Got an email from DirecTV telling me no more having a receiver in house and then in RV with Distant Network Service.So wonder how if you have Dish make it work in an RV and if you like it. I have had DirecTV for 20 years.

AFAIK DISH does not offer DNS but with a mobile/RV/outdoor account you can use the DISH app to change your service location and get the locals at that location. takes maybe 10-minutes for the change to take effect and another 10-min for the program guide to update. if you have DISH at home i believe you can...- take that rcvr in your RV with you, - get a second rcvr for a few $ per month- open a second RV accountif you do recordings at home while you're gone than the second option won't do since you can't have two simultaneous service locations. but check with DISH or Solid Signals...a very good authorized DISH vendor.

Three years now, Dropped Directv, Dropped Dish, I save $450 a month. Stream thru Roku at home and listen to music while camping!

rk911 wrote:AFAIK DISH does not offer DNS but with a mobile/RV/outdoor account you can use the DISH app to change your service location and get the locals at that location. takes maybe 10-minutes for the change to take effect and another 10-min for the program guide to update. if you have DISH at home i believe you can...- take that rcvr in your RV with you, - get a second rcvr for a few $ per month- open a second RV accountif you do recordings at home while you're gone than the second option won't do since you can't have two simultaneous service locations. but check with DISH or Solid Signals...a very good authorized DISH vendor.I pay $98 now for DTV with DNS They now want me to open a second account for the house and also one for the RV. Why would I want to spend more for a second account? Enough is enough.

I think the trend is now moving to downstreaming SAT TV through WIFI/Internet and not using using a DISH antenna anymore...We dropped our DIRECTV account years ago and seem to be doing OK just using our OTA BATWING antenna in the RV... Always seem to pickup something with the BATWING antenna...We are more RV Campers and do very little RV TRAVELING where having a good SATELLITE TV SETUP is a big winner...Roy's imageI notice the TV Providers are promoting SAT TV now without using the dish antenna... Get everthing over the internet...Roy Ken

Direct TV has become very RV unfriendly. Impossible to work with.

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2oldman
Explorer II
Apr 21, 2019
Bill.Satellite wrote:
Oh, no! Forced to watch HD? That's a problem?.
lol
2oldman
Explorer II
Apr 21, 2019
FlatBroke wrote:
Never have a problem with DirecTv changing my locals back and forth. Just have them change the zip code to our winter home then back again to our summer home.
They always require an exact street address from me.
CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Apr 21, 2019
pennysmom09 wrote:
FlatBroke wrote:
Never have a problem with DirecTv changing my locals back and forth. Heck they don’t even know I have an RV. Just have them change the zip code to our winter home then back again to our summer home. It only takes minutes if you call the number for movers. Why would they care? Just don’t expect to have local channels at both locations at the same time.

This! Just don’t even say you have an RV. Summer home and winter home worked fine for us. They switched back and forth, no problem. However, we recently gave up Directtv altogether. Too costly, cable at home and Cable at our winter rv resort at no additional cost.
DTV is well aware that I have a RV and move our receiver between home and the RV. This has been a non issue.

They have records of every service address we've used. When driving to a prior service address all the information is available to make a faster change.
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Apr 21, 2019
Randu wrote:
Dropped DIRECT in December after 23 years. Went down hill the minute AT&T purchased them. Customer service terrible,big rate increases every year, and they are slowly dropping satellites. I read a article that stated AT&T's vision was that all TV would be streaming within 5 years so satellites will not be needed. All standard definition will be gone mid year and everyone will be forced to HD. When I asked about upgrading the RV the answer was that they don't do installs on a RV. Could not get the equipment without a install that they won't do and I repeatedly stated that I don't need a install. They would not send equipment. 23 years of being loyal customer and setting up my own dish every time I have camped in the past didn't count. Very few people remember that back in 1995/96 when system first came out that they were all self installed with a kit. So far been really happy with COMCAST at home and just plain over the air antenna when camping. Will talk to DISH if I decide I need it when camping. Randu

DirecTV has not dropped a single satellite other than 110 and 119 which have not had main stream programming in over 10 years.
Oh, no! Forced to watch HD? That's a problem? Maybe you are just upset because you were using an antenna not built by DISH or DirecTV and not supported by DISH or DirecTV (every dome antenna ever made).
Jayco23FB
Explorer
Apr 21, 2019
Switched to Directv this summer...worst mistake ever! The customer service is horrible. Can't wait until my contract is over so I can switch back to Dish.
goducks10
Explorer
Apr 21, 2019
$7 is the add on.
jcpainter
Explorer
Apr 21, 2019
Merrykalia wrote:
Dropped Direct last year, got DISH. We have a receiver in our RV and it costs us $7/month. We use it from May until November, then turn if off. It has worked fine for us for last year and we just turned it on last week (we started camping a little earlier than normal).

Is this a stand alone account, or an add-on to another account?
Merrykalia
Explorer
Apr 20, 2019
Dropped Direct last year, got DISH. We have a receiver in our RV and it costs us $7/month. We use it from May until November, then turn if off. It has worked fine for us for last year and we just turned it on last week (we started camping a little earlier than normal).
pennysmom09
Explorer
Apr 20, 2019
FlatBroke wrote:
Never have a problem with DirecTv changing my locals back and forth. Heck they don’t even know I have an RV. Just have them change the zip code to our winter home then back again to our summer home. It only takes minutes if you call the number for movers. Why would they care? Just don’t expect to have local channels at both locations at the same time.

This! Just don’t even say you have an RV. Summer home and winter home worked fine for us. They switched back and forth, no problem. However, we recently gave up Directtv altogether. Too costly, cable at home and Cable at our winter rv resort at no additional cost.
Randu
Explorer
Apr 20, 2019
Dropped DIRECT in December after 23 years. Went down hill the minute AT&T purchased them. Customer service terrible,big rate increases every year, and they are slowly dropping satellites. I read a article that stated AT&T's vision was that all TV would be streaming within 5 years so satellites will not be needed. All standard definition will be gone mid year and everyone will be forced to HD. When I asked about upgrading the RV the answer was that they don't do installs on a RV. Could not get the equipment without a install that they won't do and I repeatedly stated that I don't need a install. They would not send equipment. 23 years of being loyal customer and setting up my own dish every time I have camped in the past didn't count. Very few people remember that back in 1995/96 when system first came out that they were all self installed with a kit. So far been really happy with COMCAST at home and just plain over the air antenna when camping. Will talk to DISH if I decide I need it when camping. Randu