Best satellite TV for fulltime RV'er
Hey all. We know their are a few options out their but we value everyones input. Right now we do OTA or the rv parks cable. We would like a satellite service we don't have to make a annual commitme...
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TCI wrote:
Hey all. We know their are a few options out their but we value everyones input. Right now we do OTA or the rv parks cable. We would like a satellite service we don't have to make a annual commitment to. If we use it two months and then not for 6 months and then again for a month, we would only be responsible for the months we use it. OK, I also would like to know how the antennas you set up yourself outside compare to if we had one installed on the roof. Can I run more than 1 tv on the antenna? Looking to try to figure out all the costs.
1. Antenna 2. Service
I may be missing something so please let me know. Thank you all for your knowledge.
we fit your description. we're out for 4-5 months during the winter and again for a shorter trip in the fall. we own our DISH network equipment outright (no contract) and we pay only for the months we use the service. a day or so before we leave I activate the service by paying for a month in advance. when we return home I simply stop paying. if your account includes special pricing for a particular channel(s) (we have HBO for $10 p/m) you may lose that special pricing by placing your service in suspension. that is not the case if you simply stop paying. you don't need to call anyone to stop the service...just don't pay. you do need to make a call to resume. to make this work you need to turn off automatic payments in your account. when I was researching this back in the summer of '15 DirecTV did not have a pay-as-you-go plan. that might have changed.
as for antenna we have the Winegard Trav'ler mounted on top of the MH. I love the convenience of pushing a button while I'm setting up and having it find and lock onto the birds by the time I'm done hooking up. the downside are the trees. I'd like to get a automatic portable antenna for those times but as of this moment none of them are compatible with our receiver/DVR Vip 422k). we have two TVs connected to the antenna/receiver and can simultaneously watch/record two different programs or record two and watch a third recording. if I had it to do over again and knowing what I know now I would likely choose a different receiver...one that was HD compatible with the 3-DISH birds as well as with a portable antenna. but overall we're very happy with our setup.
