Direct TV vs Dish

[ppworld]

I recently purchased a Class A diesel and need to upgrade the existing satellite receptor to HD. I have cable TV at my house but am ready to go with satellite if it makes sense. The MH already has a receiver for local channels. It appears I have two choices: Direct TV or Dish. I've heard that Dish has reception issues at times. Any thoughts on which is the better option?

[Justaguy]

I've been researching this issue also. We have had DTV for 14 years. Never had it in our RV - just never seemed to want cable there. Loved DTV and all it had to offer. But when At&t bought DTV it didn't take them long to start playing games with DTV as they do with their cell system. Wow! It's ok when getting in but getting out is another story. Terrible company IMO. I am going to try Dish when my contract with Atand T expires. If I like it we will put that in our rig. Also, watch out with ATT. They now start adding on to the contract period when you change/upgrade equipment.

[BB_TX]

We have had Dish for years. Only time we have reception problems is under thunderstorms. But I would think that would be a problem with Direct also.

[Big_Katuna]

I just switched from Directv to DISH as they are doing 24 mos for $49/mo, 190 channels, no HD or DVR fees. Three months free premiums and $100 gift card for Camping World.

[goducks10]

We had DTV for what seems like ever in our home. We decided to switch to Dish at home so we could get tv in the 5er with a portable sat and wanted an HD picture. The only way to get HD DTV I believe is to go with one of the permanent roof mount dishes or use a manual portable DTV dish. There are no powered portable sat dishes that offer HD with DTV.
Do I miss DirecTv? Yes. We find the software programming more complicated and time consuming than DirecTv. It seems to take more button pushes to do what you could do on DTV in just a couple. Like recording or deleting programs.
Might be subjective I suppose.
As far as signal loss. That's not really an issue if you have a clean view of the sats. Wouldn't matter with either. We've had cut outs with both.
I find Dish really easy to work with when starting and stopping service for the 5er dish. Just a phone call away.
We've had all 3 tv providers and I would rate DTV as the easiest to use, with Dish and Comcast about equal.
I just wish DTV would figure out how to get the sats setup so someone could make an HD portable dish. I go back the DTV in a heartbeat.

[harley-dave]

We also use DISH in the RV. Have it home so its $7 a month. We have a Winegard travl'er on the roof. Never a problem getting a connection except heavy trees. We also carry a dish and tripod for those times. the DISH sat dish is somewhat smaller than the HD dish for Direct I believe. Takes about 5-6 minutes to set up and get service. We also prefer the way DIsh groups its channels.

Dave

[We_Cant_Wait]

It's the old Chevy vs Ford debate. We use Dish because we have it in the S&B and can have it in the MH for $7 a month and no fees for turning the receiver on and off. Personally (just my opinion) I much prefer the way Dish groups like channels together i.e. news, sports, info etc. FWIW the ONLY reception issues we've had is during heavy rain and Direct TV will drop off then too. Also HD TV is somewhat limited on Direct antennas depending on the model, i.e. and in-motion antenna can not receive Direct TV HD channels.