95jersey wrote:
Yeah, these are trips to parks, race tracks and such without cable hookups (primitive camping). Maybe 1 weekend per month in spring through fall.
It sounds like you might be able to receive local OTA Network TV (plus a bunch of sub channels) if this is just weekend stuff. That's FREE! and you trailer is already setup for this. You might need a better OTA antenna if it is not a Winegard Sensar (Batwing) but even that will depend upon where you travel. Between an OTA antenna and a DVR with movies or shows you like should get you through most any weekend adventure unless you have specific satellite TV (Cable TV) channels you simply could not live without.
Dish does have a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) plan but you need to purchase the receiver (around $100) plus an antenna to receive the signal ($100 for a manual and about $500 for an automatic). The service is around $40 for 30 day but you turn it on and off as necessary. That's likely the biggest pain is having to have the service activated over and over again so you might just sign up for 3 months to cover the Summer travels and be done with it.
