Satellite TV Systems
My wife and I will be taking our first extended (6 month) trip in our motorhome and want to add a satellite system before we depart. We will be mostly in the USA with some time in Canada and Alaska. ...
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bgum wrote:
I have been told that Dish network does not reach very far North. It seems their bird spots central U S A.
Totally untrue.
It is true you have difficulty hitting the western dish birds (110, 119 & 129) the further north and east you go. A problem with the tailgater and some other auto acquire units is they only acquire the western sats.
The solution, buy a auto sat such as the Pathway which gives you a choice of hitting the dish western or eastern (61, 72, 77) sats. The Dish Eastern sats are much higher in the sky in the north and east and thus helping to resolve tree issues. As you go north and west, then the eastern sats become harder to hit but the western sats become easier.
In many parts of the country, with a unit such as the Pathway, you have a choice of which to hit and makes dish placement to get around the trees easier. For these reasons and the fact that Dish has a pay as you go plan for RV's, one has a strong argument that Dish is better solution than Direct for RV's. Also, with Dish you can get HD easier and with a cheaper investment.
