Go Anywhere Direct TV app

With an iPhone or Android you can get a cable that plugs into your phone and the HDMI port on your TV that should bypass the video blocks. You can get the cables on amazon. Remember that with these apps you still use data so you have to have cell or wifi service. With Sat TV you can use it in the middle of the desert.

ulvik wrote:
Will not work at all from your phone or tablet to TV. It will not transmit over because of a block. Trust me I tried everything.

Did you try an Android device? Mine works fine

I've had a lot of hassles with Dish network on shutting off my service after a trip. Sometimes they want you to go to minimum programming, pay a maintenance fee, etc. Last time when I refused to continue paying, they discontinued my account. I can reapply, but what a hassle. I think your treatment depends on whether someone in the Phillipines, India, etc answers the phone.

This year, we are going to hook up to local cable and internet in Apache Junction. They claim to be accustomed to turning it on and off for a month or so. We'll see if that's better.

to hell wth camp ground wifi service, your phone can be your own hot spot.

There are all kinds of digital copyright issues, that lawyers make them block certain things. I used to be able to Chromecast the ESPN app, but an update took that feature away. I can use a cable on my old iPad to watch ESPN on the TV, but it will not work with my newer iPhone.

Also one thing I've found is that many campgrounds we go to you have enough cell data bandwidth to read the news, and emai, but not to stream HD tv.

Really the best bet is satellite. I don't do it because I work for a small cable company and get cable for free, but if I was paying, I'd get a dish for camping.

Will not work at all from your phone or tablet to TV. It will not transmit over because of a block. Trust me I tried everything.

This has been touted as the latest and great and the new replacement for satellite TV. But that is far from the truth. It's another sales gimmick for AT&T and by no means a replacement for your satellite TV unless you're willing to settle for a lot less. The reviews for both DirecTV app and the new DirecTV Now are far less than favorable. I just hate to see many folks falling for this marketing hype and finding out afterward that it isn't anywhere near a replacement or even a close second or third. Do some research online and there are many, many articles by third parties that have no stake in the issues that are all saying this isn't anywhere near ready for prime time. Chuck