Cable is going up again and satallite won't work.

we use 'MOP VIDEO TV' here and it is a great full screen high def viewing. This is for watching TV stations after they have aired however... Usually the next day is when the programs show up on the view list to select. I use this to catch the favorite channels we miss when we are watching something else. I missed NCIS LOS Angeles last night watching the GOLD RUSH so will be watching it on MOP VIDEO TV in a few minutes. Sort of a on-line DVR haha. Gets all the TV CHANNELS for both NATL BROADCAST and CABLE TV... When using these on-line programs try not to select any of the ads or other video drivers etc. These can be full of virus's etc..

I also sometimes watch 'LIVE TV' which is from overseas and is usually delayed a few minutes... I use this to catch some of my favorite FOOTBALL games that are not shown in my local area. Got to keep up with the COWBOYS here in Virginia all the the time hehe...

You can also just log into the NATL Broadcast channels like CBS etc.. and can usually downstream their stations. This is best used to view the local LIVE NEWS and WEATHER broadcasts...

Down-streaming sure does use up a bunch of GB's

My neighbor did the same thing by cancelling the CABLE TV company feed. The same company also provides us with high speed internet and that is all my neighbor pays for... He manages to watch all of the TV programs he wants to see using the internet...

We are both on the same drop from the cable feed and I can always tell when he is downstreaming TV channels. Slows my connection down a bit.

Roy Ken

When DirecTv did the install in my travel trailer a supervisor came to do it because the normal guys didn't have experience with RVs -- neither did the supervisor for that matter. The guy did the install then did a survey to see where we could setup the tripod to get a signal to activate my receivers for the first time so he could close-out his job. He said it was impossible to get a signal because of the trees. I hooked up the trailer and drove it to a huge parking lot with a clear view of the sky. The guy still couldn't get a good enough signal because he had a hard time with the piece of junk tripod I had at the time, so he just took the receivers home with him and did the activation at his house and brought them back to me the next day.

After becoming more proficient at locating and setting up, and buying a heavy duty tripod package from tv4rv.com and using the dish pointer AR Pro on my iPhone, I was able to find a spot through the trees on my property right next to my travel trailer where I got signals on all satellites in the upper 90s. I don't know why the pro couldn't do it, but I could, but you may be able to do the same thing.

Bruce

How far up in the air do you need to get to clear a path? It wouldn't be the 1st time that satellite antennas are installed on towers to clear near field obstacles. I've done it more than once.

You can run coax several hundred feet before having to upsize the coax (to minimize losses) coming to the house, and after that it might require going to fiber. If you want to pursue satellite, take a tour around the property and/ or neighbors you get along with and see what you can do. If one of them is running satellite there is no reason you can't split that feed as long as you're not tapped out on distance.

As far as Internet, how do you get it now? If it's on cable then you're still bound to them for that. IF you keep that and are OK with one channel at a time for live TV, buy a Slingbox and install it at a friends house. That will give you OTA from wherever it's installed, and a feed off their DSS, but you would be locked to whatever they are watching.

3 dog nights wrote:
Both Sat. company rep's have been to my location and announced the only way for me to get a signal is for him to cut the trees. We live deep in the forest and most houses were built by clearing only the footprint of the house and long drives. I really think my best option might be internet if I can find access that works for me. (currently part of the cable package)

The answer might be what I had to do. I live on a mountain covered in trees. Like you, there is just enough trees cut for the house and nothing more. The dishes (DirecTV and Exede satellite internet) are on the roof on one side of the house. There is enough space where both services can see the southern sky, and my house is oriented where the long part of the house is generally north to south. Around here, the satellite companies have been known to put the dish right on the property line adjacent to the road, using the area above the road for access to the southern sky. Sounds more like lazy installers than inability to get a good signal due to trees.

the dish does not have to be by the home if you have an area with an openinf to the south put the dish there and run cable

Both Sat. company rep's have been to my location and announced the only way for me to get a signal is for him to cut the trees. We live deep in the forest and most houses were built by clearing only the footprint of the house and long drives. I really think my best option might be internet if I can find access that works for me. (currently part of the cable package)

Have you had a site check done by BOTH satellite providers? Dish and Direct have their satellites in different locations. If one of them can't get a sight line, the other one may be able to.

get one of those tailgater "cubes".
or use your smart phone if you're getting good phone service.

I agree with previous post. Call the cable folks. Tell them you are dropping them due to cost increase. They may cut you a deal. This is not unheard of. After all, it's just television

robsouth wrote:
Have you actually asked the satelitte TV companies about this? I have seen some setup that appear to be shooting stright into a forest of trees and it works fine.

X2.. How do you know you can't get satellite?