Satellite Television

[ilv2laff]

Any comments or recommendations on satellite carriers, as well as the satellite's themselves?

[TechWriter]

If you already have service at your house, you should be able to take the receiver from your house and use it in your RV.

If you're full timing, then either DISH or DirecTV, but I'd suggest getting a rooftop Winegard Travler dish for either service. The Travler dish gives you the most options in terms of the receivers you can use.

If you don't have service at your house & you're just part timing, then I'd suggest DISH because it has Pay-As-You-Go service which you can turn on and off when you want.

[Bill_Satellite]

Kenc_AL wrote:
With a RV

If you want SD TV - Direct

If you want HD TV - Dish

Not sure what you are referring to here as I am in an RV and I have full HD with DirecTV. I also have a Genie and an H25 so I can watch and/or record up to 6 channels simultaneously (all in HD).

[Kenc_AL]

With a RV

If you want SD TV - Direct

If you want HD TV - Dish

[chuckftboy]

Personally I like Dish. Mostly because I use the Tailgater with the 211k receiver and its very easy to set up. Progeamming isn't much different between different providers but the Tailgater is so easy,I seldom use my KVH roof mounted dish.

[Dick_B]

We have a dome but next time I think I would opt for those portable ones that find the satellite automatically. Too many times we are parked behind a tree and can't `see' the satellite.

[skipnchar]

Need a LOT more information to be of much help. You can get systems priced from under $50.00 to a couple of thousand and they ALL get the same programing. I have a $50.00 system with a home made dish stand and a used dish ($10.00). It takes me about 15 minutes to set it up. The other end of the scale has zero set up time so you're paying for the conveniences.

Good luck / Skip

[Bill_Satellite]

For US customers it's choice of Dish or DirecTV. Compare the services and make a choice. There is not one that is better than another (it's much like Ford or Chevy) but there are slight differences which might make one better "for you".

[Bumpyroad]

$452 at wal mart for a dish automatic and receiver.
bumpy

[samsontdog]

Dish

[Crazy_Ray]

I vote for DIRECTV

[1492]

Moved from Forum Technical Support

[2oldman]

Those satellites are really far away.

Sat TV for RVs

[cekkk]

This will probably be moved, but a search of the subject will open many discussions. Personally I like DISH over Direct. For RVers they have
the fairly new Tailgater satellite that, coupled with the 211 or 211k receiver can have you up and running in minutes. Setting out the Tailgater just means placing it on the ground with a southern exposure, hooking up its coax to it and the 211, five minutes. Turn on the receiver and it finds the satellites and downloads all necessary info in about 15 minutes. If you are more than roughly a hundred miles from your home and want the locals in your new area, a call to DISH will have them hook you up with locals in that new area. You need a physical address to get that done. If not in an RV park give them a nearby store's address. Naturally you need a program package.