It now appears as though Directv has me in a position where I tell them goodbye or agree to another two year commitment regardless of what they decide to do with 101/SD next spring! My older HD oval antenna on the house is causing problems and needs to be upgraded with the newer SWM antenna and newer receivers. I also have an 18 inch oval antenna on my shop/account which feeds the DTV SD vcr receiver in my shop. This receiver along with a Winegard Carryout travels in the trailer with us when camping. In order to get the newer equipment in the house, I have to agree to a two year extension.. When I asked DTV about the future of the SD / 101, they seem to know nothing or are not saying anything. DTV says regardless of the SD issue, and even if I lose it, I must remain with them for two more years after the upgrade or pay their early termination penalty / fee. They won't guarantee continued SD service for the RVer, but have no problem with an early termination fee even if the SD portion of your service is gone.. What a business Plan... Just a Rant and am not seeking solutions but saying goodbye to DTV and the NFL Package after 23 years and moving Dish might be worth investigation.. THIS IS JUST A RANT OF MINE and frustrated that no one at ATT/DIRECTV seems to care about those that have supported them for years..

I feel your pain with all the rumors flying about regarding DTV. I have been a dtv customer for close to 25 years and while I'm all upgraded at home, the rv has a old Datron auto dish(still working) and I have a King Dome in motion and of course a portable dish all set up for standard def. I really don't know what to do at this time.....I'm really considering switching to Dish for the simplicity of it all. Is dtv going to ever have a in motion HDTV? It seems Dish HDTV is ahead of the curve with correct Satellite positioning and easier in motion domes. I'm really a loyal customer but feel as though its going to cost a small fortune to keep dtv on the roof. Guess ill be waiting to see!

I think the dtv and dish should got the way cable has gone, no contracts

It is becoming more and more evident that ATT does not give a hoot about their present DirecTV customers. I had a problem with not receiving the movie channels I pay extra for and they wanted to send a tech out at $99. I told them I am not paying $99 to have a tech find out why I am not getting the channels I pay extra for. I told them I might have to cancel my service after being a customer for 15 years and go with cable. There answer was OK should I shut it off right now?

I just dumped Directv after 20 some years for Dish. ATT is not customer friendly. I have a carryout I have been using for the rv. I only got standard def with Directv, I can change the dp switches to get HD on Dish. For the house I got the hopper 3 and 3 Joeys, 2 of which are wireless.Dish has a deal on now with discounts for 2 years.

I just signed up for directvnow, to see how it goes on the road, I have the mobley and att unlimited plan and get it for 25 dollars a month, set it up with my Amazon tv boxes, hope it works on my trip to Nebraska, I have had a brand new dish tailgater set up and wally in the MH that I never have used,

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CA_Traveler
Explorer III
Jul 17, 2018
Good information in this thread. It will be interesting to see whatever SD fallout occurs with DTV SD, plus service and pricing.

6 years ago I could not receive DTV SD in central OR and the winter Olympics. As it turned out DTV was not transmitting SD to that area and several others. I believed the SD end was coming w/o any knowledge of the pending 101 SD satellite change. Since then various other new areas do not have SD service. All customers in those areas got HD equipment even if they had SD TVs.

6 years ago I upgraded the RV to the RF Mogul dish with SWM and that dish can easily be converted to Dish.
HikeN2Mts
Explorer
Jul 17, 2018
If you have only a Dish RV account (dish outside)not a add on to home account, you purchase the receivers, antenna and the dvr so there is no monthly fee for rental equipment.
RJsfishin
Explorer
Jul 16, 2018
Its perdy simple in my book. Direct TV has been working fine for 25 yrs.
They want me to order the HD upgrade now, rather than wait till the 4-30-19 SD shutdown.
Now heres the simple part,......I ain't doin anything, and when the shutdown date arrives,.....and they actually do shut me down, I quit payin, simple as that. Curious to see how that goes.
Now if they want to get out here and update the needed equipment, and do it free of charge, I mite add, then there won't be any problem. But if they don't see it that way, it will be their loss. Either way, I got it figured out that I will win !
az99
Explorer
Jul 13, 2018
Big Katuna wrote:
DISH doesn’t charge extra for DVR and HD fees..
Since when? As of the bill I just got a few days ago they still do.$15 for the Hopper DVR and $7 each for the Joeys.
Noel
Explorer
Jul 13, 2018
With all the changes and alternatives.....it is a bit too much for a Neo-Luddite like me (78 y/o) to figure it out. If Dish had NFL Sunday Ticket...I would switch. Home service is OK, except for the $$..and RV is always a hassle.
Big_Katuna
Explorer II
Jul 13, 2018
DISH doesn’t charge extra for DVR and HD fees.. I pay $100/mo for our Hopper, one Joey and one 211 for the RV. No premiums, but lots of extra add ons for sports; ESPN U, SEC, etc.

Right now you can lock in two years of no increases and whatever else you can negotiate.
DavinD
Explorer
Jul 12, 2018
We were DirecTV subscribers for 22 years before we turned it off over pricing. We were paying over $200 for 4 receivers (1 in the RV), HD fee, DVR fees, etc. We're using DirecTVNow which is not great by any stretch of the imagination, but it's a lot cheaper. We also tried Playstation Vue, but liked the DirecTVNow lineup a little better.
hamrs_62
Explorer
Jul 12, 2018
I read the same things on the dish web sties, every company has it's problems, cable, dis, directv, I can read all day long, I have amazon, I have kodi, youtube, plus there are free sites you can watch stuff on, so we have a variety
zigzagrv
Explorer
Jul 11, 2018
I just switched to Dish after 10+ years with Directv cause of their constant price increases. They don't seem to care if you drop them. Saved $37 a month.
K_Charles
Explorer
Jul 11, 2018
We had directv for over 25 years but there price keeps going up. Dish doesn't have YES network. We got dish and listen to the ballgame on the radio.

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