Dish Customer Planning To Watch the Big Fight In Vegas (RV Specialist please help)

[SawBo]

Hello All,

I know it's my first post, but typically I can find answers easily throughout several different sources, but I figure here might be the best place. This may run a little long but any help would be sooooo appreciated (I've been coming up with plans for 2 weeks now)

I'm a current dish customer with 1 Hopper and 2 Joeys and I am also heading to Las Vegas this weekend which happens to be during fight weekend(don't ever do it). I would love to easily watch the fight, pay my dues and be on my way, but MGM has made it incredibly complicated due to blackout and rights. It would cost me at least $300 to watch the fight on the strip (no bars hosting, no in room ordering.

I thought Dish Anywhere might be a solution, but they aren't not allowing it to be streamed out this weekend even if I pay for it (sigh). DirecTV (friend's account) is doing the same, I thought it would work like how I watched a few UFC fights in the past.

Anyways so I started thinking of how I can legally do it and having my friends/family be able to watch as well, illegal streams aren't an option for me. I tailgate frequently and realize that people that tailgate have satellite TV antennas to show their games, why can't I do the same in Vegas.

So my theory/plan is to purchase a Winegard Carryout Portable Satellite TV Antenna or Auto tune Dish tailgater satellite antenna, bring it along my trip. Well that leaves me with the receiver issues since I have no idea how these things work.

1. Can I bring my main receiver (Hopper w/ Sling) and use it out in Vegas as a temporary solution? I say this because I don't think I order the fight and view the fight on a Joey.

2. Will I have reception issues since it's indoors inside of a casino? Anybody have any experience with that?

3. If I can't use a hopper/joey, do I buy a DISH Solo HD Receiver (ViP 211z) and set up a 1 month plan with dish on the go will I still be able to order the fight?

4. Am I crazy to think I can pull this off?


Thanks!

 

[navychop]

4. Yes.



Satellite reception INSIDE a casino!

Best luck on your next plan.

 

[SawBo]

Haha, I figured it's a crazy idea. I plan to ask for some help to cover the cost of buying the Antenna, I will be using it in the future as a tailgate, backyard BBQ TV. I mean I can always watch the fight outside also....

I do realize i need a 12v to 120V converter as well.

 

[Jimbo]

Set up the dish outside and run your coax into your location would be the only way to do what your trying with a dish.

 

[ChadT41]

I would recommend a winegard trvl'r as it is the easiest to setup, and in theory could use with your hopper. You would need to also get an additional solo node. The other auto dishes typically use legacy switches and those will not work for the Hopper, and they also can only typically control one tuner, so no Bueno there either. Now, if you just have the one hopper and some joeys, and bring the hopper with you, it will render the joeys useless at home. Another recommendation is purchase a 211 receiver for the camper, and have it added onto the account. This will be $7/month more while activated, but you can call and order the fight, and as long as you can hit the satellite the fight poverty channel comes from, you should be fine.

 

[ChadT41]

Ps, with a hopper account, you can have up to 2 211's owned on your account to use... That rule was created specifically for RVing so you don't need a second account(this is one of the few times I tell people to lie. Even though the hopper will be used at home still, it's not like you are trying to account stack for long periods of time, and you are not the threat Dish is trying to eliminate, so lie and say the RV is the only one in use RIGHT then. Do not update address, keep as home address is hopper is still gonna be used within home during this brief period.)

 

[Tampa8]

Any chance you know someone with an actual Slingbox you could put in your home?

 

[ChadT41]

Ohh. One other thing. If you have the HWS then you can order the fight, have it recording in the hopper, and do playback from the hopper on DA. I do not beleive recordings are subject to the same DRM restrictions(although they still have their own restrictions)

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Just use a Slingbox.

 

[Brussam]

I would recommend a winegard trvl'r as it is the easiest to setup, and in theory could use with your hopper.

Trav'ler in a Casino? OP didn't say he was in an RV.

 

[ChadT41]

Whoops. But he did say later on he could hook it up outside, so it would still work.

Haha, I figured it's a crazy idea. I plan to ask for some help to cover the cost of buying the Antenna, I will be using it in the future as a tailgate, backyard BBQ TV. I mean I can always watch the fight outside also....

I do realize i need a 12v to 120V converter as well.

 

[Jimbo]

Whoops. But he did say later on he could hook it up outside, so it would still work.

But he hasn't said he would be able to hook it up outside for THIS application yet, he said he could use it later down the road.
I still think he's trying to hook this up inside the casino ... not sure why they would let this type of thing inside a Casino in the first place.

 

[ChadT41]

But he hasn't said he would be able to hook it up outside for THIS application yet, he said he could use it later down the road.
I still think he's trying to hook this up inside the casino ... not sure why they would let this type of thing inside a Casino in the first place.

Fair point

 

[SawBo]

Welp I'm an idiot. Hours spent researching an idea and the slingbox was my answer the whole time. I'm not savvy on live streaming devices as of yet.

In theory my idea would work if the connection is stable to a satelite and a Winegard 1518 is small enough to carry, yet that's way too much work and costly since I'd need to purchase a Dish Solo Receiver.

The slingbox seems like a much more inexpensive, less hassle of an idea that allows me to preorder the fight on my Hopper, connect to my slingbox and send the signal to myself in LV. Thanks everyone for the advice, if this doesn't work, then I guess I'm streaming via random people.

 

[Tampa8]

I was dragged delighted to go to a stupid wonderful cook out to friends of my Wife that she works with. It was during a Uconn Basketball playoff game and my Slingbox saved me.

 

[Skytrooper]

There was a time when big time fights were free on network TV.

 

[rvvaquero]

There was a time when big time fights were free on network TV.

Why should they broadcast it for free when there are people willing to pay $300 million to PPV for the privilege? I wouldn't pay $5 to see it, but obviously I"m not typical.

 

[Tampa8]

There was time when Boxing in general mattered. Other than big events like this one, I don't think it's money keeping boxing off Free TV it's lack of viewer interest now.

 

[rvvaquero]

There was time when Boxing in general mattered. Other than big events like this one, I don't think it's money keeping boxing off Free TV it's lack of viewer interest now.

Yeah, maybe boxing isn't rough enough for this current generation of viewers. Thus, the popularity of UFC.

 

[uriel0818]

In mexico they are passing the fight for FREE. 2 of the big networks are passing it for free