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External hard Drive for Dish VIP 211K

Can anyone share a link to an external hard drive that will work with my Dish VIP 211K receiver? I've been looking but haven't found one that says it is externally powered, it also has to have no more than 1TB storage. If anyone has one and can send ...

RV Trip Navigator

I have used Trailer Life Campground Directory Navigator RTN 2012 for many years but my computer crashed and it was lost. I still have it on my laptop but miss it on my desktop. Does anyone know where I can beg, borrow or buy a copy.martipr@sbcglobal....

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CG wifi or Cell hotspot for privacy

For the first time we will have to pay some bills while we are on the road. Since I'll be accessing some financial sites on the internet, should I use the CG wifi or my cell phone hotspot? Which is safer or are they a horse apiece?

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DirecTV NOW...internet video streaming...More

I've been a DirecTV NOW subscriber since the service went live a few weeks ago. I've had the opportunity to test it using all sorts of internet connection schemes.I have three hotspots, Verizon, Sprint and recently T-Mobile.All work great from New Ha...

Spam/Junk/Mail

I am being unindated with Spam and working through several ways to limit it.I get some legitimate emails that allow me to "unsubscribe" and do so. I have read that one should NOT use the "unsubscribe" option on emails, Anyone have an opinion"

Satellite observation.

We have had directv since the beginning, be for that it was called USSB. A few years ago we got a dish VIP211K for the camper and thought it worked quite well. The price of directv keeps going up so we switched the house to dish. What I found out was...

Trouble locating fFree Malwarebytes Download Site

Now, this is strange. I've downloaded Malewrebytes free for years and now I have to reinstall it after resetting my computer. All the sites I'm visiting only offer to download the premium (3.0) version. I did several google searches but can't find a...

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Disallowing Streaming on a campground WiFi

Could any of our forum "gurus" that work with WiFi installations recommend a router that will allow the host to disallow streaming?Our park currently provides a very very very low speed WiFi connection in their library. They are considering upgradin...

Sensar vs. Rayzar???

Some time ago, a knowledgeable technician with the proper equipment conducted and posted the actual reception characteristics of various RV antennas, especially comparing the Sensar and the King Jack. I would really like to see some comments ad fact...

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Help with Magellan RV9490

Well, I just did the dumbest thing with my Magellan RV9490T. It got hung up on an update and wouldn’t boot up. The screen displayed “Not enough disk space to boot, remove personal files to free space”.I then connected the unit to my Mac and proceed...

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Bitdefender Free Antivirus

I'm in the process of testing out this program on my computer (Toshiba laptop, Windows10/64 Anniv.). Just newly installed, it already blocked two potentially malicious events. So far, looks like a keeper.Anyone else using this program? Comments?

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No TV antenna in bedroom

I bought a travel trailer that has an electrical box in a corner ceiling of the bedroom, but no antenna wire. Please help me decide the best way to run a cable back there. I bought a Winegard Flatwave boosted antenna, but sometimes I have to run it o...

Best RV Satellite Configuration?

I've read a number of posts about satellite systems for RVs. I know some of the posts are a little dated so I wanted to revisit this subject, taking into account new technology. I have a 2016 Forest River Rockwood 5th wheel. I spend three months duri...

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