Satelite or Not

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Re: Satelite or Not

Reply #25 – April 20, 2018, 11:15:06 am

Chris on Dish's web page look for Dish for my Rv. I use it it is pay as you go, no problem so far. I use a portable auto dish Tailgater. There are options out there for other Dish portable antenna's Wineguard playmaker is one.

Re: Satelite or Not

Reply #26 – April 20, 2018, 01:35:40 pm

Quote from: Chuck & Jeannie – April 20, 2018, 08:05:29 am

Have you tried Sirius XM? We get our choice of 50 stations (A La Carte) for $11.30 per month. Seems like they would cover at least some of your eclectic musical tastes. Our Stratus 7 receiver is simple to add on to any existing in-dash AM-FM-CD receiver, and gets excellent reception every place we have visited. When we are at home, we move the little receiver inside and plug it into our speaker dock for in-home use. Very versatile!

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/siriusxm-stratus-7-satellite-radio-with-powerconnect-vehicle-kit-black/1489733.p?skuId=1489733&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=CPH0yvflyNoCFV6VxQId92kIzA&gclsrc=ds

Amazon.com: SiriusXM SXSD2 Portable Speaker Dock Audio System for Dock and...

Yes. I've had XM. I was an early convert and bought an XM system for my 18 wheeler before they even launched their satellites in 2001. XM told me I was customer #500. But cancelled the service when we moved to Europe in 2010. Now I have Pandora running through a Sonos setup in my S&B.

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Re: Satelite or Not

Reply #27 – April 20, 2018, 02:19:43 pm

Quote from: Chuck & Jeannie – April 20, 2018, 08:05:29 am

Have you tried Sirius XM? We get our choice of 50 stations (A La Carte) for $11.30 per month. Seems like they would cover at least some of your eclectic musical tastes. Our Stratus 7 receiver is simple to add on to any existing in-dash AM-FM-CD receiver, and gets excellent reception every place we have visited. When we are at home, we move the little receiver inside and plug it into our speaker dock for in-home use. Very versatile!

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/siriusxm-stratus-7-satellite-radio-with-powerconnect-vehicle-kit-black/1489733.p?skuId=1489733&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=CPH0yvflyNoCFV6VxQId92kIzA&gclsrc=ds

Amazon.com: SiriusXM SXSD2 Portable Speaker Dock Audio System for Dock and...

I bought 3 lifetime subscriptions to Sirius 2 for $399. and one for $299. many years ago when they first started. The have paid for themselves many times over by now.

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Reply #28 – April 20, 2018, 06:50:01 pm

AT&T CEO Announces /Month 'Watch' TV Streaming Service While Testifying...
Just posted by someone on RV Network, could be interesting.

Re: Satelite or Not

Reply #29 – April 20, 2018, 09:22:37 pm

Quote from: TheBrays – April 20, 2018, 09:01:45 am

Just tell DirecTV that your "SERVICE ADDRESS" is New York City. Be prepared to give them the county of the address you use.
You will then get the NYC locals (the network stations) wherever you are without registering as an RV and save the extra $15.

Or L.A zip code....They are on 101 sat also. I believe some Texas ones are also on 101 sat.
But our zip is Spokane, we use those when home, pay for LA as "distant networks" for RV...Our receivers are rego'd in our RV, but we spend more month's in Spokane. Can't get all of them with OTA ant.

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Reply #30 – April 21, 2018, 10:20:44 am

If you stream and have a Roku enabled TV or buy an inexpensive Roku stick, you have a choice of an amazing amount of TV stations. Pretty easy to find one close to your home town. Once you have a Roku account (free), you have a choice of pay services or free . Most are free and all of the TV stations are free. How to get local TV: Roku

Pierce

Re: Satelite or Not

Reply #31 – April 22, 2018, 02:50:10 am

Quote from: Pierce & Gaylie Stewart – April 21, 2018, 10:20:44 am

If you stream and have a Roku enabled TV or buy an inexpensive Roku stick, you have a choice of an amazing amount of TV stations. Pretty easy to find one close to your home town. Once you have a Roku account (free), you have a choice of pay services or free . Most are free and all of the TV stations are free. How to get local TV: Roku

Pierce

Streaming seems to only be an option for those that were lucky enough to have signed up before the unlimited data went the way of the Dodo. AT&T did away with their unlimited wireless router. They stopped offering it about a month or so back.

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Reply #32 – April 22, 2018, 11:28:02 am

All that streaming works great IF you have enough internet service to support it. If you
plan on staying at forest campgrounds, or truly boondocking more times than not the phone service is not that good.

Re: Satelite or Not

Reply #33 – April 22, 2018, 01:27:14 pm

Quote from: bbeane – April 22, 2018, 11:28:02 am

All that streaming works great IF you have enough internet service to support it. If you
plan on staying at forest campgrounds, or truly boondocking more times than not the phone service is not that good.

Quite correct. Many NPs, campgrounds, BLM land have no connection and no OTA reception. An inexpensive solution is FTA (free to air) satellite. The receiver is less than $50 but you need a slightly larger 90 cm dish compared to Dish/Direct TV. It has a limited number of English language stations but will get you the news, etc. Totally legal and free. Here is a primer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EigrAX4yE3I. Ebay receivers: fta satellite receiver | eBay

A 100 cm dish will get other FTA satellites. I purchased a digital readout meter where I could enter the satellite data, etc. Was much more time consuming without it.

Pierce

Re: Satelite or Not

Reply #34 – April 22, 2018, 02:20:59 pm

Quote from: bigdog – April 22, 2018, 02:50:10 am

Streaming seems to only be an option for those that were lucky enough to have signed up before the unlimited data went the way of the Dodo. AT&T did away with their unlimited wireless router. They stopped offering it about a month or so back.

