Advise on Satellite choice

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Buy a Winegard Trav'ler. I like DirecTV best due to satellite location and simplicity of setup but make a choice between Dish and DirecTV before purchase as the Dish version of the Trav'ler cannot be changed to Dish in the future ???? .

dish can't be changed?
bumpy

Buy a Winegard Trav'ler. I like DirecTV best due to satellite location and simplicity of setup but make a choice between Dish and DirecTV before purchase as the Dish version of the Trav'ler cannot be changed to DirecTV HD in the future while the DirecTV version of the Trav'ler can be changed in the future if necessary.
You would then be able to install a Genie DVR (5 tuners) and a separate mini-genie at each TV (wireless). Each TV would have full access to any channel plus they would all be connected to the DVR so they could stop and rewind at any time. Dish has a similar receiver called the Hopper (3 tuners) and uses remotes called Joeys.
Edit: Corrected wording.

one of my Dish receivers is a dual channel one, can do what you want easily. I have another receiver 211? that is HD.
bumpy

Odd Job wrote:
I do imagine that you all have covered this a dozen times, but here is my situation... I have a 32' toy hauler with three (3) televisions. Two are inside, one is outside. I use the toy hauler primarily for camping. However, I also entertain business clients at college football games and NASCAR races where television is critical to our entertainment... I want to get a satellite system for the toy hauler that allows us to watch two separate stations on two separate televisions at the same time. Cost is an issue, however I do not mind paying for better equipment if it gets me to my goal. What I will not do is purchase an upgraded service plan that we do not need. I would appreciate your input and recommendations. Thanks in advance for your time.

I use Dish on a tripod with a 622 receiver and we watch 2 different channels all the time.

I do imagine that you all have covered this a dozen times, but here is my situation... I have a 32' toy hauler with three (3) televisions. Two are inside, one is outside. I use the toy hauler primarily for camping. However, I also entertain business clients at college football games and NASCAR races where television is critical to our entertainment... I want to get a satellite system for the toy hauler that allows us to watch two separate stations on two separate televisions at the same time. Cost is an issue, however I do not mind paying for better equipment if it gets me to my goal. What I will not do is purchase an upgraded service plan that we do not need. I would appreciate your input and recommendations. Thanks in advance for your time.

JMCGSD: DirecTV also has music channels (not SiriusXM)...800 and above.

FWIW.

I fulltime and have had Dish for about 2-3 years, using my Winegard Pathway X2. I wanted automatic setup, portability (Think trees), and HD channels, so that meant DirectTV was a non-player.

Getting the local stations when I change locations is about as simple as can be. I just pull up the Dish website and use their 'chat' service. After they verify I am a Dish customer, I type in my new SERVICE location and 15 minutes later I have the local channels. Works every time.

* As an aside, I must say that I am always amazed how I can be set up in a very remote part of this great country and still have cell phone service, internet connectivity, and TV service just like anyone living in a large city.

IMHO one of the big pluses for DISH is that it includes Sirius/XM. That's a feature I don't see mentioned ver often but it's a buggy for my wife and I. We're bluegrass & "old" country music fans.

I have Bluegrass junction from Sirius/XM on now as I type!

Thank you everyone for your help. Seems either way is going to have challenges. Just getting used to "living" in an RV, especially in the winter, is proving to be a bigger adjustment than we'd anticipated. LOL

RoyB,

In case you missed it, Direct TV is now owned by AT&T.

Bumpy,

Yea, the Denver locals area is huge on Dish. We had them way up in Badlands NP.