Doesn't look like Dish will be gone any time soon, as predicted by Timmac.Dish Network has tough road to become competitive mobile carrier

Um Note from the article I posted below, Dish Network is spending 10 billion on 5G internet NOT its current dying satellite company..Even Dish Network is putting there money in the new future, not the old dying past where Bill.Satellite is standing..:S:S:S…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Dish has said it will spend $10 billion on the second phase of its network buildout“The idea that Dish might spend $10B and then somehow be finished is, well, just silly,” he wrote. Analysts with New Street Research had a more positive view of Dish’s chances, given its network will be built from the beginning with 5G, the new wireless standard just beginning to roll out.

So in 18 to 24 months it will be called Dish Internet Network and the Satelite part will be no more ?Just like Radio Shack that died off do to computers/internet so will satelite TV service to streaming...Bye Bye satelite TV...

Since this forum is for RVers and before this thread gets shutdown (as I suspect it may be headed that way again!), if you are thinking about making a switch away from your satellite provider, do a bit of research. As more and more technology is making the streaming services attractive to RVers, be cautious of how your chosen provider operates. Hulu Live as an example offers some very attractive pricing but, to limit the sharing of accounts, they utilize geolocation of your "home network" via static IP addressing. Hulu limits a customer to 4 moves per year so as an RVer who is using their RV to move, that could be an issue. Hulu of course is not the only choice but, they are also not the only providers beginning to use IP addressing to limit usage. Do a quick search on "Hulu and dynamic IP addressing" if you are thinking about using your new 4g technology and ditch satellite. Dish and Direct TV may not be dead just yet and who knows, as more streaming providers get tired of you sharing your password with friends, geolocation static IP addressing may make traveling with an RV and attempting to stream entertainment the real dinosaur! That's why I love having choices and being able to select what works for me. Sounds like Dish may be shoring up it's portfolio which will only give me more choices!

Satellite service will be around for a long time, but perhaps not for what we all know as TV. Not every where in the US you can still NOT get OTA TV, Internet service of any kind other than by satellite, cell phones from any carrier can enter the dead zone (No calls, no data). And yes, there are still many places that won’t work with satellite due to geography. Heck we’re still paying taxes to help pay for the landlines that remote households still use.

Some of our favorite places have little to no OTA, cell is weak when you can get it, and the parks do not have cable. Satellite is the only option if you want TV. In these rural and remote areas that is not going to change for years to come. 5G (or whatever the next latest and greatest tech advancement) is probably the ultimate answer. But not until years from now until that system is built out.

Dish Network has tough road to become mobile carrier

25 Replies

pyoung47
Explorer
Jul 30, 2019
My biggest issue with Dish (and also Centurylink) was their deceptive billing practices. They will put you on a "special" rate, and then, after two years, bump up the price. If you call and gripe, they will give you the special rate again. After a $30 bump in Dish price, I decided to go to an RV plan where I could turn on a month at a time. The agent convinced me to go to a "suspended" plan, where for $5.00 per month, I could turn the dish on for a few days at a time, only paying for that time.

At home, we stream just about everything, and we have great OTA coverage. With a Firestick and the firestick box, I can even record. With my ATT plan, I have WatchTV which offers all of the channels that I used on my former Dish account. WatchTV also offers back episodes of most of the shows, so you can watch them at your convenience or binge them.

Where we winter, however, streaming is not possible either with ATT or our park WIFI; therefore, I may decide to turn on Dish.
Dutch_12078
Explorer II
Jul 29, 2019
timmac wrote:

When I had Direct TV in my house over 5 years ago for $75 a month the package had about a dozen shopping programs that I did not want to pay for and many other programs me and my wife did not like, I think we only watch 2 channels and many commercials to boot.

Just so you know, those shopping channels, along with a number of religious and other special interest channels, are not included in the package channel counts, nor are you paying for them. In most cases, they pay the sat and cable carriers to include them, not the other way around.
agesilaus
Explorer III
Jul 28, 2019
I would wait for the simple reason that there are at least two companies launching massive satellite arrays. Musk's company and Amazon. Those arrays will be beaming down data of one sort or another and will probably completely alter the data provider business. For the better I hope.
timmac
Explorer
Jul 28, 2019
Bill.Satellite wrote:
Thousands of free channels on streaming vs 75 junk channels for a $100 a month with satellite, do the math...

