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11-28-2016, 10:08 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2006
Location: San Antonio
Posts: 440
M.O.C. #5757
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Satellite Service Provider
Taking the Monte in after the first of the year for some upgrades. Having a roof mounted satellite dish installed & upgrading the TV's to flat screens. Seems like most of the folks I have seen do this subscribe to Dish because they allow you to only pay when you use it. Any advice on which provider to consider would be appreciated. TIA.
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11-28-2016, 10:46 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,666
M.O.C. #2283
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I've always had Dish. No complaints except they cut off service after a while for inactivity. Then you haft to call or go online which works OK if if you have cell service. There are places I go that don't have service so I haft to be sure the dish is working before I get there.
Lynwood
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11-28-2016, 11:39 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: stockton
Posts: 405
M.O.C. #11457
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We have been happy with Direct since 2010. Both require you to call and have them change your equipment location when you are over 4-500 miles from your permanent location, if you want to get all of your channels.Depending on how savvy the tech support person is, can sometimes be challenging to convince them to do it.
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2014 Montana Mountaineer 331 RLT. Winneguard SWM Traveler Satellite Antenna, Progressive 50 amp portable EMS, 6 point Level Up.. 2016 Chevy 3500 Duramax Dually, long bed, B&W Patriot hitch.
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11-28-2016, 11:57 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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Directv for several years. We take a portable sat dish and a couple of receivers from the S&B with us when we are on the road.
If you get out of your local channel spot beam you do have to call directv and have them change your installation address. We never had a problem with them doing it as long as you do not mention RV or Mobile.
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11-28-2016, 12:44 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Brookings
Posts: 313
M.O.C. #18275
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Have has Dish for 15 years.........never had a problem......I use a dish on a tripod.
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2018 Montana HC 330RL
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11-28-2016, 12:49 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Directv for us since 2001. Have it at home. Pull receivers out of the house and place in the fiver when traveling.
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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11-28-2016, 02:24 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: West Richland
Posts: 1,253
M.O.C. #17164
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We have been happy with dish. We have been told by Dish that if we use the system at least once every month it would cut down on the times that we have to call to have them reset the receivers. We are only campers and not full timers so this has worked well for us. Once I started doing this I have not had to call. It also seems like the dish satellite dish is smaller than Direct TV's. Probably boils down to your personal preference. If you watch Camping Worlds adds you will see that they run a special on purchasing your system and also on installation. I know it saved us some money. Make sure that you are satisfied with their idea on how and where to mount the complete system.
Tom Marty
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11-28-2016, 03:41 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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Been with Dish for more than 5 years now using a Traveler roof mounted dish. Wouldn't change.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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11-28-2016, 03:44 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,359
M.O.C. #6433
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We have had Dish at home for 20(?) years. And Dish in the RV for 8 years. Never a problem. Had it as a $7/mo adder to our home account for 3 years. But our daughter moved back in with us and when we traveled outside our home area and changed the locals to the nearest city, it would disrupt the locals at home. DD didn't like that. So I changed th RV to the Dish pay as you go plan and only pay for 2-3 months per year. Now every one is happy.
Roof mount is fine unless you frequently stay in areas with lots of trees. I use a Tailgater and often have to stretch out my 50' cable to find s "hole" thru the trees.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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11-29-2016, 01:17 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fall Creek
Posts: 1,337
M.O.C. #3699
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Ten years experience with satellite TV and Montana's, would never roof mount my dish, I have seen many people at various campgrounds get a tree right in the critical angle, all I had do is move my dish one way or another. Just my opinion.
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Bob and Nancy Kassl Fall Creek, Wisconsin
2015 Montana 3440RL Legacy Edition, G614's, Pressure Pro TPMS, Dish Tailgaters
2016 GMC Sierra Denali 3500 CC SRW, Iridium Metallic, Duramax Allison Transmission
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11-29-2016, 01:32 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Haysville
Posts: 4,261
M.O.C. #3085
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Direct TV for us on a tripod. We just take the receiver out of the stick house. We seasonal camp at the lakes where a roof mount is pretty useless due to trees. With a tripod ... we can move the dish around to get a signal.
