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Direct TV or Dish for my home and RV
I have cable now at home. With a new RV I want one of the two; Dish or Direct. Any experience on using either Dish or Direct TV for house and RV? Internet seems pricey with both, so I'd probably just pay for iPhone teathering or iPad internet on a monthly basis, as I need it. I have a Corporate iPhone 4 and can't seem to jailbreak it like I could my iPhone 3.
They both seem similarly priced, Direct wants me to buy the RV dish from a 3rd party. I like one source for everything. The local Dish guy says he'll come out and install for the house and RV for free. I'd buy the RV dish, tripod and receiver for about $200. I guess rent the house ones instead of buying them. Thoughts?
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I'd get the one that tracks while going down the road. Or at least the one that tracks and sets it self up when stopped. Doing the compass and angle setup yourself is a PIA. Also a 16"-18" dish works well here but the further North you go you need a bigger dish.
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03-19-2013, 05:20 PM
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I looked into the Dish vs. Direct TV thing in 2008 and chose Dish. Direct TV had both higher installation cost (you bought the equipment) and higher monthly fees. Dish also has more HD programming, expecially at the lower level packages.
If one has a self pointing system, I would opt for that.
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Friend of mine has an iphone app that looks in the sky for the satellites. He says its easy to use. The tracking ones are $$. Besides when I drive, I don't need the TV on, I don't have little kids.
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You have a wife
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If you look into it I think you will find that Direct TV works best. Less charges, etc. Take your receiver from your home and use in the RV. I use directV with my Wonderlodge.
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Most of the Directv programing is on one sat needs a simple dish that doesn't need to move to get most of the programing. The Dish dish will need a more expensive dish with a dual LNB or a tracking system.
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I have Directv for both and when camping I can "hit the bird" aim the dish in about 5 minutes. It is not hard to do once you know how.
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We have used Dish since we bought the toy hauler to take the 914-6 to races and do some camping. I bought a receiver, dish, stand, coax and squeaker for $100 and since we have home service it cost $5 to activate the spare receiver for a few days and then turn it off.
I was going to get a roof mounted one but since parking under trees will block the signal, I went with the stand alone type. Takes about 10 minutes to get it setup. |
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Hugh,
Ever looked on CL or Fleabay for a used tracking dish? They sure are nice to have. Personally I would go DirectTV but thats me... Joe A
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Joe, that is only because you want to sleep with the genie!
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As stated above, I envision we will be parked under trees much of the time. I want a tripod mounted dish to allow me to cite it better.
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