DISH Pay as you GO

We just moved from Comcast to Dish at home and got the tailgater as an add on for the coach. installation was free. but we must now re-wire the coach because the RG cable in the coach is shorted.

I have DirecTV at home and took one box with me on the road. I used an old foldup dish that they don't make any more. I got sick of moving the box back and forth so I bought a VIP211 for Dish. I turned it on aimed the same dish that I used for DirecTv. When I got a signal I called dish and asked for the cheepest thing they had just to see if it worked. I think it was $19.00 for the first month. I have used it a few times since then, the last time it was about $50 for a month and there more stations then we need. $25 or $30 a month is better then moving the box in and out of the house.

We've had DishNetwork for years.....over 15 yrs. We travel with our own sat. dish and we rent the "mobile receiver" (my name for it) for $5.00 a month. We love DishNetwork....had thought at one time to change but the channels we want are in a more expensive package at DirecTv. I DO recommend going to your local dealer and getting set up rather than using the online or phone service. :)

I bought the vip211k receiver and Tailgater nearly 2 yrs ago. But since we have had Dish at home for many years I just added the RV to the home account for $7/mo. So can't comment on the monthly plan.
Set up was easy, at least in my case. I only had a single coax input to the RV for park cable. But inside near the TV was a dual coax wall plate with a short coax jumper across the two connectors. By removing the short jumper and connecting another short coax from the wall plate to the receiver box it worked fine. Just power it up and it automatically locates the sats.
I later added a second external coax connector specifically for the sat receiver so I could put the original coax jumper back in place for park cable.
For your information. The last time I looked at dishformyrv.com they were offering a vip211z receiver. The vip211k has a coax output for a second TV. The vip211z appears to have a component output for a second TV. Not nearly as convenient, at least in my opinion, for a second TV.

I've had dish at home for years also. Previously used an extra dish antenna on a tripod, but now got Winegard's Anser for the antenna. In both cases i just take my home receiver, which is a 625 dvr. The Anser let's me easily hook up an extra cable to watch a different channel on each tv. It does have to be on the same satellite, but everything we watch is on 119 anyway. No extra cost.

Winegard has released a new antenna (Pathway X2) that works much the same way that the Tailgater does except it has a much larger antenna, works with 1 or 2 receivers and works on both the Dish Western and Eastern satellites.
The PAYG option is just exactly as advertised. You pick you plan, pay for as much or as little as you like (30 day minimum) and when that time period has expired the service simply stops! No cancellation fees and no re-activation fees. Just pay for the time period you would like.

Had a Travlr on the last motor home and a Tailgater with this one. Both with ViP 211K. Both work fantastic. Pay as you go for over 2 years. Enjoy.

I have the VIP 211k reciever + Tailgater antenna bundle, and I am very very happy with it. There is no setup fee that I am aware of; the hardware costs $500 so I think Dish has got enough of my money.

The Tailgater is so easy to use. Since this was my first experience with Sat, I can't compare to Direct, but the service seems great and the Dish works as advertised. Note: Instead of the stock 50-foot cable that came with the package, I bought a low-loss 100-ft cable ($17 on Amazon) and it works just fine. This allows me to strut the Tailgater out further in search of a clear southern view.

The main benefit of the Tailgater is ease of use. If you have experience aiming sat antennas, then there are more powerful options available. But the reception with the Tailgater is just fine and--did I mention it was easy?

Highly recommended!

We have two VIP 211k receivers at home, so just move one from the house to the RV when going camping. There is no extra fee involved when doing it this way. Also have the Dish Tailgater, and it is very easy to use.

We just purchased the Tailgater with the 211K receiver from a local box store. It took 10 minutes at most, which includes calling DishNetwork and activating the receiver, to start watching tv!!!!!!WOW!!!!! The clearest, nicest picture we've seen yet..... Seriously, if this "dish" keeps working this well, it is WELL worth the money!!!!!
One caveat.......the book on the "dish" doesn't say anything about which way to aim the "dish".. But the book on the receiver says to face it with the handle facing north...