How do I get Direct Tv for my RV

[FFWIFE50]

We currently have dish and just got the red zone pack with the promise that we could watch our packer football games no matter where we were. We found out last night that isn't the case and in fact most of the games won't be aired and no they are not backed out.

We want to switch to DirectvTV and get the NFL Sunday ticket. We have been trying for 2 days to get someone to understand that we just need the boxes for our RV, they keep insisting a tech needs to come out to the " house" which we don't have.

Does anyone have the secret to getting this done

[wa8yxm]

You call Direct and mention RV... They switch you to King Controls

You call Direct and mention RFV... They switch you to King Controls

You call Direct and mention RV and tell them if they switch you to King Controls again you are going to call DISH... They switch you to the one agent who knows about RV's

[edatlanta]

Carl n Susan wrote:
DirecTV does allow the use of their equipment in a RV although they don't seem to like doing it.

You will want an RV account, not a home one. Why you ask? Because with a RV account you have access to either the East or West coast network feeds (Distant Network Services aka DNS). This ensures you can see, and RECORD, any network show using the same channel and time point regardless of where you are in the country. For those of us who record almost everything we watch to avoid commercials, particularly during election season, this feature is well worth the minimal extra cost.

Your existing Winegard antenna will have to be changed from a Dish model to a DirecTV one. This is not hard but costs more than I would have expected.

The NFL package is only available on DirecTV although there is some discussion here about Dish getting into the game. I don't know.

The suggestion about streaming via the internet ignores the problem when you have no internet connection or a plan with limited GBs of data. And don't think you can depend on a campground WiFi service to stream your shows.

The reference to the DirectTV FAQ page is spot on. Contact Solid Signal and they will help get you going. These guys are top notch.

I have an RV Account with DirecTV. I do not have a s&b at all and haven't had one for years. I have DNS, Genie with one Mini, and also another DVR all with Whole Home. I can get the NFL ticket if I wanted it, which I don't.

You have to pay to play, but DirecTV has always been fine to work with in my RV. They sometimes don't seem to understand what an RV is, but that is ok with me as long as I get what I am looking for. An example is when I added the Genie Mini recently for use in my basement for outside viewing. All I had to do was to plug it in and do the normal configurattion to Whole Home since the outside TV connections are already in the basement. DirecTV insisted an installer "Must" come out to install it. OK, send him. He showed up, plugged it in, configured it and was gone in 5 minutes. If that is their procedure - fine by me.

[jorbill2or]

If you have a traveler ( exposed auto antenna) on the dish network it will be expensive to change it to Directv. When I looked I think it was a grand . I stayed with dish.

[Bill_Satellite]

Carl n Susan wrote:
DirecTV does allow the use of their equipment in a RV although they don't seem to like doing it.

You will want an RV account, not a home one. Why you ask? Because with a RV account you have access to either the East or West coast network feeds (Distant Network Services aka DNS). This ensures you can see, and RECORD, any network show using the same channel and time point regardless of where you are in the country. For those of us who record almost everything we watch to avoid commercials, particularly during election season, this feature is well worth the minimal extra cost.

A home account is not required. Some folks traveling for the weekend will do fine as the local channels are usually available with 200-500 miles of home and if they are not, the OTA can provide them. As you mention, the RV account is required for the RV but you must turn the service on and off if you want to be able to watch local channels when you are home. Only 1 or the other can be active at the same time.

Your existing Winegard antenna will have to be changed from a Dish model to a DirecTV one. This is not hard but costs more than I would have expected.

If the antenna on the roof is a dome, there is no cost involved and only takes a few minutes to change some settings under the dome.

The NFL package is only available on DirecTV although there is some discussion here about Dish getting into the game. I don't know.

The suggestion about streaming via the internet ignores the problem when you have no internet connection or a plan with limited GBs of data. And don't think you can depend on a campground WiFi service to stream your shows.

The reference to the DirectTV FAQ page is spot on. Contact Solid Signal and they will help get you going. These guys are top notch.

[Bill_Satellite]

RoyB wrote:

2oldman wrote:
which can be considered theft of services.

You think?....

I know several elderly Mom and Dads using their kids DIRECTV account for their only TV service other than OTA...

I thought about doing that myself one time trying to save some eating monies here... Everything still belongs to the kids at their home based address and is properly accounted for on the DirecTv account...

Actually my next door neighbor here is doing this as well. His kids live three or four houses down the street here haha... I used to feed him a 50-foot drop from my Cable TV/Internet connection until his kids moved into the neighborhood.

Roy Ken

Yes, I do think. The use of a receiver in an RV is perfectly legal as long as you are the tenant of that home and the RV is yours. As I mentioned, folks are doing it but that doesn't make it right. We break the law everyday. When we don't get caught we sometimes make the incorrect assumption that it must be OK.
Cable TV is exactly the same but a bit more difficult. Dropping a cord to the next door neighbor is also theft and it is much easier for the cable companies to detect these days.

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[Carl_n_Susan]

DirecTV does allow the use of their equipment in a RV although they don't seem to like doing it.

