WINEGARD ROAD TRIP T 4

Be aware that DirecTV is dropping all SD channels next spring. It's still not clear where or which HD channels will be available on the KU band sats that the dome style dishes receive. Most DTV HD is currently on a KA band sat. SD only receivers will also stop working in that time frame.

Dutch_12078 wrote:
Be aware that DirecTV is dropping all SD channels next spring. It's still not clear where or which HD channels will be available on the KU band sats that the dome style dishes receive. Most DTV HD is currently on a KA band sat. SD only receivers will also stop working in that time frame.

Another brilliant move by ATT Management . . . Right

If you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em.

Wife and I are both ATT retirees but that isn't why we went to DIRECTV. It cost us less and we got more then dish was giving us. That does pose another though to look at. I had dish and even bough a portable Ant. which is sitting in garage never been used. I would like to get rid of it. $400 down the drain.

I had Directv for 15 years. Switched to DISH when they did their ala cart pricing with a two year lock on price plus no HD fees and it lets me use a $400 carryout.

Dish is great. You can now even change your local channels right on their mobile app. No more calling and it receives the HD channels without the expensive equipment. I found DirecTV not too "RV Friendly" when we had it. Couldn't suspend service and had to be in a contract. No contract with Dish.

Actually had a service tech come out one time and accuse me of mirroring fraud when he found out I had 2 of the receivers in my RV and he wanted to see them but RV was in getting serviced. I dropped them that day and never went back.

Ranger Smith wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:
Be aware that DirecTV is dropping all SD channels next spring. It's still not clear where or which HD channels will be available on the KU band sats that the dome style dishes receive. Most DTV HD is currently on a KA band sat. SD only receivers will also stop working in that time frame.

Another brilliant move by ATT Management . . . Right

Where is this an AT&T Management issue? Neither DirecTV nor Dish Network invented dome style antennas and they have never made programming decisions based upon the tiny slice of society that use them. Blame the antenna manufacturers for not being able to keep up if you like but there's certainly no blame to be placed on any of the satellite TV providers.

I agree with Bill.. Standard def is going away. I would not consider a standard def solution and very few others will as well.

Even my 92 year old FIL complains about watching his old VCR tapes of their travels.

If you would like a direct answer to the original question, the Winegard T4 is an excellent antenna and will work great with DirecTV (for now). The question remains what will happen in 2019 and when in 2019 whatever their plan is will actually take place. It may or may not have any effect on the dome antenna's reception and it might mean that that DTV will broadcast "some" HD programming on the 101 which will be received by the domes (or not). I believe they WILL be broadcasting something on the 101 satellite as ALL of the home antennas have a 101 LNB. What they will broadcast is completely unknown at this point.

Well I got the other one of. I did remove the base plates because would have left screw holes to fill up and I thought that it didn't leak so why risk getting a leak. Anyone needing some spare parts let me know. I've got the T4 installed but not linked up . Too many trees in the way.