Which satellite dish and receiver?

[ekirkland]

I'm new to satellite TV and need some help in deciding what dish and receiver to purchase. I have cable at home and do not want to change my home setup. I want the dish to have automatic setup; don't care about recording anything; will only be viewing with one TV. I live in the Southeast and will do most of my viewing in the Southeast but do travel out West and New England; a lot of our viewing will be tailgating at football games. I'm pretty sure I want Dish Network; definitely want Pay-as-go package. I would like a dish as small as possible for storage in our travel trailer. Help please.

[Dutch_12078]

I agree with the Dish VIP 211K choice, but In my opinion, the Winegard Pathway X2 is a much better automatic antenna choice than the Tailgater. The X2 receives both Dish eastern and western arc satellites sets, and has a larger reflector than the Tailgater for a stronger signal to the receiver. The Tailgater is only capable of receiving the western arc sats. Eastern arc reception is particularly important if you want to receive man of the east coast local stations in HD, and in some locations, receive them at all. Have both arc capability also gives you more aiming options on sites with tree cover. The Dish "Wally" receiver is also a possible choice, although it would require an optional USB tuner for over the air reception. OTA capability is built-in to the 211K.

[Ranger_Smith]

newman fulltimer wrote:
just get a,211k and a,tailgater

X2

We have that and it works great. I like the ability to call and say suspend my service

[newman_fulltime]

just get a,211k and a,tailgater