Here in Ontario Canada I subscribe to "Shaw Satellite TV". I'm heading down to the RGV in Texas for the winter and was wondering if I should pack up the "Dish & Receiver"??? Like most Canadians I enjoy Hockey and Canadian news. Is it worth the effort? Would appreciate any info/experiences other snowbirds/winter Texans have had with "Shaw". Thanks in advance.

Sure, take the setup. You will get 2 of the 3 satellites so you might be missing some of the HD programming but you will have never all of your channels available.Not so much for Bell but Shaw is still good in the US.

Sure, take it with you BUT do not tell Shaw or they will disable your receiver.

I take two of my Shaw receivers. I would go insaner if I had to rely on broadcast TV all winter.

Harvard wrote:Sure, take it with you BUT do not tell Shaw or they will disable your receiver.You are mistaken. Only Bell would do that!Take your Shaw stuff with you like lots of the Canadian birds do. No problem. If you are not set up for a while, you may need to do a receiver refresh to get it back up and working. You do this online. Make sure you have setup an online access to your account.

Make sure everything works before you leave.Don't ever call your provider from outside the country If you have to call for any reason, do it from your home address.Use it regularly or otherwise your receiver may get "out of sync" requiring phone call to your provider.Good luck

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Bankerbob

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Oct 22, 2017

Canadian Snowbird needs TV Satelite Help!

Here in Ontario Canada I subscribe to "Shaw Satellite TV". I'm heading down to the RGV in Texas for the winter and was wondering if I should pack up the "Dish & Receiver"??? Like most Canadians I enjoy Hockey and Canadian news. Is it worth the effort? Would appreciate any info/experiences other snowbirds/winter Texans have had with "Shaw". Thanks in advance.

joebedford
Nomad II
Dec 30, 2017
From dishpointer.com for Alamo TX:

Elevation 57
Azimuth true 203.9
Azimuth magnetic 199.8
Skew 102
TomG2
Explorer
Dec 30, 2017
Thanks. Will pass them along.
Almot
Explorer III
Dec 30, 2017
Unbeknownst to some, CBC have both Radio and TV :).

CBC Radio is available in the US as satellite radio (don't remember the name) and is quite popular, offering completely commercial-free programming of various content. I have to say that watching (or listening) local news from thousands miles away, with winter weather and all, feels odd. Kind of defeats the purpose of escaping.

CBC TV is available to stream for free CBC TV Live , and they are usually good at covering Canucks games.

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