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I'll admit right up front that I'm not sure I know enough to even ask an intellegent question but I'm gonna try.
I'd like to be able to use get Dish in my RV. Not often, but maybe a half dozen weekends or long weekends per year, at least for now. I'm just looking for the best way to go about it.
What I do know is that right now I have a Dish 500, two cables coming into the house one feeding a 322 and one feeding a 625 receiver. I do have 2 old Dish 4000 receivers sitting down in the basement also. I do have locals but I believe that they, as well as virtually everything else I care about is on 119.
Having read a number of horror stories on here, I'm looking for suggestions on the best way to go about this. I'll pay $5 a month if I have to, but I don't know what else I need to do to keep Dish happy or how to get another receiver turned on that's not attached to my main Dish. I also am not sure what other hardware I'll need for the RV.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I'd like to be able to use get Dish in my RV. Not often, but maybe a half dozen weekends or long weekends per year, at least for now. I'm just looking for the best way to go about it.
What I do know is that right now I have a Dish 500, two cables coming into the house one feeding a 322 and one feeding a 625 receiver. I do have 2 old Dish 4000 receivers sitting down in the basement also. I do have locals but I believe that they, as well as virtually everything else I care about is on 119.
Having read a number of horror stories on here, I'm looking for suggestions on the best way to go about this. I'll pay $5 a month if I have to, but I don't know what else I need to do to keep Dish happy or how to get another receiver turned on that's not attached to my main Dish. I also am not sure what other hardware I'll need for the RV.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I have read (here) that the dual tuner receivers nag you if you unhook the phone line.
If you pay the extra $5/month, they don't nag you.
See other threads for more info on the subject. (and try for yourself)
The reason I suggested taking one of your existing receivers with you and NOT having a whole spare receiver around, is the following...
For Dish to be happy with you having a 5th tuner, it has to hook up to the home LNB some way.
Since you didn't describe how your current LNB (and possible switch) are configured, it's quite possible that they have a limit of four tuners.
So, adding a fifth, could be a major problem, when all you really want is to take one receiver away occasionally.
What would be ideal, is if you had two 301/311 receivers instead of the 322.
But of course, you'd be paying the extra $5 for the second one, and you (probably) don't for the 2nd tuner of the 322.
So, call up Dish, and complain (if true) that you have a "Plug in the phone line" message on your display, and that the line is bad in the walls.
Tell them you'll pay the extra $5 and to fix the problem. They can do so on the spot.
Now, any time you want to pull out the 322 and take it with you, you're good to go.
Yes, you can aim the Dish 500 at just 119, if you like, and get it to work.
I haven't found it difficult to dial in the proper skew and get both birds, even when testing on a pole in the back yard.
Others will point out that you'll have the TV display handy when you are aiming and no other equipment is needed, but I insist on a $20 satellite tuning meter for quick setup.
I even have a proceedure using two meters for dialing in both birds at once, but the single meter gets the job done.
Try it, and after experimenting a few times, you will be good at it.
Last year, I helped a friend do a self-install at his house.
After his second or third attempt, he had a better set of signals than I had at my house!
If you insist, you could use a surplus DirecTV (or Dish) single LNB antenna.
Problem is, it'll most likely be legacy, not DishPro (which I assume you have at home), so the receiver will need some fiddling with the Switch Check feature, whenever you go mobile.
fine print:
To finish up, and I didn't want to have to say this, but just to put any future questions to rest...
Do NOT expect to use one of the 4000 receivers you have laying around.
Even if Dish would reactivate one, they're Legacy only, and won't play at all with what is undoubtedly DishPro or DishProPlus LNB and switch in the house!
If you pay the extra $5/month, they don't nag you.
See other threads for more info on the subject. (and try for yourself)
The reason I suggested taking one of your existing receivers with you and NOT having a whole spare receiver around, is the following...
For Dish to be happy with you having a 5th tuner, it has to hook up to the home LNB some way.
