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Re: Need Suggestions between Abilene & Van Horn TX
I stopped in Van Horn last month on my way home from out West. Stayed at the Desert Willow RV Park. It's a Passport America park on the main road through town. Easy off and on to I-10. Nothing special at the RV Park, basically just someplace to stop for the night. One long line of gravel sites, all pull through. I only hooked up my electric, and it was reliable, clean power. PA price was $13, regular price was $25. Quiet...not much traffic through town and I-10 is far enough away so you can't hear it.393Views0likes0CommentsRe: DirecTV Genie?
Thanks everybody for all the good help and advice. I called DirecTV today and ordered the D12 receiver as some of you advised. DirecTV sold me one for $20 since I had the maintenance plan. :) We added the receiver to my current account as a "seasonal" receiver. When I head out in the RV, I call them and they activate the receiver for $6 a month and deactivate the Genie at home. I get my normal TV package then, without equipment costs at the sticks and bricks. This normally incurs a one year contract, but since it's within my current 2 year contract it doesn't apply. This seems to be the best and easiest solution for me. Thanks again everybody for all the great advice and help you have given me!!735Views0likes0CommentsRe: DirecTV Genie?
old guy wrote: the main geneie uses a different dish than the old receiver, they did put up a different dish didn't they. my son was an installer for direct and he is setting me up with a D12 receiver which is not HD and it is easier to align the dish when setting up. you can buy a old receiver from direct tv and they only charge you $6 a month to use it in your RV. too bad you didn't keep your bedroom receiver. now you have to buy one and pay a monthly fee to use it. if you had kept the old one you would be home free. I didn't have much of a choice Old Guy...the installer took the old equipment with him! They didn't put up a new dish though, the installer did everything from inside the house. I'll have to call DirecTV and ask about that D12 receiver. Six bucks a month would seem to be worth it. Thanks!147Views0likes0CommentsRe: Brief visit to RGV in January
I will be traveling down that way with another couple in January and staying for about 6 weeks or so to get away from the worst of the cold (hopefully.) We'll be staying in Mission. What's the weather like down there now and any idea what it will be like in January and February from any of you longtime Winter Texans? This will be our first trip to the area.439Views0likes0CommentsDirecTV Genie?
I recently had a free upgrade to my home DirecTV system to the Genie. I didn't realize it at the time, but the receiver in one of my bedrooms that I was using in the RV was replaced with a Genie remote box that operates off the main unit. So now I'm going to have to figure out another route to get satellite TV when I'm on the road. I figure that this is not the first time this problem has come up, so I'm going to ask you folks what would be the best solution. Can I disconnect the main Genie unit at the house and use it in the RV? Anything different about the setup? I only use an SD antenna in the RV...is this a problem with the Genie? DirecTV used to have a program for use in an RV that was separately paid for only during the time that you were traveling. Does anybody know if they still have this option, and would I have to purchase a different receiver for it to work? Thanks in advance for your replies and advice!5.6KViews0likes20Comments
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