R-pod Owners Forum : Satellite on r-pod http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : Satellite on r-pod Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 05:20:07 +0000 Fri, 03 May 2019 13:19:14 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12811 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Satellite on r-pod : Satellite radio is about the cost... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123462#123462 Author: podwerkz
Subject: 12811
Posted: 03 May 2019 at 1:19pm

Satellite radio is about the cost ($11 to $21/mo) of those streaming music services and it works almost anywhere, no cellular connection needed. They also have streaming service if you prefer that. 

Lots of music, talk shows, sports, weather, news, and entertainment to choose from.

I bought a lifetime subscription more than 10 years ago...so I'm a bit biased!

Tongue
]]> Fri, 03 May 2019 13:19:14 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123462#123462 Satellite on r-pod : We're using a Winegard Pathway... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123460#123460 Author: Larry-D
Subject: 12811
Posted: 03 May 2019 at 12:07pm

We're using a Winegard Pathway X2 dish on Wally receivers, one in the Pod and another in our larger TT.  The combination work great on the Dish system.  Great HD service.  One caution and it will be the same for all satellite antennas is that they need a clear path, leaves or other obstructions really cut down on the signal strength.]]> Fri, 03 May 2019 12:07:10 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123460#123460 Satellite on r-pod : +1I'll pass on the cable... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123459#123459 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12811
Posted: 03 May 2019 at 11:54am

+1

I'll pass on the cable news though, I find that regardless of any unmentionable political bias you can acquire that info much more efficiently reading it online. 

I'll add free Spotify to the list for music consumption. If I was offline enough I'd pay the $10/month and get Spotify premium with Hulu and download my playlists. But I'm not camping enough to warrant it and I have a lot of music and video on my portable hard disk for those few times. I have a wifi one so it will stream to tablets and phones in and around the campsite as needed.  I play it on the TV and stereo via my mobile phone as well. 
]]> Fri, 03 May 2019 11:54:36 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123459#123459 Satellite on r-pod : I'm a cord cutter at home... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123457#123457 Author: EchoGale
Subject: 12811
Posted: 03 May 2019 at 10:55am

I'm a cord cutter at home too (been about a decade now; saved so much money and I no longer channel surf). For travelling both Netflix and Amazon Prime now let you download lots of movies and TV series when you have wifi to play on a tablet, phone, or laptop when you don't.  If you have cell service TuneIn Radio App will let you listen to cable news --in deference to our no politics/religion rule, which I greatly appreciate, I'll refrain from naming what I listen to but I bet they're all there. Streaming audio isn't as hard on your data plan. ]]> Fri, 03 May 2019 10:55:03 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123457#123457 Satellite on r-pod : I have unlimited mobile data and... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123454#123454 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12811
Posted: 03 May 2019 at 9:59am

I have unlimited mobile data and Netflix and Amazon Prime shipping accounts anyway so there is no additional cost involved other than buying the phone HDMI adapter ($20) and a cell signal booster and directional antenna ($200), which does a good job most places I camp in bringing in a strong cell signal. 

In the Appalachians I sometimes camp down in a hollow and run into the same problem you have in the West (no signal to boost) and then I also trot out my movie collection which I bring along for a rainy day. 
]]> Fri, 03 May 2019 09:59:46 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123454#123454 Satellite on r-pod : Regarding cell service, I agree... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123449#123449 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12811
Posted: 03 May 2019 at 9:49am

Regarding cell service, I agree with Glue Guy, out west our cell service is spotty even in more urbanized areas due to mountains blocking signals.  And when you get into less populated areas, even if they're flat there is often no cell service.  

For us, we have no cable or streaming service, such as Netflix, at home, much less in our Pod.  We manage with what we can get off the regular internet or do without.  While traveling in our Pod, we use the cell phones for internet connections using the hotspot feature.  When we have no signal, we just enjoy the simplicity of being cut off from the world and engage in those novel activities of reading and conversation, enjoying the peace and quiet around us.  
]]> Fri, 03 May 2019 09:49:04 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123449#123449 Satellite on r-pod : The mobile phone only works... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123445#123445 Author: StephenH
Subject: 12811
Posted: 03 May 2019 at 9:28am

The mobile phone only works if one is in an area which has good cell service or a workable WiFi service. I've been at some RV parks which specifically state that WiFi is not to be used for streaming video. Unless one has an unlimited data plan with good cell service, that is not a viable option either. I've also been in areas where the cell service was either non-existent or marginal, neither of which allow for streaming. Satellite is expensive. Having a laptop with movies ripped from DVDs or a DVD/Blueray player is a less expensive way to go but does ot allow for live news or current shows. Most of the time, our TV stays off anyway. That is the absolutely least expensive option. Big smile]]> Fri, 03 May 2019 09:28:58 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123445#123445 Satellite on r-pod : Originally posted by offgridAs... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123444#123444 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 12811
Posted: 03 May 2019 at 9:23am

Originally posted by offgrid

As a long term cord cutter, might I suggest using a mobile phone with a data plan instead? Most (not all) locations have mobile data service these days.
I would argue that there are still huge areas with no cell service. Heck, we barely get cell service at all where we live. Many, if not most of the places we like to camp do not get cell service. 

