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Bill_Satellite
Apr 18, 2015Explorer II
RavensFan24 wrote:
Is there a single dish or satellite unit that will let you get internet and TV through the same dish? I have a mobile hotpost through Verizon on my cell, but I work online full time and would lie to have more assurance that I'll have a signal for internet. All I ever see is dishes for TV for the RV.
any 2 in 1 units out there or other good internet solutions? Honestly, I'd prefer to have a better internet option than to even worry about TV, but since I'm already a DirecTV customer a 2 for 1 dish would be awesome.
Side note: Why doesn't DirecTV offer internet service?
Despite other answers you have received, the answer to your question is YES, there is one antenna capable of receiving both satellite internet and satellite TV. The problem is that the internet service is so slow that most folks compare it to dial up. It's not, but it is slow with average upload speeds around 100K (yes, .01MB) and download speeds around 1MB. This is the old Hughesnet HN7000S service but that and Starband are the only 2 mobile internet services currently available. The internet does work ANYWHERE in the US and Canada and usually Mexico as well as long as you have a clear view of the Southern sky (trees are the enemy!).
You can expect to pay around $80/month for this service and you are limited to downloading about 450MB per day (forget around streaming movies or much of anything else). However, it does work. It just depends upon how badly you need the connection.
The same dish used for the reception of the internet signal can be used to receive Dish Network SD programing or DirecTV in SD or HD.
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