Satellite Service Provider

[Don Bradner]

Distant Networks is a fairly complicated topic in terms of how to get it and
what is offered. A number of years ago Dish lost the right to offer them, so
Dish users have to use a secondary service to get them; that one provides feeds
from Atlanta and San Francisco.

DirecTV offers LA/New York feeds.

I went the other way - got a "mobile" DirecTV account (and therefore Distant
Networks) on my RV, and then put a fixed dish on my house. Most users don't get
another receiver for the RV and just move it back-and-forth as desired. Since I
have a DVR setup to record just what I want I wouldn't really like to use two
different ones anyway.

On 4/12/2011 at 12:05 PM Dorn Hetzel wrote:

>The satellite companies will certainly allow it if you don't tell them
>
>Just count the coach unit as another bedroom.
>
>Since they now often use spot beams for local channels, your local channels
>may fail when you are far from home. If you live far enough in the boonies
>to sign up for the "distant" network stations, those are, last time I
>looked, on the main nationwide beam.
>
>On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Randall wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> My coach has an in motion satellite dish already installed. I'm looking
>at
>> buying a receiver. Does anyone have any recommendations on a service? Any
>> pros and cons regarding Dish Network or Direct TV?
>>
>> Also, I'm thinking about installing a dish at my home and having an
>> additional receiver in the coach. Will the satellite companies allow this
>> without having to purchase two separate services since I'll be using two
>> separate dishes.
>>
>> Any information, good or bad, will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Randy Merrill
>> 2003 40' LX
>> Ocala, FL
>>
>>
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