How does streaming turn junk TV into good TV? 1000 junk channels is exactly the same as 75 junk channels. If you don't like what's on TV you won't be any happier streaming.

When I had Direct TV in my house over 5 years ago for $75 a month the package had about a dozen shopping programs that I did not want to pay for and many other programs me and my wife did not like, I think we only watch 2 channels and many commercials to boot.

So we dumped Direct and went streaming in home and RV and never been happier, we have seen streaming grow with many new channels and all the ones you get on satellite plus thousands more, we spend about $350 per YEAR on streaming with few commercials and hundreds of free movies...

Why pay a $1000 per year for junk that you don't want when you can have what you want plus thousands of free extra channels for a lot less $$ and less commercials...

Note my cost per year does not include wifi at home or on the road..
wifi is like water now everyone needs it...
chuckbear
Explorer
Jul 28, 2019
Bill.Satellite wrote:
TechWriter wrote:
Bill.Satellite wrote:
. . . he is really ticked off at DirecTV or DISH (one of them ran over is dog or something) . . .

Good one

Thanks! It's just hard to explain his nonsense posts (for RV'ers). I get it that he has a grudge and he is at a S&B location, I just don't know why he posts his BS here.

If everyone stops replying to his nonsense he will go away. This kind of person feeds on your responses. Chuck
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jul 28, 2019
On paper it looks interesting. Might be worth investigating when they roll it out if they roll it out. but I wonder if Dish has forgotten the law enforcement officer (Murphy) and the law he enforces (It will take longer than expected and cost more than planned).
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Jul 28, 2019
Thousands of free channels on streaming vs 75 junk channels for a $100 a month with satellite, do the math...

How does streaming turn junk TV into good TV? 1000 junk channels is exactly the same as 75 junk channels. If you don't like what's on TV you won't be any happier streaming.
BB_TX
Nomad
Jul 28, 2019
timmac wrote:
..........

Just get a Roku box for your RV TV and home TV and stream your movies and such, don't waste your money on the old and outdated satellite TV..

Thousands of free channels on streaming vs 75 junk channels for a $100 a month with satellite, do the math...

And you must have internet, either wired or wireless, for Roku. And since good wired internet at an RV park is essentially nonexistent, and good cell service frequently doesn't exist in remote areas, Roku is at best a marginal solution.
timmac
Explorer
Jul 28, 2019
jffnkrn wrote:
hi and i welcome myself to the topic. maybe i am in the wrong spot,just let me know if so. I am in the process of searching for the options of tv service. One of course that i can use while on the road. We do travel about once per week, throughout the year and a couple times a year at about 4 to 6 weeks. so with that said, i am contemplating using a system that i can just plug in at home and also take it with me while traveling. Cox as far as i know doesn't offer something like this. First off, am i in the right place? secondly, am i crazy? We do have cell service and wifi that i will not change as it has been good in 99.99999 % of all places we have been, even at home whencable is down. Thanks in advance. Jeff & Karen

Just get a Roku box for your RV TV and home TV and stream your movies and such, don't waste your money on the old and outdated satellite TV..

Thousands of free channels on streaming vs 75 junk channels for a $100 a month with satellite, do the math...
Dutch_12078
Explorer II
Jul 28, 2019
jffnkrn wrote:
hi and i welcome myself to the topic. maybe i am in the wrong spot,just let me know if so. I am in the process of searching for the options of tv service. One of course that i can use while on the road. We do travel about once per week, throughout the year and a couple times a year at about 4 to 6 weeks. so with that said, i am contemplating using a system that i can just plug in at home and also take it with me while traveling. Cox as far as i know doesn't offer something like this. First off, am i in the right place? secondly, am i crazy? We do have cell service and wifi that i will not change as it has been good in 99.99999 % of all places we have been, even at home whencable is down. Thanks in advance. Jeff & Karen

Streaming services might be the answer for you in today's market depending on what your viewing habits are.