TV in a RV...STREAMING...Part 1

[Rbertalotto]

I wrote a quick part one on how I've been streaming TV into my trailer for nearly two years now....When I'm boondocking, lots of folks come and ask how I'm watching TV without a satellite dish...Here's how

www.rvbprecision.com

[Dutch_12078]

Do not confuse "Unlimited data" with "Unlimited speed". They're not the same thing. Throttling will limit how much data you can transfer in a given amount of time, but it does not limit the total amount of data you can transfer. Data caps limit the amount...

[pianotuna]

Hi,

I'm able to watch netflix with no buffering on the Sasktel connection after it is throttled. I'm pleased with that.

I do have 22 gigs I can use at Bell Canada in a Canada USA plan. I do use 21 gigs of that up to try to keep Sasktel happy. That leaves me with some room to wiggle as a gig is a pretty fair number of emails, or postings here.

[Rbertalotto]

If you are throttled, you can reboot your hotspot ( router) and find a less congested channel. In two years, all over the country, I've never been throttled to a point where I couldn't watch TV. And that is using 700 to 900 Gig a month.

[Bill_Satellite]

That depends upon the throttle profile. The FMCA plan from Verizon is a "hard-throttle". After 25GB you are down to dial up speeds. You can still make that 3000 mile trip but it will take you 4 years to get there!

[MrWizard]

Throttled limited your speed, Not how much data you use

You can drive cross country at the speed limit aka throttled
Or do a cannonball race
It's still 3000 miles

Throttle can limit data speed and the movie resolution you are watching
But you can still watch movies 24/7 if that is your thing

Consider throttling to be like driving during busy traffic versus early Sunday morning

[steveh27]

I've had DIsh for 20 years at my house and take the box and dish, now tailgater and use it on the road. I do not have a smart phone so no streaming for me.

[TechWriter]

pianotuna wrote:
There are a few unlimited data cell phone plans. The only one I'm aware of in Canada is from Sasktel. It is throttled after 15 gigs--but even after I reach the throttle I can still watch netflix.

If it's "throttled" or "network managed", then it ain't "unlimited". It's a marketing gimmick.

Closest plan to actually unlimited is/was AT&T's Mobley.

[Big_Katuna]

I predict that most technology predictions are incorrect.

Who knows which breakthroughs get applied to which markets?

There are low cost tiny yet powerful sats flourishing.

Launch costs are dropping.

We shall see!

[Bill_Satellite]

I agree that satellite TV (as we know it today) is coming to an end. I see that being some time in the next 10-15 years. The satellites are all still there and they all still have enough fuel to last at least that long. "Maybe" in that time the US infrastructure will improve enough to allow streaming and OTA to be the best source of TV programming but with the weather getting more severe every year I would still want to have satellite TV as my main source of information as it is the least likely victim of a long term outage after a natural disaster.

[Rbertalotto]

Fj12 rider.....you’re excused

[Ductape]

Thanks for sharing, I've been satisfied most if the time with cellular streaming using similar means. I agree that broadcast entertainment is dead, it just doesn't know it yet. Realize most of the audience here is set in their ways, to put it mildly.

I was just having this conversation with someone the other day regarding satellite radio; the value proposition vis a vis on demand streaming is not good, and with the ongoing improvements to land based wireless networks the future won't be bright for Sirius.

[fj12ryder]

Excuse me if I don't hold my breath.

I'm pretty sure that cable, and satellite TV were heralded as the doom of OTA television. Wow, OTA is still around.

[Rbertalotto]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news...but satellite TV IS going away. The infrastructure of millions of small satellite dishes and aging satellites is unsustainable. The need for millions of bucket trucks for cable and satellite systems maintenance is unsupportable.
I spent over 30 years in the cellular and broadcast video distribution business. Retired a year ago February. I retired because of the extreme rapid advance in streaming content technology that I simply couldn't (didn't want to) keep up with. This is all happening a light speed!
I had a meeting with Charlie Ergen who is founder/chairman of DISH a couple years ago and he predicted that video entertainment transmission had to come down to around $55 a month or folks would simply start installing OTA antennas. And as we know, CORD CUTTING is a huge issue for cable and satellite companies.
Do you think T-Mobile spent $8 billion to improve its system with 600MHz technology simply so you could talk to grandma with better clarity? No, they spent that money so they could stream 4K video to thousands of subscribers from one cell over longer distances.
Do you think AT&T is spending billions on 5G and the installation of a few million "Mini Cells" that sit on top of telephone poles so they can take the burden off of existing cell towers? No, they want to stream DirecTV NOW and other services with much better reliability and quality. And they paid $67.1 BILLION for DirecTV just so they would have content to stream....NOT TO SATELLITE DISHES!
Do you think the purchase price Verizon is going to have to pay to acquire DISH so they can have content will set all records for an acquisition.....This ought to be good!

We are already seeing the end of analog satellites. The only analog bird remaining is out of fuel. One more orbit correction (if it even has enough fuel for one more) and its over. My previous company was scrambling to replace analog headends in hotels, casinos, assisted living facilities, etc to stay ahead of this big problem. There were over 200,000 facilities that need to be converted to digital.....and every single one of them gets set up for the future of streaming content.

When I started in the industry, a cell tower could only handle 832 calls at once. One of my last projects was a huge NFL football stadium where a system was installed where 120,000 people could all be sending and receiving YouTube or Facebook or other videos at once! Amazing...

My previous company was a world leader in digital video over cable.....within three years they totally switched over to Video over IP......All because of extreme high quality video requirements that required streaming.

Just wanted to help set the record straight. We live in VERY interesting times when it comes to watching TV!

[Ralph_Cramden]

Bill.Satellite wrote:

Rbertalotto wrote:

So streaming from a phone, not anything really new then. Glad it works for you.

Streaming HD from a phone is relatively new. But the big news is the content and the affordable data....


Yes, you need a good signal to stream with out lots of buffering. 5g, 600Mhz and more cell availability via micro towers and low orbit satellites will resolve these issues for those that won't or can't improve their signal with better antennas or boosters.

No, this is not anything new. Content is great and affordable data is still not an option for most mobile users. The rest of the post is pie-in-the-sky stuff that is still years and years away from Nationwide implementation.

Here Here. Started with bag phones, had an RCC one @ 1982. I remember @ 1988 or so when getting a true cell phone from Verizon took an act of congress in regards to the credit check.

One thing there never has been nor will ever be is affordable cellular/data or free TV. Free TV never existed, back in the 40s/50s/60s you paid for it every time you bought a bar of soap or box of cereal. It all depends on ones definition of affordable. One may perceive it to be the case by being naive or whatever, but there has never been a free lunch nor will there ever be, no matter what's written on blogs or put on Youboob.

Another thing I am aware of is my Dish Network works 100% of the time no matter the location if I can see the birds. Although I have been told in 2 years it will be gone lol.