We are new DirecTV sunscribers and so far, are pleased. We switched from cable for the sole purpose of having a satellite dish with us while we travel for three or four months this summer/fall. We will take the non-high def receiver from the living room with us and leave the high def receiver in the family room: DirecTV gave us a dish for our 5er.
I had planned to unplug everything when we leave next week. Now I hear we need to keep our satellite receiver plugged in at the house so we can access the satellite while in other states. Is this true?
Thanks,
Magster
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You wouldn't need the receiver at home plugged in to use the other one in the RV.
But if you unplug the one at home. When you get back from your trip you will have to call DTV or go on line to have them zap the receiver at home to get it working. But that isn't a big deal to do.
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If you need to unplug your stuff at home to protect it from lightning, or because you don't want to pay for the electricity that it would draw while you're away, well... you gotta do what you gotta do. Otherwise, you could just leave it plugged in and when you get home the thing will still be working.
The other idea about needing to leave it on for your road equipment to work is not true.
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In fact You do not even need a sat receiver in the house
With Dish Network if you unpulg they charge you an additional 5.00/month (At least with DVR's) per unit
The only problem you may have is this
Direc has two types of accounts.. "Local" and "Mobile" Your house is a "Local" account. This means you can receiver LOCAL televison stations via the satellite.. This will include your local ABC, NBC, CBS and so on stations.
You also get "Satellite" stations like HBO or Hallmark or NASA
Now if you "Hit the road" by more than a couple hundred miles (Exact millage depends on direction of travel) you will LOOSE your local network stations using a House type account.
Now if you have an RV account, You are NOT supposed to get the locals (or so they tell me.. I do get em but they tell me I should not)
They, for a few dollars more per month, of course, do offer "National" network stations, LA or NYC area. These are carried on different channels (38x IIRC) and you can pick them up anywhere in teh CONtential US .
This has NOTHING to do, however, with the receiver at home.. Just how far from home you are
You see.. Locals are "Spot Beamed"
To understand a spot beam imagine a stage, A big map of the US painted on the floor, the spot light is shinign on the soloist who happens to be standing on the spot where your house is... If you are close enough, you are "In the light" and if you are, oh say 400 miles (or more) away, you are "In the dark"
That's a spot beam
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If you need to unplug your stuff at home to protect it from lightning, or because you don't want to pay for the electricity that it would draw while you're away, well... you gotta do what you gotta do. Otherwise, you could just leave it plugged in and when you get home the thing will still be working.
The other idea about needing to leave it on for your road equipment to work is not true.
Lightning strikes are, indeed, the main concern, although I do believe Other Half has everything hooked up through a surge protector.
We'll probably just disconnect the TV and leave the receiver hooked up.
Thanks, everyone, for giving me the correct information. We are aware we won't be getting our local Orlando TV stations and we care not a wit. Hopefully, it will be COOL in Maine. Don't need to be reminded it will be 98 degrees and 98 percent humidity here.
Cheers,
Maggie, aka Magster
The issue isn't whether you can get your local Orlando channels, the issue is whether you want the network broadcast stations like ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox. To get these, you will have to file the Distant Network Service waiver and tell them you are going to be in an RV.
If you're going to be in Maine all summer all you need to do is call DirecTV and have them switch the networks to your new location. If you do this, DON"T have them switch your billing address, just your location address. When you get back home in the fall call and have them switch the location back to Orlando.
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