Looking into dumping Dish at home and going to only streaming. At the same time, I would like something I can use occasionally in the RV. Of the three live TV streaming products, is there anything better or worse if using in RV also. I'm testing Directv Now this week and so far works well at home and has all the channels I would need. Will try Playstation vue next week but my wife will not be happy that Hallmark channel is missing, also they specifically state the service cannot be used outside of home. Not sure about SlingTv yet, but will give it a try also.Couple of questions. Any recommendations on these or anything else? What kind of data usage might be expected if streaming a hour of content? AT&T has unlimited streaming for DirecTV Now over phone/tablet but not if hotspot connected to TV. Any way around this?

I also have the DirectTV Now and use it on the road with the free Apple TV they were giving away last holiday. We have ATT and Apple iPhones so it's easy to have the Apple TV use the cell phone for ATT's free video streaming that doesn't go against the data plan. One note you may not have noticed is that DirectTV Now uses the cell phones location services to know where you are. You will only get the major network/local channels for your home market. So you might get CBS on DirectTV now at home but on the road you won't have CBS as an example. The other stuff is fine like Fox, HGTV, CNBC and some others.

DwnSth wrote:Looking into dumping Dish at home and going to only streaming. At the same time, I would like something I can use occasionally in the RV. Of the three live TV streaming products, is there anything better or worse if using in RV also. I'm testing Directv Now this week and so far works well at home and has all the channels I would need. Will try Playstation vue next week but my wife will not be happy that Hallmark channel is missing, also they specifically state the service cannot be used outside of home. Not sure about SlingTv yet, but will give it a try also.Couple of questions. Any recommendations on these or anything else? What kind of data usage might be expected if streaming a hour of content? AT&T has unlimited streaming for DirecTV Now over phone/tablet but not if hotspot connected to TV. Any way around this?there are two types of campgrounds/RV parks that offer no-extra charge wifi...those that have banned or actively blocked streaming anything...audio, video, data, etc. and those that will. even if you find a park that offers pay-as-you-go wifi (Tengo Internet as an example) it would be considered rude and ill-mannered to stream video as doing that would essentially bring the network down to a crawl for everyone. most park wifi is designed for e-mail and very light browsing. if you must stream then consider an unlimited data plan from a cellular provider.

rk911 wrote:there are two types of campgrounds/RV parks that offer no-extra charge wifi...those that have banned or actively blocked streaming anything...audio, video, data, etc. and those that will. even if you find a park that offers pay-as-you-go wifi (Tengo Internet as an example) it would be considered rude and ill-mannered to stream video as doing that would essentially bring the network down to a crawl for everyone. most park wifi is designed for e-mail and very light browsing. if you must stream then consider an unlimited data plan from a cellular provider.Well, I don't and never will use campground wifi, it's open and isn't really reliable enough to pull email. I'm more interested in data usage overall from the streaming services. I don't sit and watch TV all day when traveling but on the occasional rainy day or down evening we do like to have the option.

My company provides an Unlimited Data Plan from ATT for all employees. We can stream gigabytes of data anytime with no additional fees (to either us or the company). We frequently leave the TV's on CNBC news all day streaming the stock market while my wife likes to keep the shopping channel running all day. Because we have so many friends at the campgrounds we frequent, we've got in the habit of turning on "Personal Hotspot" with no password so anyone that wants to can tether off our cell phones for free. Sometimes we can see dozens of campers tethered off our phones with actually no impact. Is this April 1 now?

Streaming Video burns bandwidth.. Unless you have unlimited cellular bandwidth I do not recommend it for RV use.. Period.Beyond that it is look at what they offer and what they cost.One "Side note" American Express Plenti card.. This is a loyality rewards card that works across several different retail outlets, and services.HULU is one of those services.. BI-LO (Grocery store) is one retailer as is Mobile/Exxon.Nationwide insurance and AT&T are also on the list, Denny's restaurant and many more www.plenti.com for more info..Note: I don't sell this, and am too new to the service to say much, There is a "Referal bonus" but I'd have to figure out how it works since I don't use Hulu myself.

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diftw
Explorer
Mar 31, 2017
We started using Playstation Vue at home this fall and it has been great. Tried Sling but it didn't work very well for us. We have unlimited data with Verizon-we will try it camping when the season starts. I have streamed some shows on my iPhone while out and about and it worked very well.
1492
Moderator
Mar 30, 2017
DwnSth wrote:
Not sure about SlingTv yet, but will give it a try also.

