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- fj12ryderExplorer IIITo my mind, any company who's legalese on its webpage grossly outweighs it's actual purpose, and FAQ's isn't likely to be very customer friendly. Oh, wait a minute, there isn't any FAQ.
- 2oldmanExplorer IIReception and availability may vary by location. Pass.
- shastagaryExplorer
Reception and availability may vary by location. Pass.
that is talking about the local channels available through the provided over the air tv antenna that comes with the dish. - 2oldmanExplorer IIYes, I stand corrected.
This doesn't sound RV friendly. It says most people don't have the tools to aim the dish. Oh, and they don't carry Fox news. I probably don't have to say much more about that. - shastagaryExplorerdirect tv was not rv friendly when it was first released in 1995 but i installed one in my rv the 2nd day it was available and drove it around to the dealers in the area showing off that i could park and aim the dish wherever i had a clear shot to the satellite.
- 2oldmanExplorer IIOk, then I guess you better find what tools they're taking about.
- 23mikeyExplorerLooks to be a solution for a fixed location. Equipment wouldn’t be RV friendly.
- valhalla360NavigatorCheap cellular data is killing off cable & satellite...it will take some time but it's a dying industry.
- Bill_SatelliteExplorer IIThe dish is not that big at 27"W and 18"H. A little bigger than a DTV antenna. Not having FOX News is the #1 reason I might switch!
It uses 1 satellite at 117W and would be no harder to point than any other DISH/DirecTV antenna on a proper tripod.
There is NO Network programming. Period. All local programming is provided by an OTA antenna that is installed separately from the satellite antenna.
Not all of the channels are available in HD but it seems a bit difficult to determine which are which.
This is a very Western located satellite so pointing may be difficult in the NE or SE or any Eastern areas with a lot of trees.
The up front costs are pretty high since you have to buy the receivers ($200 for a 2 tuner DVR) $4/month for the DVR service is pretty cheap. However, the savings for multiple receivers (if you use 2 receivers) is about $7/month.
This seems like a service living in the past as it only has 2 transponders on the 117W (116.8) satellite so what they can provide is quite limited.
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