Internet and TV in RV
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MaryAnn
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Internet and TV in RV
So, I want some kind of dish thing that will get both TV and internet in an RV. I do not want to mount anything on the roof, so a portable system is what I'm looking at. Since all the stores seem to be closed on the weekend, I'll ask if the TNFJ has knowledge / experience with this. I move every six months, and my summer location does not have cell phone service that is reliable, so satellite is the available option. What's the cheapest way to set this up, assuming I can get both TV and internet from the same dish?
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Ricko
- bugler
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Re: Internet and TV in RV
I don't think both internet and TV are available on the same dish... yet... rumor has it Dish is working on this but I don't know if/when it's going to happen.
On shorter trips we take a Winegard antenna for over the air TV and most times can pull the big five major networks in hi-def. On longer trips or when we have something we don't want to miss, we take our old DirecTV SD dish and a receiver. Both the antenna and the dish fit on a standard issue aluminum speaker stand - it's light and packs easily. If the weather gets windy, we weight the stand down with bungie cords and a 5 gallon water jug. Once you learn how to level and point the thing, you can usually have it up and tuned in within 15-20 minutes.
For Internet - we have three methods - for short trips we can live off our cell phones - for longer trips we have a 3G hotspot set up for paygo service - I also have a router loaded with dd-wrt and a hi-gain antenna that can pull in and amplify signal that may be available at the campground. I've seen folks run the antennas outside the RV and up the roof or along the satellite antenna pole to improve reception. Sometimes the aluminum roofs and body structures tend to block the signal. You can really 'geek out' on this end of things.
Good luck
Ricko
On shorter trips we take a Winegard antenna for over the air TV and most times can pull the big five major networks in hi-def. On longer trips or when we have something we don't want to miss, we take our old DirecTV SD dish and a receiver. Both the antenna and the dish fit on a standard issue aluminum speaker stand - it's light and packs easily. If the weather gets windy, we weight the stand down with bungie cords and a 5 gallon water jug. Once you learn how to level and point the thing, you can usually have it up and tuned in within 15-20 minutes.
For Internet - we have three methods - for short trips we can live off our cell phones - for longer trips we have a 3G hotspot set up for paygo service - I also have a router loaded with dd-wrt and a hi-gain antenna that can pull in and amplify signal that may be available at the campground. I've seen folks run the antennas outside the RV and up the roof or along the satellite antenna pole to improve reception. Sometimes the aluminum roofs and body structures tend to block the signal. You can really 'geek out' on this end of things.
Good luck
Ricko
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Thomas Maurice Booth
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Re: Internet and TV in RV
I know nothing more about this other than its existence, but I saw an article, with positive reviews, on a sports website I check.
http://www.dish.com/technology/tv-outdoors/" target="_blank
TMB
http://www.dish.com/technology/tv-outdoors/" target="_blank
TMB
I post because you're unable to Google.