Switching Satellite Service ON and OFF
If I want to purchase and use a satellite system for my camping trips, will Dish or Direct TV allow me to turn the service on and off so it is just active while on the trips?
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ORbiker wrote:
We have the Dish Tailgater. I bought the receiver and the Tailgater from Cabelia's. (Best deal at the time)
I can turn our service on at off anytime with my phone on the Dish app. The bill is $7.00 a month if it's on the whole month or pro-rated if only part of a month.
Very nice and simple. KEN
Don't take this post as something that would allow you to have DISH (or any) satellite TV service for $7/month. That's just the charge for each additional receiver on an existing account.
DISH is the best choice for part time satellite TV service. Sign up for their Pay-as-you-go service and you can pay in advance for 1 month (or 2 or 3 or 10) and at the end of that time period the service simply stops. If you end up using it for less than the time you paid for you can call and cancel the service and they will hold the balance as a credit. If you mistankenly tell them to suspend the service there is a small monthly fee which will be due. I think about $5/month.
DTV has no similar option.