Router
Nighthawk LTE Mobile Hotspot Router - AT&T

Unlimited plans
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1182926

Re: Satelite or Not

Reply #35 – April 22, 2018, 02:39:34 pm

Quote from: Roger & Susan in Home2 – April 22, 2018, 02:20:59 pm

Router
Nighthawk LTE Mobile Hotspot Router - AT&T

Unlimited plans
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1182926

Will 1.5 mbps get good video?

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Reply #36 – April 23, 2018, 11:06:49 pm

FYI. Our coach came installed with a Winegard Travel'rdish up top and, thanks to a forum member, an H21-200 DirecTV receiver. AT&T was useless, trying to sell me a home dish receiver and didn't seem to know anything about RV use. Winegard was helpful, but said we must have a new receiver and quoted monthly service for the least expensive package 50% greater than what I had seen advertised online.

A call to online retailer Solid Signal determined that the receiver and access card could be used requiring only a new account and monthly fees of $35 for the first year for the same basic package that Winegard quoted $50. Further, solid signal indicated that they could deliver whatever additional DirecTV bundle packages were available , including discounts for existing AT&T cellular service.

With this information we plan to head off on our six month trip without DirecTV, knowing that a simple phone call can activate service as described.

Thanks also to Roger for helping us understand the basics of DirecTV service.

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Reply #37 – April 24, 2018, 01:44:58 am

Yep, seems to take extraordinary effort to find that knowledgeable person, but I guess it's always been that way, somewhat. Glad you got fixed up.

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Reply #38 – April 24, 2018, 01:32:38 pm

I sold my satellite system because it was too expensive and complex for me. Installed a Winegard Sensar Pro 3 OTA (Over the Air) antenna system. Between that, Netflix, Youtube and Amazon Prime Video, there is way to much content.

See the photo for all of the content we have recorded on our Windows Media Center OTA DVR (Digital Video Recorder) system. No monthly charges.

Re: Satelite or Not

Reply #39 – April 24, 2018, 07:19:36 pm

Quote from: Roger & Susan in Home2 – April 22, 2018, 02:20:59 pm

Router
Nighthawk LTE Mobile Hotspot Router - AT&T

Unlimited plans
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1182926

Roger. I just signed up at ATT not a month ago and pointed to the router on the counter. I was told by the manager that they were no longer selling those with the unlimited higher speed net. They stated the reason as being that many folks were using them outside their homes.
Of course me being the trouble maker that I am. I asked what difference would it make as to WHERE I was using it and It would likely get heavier use at home than on the road. I then asked if ATT would cancel my cell account if they found I was using my cell phone at my home and not mobile. I was met with a shoulder shrug and an agreement from the manager that it was silly. But the directive came from the ATT mothership.

Re: Satelite or Not

Reply #40 – April 24, 2018, 08:34:24 pm

Quote from: bigdog – April 24, 2018, 07:19:36 pm

Roger. I just signed up at ATT not a month ago and pointed to the router on the counter. I was told by the manager that they were no longer selling those with the unlimited higher speed net. They stated the reason as being that many folks were using them outside their homes.
Of course me being the trouble maker that I am. I asked what difference would it make as to WHERE I was using it and It would likely get heavier use at home than on the road. I then asked if ATT would cancel my cell account if they found I was using my cell phone at my home and not mobile. I was met with a shoulder shrug and an agreement from the manager that it was silly. But the directive came from the ATT mothership.

You need to find a corporate store with a manager who cares about customers. This one obviously does not. It too us several tries to find one who understood the 250gb HomeBase program and was willing to do the little bit of work required to get it to work. I now have three of these devices in the last four months as well as an iPhone from ATT. We are consuming more than 400 GB every month with absolutely no throttling on the internet access devices anywhere we have used them.

Don't give up. Find a willing ATT partner.

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Reply #41 – April 26, 2018, 11:59:49 pm

Not to be biased, but how does one identify " that" employee. Clues? Or do you just ask for the manager?

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Reply #42 – April 27, 2018, 01:04:32 am

Quote from: Old phart phred – April 26, 2018, 11:59:49 pm

Not to be biased, but how does one identify " that" employee. Clues? Or do you just ask for the manager?

Here is a site that lists the corporate AT&T stores. AT&T Corporate Store Locations I guess one would need to start at the closest and go from there.

What would help is for those that have trod before us might post a sticky coaching those new to the crazy world of mobile services in what/how to ask. There are many threads on this site concerning wireless. It's easy to get lost in that jungle looking for the exact wording one needs to get good results.

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Reply #43 – April 27, 2018, 08:42:50 am

So are the ATT Homebase plans still only available in certain states or areas?
I'm assuming they would not be available where ATT or other internet services are available?
Shame, I'd love to have that many GBs available for when we travel.

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Reply #44 – April 27, 2018, 09:00:14 am

Both the HomeBase and the Netgear Nighthawk internet access devices are still on the ATT official website. We got our first Homebase at an ATT Corp store in St George UT. Andther Forum Member got theirs in Lincoln, NE. Neither of us lived in these spots ... just found a willing store person to help. Sometimes it tales a manager to get things started. These devices can connect 15-20 devices. The ZTE Mobley devices are good for 5 as I understand. The HomeBase and the Netgear Nighthawk internet access devices added to your account are $20/mo.(plus taxes and fees of course)

We have an Unlimited Plus plan. They have a couple new plans now with different names, prices are about the same. Throttling appears to take place on individual phones and tablets on the plan after 22 GB on each when you are in a congested area. Our plan does not throttle the intermet access devices. The newer plans may when ypu are in high congested areas.

DirecTV Now use does not count against your data plan and appears to never be throttled.

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