We are also cord cutters, but we get most of our TV service over the air (DTV). No cable; no DSL where we live, so I guess you could say there was no cord to cut.
]]> Fri, 03 May 2019 09:23:30 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123444#123444 Satellite on r-pod : As a long term cord cutter, might... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123438#123438 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12811
Posted: 03 May 2019 at 7:26am

As a long term cord cutter, might I suggest using a mobile phone with a data plan instead? Most (not all) locations have mobile data service these days. Connect your phone to your TV with an HDMI adapter and cable. Leave that big expensive dish at home. Get a Netflix, HULU, or Amazon Prime streaming account and watch away. Or just watch stuff on YouTube for free.Thumbs Up. You might like it so much you drop your sat service entirely. I did, over 10 years ago, and I've never looked back.  


]]> Fri, 03 May 2019 07:26:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123438#123438 Satellite on r-pod : Winegard now has a portable antenna... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123434#123434 Author: ArenaBlanca
Subject: 12811
Posted: 02 May 2019 at 11:22pm

Winegard now has a portable antenna that receives both Dish and DirectTV.  The unit is prceyand only receives SD signal for DirectTV.  I heard that DirectTV has been moving to all HD and hopes to complete this by the end of the year. I haven't seen any documented evidence of this.  But it would be wise to check into it before laying out $500 or so for a Winegard antenna.]]> Thu, 02 May 2019 23:22:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123434#123434 Satellite on r-pod : Thanks much for the feed back.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123409#123409 Author: Kdel
Subject: 12811
Posted: 02 May 2019 at 10:19am

Thanks much for the feed back.]]> Thu, 02 May 2019 10:19:08 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123409#123409 Satellite on r-pod : And here I thought we were talking... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123406#123406 Author: podwerkz
Subject: 12811
Posted: 02 May 2019 at 9:20am

And here I thought we were talking about satellite radio....

Wink
]]> Thu, 02 May 2019 09:20:36 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123406#123406 Satellite on r-pod : DirectTV is not user friendly... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123405#123405 Author: ArenaBlanca
Subject: 12811
Posted: 02 May 2019 at 9:15am

DirectTV is not user friendly when in a travel trailer.  You will need an external antenna and a receiver box.  The antenna can be mounted on the ground and aimed at the appropriate satellite for DirectTV reception.  Hook the antenna cable to the antenna port on the Pod.  The receiver box will  need to be inside the Pod, connected to the cabling coming out of the wall and then to the tv.   The hardest part is getting the antenna aimed correctly and getting your service changed by DirectTV to the location you are camping at.  We do this with a t different camper in the summer.  The process has never taken over three days.  When in the R-pod we just forget watching TV and have fun.]]> Thu, 02 May 2019 09:15:21 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123405#123405 Satellite on r-pod : I have dish at home and was able... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123398#123398 Author: Billy Bob
Subject: 12811
Posted: 01 May 2019 at 6:05pm

I have dish at home and was able to add rpod for $9 per month when I have it turned on.....not sure how direct tv works with that...I got my dish satellite at camping world on huge sale and install for $59.00.]]> Wed, 01 May 2019 18:05:51 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123398#123398 Satellite on r-pod : I don't understand your question..... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123397#123397 Author: furpod
Subject: 12811
Posted: 01 May 2019 at 5:51pm

I don't understand your question.. You want to use a satellite dish while camping? and you already are a DirecTV customer? As far as I know, wingard is your only answer for DirecTV.. get the "carryout", it aims itself.
]]> Wed, 01 May 2019 17:51:27 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123397#123397 Satellite on r-pod : Hello poders, can someone enlighten... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123396#123396 Author: Kdel
Subject: 12811
Posted: 01 May 2019 at 5:30pm

Hello poders, can someone enlighten me on installing satellite on r-pod without going thru winegaurd? I can get a system as I have Direct tv at home, but need a satellite and have been told I can get one but don't know who can set up to reach signal. Would appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.]]> Wed, 01 May 2019 17:30:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12811&PID=123396#123396