Satelite TV

I bought the Winegard Pathway X2 and Wally receiver bundle from Amazon Warehouse Deals for $278.00. Box had been opened but everything in the box was still in original packaging. Pathway X2 allows you to hook up two TVs (need a second receiver) and gets both East and West satellites. Also locks onto satellite automatically. Dish provides the service. You pay as you need it a month at a time. I usually get the basic package and the local channels. Cost is $48 and change including fees and taxes. You must have a clear view of the S/SW sky. I'm happy with mine.

If you want HD go with DISH. Then you can buy a small carry out auto align dome like a Winegard Pathway for $400 and get HD. Nobody makes one for Directv.

I love mine.

We have Dish at home and so have Dish in the RV. We get the same 200 or so channels in both. First several years we just added the RV to the home account for an extra $7 per month. Fine at first, but my daughter moved in with us. When traveling out of our home area and I changed the service address to get local network channels from our nearest local city at the time my daughter could not get our home locals at home. Later I changed the RV to a separate pay as you go account so it doesn't affect our home account when I change the service address and I pay only for the months we use it.

Program packages are available for under $50/mo (I think) and up depending on how many channels you want. Receivers and manual antennas are not overly expensive. Check dishformyrv.com for pricing. Automatic antennas cost more.

To start you buy/sign up for a contract with Dish or Direct TV. They will provide the box receiver and the antenna receiver. There may be an initial sign up special price but after the contract period (12 mo typically). The price goes up. If you want all the premium channels you will pay around $125/mo if you only want the basics around half that. Plus your equipment rental fees.

You can find the antenna and box on Craigs list for very little $$ if not free and avoid the equipment rental free. I just took a remote, box and antenna down to Goodwill last month.

If you can read a compass and understand where the equator is in relation to your location on earth, then you can set the antenna yourself. IF you do not want to learn that skill you can pay for a antenna that figures it out for you.

IN short it can be a $50 or $500 cost to set up on top of the monthly subscription fee.

AS for how good they work. I always had excellent reception and was able to set my antenna up in 5 min. IF I had a clear line of sight to the southern sky. If you park where you cannot shoot the satellite then it does not work.