Last winter I signed up with "Dish-to-Go" and did manage to make it work. I bought the dish and receiver at CampingWorld and communicated with Dish thru the number they provided. Make sure they know you are an RV customer and are signing up for the "Dish-to-Go" program. Others have said that if the agent you are dealing with seems confused, ask to talk to an RV-savvy rep who is familiar with the program.
You must have a valid US address and US phone number for the account that is NOT associated with an active Dish account. They did not object to my Cdn Mastercard and that is what I used to pay the bills. I did everything by phone or online, but they do send junk mail to the address you are using.
Do make sure you know their rules for cancellation and any costs or penalties you incur if you choose to cancel.
Due to a change in circumstances, I did cancel my account before I had a chance to make the account dormant, so I can't comment on that. Be aware that you can get a lot of the same US content that you get in Canada...except that there is NO Cdn content whatsoever. No Cdn news, sports etc. You will initially get the local channels surrounding your signup address and can change them as you move (once again I didn't have the opportunity to try this, but others on the program indicate that it works OK).
The hiccups involved in setting this up are primarily about billing...they want to be paid, and to collect their money if you don't. So long as you are intent on using this only while you are physically present in the US, I see no problem with using this service and to coming up with a "workaround" for the home address issue.
Ah! Final hiccup...turn off 'call display' (might work) or use local phone to contact them if you are using a Cdn cel as their 1-800 service apparently rejects international calls.
