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Big Katuna wrote:
If you dont have either yet or not under contract, I would recommend DISH over Directv.

I have had both DTV for fifteen years and switched to DISH a year ago when they came out with their $49/mo for two years.

With DTV I used a good tripod like TV4RV sells. You need a good tripod that you can easily level; it makes attaining a good signal on all sats more reliable.

There are no carry out auto domes for Directv HD.

With DISH there are several. The best (IMHO) is the Winegard Pathway X2. $400.

It lets you pick between the western or eastern arcs for a better chance to clear trees.

DISH is easier to deal with as far as being rv friendly. They encourage rv use and when you change areas and lose your locals, you call them up and they gladly change to your new area.

With a 211 receiver ($70) you connect the carry out, turn it on, it asks you which arc you want, you click scan and wait.

I don't have either yet. I'm moving out to the country soon and will need to get something for there and RVing as part of a lifestyle change.

Is the programming OK with Dish? I've heard they are losing channels.

If you dont have either yet or not under contract, I would recommend DISH over Directv.

I have had both DTV for fifteen years and switched to DISH a year ago when they came out with their $49/mo for two years.

With DTV I used a good tripod like TV4RV sells. You need a good tripod that you can easily level; it makes attaining a good signal on all sats more reliable.

There are no carry out auto domes for Directv HD.

With DISH there are several. The best (IMHO) is the Winegard Pathway X2. $400.

It lets you pick between the western or eastern arcs for a better chance to clear trees.

DISH is easier to deal with as far as being rv friendly. They encourage rv use and when you change areas and lose your locals, you call them up and they gladly change to your new area.

With a 211 receiver ($70) you connect the carry out, turn it on, it asks you which arc you want, you click scan and wait.

We found a Directv dish that was left on a rental house in our neighborhood. The owner called and Directv said they would have someone come get it, but after 3 months, no one came, so the owner took it off his house and left it in the trash. We called him, took it and built our own tripod for it.

We take one of the receivers out of the house, hook up the satellite, manually locate the satellite using a smart phone app and we have all our channels that we have at home unless we are further than 100-150 miles from home. If that is the case, we have the cable networks and get locals using our antenna.

Been doing exactly the same for the last 15 years with either Directv or Dish network. I just purchase the same sat dish installed on our home online and set-up upon arrival to our destination. Not as important for SD viewing since only a single satellite is locked in, but for HD channels your satellite tripod/stand must be level/plumb to acquire the 3 satellites. Practice setting up your RV sat system at home first that way you could get the hang of it and work out any bugs in your RV wiring. Takes us 10 minutes tops and we have every channel we have at home while RVing.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Assuming I am understanding that you will be using this at home and while out in the RV then you want to have DirecTV install everything at your home. With a 2 year contract it's all free. Then ask the installer for an RV kit which should also be free. This will be a tripod mounted antenna exactly like your home antenna which is required to receive HD. You may have to get a better tripod but at least you will have all the equipment you need. The Trav'ler is mentioned above as "the only way to get HD" and that's obviously not correct. If you want to spend $2000 for a roof mounted antenna then the Trav'ler or the RF Mogul antennas will provide the solution.
When you travel you simply take a receiver from the house to the RV and away you go. If you don't think you want to take a Genie with you from the house you can have them install a Genie plus another receiver (not a client) like the H24, H25 or a DVR like the HR24.

That's exactly what I want to do, and when I'm traveling, I have no problem taking the main box as the house will be empty. Do you happen to know any more about the RV kit, such as a part number? That seems like the best solution.

Assuming I am understanding that you will be using this at home and while out in the RV then you want to have DirecTV install everything at your home. With a 2 year contract it's all free. Then ask the installer for an RV kit which should also be free. This will be a tripod mounted antenna exactly like your home antenna which is required to receive HD. You may have to get a better tripod but at least you will have all the equipment you need. The Trav'ler is mentioned above as "the only way to get HD" and that's obviously not correct. If you want to spend $2000 for a roof mounted antenna then the Trav'ler or the RF Mogul antennas will provide the solution.
When you travel you simply take a receiver from the house to the RV and away you go. If you don't think you want to take a Genie with you from the house you can have them install a Genie plus another receiver (not a client) like the H24, H25 or a DVR like the HR24.

I use the HR24 which is HD/DVR. I have a regular house Slimline dish I picked up free on Craigslist. I use the TV4RV tripod and it works great with HD. I just take it out of the house and hook it up when we hit the road. It takes me about 5-10 minutes to align with the satellites.

The only way you will get HD on Directv is with the Travler antenna by Winegard. I have the wireless Genie system that I take from home for three of our TV's. Each TV can watch a different show. Well worth it.

Get the latest wireless Genie and how ever many mini genies you need for your home. When you want to go, grab the genie, video bridge, and mini genies for bedroom and what other TVs you want to use and go. I bought a couple of extra remotes that stay in the trailer, so I dont worry about that. Once your RV is wired correctly it only takes a few minutes to connect everything, hook up and align your dish and start watching TV.