Will A Sat Receiver Collect Internet Signals For Use
Will my roof top sat receiver collect and make usable wifi internet connections? I would like to use NetFlex on my TV but am not wanting to use hot spot feature of cell phone.
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With DirecTV it is possible to watch/record the PPV movies without an internet or phone connection. At home, it is the phone connection that's required and not internet. They just need to be able to bill your account and that's done on the phone line.
When off the phone line you can either use the internet to access your account and pay for an upcoming PPV movie or you can call them but there is usually a $5 charge for this option. Additionally, at least with DirecTV, if your account is current and you have been hooked up to a phone line, the receiver has a "spending limit" which will allow you to access PPV even when no connection is available (in case of a phone outage). When you reconnect the receiver to a phone line it will upload that info the Dish or DirecTV and bill your account resetting the ability to charge while off-line. If you go over that unknown limit (I believe around $25) nothing bad happens, you just can't order another movie without connection to a phone line, using the internet (setup a My DishTV type account) or making a phone call.
When off the phone line you can either use the internet to access your account and pay for an upcoming PPV movie or you can call them but there is usually a $5 charge for this option. Additionally, at least with DirecTV, if your account is current and you have been hooked up to a phone line, the receiver has a "spending limit" which will allow you to access PPV even when no connection is available (in case of a phone outage). When you reconnect the receiver to a phone line it will upload that info the Dish or DirecTV and bill your account resetting the ability to charge while off-line. If you go over that unknown limit (I believe around $25) nothing bad happens, you just can't order another movie without connection to a phone line, using the internet (setup a My DishTV type account) or making a phone call.
