I've searched the forums like crazy and can't find a solid answer. Can I set up Directv (we have cable now) at my current house (which is being sold), take the dish and box along when we start fulltiming, and just change my account address to a PO Box somewhere? Will Sunday Ticket work without a landline? Will using an address in a different state set THAT local area as my Sunday Ticket blackout region, allowing me to still receive my home state team's games?

Candikane wrote: Will Sunday Ticket work without a landline?I don't know of any DTV service that still requires a landline. I really don't know about the other questions. Bill Satellite is the resident expert.. he'll know.

I have Direct with no land line. Also, just signed up for NFL MAX. Apparently you can use it on your tablet or Android too although I have not tried it. Don't know anything about the address question.

Directv lets you make a seasonal service address change and we get every thing that is at the stick house. Only you get the network local stations that happen to be in the area. Not sure you can do that every week or so, but we just spend winter in AZ. Works for us.

If you have a DirecTV RV Account with DNS you get the same network stations regardless of where you are physically located. This means you don't have to reprogram your DVR's every time you move. The station numbers don't change. Yes, you have to pay for DNS, but it worth it for me.

We have Dish, but I assume much is the same.We set up our satellite and receivers at our house and then moved out and sold the house. The dish account is still at our old address, but we aren't. We receive our bills electronically, so there is no problem.We have a sports package that, to receive our home baseball games (MASN) we have to 'live' in the region to receive the feed. We do not change our address as we move (have been from Idaho to Florida) so we continue to receive the home baseball games. We do not receive the locals of the area we are in but we prefer to receive the home baseball games so it works for us. The question with Directv is whether or not the feed is national or regional. With Dish, the feed is national but your box is programmed to receive the feeds based on address.

Directv, Sunday Ticket, and no house... possible?

Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Sep 10, 2014
No, it does not. DirecTV and DNS will work with any existing satellite TV antenna. If you want DirecTV HD then you must have an open face antenna mounted on a tripod that you manually point (cheap) or an automatic roof mounted antenna like the Trav'ler (expensive).
Candikane
Explorer
Sep 10, 2014
Bill.Satellite wrote:
No, it does not. DirecTV and DNS will work with any existing satellite TV antenna. If you want DirecTV HD then you must have an open face antenna mounted on a tripod that you manually point (cheap) or an automatic roof mounted antenna like the Trav'ler (expensive).

Oh! I was under the impression that I had to buy a roof antenna! We had DirecTV until just recently, with HD, so our dish should work then? I guess I need to investigate the RV service then!

Thanks everyone!
Candikane
Explorer
Sep 10, 2014
So, their website says that the seasonal sport packages aren't available with the RV service
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Sep 10, 2014
I suspect that this means you cannot have DNS and Sunday Ticket since they would not be able to determine your location and whether they needed to black out the game. If you don't need DNS (use your over the air TV antenna for locals) then there should not be any issues.
Candikane
Explorer
Sep 10, 2014
Yep, I think that's my best bet. Thanks for the help all :)
Gdlow
Explorer
Sep 10, 2014
One other thing...I have Directv and also have east/west network feeds...I also have NFL package and use all in my Idaho home, my az home and my MH...I also have over the air antennas for local channels..I just move the receivers with me as i go...:C
revump
Explorer
Sep 10, 2014
I have the Wingard Traveler for HD that I use when I am stopped. I have an in-motion Kingdome when we are on the road. You cannot get HD on the Kingdome. So, I have two HD DVRs and two standard DVRs. On both systems, I get the Baseball pictures. I have to use the house zip code for service.
Candikane
Explorer
Sep 10, 2014
Gdlow wrote:
One other thing...I have Directv and also have east/west network feeds...I also have NFL package and use all in my Idaho home, my az home and my MH...I also have over the air antennas for local channels..I just move the receivers with me as i go...:C

No issues with blackouts? I've read both ways, that local nfl game blackouts are based on your current location (determined by gps), but I've also read that it goes based on your billing info zip code. Which is the case for you?

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