Question about Dish receiver # VIP211k
I am looking at switching from DirecTV to Dish Network in my RV. I am looking for information about their Dish receiver Model # VIP211k that they recommend to use with their DISHForMyRV service. I wan...
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jokvist wrote:
I believe that the VIP722K or the Hopper would fit the bill correctly. It is my understanding that dish will check the r... and s... numbers to validate that I am connecting a VIP211k to the Pay as you go service. Is anyone using one of these receivers in their RV witha Dish home service contract? If so do they work OK in the RV? I expect to need to connect two satellite feeds to the receiver.
If you have a rooftop Winegard Travler, then pretty much the "sky is the limit" as far as receiver selection is concerned.
I've used a DISH VIP722 with a Travler and it works fine, but though it has 2 tuners that allow you to watch different programs on two TVs, one of those TVs will be HD and the other has to be connected as SD.
That's why I switched to a Hopper with a couple of Joeys. With this setup, if you're receiving an HD signal from a satellite, then all your TVs can get HD. In addition, the Hopper provides a "whole house (or RV)" DVR that each TV can access, and it has the Prime Time Any Time (PTAT) feature which will record ALL prime time major network programming each day.
The VIP722 and Hopper can be used with DISH Pay-As-You-Go.