Since you didn't describe how your current LNB (and possible switch) are configured, it's quite possible that they have a limit of four tuners.
So, adding a fifth, could be a major problem, when all you really want is to take one receiver away occasionally.
What would be ideal, is if you had two 301/311 receivers instead of the 322.
But of course, you'd be paying the extra $5 for the second one, and you (probably) don't for the 2nd tuner of the 322.
So, call up Dish, and complain (if true) that you have a "Plug in the phone line" message on your display, and that the line is bad in the walls.
Tell them you'll pay the extra $5 and to fix the problem. They can do so on the spot.
Now, any time you want to pull out the 322 and take it with you, you're good to go.
Yes, you can aim the Dish 500 at just 119, if you like, and get it to work.
I haven't found it difficult to dial in the proper skew and get both birds, even when testing on a pole in the back yard.
Others will point out that you'll have the TV display handy when you are aiming and no other equipment is needed, but I insist on a $20 satellite tuning meter for quick setup.
I even have a proceedure using two meters for dialing in both birds at once, but the single meter gets the job done.
Try it, and after experimenting a few times, you will be good at it.
Last year, I helped a friend do a self-install at his house.
After his second or third attempt, he had a better set of signals than I had at my house!
If you insist, you could use a surplus DirecTV (or Dish) single LNB antenna.
Problem is, it'll most likely be legacy, not DishPro (which I assume you have at home), so the receiver will need some fiddling with the Switch Check feature, whenever you go mobile.
fine print:
To finish up, and I didn't want to have to say this, but just to put any future questions to rest...
Do NOT expect to use one of the 4000 receivers you have laying around.
Even if Dish would reactivate one, they're Legacy only, and won't play at all with what is undoubtedly DishPro or DishProPlus LNB and switch in the house!
ericosmith said:
That is what I did. I purchased their mounted crank up unit Catalog Item # 18567 on sale and it works great. Almost everything I watch on the road is on 119 but when needed I redirect to 110. It was easy to install on the roof and aiming instructiones are easy. I opted for this rather than the tripod or base units for the height and the zero concern of someone or something hitting it at a bad moment.
ericosmith said:Thanks for all the great advice. I think I know enough to be dangerous now
I was just audited. I have 5 receivers.
The CSR that was doing the audit after getting all of the information on 4 receivers I told her I wouldn' t be able to provide the ID's and information on the 5th receiver as its in my RV.
At this point she got very abrasive and deactivated my 5th DVR receiver in my RV. She also told me this receiver purchased by me will NEVER ever be able to be added back to my account.
Been a sub for almost 9 years, always pay on time. I have Top 180 with Supers, 2 distant Cities (With an RV exemption) and HBO plus Starz.
Now it gets weird, if I want to use my RV receiver I will be required to purchase a completely different account and can't get an RV exemption as my current account has my RV exemption.
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Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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SpaceX boldly goes into 'huge' 5G network rollout with Qualcomm
After trying satellites and small cells, Elon Musk's SpaceX is to build a terrestrial mobile network across tens of thousands of sites with Qualcomm.
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That's ok, I'm sure Verizon will be happy to take them.
That's ALL Verizon needs.....more congested towers
That's ALL Verizon needs.....more congested towers
They don't care... they're milkin' the cow. Buddying up with Elon to provide him an MVNO network will make their investors and shareholders salivate. All of their recent marketing efforts have failed, so this move makes a lot of sense.
Mr. Morris is no journalist. That article reads like a political hit job.SpaceX boldly goes into 'huge' 5G network rollout with Qualcomm
After trying satellites and small cells, Elon Musk's SpaceX is to build a terrestrial mobile network across tens of thousands of sites with Qualcomm.www.lightreading.com
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
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:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
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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That is what I have to explain to customers all the time. They want it free with no ads
The ads are boring and repetitive...same ad over and over...bring back 1970s ads..might not be as big an issueThat is what I have to explain to customers all the time. They want it free with no ads
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Comcast is the first to report, with a massive 274,000 loss in video subscribers.
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In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
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