turned on? Pay your bill. Dish customer service is excellent.
For Internet, we got the FMCA Verizon "unlimited" plan for $50 a month. They slow it down after 25 gig, which we hit every month. We continued to get internet by adding data to our Verizon phone plan. Total data costs were bout $140 a month. We got park WiFi about 10% of the time and never would it have been good enough to stream TV. That internet usage is just email and surfing and watching an occasional podcast.
You can get a PathwayX2 antenna and Wally bundle for about $400. Standard channels and locals costs $50.07 a month. If you have internet you can get an internet adapter for the Wally and get Netflix.
And there's still nothing on TV.
It costs us $50 a month for satellite service and local channels. Sometimes we couldn't get locals because they transmitted on the arc we couldn't get. It's pay as you go. Don't need service next period? Don't pay your bill. Want it turned on? Pay your bill. Dish customer service is excellent.
For Internet, we got the FMCA Verizon "unlimited" plan for $50 a month. They slow it down after 25 gig, which we hit every month. We continued to get internet by adding data to our Verizon phone plan. Total data costs were bout $140 a month. We got park WiFi about 10% of the time and never would it have been good enough to stream TV. That internet usage is just email and surfing and watching an occasional podcast.
You can get a PathwayX2 antenna and Wally bundle for about $400. Standard channels and locals costs $50.07 a month. If you have internet you can get an internet adapter for the Wally and get Netflix.
And there's still nothing on TV.
