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Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 1:01am

Thanks for the feedback, techntrek...

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Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 1:25pm

I think the card and receiver are paired up, so you'll need to take an active receiver/card combo with you.

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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 6:44pm

techntrek:

I'm on DirecTV and have an old dish and receiver that I'm not using. Can I pack these in the trailer and just grab the ID card out of my bedroom receiver and stick it in the spare receiver in my camper when I want to use it?

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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 4:32pm

An FYI for those with DirecTV (and this should apply to Dish too), you can just take one of your receivers with you - no need for a separate account. You just need a dish mounted to a portable base of some kind (make your own or you can buy them), often you can get dishes free on Craigslist. I kept my old standard-def dish when we went high-def, which is another option. One benefit of using a standard-def dish is they are much easier to aim. DirecTV doesn't require a phone line and I think that is true for Dish for an extra fee.

One catch to this - if you travel outside of your "home" area, you won't be able to receive your local channels. They are broadcast on narrow spot-beams from the satellite. You used to be able to get an account for RVs which let you receive the "big 3" via their home-area broadcast channel (such as WABC in New York) but which was re-broadcast on a nationwide beam, but I don't know if you can do that anymore.

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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 10:03am

Thanks iamsmonk and Brin! It looks like I don't have to miss racing, while camping.

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Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 9:24am

As a famous German sergeant used say "Verly interlesting"!

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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 8:39pm

What a coincidence - I just read an ad in the magazine I get from Camping World. There is a 2 page spread about the new Pay-As-You-Go Programming from Dish network. You buy the ViP 211K receiver (which Camping World has for $134.99) which is compatible with most Winegard satellite antennas. Choose your progarmming package and prepay each month in advance. You don't have to call and cancel, just don't pay next months price and you service is discontinued. Want to pick it up again...just call and start prepaying. The phone number listed is 1-866-609-9374. If you want to see the ad with more details you can view it on Camping World's website. The ad is inside the front cover.

Sherrie & Carol,
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2011 r-pod 177

Let's go camping!

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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 3:25pm

This is what I found by googling it.

http://www.winegard.com/dishnetwork/

I would love to hear any feedback from someone who knows about this. I am not technical at all about this stuff.

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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 1:46pm

I heard a rumor that the Dish network has come out with a "plan" especially for RVers. You pay as you go, no contracts, you can start/stop service anytime you want.

Have any of you heard details about this?

Do any of you use Dish Network?

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Bigbit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 27 Feb 2010 Location: USA Online Status: Offline Posts: 58	Topic: Have you heard? Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 1:01am
	Thanks for the feedback, techntrek...

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 1:25pm
	I think the card and receiver are paired up, so you'll need to take an active receiver/card combo with you.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Bigbit Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 27 Feb 2010 Location: USA Online Status: Offline Posts: 58	Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 6:44pm
	techntrek: I'm on DirecTV and have an old dish and receiver that I'm not using. Can I pack these in the trailer and just grab the ID card out of my bedroom receiver and stick it in the spare receiver in my camper when I want to use it?

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 4:32pm
	An FYI for those with DirecTV (and this should apply to Dish too), you can just take one of your receivers with you - no need for a separate account. You just need a dish mounted to a portable base of some kind (make your own or you can buy them), often you can get dishes free on Craigslist. I kept my old standard-def dish when we went high-def, which is another option. One benefit of using a standard-def dish is they are much easier to aim. DirecTV doesn't require a phone line and I think that is true for Dish for an extra fee. One catch to this - if you travel outside of your "home" area, you won't be able to receive your local channels. They are broadcast on narrow spot-beams from the satellite. You used to be able to get an account for RVs which let you receive the "big 3" via their home-area broadcast channel (such as WABC in New York) but which was re-broadcast on a nationwide beam, but I don't know if you can do that anymore.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 10:03am
	Thanks iamsmonk and Brin! It looks like I don't have to miss racing, while camping.

TerryM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Online Status: Offline Posts: 1950	Posted: 02 Feb 2011 at 9:24am
	As a famous German sergeant used say "Verly interlesting"! Terry
	RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565

iamsmonk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 114	Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 8:39pm
	What a coincidence - I just read an ad in the magazine I get from Camping World. There is a 2 page spread about the new Pay-As-You-Go Programming from Dish network. You buy the ViP 211K receiver (which Camping World has for $134.99) which is compatible with most Winegard satellite antennas. Choose your progarmming package and prepay each month in advance. You don't have to call and cancel, just don't pay next months price and you service is discontinued. Want to pick it up again...just call and start prepaying. The phone number listed is 1-866-609-9374. If you want to see the ad with more details you can view it on Camping World's website. The ad is inside the front cover.
	Sherrie & Carol, Henri, Jay & Tanner 2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8 2011 r-pod 177 Let's go camping!

Brin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Location: Manassas, Va Online Status: Offline Posts: 93	Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 3:25pm
	This is what I found by googling it. http://www.winegard.com/dishnetwork/ I would love to hear any feedback from someone who knows about this. I am not technical at all about this stuff.
	Terri and Craig and Panzer 2009 - 175 RPod 2000 Ford F250 XLT Extended Cab Diesel

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 1:46pm
	I heard a rumor that the Dish network has come out with a "plan" especially for RVers. You pay as you go, no contracts, you can start/stop service anytime you want. Have any of you heard details about this? Do any of you use Dish Network?