New Source of TV While on the Road
We've Had Dish Network Sat TV in the house for over 20 years.
Years ago, I'd take a spare dish and the home receiver and go through the pains of setting that up (aiming the dish) so that we would have more than the, wherever we were, local channels.
That was such a PITA that we almost totally stopped watching TV at all.
A couple of years ago after we both got new Samsung S8+ phones, I installed the "Dish Anywhere" app. At least then I could watch some TV programs on the small phone screen.
About a year ago, I got a long HDMI cord so that I could pipe video from my laptop to the TV. That was better.
A couple of weeks ago, it struck me "See if you can pipe video from our phone to the TV". I went to Amazon and bought a $12 cable that plugs into my phone and to an HDMI cable.
The cable just got here, so I plugged my phone into the HDMI and into the Living room TV. I loaded the Dish app. and BINGO! I got a bright, clear, full screen image, and sound, on the TV.
Now, with our Verizon unlimited data plan, from ANYWHERE, can access our home Dish Receiver to see any Dish programming LIVE or anything that we have recorded on the receiver's DVR. The phone DOES charge while plugged into the TV.
This is sure gonna beat having to buy a Sat dish and mess with the programming and dealing with changes to the Dish account.
We go out in the RV next weekend. I can't wait.
Tim
Years ago, I'd take a spare dish and the home receiver and go through the pains of setting that up (aiming the dish) so that we would have more than the, wherever we were, local channels.
That was such a PITA that we almost totally stopped watching TV at all.
A couple of years ago after we both got new Samsung S8+ phones, I installed the "Dish Anywhere" app. At least then I could watch some TV programs on the small phone screen.
About a year ago, I got a long HDMI cord so that I could pipe video from my laptop to the TV. That was better.
A couple of weeks ago, it struck me "See if you can pipe video from our phone to the TV". I went to Amazon and bought a $12 cable that plugs into my phone and to an HDMI cable.
The cable just got here, so I plugged my phone into the HDMI and into the Living room TV. I loaded the Dish app. and BINGO! I got a bright, clear, full screen image, and sound, on the TV.
Now, with our Verizon unlimited data plan, from ANYWHERE, can access our home Dish Receiver to see any Dish programming LIVE or anything that we have recorded on the receiver's DVR. The phone DOES charge while plugged into the TV.
This is sure gonna beat having to buy a Sat dish and mess with the programming and dealing with changes to the Dish account.
We go out in the RV next weekend. I can't wait.
Tim
