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lacofdfireman's avatar
Jan 26, 2014

Can I use Direct TV at home and on the road at same time?

We have a subscription with Direct TV and just recently bought a Motorhome with In Motion Satellite. I go out to the desert a lot with just my kids and the wife will often times stay home so here is my question. I figured I could just take one of my receivers out of my house as we have 4 of them and use it in the RV. Someone told me that it is illegal to have 2 satellite signals coming from 2 separate locations at the same time. So if I take the receiver with me in the Motorhome my wife cannot watch satellite tv at home or we could be in big trouble. To me this sounds stupid. I pay for the receiver so why can't I use them where I like, even if they are at different locations? Was this person wrong or am I wrong?
  • lacofdfireman wrote:
    We have a subscription with Direct TV and just recently bought a Motorhome with In Motion Satellite. I go out to the desert a lot with just my kids and the wife will often times stay home so here is my question. I figured I could just take one of my receivers out of my house as we have 4 of them and use it in the RV. Someone told me that it is illegal to have 2 satellite signals coming from 2 separate locations at the same time. So if I take the receiver with me in the Motorhome my wife cannot watch satellite tv at home or we could be in big trouble. To me this sounds stupid. I pay for the receiver so why can't I use them where I like, even if they are at different locations? Was this person wrong or am I wrong?


    Some people make stuff up when they don't really know. Some people also blindly repeat information they have heard without questioning it - taking it for the truth despite the fact that it was also made up.

    It is not `illegal` to do what you are asking about. Many of us do it all the time.
  • Directv will never know. What they don't like is two or more families with several receivers and just one account.
  • cpaulsen wrote:
    I have used mine in the 5th wheel while the other one was home being used....never had an issue.


    Same here!
  • Yes you can,however depending on how far away from home you are,only one of the receivers will get local channels.
  • i have been doing it with great success for many years. Short answer.... YES
  • I have used mine in the 5th wheel while the other one was home being used....never had an issue.

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