The joys of TV. $$$$$

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The joys of TV. $$$$$

January 17, 2017, 06:01:18 pm

Well finally it is a done real . All TV's work as advertised . All it took was $2,100.00 and the new satellite dish Wine-o -guard Traveler , a tech with ability and Phyllis is a happy DW . Hmm Now I can focus on why I came here in the first place and it is not watching TV . $1,540.0 for dish , $ 560.00 labor . It is what it is

Brad Metzger

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Reply #1 – January 17, 2017, 06:15:05 pm

Quote from: Brad Metzger – January 17, 2017, 06:01:18 pm

Well finally it is a done real .

A couple of CBs? Big deal, as long as the DW is happy and the dog don't bite, you're styling!

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Reply #2 – January 17, 2017, 06:31:41 pm

Like I said, Brad. Happy wife, happy life.

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Reply #3 – January 17, 2017, 06:48:24 pm

Glad it's all working again!

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Reply #4 – January 17, 2017, 07:40:12 pm

Great news Brad!

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Reply #5 – January 17, 2017, 08:26:58 pm

Yup that is what we bought and price is the same as well. Good luck

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Reply #6 – January 17, 2017, 08:51:22 pm

Quote from: Brad Metzger – January 17, 2017, 06:01:18 pm

Well finally it is a done real . All TV's work as advertised . All it took was $2,100.00 and the new satellite dish Wine-o -guard Traveler , a tech with ability and Phyllis is a happy DW . Hmm Now I can focus on why I came here in the first place and it is not watching TV . $1,540.0 for dish , $ 540.00 labor . It is what it is Brad Metzger

That is expensive TV viewing Brad. Which ever programs are Phyllis' favorites, buy the entire series on DVD for her. Will take her days to go through them all.

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Reply #7 – January 17, 2017, 11:12:20 pm

Same equipment and price here Brad.

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Reply #8 – January 18, 2017, 01:04:25 am

Mine was $1488.11 and I installed it myself.

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Reply #9 – January 18, 2017, 01:06:53 am

Same equipment and costs for us. We like the ability to have music/"news"/weather when we pull over. Like home wallpaper.

I miss the days of "Distant Locals" when we could enjoy both coasts' network feeds and our (SAT) hometown stations for an added $5.00 a month on DirecTV. Pain in the neck to change service addresses with the new DirecTV Regime.

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Reply #10 – January 18, 2017, 09:16:21 am

Roger,

DO you hire out! you must be running out of things to do on your coach.......

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Reply #11 – January 18, 2017, 09:30:55 am

Quote from: Old Knucklehead – January 18, 2017, 01:06:53 am

Same equipment and costs for us. We like the ability to have music/"news"/weather when we pull over. Like home wallpaper.

I miss the days of "Distant Locals" when we could enjoy both coasts' network feeds and our (SAT) hometown stations for an added $5.00 a month on DirecTV. Pain in the neck to change service addresses with the new DirecTV Regime.

I still have my bi-coastal feed that was "grandfathered in" from back in the day! I have suspended the Travel'rs service account on the coach, since it now has new owners. If we do decide to purchase a new and smaller rig of some sort, I can reactivate it and use it there. Alternatively, I can merge it with my home account (as per information from the nice representative at DirecTV) and just carry the receiver from home to rig. I know that it is MUCH easier to give your "new address" to Customer Service and get the local channels than it used to be ... but that is a pain when you are moving every few days.

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Reply #12 – January 18, 2017, 11:41:30 am

Glad you switched. Our Trac Star is now having issues. It's a software issue, not a hardware. Finds something (not DTV 101), looks at it a while, then moves on, never to find 101. May work one time, then it may not.
As mentioned, Trac Star is out of business.No support. Sad, it would only take a software upgrade to fix it.We have the last, and latest revision.
FWI, through all the research, and a few installer friends, it is strongly rumored,Directv is ending all SD broadcasts by the end of the year. As they turn these transponders off, or move thing around, the transponders the RV dishes look and peak to are gone.
Personally, I would not purchase any dome dishes, unless you have Dishnet. All dome dishes (Directv) only receive in SD. I would imagine the Winegaurd traveler HD, finds and does it's final peak off HD.
Cheers

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Reply #13 – January 18, 2017, 11:56:32 am

Brad.
I missed what happened to the original equipment for your 2010 Phoenix. Was it damaged or obsolete or inadequate for your needs? Sad to me that a nice newer coach like yours would need a new one already.

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Reply #14 – January 18, 2017, 11:58:54 am

Why is it every time I see "DW" I think Dark Wizard?

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Reply #15 – January 18, 2017, 04:04:06 pm

What the tech said was --the little brain box stopped working --. Nothing is available , parts or service dead end . He said all else looks new . Kind of thru me for a loop . Didn't expect it to crap out so soon . I would like to know when maker of this unit went out of business . Makes me wonder if Foretravel knew it and kept on installing them anyway because they could buy them dirt cheep . Just an evil thought as I an still a bit ticked about it . $:-\$ Brad Metzger

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Reply #16 – January 18, 2017, 04:11:31 pm

It was around $400.00 to just get a DISH tailgater/ receiver and not dink around with our "old and in the way" roof mount.

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Reply #17 – January 18, 2017, 06:15:36 pm

Quote from: Brad Metzger – January 18, 2017, 04:04:06 pm

What the tech said was --the little brain box stopped working --. Nothing is available , parts or service dead end . He said all else looks new . Kind of thru me for a loop . Didn't expect it to crap out so soon . I would like to know when maker of this unit went out of business . Makes me wonder if Foretravel knew it and kept on installing them anyway because they could buy them dirt cheep . Just an evil thought as I an still a bit ticked about it . $:-\$ Brad Metzger

When I was at FT last September I meet a guy that had his coach in for service. He told me he was having a problem with his TV antenna and it was now obsolete. He said FT just put a brand new one on that was twice as good as the one he did have.

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Reply #18 – January 18, 2017, 06:23:09 pm

Its funny how our lives change. Do some of you remember sitting by the radio and listening to music or the Lone Ranger. I enjoy my Pandora and my bose bluetooth speaker. There isnt anything on TV worth spending that kind of money. I know will disagree, I just kind of oldfashioned.

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Reply #19 – January 18, 2017, 06:32:34 pm

I feel that you nailed that one pretty darn good . However , along comes ---UFC--- now I have a slight change of mind . Not completely , but -----Brad Metzger

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Reply #20 – January 18, 2017, 07:03:46 pm

Brad,
Life on the road is pretty rough. Gotta keep DW Phillis happy otherwise papa bear ain't gonna be happy either.

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Reply #21 – January 18, 2017, 09:05:00 pm

Brad I understand about UFC I have a friend who can't survive without Fox News. My needs are a glass of Johnny Walker Black on ice and listening to Frank Sinatra.

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Reply #22 – January 18, 2017, 09:15:28 pm

Brad

What was the brand and model of your failed sat dish?

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Reply #23 – January 18, 2017, 09:36:07 pm

Tim ; don't know the model name or number as it is long gone in the dumpster . It was what ever they were installing on 2010 Phenix at that time . " Track Star " is all I know and can remember . Brad Metzger

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Reply #24 – January 19, 2017, 11:08:32 am

Probably a Trac Star SV 360

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