SlingTV is Dish Network.
hbillsmith
Explorer
Mar 30, 2017
wa8yxm wrote:
Streaming Video burns bandwidth.. Unless you have unlimited cellular bandwidth I do not recommend it for RV use.. Period...

ATT, Verizon and Sprint all allow streaming of some media services without counting the usage against one's data allocation. I am an ATT user and for me I am allowed to stream DirectTV and DirectTV Now without it impacting my monthly data allowance. At anytime I can use my cell phone keypad and call *data# to see my current data usage and confirm that DirectTV/Now is not being counted against me.

As said before, if you happen to be iPhone, you can use AppleTV to teather and thus watch on the big screen.

My prior post a couple of messages ago was an April Fool's joke, this message is honest and for real.
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Mar 30, 2017
Streaming Video burns bandwidth.. Unless you have unlimited cellular bandwidth I do not recommend it for RV use.. Period.

Beyond that it is look at what they offer and what they cost.
One "Side note"
American Express Plenti card.. This is a loyality rewards card that works across several different retail outlets, and services.

HULU is one of those services.. BI-LO (Grocery store) is one retailer as is Mobile/Exxon.

Nationwide insurance and AT&T are also on the list, Denny's restaurant and many more www.plenti.com for more info..

Note: I don't sell this, and am too new to the service to say much, There is a "Referal bonus" but I'd have to figure out how it works since I don't use Hulu myself.
hbillsmith
Explorer
Mar 30, 2017
My company provides an Unlimited Data Plan from ATT for all employees. We can stream gigabytes of data anytime with no additional fees (to either us or the company). We frequently leave the TV's on CNBC news all day streaming the stock market while my wife likes to keep the shopping channel running all day. Because we have so many friends at the campgrounds we frequent, we've got in the habit of turning on "Personal Hotspot" with no password so anyone that wants to can tether off our cell phones for free. Sometimes we can see dozens of campers tethered off our phones with actually no impact. Is this April 1 now?
DwnSth
Explorer
Mar 30, 2017
rk911 wrote:

there are two types of campgrounds/RV parks that offer no-extra charge wifi...those that have banned or actively blocked streaming anything...audio, video, data, etc. and those that will. even if you find a park that offers pay-as-you-go wifi (Tengo Internet as an example) it would be considered rude and ill-mannered to stream video as doing that would essentially bring the network down to a crawl for everyone. most park wifi is designed for e-mail and very light browsing. if you must stream then consider an unlimited data plan from a cellular provider.

Well, I don't and never will use campground wifi, it's open and isn't really reliable enough to pull email. I'm more interested in data usage overall from the streaming services. I don't sit and watch TV all day when traveling but on the occasional rainy day or down evening we do like to have the option.
rk911
Explorer
Mar 30, 2017
DwnSth wrote:
Looking into dumping Dish at home and going to only streaming. At the same time, I would like something I can use occasionally in the RV. Of the three live TV streaming products, is there anything better or worse if using in RV also. I'm testing Directv Now this week and so far works well at home and has all the channels I would need. Will try Playstation vue next week but my wife will not be happy that Hallmark channel is missing, also they specifically state the service cannot be used outside of home. Not sure about SlingTv yet, but will give it a try also.
Couple of questions. Any recommendations on these or anything else? What kind of data usage might be expected if streaming a hour of content? AT&T has unlimited streaming for DirecTV Now over phone/tablet but not if hotspot connected to TV. Any way around this?

there are two types of campgrounds/RV parks that offer no-extra charge wifi...those that have banned or actively blocked streaming anything...audio, video, data, etc. and those that will. even if you find a park that offers pay-as-you-go wifi (Tengo Internet as an example) it would be considered rude and ill-mannered to stream video as doing that would essentially bring the network down to a crawl for everyone. most park wifi is designed for e-mail and very light browsing. if you must stream then consider an unlimited data plan from a cellular provider.
hbillsmith
Explorer
Mar 30, 2017
I also have the DirectTV Now and use it on the road with the free Apple TV they were giving away last holiday. We have ATT and Apple iPhones so it's easy to have the Apple TV use the cell phone for ATT's free video streaming that doesn't go against the data plan. One note you may not have noticed is that DirectTV Now uses the cell phones location services to know where you are. You will only get the major network/local channels for your home market. So you might get CBS on DirectTV now at home but on the road you won't have CBS as an example. The other stuff is fine like Fox, HGTV, CNBC and some others.

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