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cobb 30066

Last reply Feb 15, 2011 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish network VIP722K in a cruise tv antenna in my rv from a newbie

I have searched unsuccessfully and apologize if this has been previously addressed. I am a Dish network customer with a VIP 722K receiver. I just bought a used Rv with a Cruise TV DBS-30500 mobile satelite system. I have tried and had no success in hooking it (722K)up in the rv. Some internet research told me the rv system is no longer supported and I am out of luck getting it to work. I also have an old DP301 receiver from a previous life sitting in the garage. Would that work with the RV system? Can I activate the receiver on my current account as an additional receiver? Should I just get a tripod mount current antenna (what model would I need) and hook up to that and abandon my RV setup? I would really like to have my satellite service onthe road or at the campground but I am cluelsss as to how to do this. Thanks for any advice.

Patrick

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Brussam

Feb 13, 2011

Don't know the status of a Cruise TV DBS-30500 so we will talk in general.

Do you have any indication of what the Cruise was used for before (Dish or DirecTV)? If it was for DirecTV, the manual says there is an Echostar (read Dish TV) adapter that is needed.

When you say it doesn't work, some more specific information would be useful.

Since you have a 722K, you would probably like to have HD channels. For an automatic roof dish, your best choice is a Wine Trav'ler SK-1000. It is not a dome so it is not an in-motion dish but it is a Dish Pro 1000.2 and a very good unit.

As for a ground dish you would be better reading about the equipment that makes life easy at RV Satellite TV.

cobb 30066

Feb 14, 2011

I don't know what the dish was used for in the past. I was hoping I could somehow changs the "pickup" on the dish to work with my dish network receiver and just use the Cruise tv mechanics to move/align the dish on top of the rv. This is probably way more complicated than it needs to be.
I will check out the RV sattelite tv site for more info.
Thanks.

Brussam

Feb 14, 2011

Do a search and find the manual on the web, then look for the Echostar adapter. That should tell you how it was set up before.

Brussam

Feb 14, 2011

More follow up. After checking around, this dish uses a Serial Port cable to control the dish. The current receivers do not a Serial port, so usisng the Cruise Dish is pretty much out of the question.

New rood dish or a tripod setup.

cobb 30066

Feb 15, 2011

That makes sense. Since it is a defunct system any way I may try to control the drive motors with switches manually before I destroy it and remove from my rv. Hello tripod!
Thanks for the help.

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Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply 21 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Song Name Game Part 3!

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So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

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Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

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Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne

Get it?

An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....

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telebiker

Last reply 27 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Dish Hopper and Dish Hopper Plus No Alexa in settings

I have Dish Hopper and Hopper Plus and also have Alexa Echo. I link the Alex skill to Dish and it asks me to enter the pairing code shown on the TV. I go into Dish Settings and there is no Alexa shown. Not sure what to do.

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navychop

Mar 18, 2026

Ungood.

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reubenray

Oct 18, 2026

What is the purpose of connecting Alexa and the H3?

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navychop

Oct 18, 2026

Tell Alexa verbally what to do.

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snissen

Today at 1:56 PM

reubenray said:
What is the purpose of connecting Alexa and the H3?

I stand up from my chair with my glass in one hand and my plate in the other, when a story I really want to hear comes on the TV. So I say, "Alexa, pause DISH", and it waits for me to return from the kitchen, at which time I say, "Alexa, resume DISH".

Or maybe, when I return with a full glass in one hand and a new plate in the other, I realize I forgot to pause to hear this good story from its start. So I say, "Alexa, skip DISH backwards 3 minutes", and I still get to catch the whole story.

I use this every day. Or until I acquire a third hand.

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navychop

27 minutes ago

The Resurrectionists can help you with that.

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Last reply 44 minutes ago · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Claude's site is still up and running. New link required

I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link

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I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.

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dishstaller

Yesterday at 5:34 PM

If any of you know some of the guys from the board and you have their contact info, please reach out to them....many failed to update their contact info and some even had starband email addresses.

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Scott Greczkowski

Yesterday at 8:29 PM

dishstaller said:
I figured some of the guys would be looking here for an answer. You'll need to use this link

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I'll mention what happened over there. I don't want to cause Scott any issues or put him in a bad spot.

Now I have to go check out what happened now. Lol!

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Scott Greczkowski

Yesterday at 8:31 PM

Went and looked, not too bad...

Just let people know the address is satelliteretailer.com as DishRetailer.COM is not working.

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(((Garyd)))

Today at 1:05 PM

dishstaller said:
If any of you know some of the guys from the board and you have their contact info, please reach out to them....many failed to update their contact info and some even had starband email addresses.

Your old link triggered my Bitdefender today.

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(((Garyd)))

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Now I have to go check out what happened now. Lol!

I had a direct link to ]Political, thought provoking and debatable but now have to go in the main section or I get a warning on my Bitdefender

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