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11-29-2016, 05:56 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Mesa az
Posts: 3,036
M.O.C. #5651
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Anyone have the Winegard Pathway X2 dish? Seems pretty good and inexpensive. The Pathway X1 is about the same, but only gets west coast satellites. Comments appreciated.
Thanks
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Tom and Gail
2013 Mountaineer 362
2012 Silverado 2500
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11-29-2016, 01:39 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Okeechobee
Posts: 2,150
M.O.C. #11206
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Hi
We just switched to Dish because when Direct went to the swim system they didn’t have anyone with any knowledge of the electronics involved and when they installed the receiver that would work with our Winegard carryout the placement of that receiver behind the power insertion brick they use would burnout the power supply in the second receiver and it wouldn’t work with the carryout any longer. When I finally was unable to reach anyone with direct that knew there was supposed to be DC on the coax at the antenna we changed.
The Dish installer that came to the house pointed out why the receivers were continually loosing their ability to power the carryout.
Sense then we have experienced a failure of the Carryout and purchased the G2+. This unit works well as long as it is on the provided 25ft coax. If you go longer their power insertion box doesn’t have enough power to overcome the resistance in the longer coax.
The only complaint I have is Dish will not provide you with your local stations once you are out of your viewing area and direct will.
Phil P
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2009 Montana 3665RE
2009 Duramax 3500 DRW quad cab
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11-29-2016, 02:20 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,666
M.O.C. #2283
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Ton and Gail
I have the Dish tailgater. It's cheap, less than $400 works great and is easy to set up. Cut it and the TV on choose your state hit the scan button go set down and watch TV in about 10 minutes.
Lynwood
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11-29-2016, 03:29 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,359
M.O.C. #6433
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Phil P
The only complaint I have is Dish will not provide you with your local stations once you are out of your viewing area and direct will.
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I have never had a problem getting Dish to change my locals when traveling. Home is DFW channels. Have changed in Colorado, New Mexico, Arkansas, and south Texas. A phone call to Dish and I have locals from the nearest local city within a few minutes.
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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11-29-2016, 04:08 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Port Orchard
Posts: 1,153
M.O.C. #3403
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Dish with Tailgater for 5 years. 1st Tailgater had gear issue and had to be sent back for a swap of refurbished unit...no problems for 3 years now.
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11-29-2016, 10:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Okeechobee
Posts: 2,150
M.O.C. #11206
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by BB_TX
I have never had a problem getting Dish to change my locals when traveling. Home is DFW channels. Have changed in Colorado, New Mexico, Arkansas, and south Texas. A phone call to Dish and I have locals from the nearest local city within a few minutes.
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Direct TV will give you your home town locals anywhere in the continual USA.
Dish will not.
Phil P
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2009 Montana 3665RE
2009 Duramax 3500 DRW quad cab
personal web page https:// www.sallyscoffees.com
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11-30-2016, 01:50 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lake Havasu City AZ.
Posts: 1,811
M.O.C. #10552
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If I am on the east coast I don't want to be watching Arizona Chanel's. I am not waiting till 9pm to watch the 6pm AZ news. I am not that loyal to the local news casters.
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Wayne and Ann Moore
2015 Ford F-350 King Ranch
Firestone air bags, bed saver.
Add 40 GAL tank in bed.
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11-30-2016, 02:09 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Salem
Posts: 7,666
M.O.C. #2283
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The local channels are spot beamed so you're won't be watching your local channels much over 500 miles.
Lynwood
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11-30-2016, 02:36 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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We have not had a issue in 11 years on the road with Directv switching to our local channels no matter were we are. We just avoid
mentioning we are a RV.
The thing we do not like with the G2 plus is it dos not receive HD channels on directv .Dish does but it can be hard t o receive the various satellites depending on what part of the country you are in. We still have the Sat dish for directv and may go back to that.
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