Dish TV

[tbirdt]

Hello, my wife and I are newbee RV'ers I was wondering what type of Dish Satellite to buy ? We have a Coachmen Atlas 5th wheel .
Thank you. tbirdt

[tbirdt]

Thank you I'm starting to think thats the best way to go....

[Edd505]

I don't have it at home and it's only $35 a month for the basic plus $10 for locals paid monthly. Turn on and off as needed, mines on year round. I use a Wally & Dish tailgater that can be placed any where it can see a south sky. On a couple occasions I have had to place it on the roof when blocked by other campers.

[wa8yxm]

A lot depends on where you park but for me there is enough OVER THE AIR TV that paying for something I get free makes no sense.. I do admit I like the "Vintage" programming (Watching Adam-12 as I type) and with the advent of Digital Broadcast there are a lot of Vintage "Tier 2" stations (4-2 here in the upstate of South Carolina for example) So I get a lot of vintage TV

I have two DVR's that chat with each other and share files. I can do all the things that the expensive subscription services claim you must subscribe to do. Fast forward, Rewind, Pause, start in one room finish in another or even go back and forth, Download to portable (This laptop) for remote viewing.

25.00/year for an electronic tv guide.

But I did have to set it up.

[Bill_Satellite]

rexmitchell wrote:

smarty wrote:
another element of your decision is if you want the equipment bolted to your roof or if you want it portable

we opted for the portable version

We did too. Is way more versatile and gets used for more then one function.

Interesting comment. What other functions does your satellite TV antenna handle?

[rexmitchell]

smarty wrote:
another element of your decision is if you want the equipment bolted to your roof or if you want it portable

we opted for the portable version

We did too. Is way more versatile and gets used for more then one function.

[smarty]

another element of your decision is if you want the equipment bolted to your roof or if you want it portable

we opted for the portable version

[buc1980]

Streaming is a problem no signal no TV.I keep my Directv dish I know I can use it everywhere I don't depend of telephone signal.

[ReneeG]

tbirdt wrote:
Thank you , I have been a Dish customer for 29 years, and your right pay as I use it for my 5th wheel sounds great. Tony

that's what we do. We pay for the months we use it then place it on hold for up to 6 months.

[Bill_Satellite]

If you are already a DISH customer you likely have a Hopper receiver and 1 or more Joey's. If you want to move those to your RV when you travel then you will not be able to use the Pathway X2 or any other dome style antenna. To use the Hopper in your RV you will need the exact same kind of antenna you have on your home. These are available as fully automatic foldable antenna which are roof mounted (Winegard Trav'ler is most popular) or a the home style antenna mounted on a tripod which you assemble and manually point at each new location. This option is MUCH less expensive but takes more time and effort to setup.

[tbirdt]

Thank you , I have been a Dish customer for 29 years, and your right pay as I use it for my 5th wheel sounds great. Tony

[Second_Chance]

I doubt you can afford an actual satellite, but I would second the recommendation for the Winegard Pathway X2 antenna and a Dish For My RV (Outdoor) account. If you're not a full-timer, you can deactivate and reactivate the account when you're not using the RV. We have the Pathway X2, a Wally receiver and an outdoor account and the setup works very well for us. You can even put a hard drive on the Wally and use it as a single-tuner DVR.

Rob

[rexmitchell]

I have a dish tailgater but have dish service at home. If you already have dish service it costs 6 or 7$/month with no contract, no brainer if you already have the service. We use this in conjunction with WI-FI from our phones to the smart tv to stream Netflix, etc.

[ReneeG]

We have the Winegard Trav'ler with Dish on our FW and really enjoy having it.

[Lwiddis]

I agree. If you are a new RVer delay the satellite TV decision for a while.