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 most of the games won't be aired and no they are not backed out.We want to switch to DirectvTV and get the NFL Sunday ticket. We have been trying for 2 days to get someone to understand that we just need the boxes for our RV, they keep insisting a tech needs to come out to the " house" which we don't have. Does anyone have the secret to getting this done

FFWIFE50 wrote: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 most of the games won't be aired and no they are not backed out.We want to switch to DirectvTV and get the NFL Sunday ticket. We have been trying for 2 days to get someone to understand that we just need the boxes for our RV, they keep insisting a tech needs to come out to the " house" which we don't have. Does anyone have the secret to getting this donetry calling Solid Signals (DISH and DTV retailer) at 877-312-4547. they'll give you the straight skinny on the how-to.

rk911 wrote:FFWIFE50 wrote: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 most of the games won't be aired and no they are not backed out.We want to switch to DirectvTV and get the NFL Sunday ticket. We have been trying for 2 days to get someone to understand that we just need the boxes for our RV, they keep insisting a tech needs to come out to the " house" which we don't have. Does anyone have the secret to getting this donetry calling Solid Signals (DISH and DTV retailer) at 877-312-4547. they'll give you the straight skinny on the how-to.as above person said.. they are very helpful.. I had them ship a new sat dish to the campground so I could get Local HD in South Carolina...and Directv receiver box the year before... I did the install..then you call Directv to select viewing package and activate box.

Do you have a Direc dish and LNB? The dish and LNBs are not compatible with each other. Do you have a brick and mortar address? Have the installer come out and do the install, then buy your own dish tripod package and take the home receiver with you. Directs latest technology is the Genie which allows you up to 5 wireless slaves. This system is SWM, meaning one wire from receiver to dish.

We always took receivers from home for either Dish or Directv, maybe this link might be helpful. Just a side note, Directv HD programming cannot be accessed by any of the automated domes currently on the market. For automated signal acquisition a Winegard Traveler can be roof-mounted to your rig, or the method we have always used is to manually set-up an HD sat dish upon arrival to our location. Good luck, whether dry camping, boondocking, or even when at a park where cable is provided, we love us some satellite tv.

I have DirectV for my motor home. I tried to get help from DirectV without success. Here is how I went about solving the issue.Ordered a receiver H23-600 from DirectV. I believe I paid approximately $100.00 for It. No HD on my set up. I have an old Carry Out that the receiver plugs directly into the Carry Out using the proper cable, along with the electrical cable to plug into the cig. lighter. Let the Carry Out find the sat. Set the receiver on "18" round dish" and "Multiswitch". and the sat. will do the rest of the set up.It sounds confusing but actually fairly simple. Good Luck, Bill.

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2oldman
Explorer II
Aug 14, 2016
Carl n Susan wrote:
2oldman wrote:

Can I get DNS in my RV?
"Only residential accounts are available for DNS, but some mobile accounts might be eligible..."

It is confusing until you discover the original purpose of DNS was to provide service to residences in areas without local channels..
Yes, I realized that soon after I made this post. It would be clearer if they said "Only residential accounts not served by local channels..."

I had DNS for years in the RV (and locals too), but one day I made the mistake of telling them I had a home receiver. DNS gone. It's a strange and confusing business.
AAFD
Explorer
Aug 14, 2016
We have Direct TV for our home, but I bought a HD receiver/DVR for our RV only. No issue, they just sent it to me. I have a Travl'er dish and two receiver for the RV.

I only get local channels in Michigan.

KC
Carl_n_Susan
Nomad II
Aug 14, 2016
2oldman wrote:

Can I get DNS in my RV?
"Only residential accounts are available for DNS, but some mobile accounts might be eligible..."

It is confusing until you discover the original purpose of DNS was to provide service to residences in areas without local channels. The advent of satellite for RVs came later and DNS was expanded to service them. Interestingly enough, RVs are eligible for DNS, but boats are not. We have several friends who live on their boats for months at a time as they cruise up and down the west coast. Not too much different from us RVers.
2oldman
Explorer II
Aug 14, 2016
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Aug 14, 2016
You call Direct and mention RV... They switch you to King Controls

You call Direct and mention RFV... They switch you to King Controls

You call Direct and mention RV and tell them if they switch you to King Controls again you are going to call DISH... They switch you to the one agent who knows about RV's
edatlanta
Explorer
Aug 14, 2016
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.

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.

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.

I have an RV Account with DirecTV. I do not have a s&b at all and haven't had one for years. I have DNS, Genie with one Mini, and also another DVR all with Whole Home. I can get the NFL ticket if I wanted it, which I don't.

You have to pay to play, but DirecTV has always been fine to work with in my RV. They sometimes don't seem to understand what an RV is, but that is ok with me as long as I get what I am looking for. An example is when I added the Genie Mini recently for use in my basement for outside viewing. All I had to do was to plug it in and do the normal configurattion to Whole Home since the outside TV connections are already in the basement. DirecTV insisted an installer "Must" come out to install it. OK, send him. He showed up, plugged it in, configured it and was gone in 5 minutes. If that is their procedure - fine by me.
jorbill2or
Explorer II
Aug 13, 2016
If you have a traveler ( exposed auto antenna) on the dish network it will be expensive to change it to Directv. When I looked I think it was a grand . I stayed with dish.
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Aug 13, 2016
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.
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Aug 13, 2016
RoyB wrote:
2oldman wrote:
which can be considered theft of services.

You think?....

I know several elderly Mom and Dads using their kids DIRECTV account for their only TV service other than OTA...

I thought about doing that myself one time trying to save some eating monies here... Everything still belongs to the kids at their home based address and is properly accounted for on the DirecTv account...

Actually my next door neighbor here is doing this as well. His kids live three or four houses down the street here haha... I used to feed him a 50-foot drop from my Cable TV/Internet connection until his kids moved into the neighborhood.

Roy Ken

Yes, I do think. The use of a receiver in an RV is perfectly legal as long as you are the tenant of that home and the RV is yours. As I mentioned, folks are doing it but that doesn't make it right. We break the law everyday. When we don't get caught we sometimes make the incorrect assumption that it must be OK.
Cable TV is exactly the same but a bit more difficult. Dropping a cord to the next door neighbor is also theft and it is much easier for the cable companies to detect these days.
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Explorer
Aug 13, 2016
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