You will want an RV account, not a home one. Why you ask? Because with a RV account you have access to either the East or West coast network feeds (Distant Network Services aka DNS). This ensures you can see, and RECORD, any network show using the same channel and time point regardless of where you are in the country. For those of us who record almost everything we watch to avoid commercials, particularly during election season, this feature is well worth the minimal extra cost.

Your existing Winegard antenna will have to be changed from a Dish model to a DirecTV one. This is not hard but costs more than I would have expected.

The NFL package is only available on DirecTV although there is some discussion here about Dish getting into the game. I don't know.

The suggestion about streaming via the internet ignores the problem when you have no internet connection or a plan with limited GBs of data. And don't think you can depend on a campground WiFi service to stream your shows.

The reference to the DirectTV FAQ page is spot on. Contact Solid Signal and they will help get you going. These guys are top notch.

[RoyB]

2oldman wrote:
which can be considered theft of services.

You think?....

I know several elderly Mom and Dads using their kids DIRECTV account for their only TV service other than OTA...

I thought about doing that myself one time trying to save some eating monies here... Everything still belongs to the kids at their home based address and is properly accounted for on the DirecTv account...

Actually my next door neighbor here is doing this as well. His kids live three or four houses down the street here haha... I used to feed him a 50-foot drop from my Cable TV/Internet connection until his kids moved into the neighborhood.

Roy Ken

[Bill_Satellite]

RoyB wrote:
If all falls though just have a family member or a friend add a DirectTV setup in their garage... Then you use all of that for the RV... Only cost them $5 dollars a month to add to their bill (used to be that anyway)...

Roy Ken

While this certain is done, it is illegal. It's called theft of services since you are not the one residing at the address of the account holder. It's exactly the same as passing out receivers to all your neighbors but only paying 1 bill.

[2oldman]

I don't know if anyone's visited DTV's own help page:

Directv HELP search: RV

RoyB wrote:
If all falls though just have a family member or a friend add a DirectTV setup in their garage... Then you use all of that for the RV... Only cost them $5 dollars a month to add to their bill (used to be that anyway)...

which can be considered theft of services.

[RoyB]

If all falls though just have a family member or a friend add a DirectTV setup in their garage... Then you use all of that for the RV... Only cost them $5 dollars a month to add to their bill (used to be that anyway)...

I thought you could get a DirectV account for the RV but maybe it correct you have to have a land base address first...

We carried our DirecTv out to our trailer for a few years using a portable DISH with a two head connection - One for living room and the second for the bedroom. Then we fed VIDEO signals out of the SAT RCVR to each of the TV sets in the trailer. This way we can select CABLE-OTA-SAT TV from the TV remote... Worked great. Then when the National TV came out with their digital TV we started watching that form the local towns. This is in fulled HD TV mode... We get all of our TV fill from this we need haha...

This will not get you your RED ZONE however...

Roy Ken

[happycamper002]

I am not sure you can subscribe to Direct TV or DISH Satellite without brick and mortar address. This is important for their data base to insure your identity. Along with your actual address, they will also require your phone number. You mentioned that you already have Dish. If it is from DISH Network, you can sign-up for internet access which you can use (a bit pricey) to access those programs you mentioned and many more.
Then, you go out and buy a device from Amazon--they call it Amazon Fire. Once enrolled you can have the choice of paying just the sports program that you have in mind.
The Amazon device costs $100.00 which is a one time expense. Your monthly payment depends on what packages you purchased--no contract or any commitment. Discontinue the service if not happy.

Bottom line: This is a web-based TV package which you can access through portable devices like cell phones, your internet provider or Wifi Hotspot. If you already have any of the above you're good to go--no need for brick and mortar address. Also data usage is added expense--just to make sure you are aware.
Good luck.

[Bill_Satellite]

FFWIFE50 wrote:
Hi,

Don't have a bricks and sticks address.
Yes we have a wineguard satellite system on top of the rig- 2 years old

If that is a dome antenna I just want to make sure you know that you cannot get ANY DirecTV HD programming with any dome.
If you are trying to get free receivers then you are going to have to have a tech. come out. However, they are going to bring receivers likely not compatible with your dome until the dome is updated to SWM.
If you don't mind paying for the receivers then you can call Winegard and they will sell you receivers. If you sign up with them for a 2 year service contract with DirecTV they should be able to send you free receivers.
Start here (Monday-Friday):
http://www.winegard.com/directv?q=mobile

[FFWIFE50]

Hi,

Don't have a bricks and sticks address.
Yes we have a wineguard satellite system on top of the rig- 2 years old

[2BNOT2B]

I have DirectV for my motor home. I tried to get help from DirectV without success. Here is how I went about solving the issue.

Ordered a receiver H23-600 from DirectV. I believe I paid approximately $100.00 for It. No HD on my set up. I have an old Carry Out that the receiver plugs directly into the Carry Out using the proper cable, along with the electrical cable to plug into the cig. lighter. Let the Carry Out find the sat. Set the receiver on "18" round dish" and "Multiswitch". and the sat. will do the rest of the set up.

It sounds confusing but actually fairly simple.

Good Luck, Bill.