How do I get Direct Tv for my RV
We currently have dish and just got the red zone pack with the promise that we could watch our packer football games no matter where we were. We found out last night that isn't the case and in fact mo...
Forum Discussion
Carl n Susan wrote:
DirecTV does allow the use of their equipment in a RV although they don't seem to like doing it.
You will want an RV account, not a home one. Why you ask? Because with a RV account you have access to either the East or West coast network feeds (Distant Network Services aka DNS). This ensures you can see, and RECORD, any network show using the same channel and time point regardless of where you are in the country. For those of us who record almost everything we watch to avoid commercials, particularly during election season, this feature is well worth the minimal extra cost.
A home account is not required. Some folks traveling for the weekend will do fine as the local channels are usually available with 200-500 miles of home and if they are not, the OTA can provide them. As you mention, the RV account is required for the RV but you must turn the service on and off if you want to be able to watch local channels when you are home. Only 1 or the other can be active at the same time.
Your existing Winegard antenna will have to be changed from a Dish model to a DirecTV one. This is not hard but costs more than I would have expected.
If the antenna on the roof is a dome, there is no cost involved and only takes a few minutes to change some settings under the dome.
The NFL package is only available on DirecTV although there is some discussion here about Dish getting into the game. I don't know.
The suggestion about streaming via the internet ignores the problem when you have no internet connection or a plan with limited GBs of data. And don't think you can depend on a campground WiFi service to stream your shows.
The reference to the DirectTV FAQ page is spot on. Contact Solid Signal and they will help get you going. These guys are top notch.
