Does anyone have any experience in how to set it up to where you take your Direct TV receiver with you to use there when spending time at a vacation home?
I have searched online and find conflicting information. Some wording seems to imply you can't do it while others sounds like you can. It seems crazy to subscribe to a package with most channels and in addition pay extra for the sports packages and then on top of that have to pay monthly for two separate accounts when only needing to ever use one at a time and could simply take the receiver with you as long as you install a second signal dish at the home.
I'm hoping a few here has done this and can offer some advise of how best to approach Direct TV about setting it up on one account.
Thanks
It's really not hard to do it yourself. I figured it out myself by just researching. The biggest key is it has to be level. If the mast is not level, you are pissing in the wind.
If you email me ill give you my other email and ill help any way I can, I know way too much about this shit.
It's really not hard to do it yourself. I figured it out myself by just researching. The biggest key is it has to be level. If the mast is not level, you are pissing in the wind.
So it would be a mistake to call Direct TV and pay them to install the dish only?
It's really not hard to do it yourself. I figured it out myself by just researching. The biggest key is it has to be level. If the mast is not level, you are pissing in the wind.
So it would be a mistake to call Direct TV and pay them to install the dish only?
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I have bought one myself and each week I set it up for our tailgate at giants games.
It's really not hard to do it yourself. I figured it out myself by just researching. The biggest key is it has to be level. If the mast is not level, you are pissing in the wind.
So it would be a mistake to call Direct TV and pay them to install the dish only?
OK, Thanks. I probably will take you up on your offer about e-mailing you. It likely will be a project for early summer so if you wouldn't mind I may e-mail you when I get ready to start and get your advice or with any questions I can't figure out. I'll try and do a little research in the mean time. Thanks again
Thanks Peter, I guess I'll give it a shot. I'm not a fan of heights so hopefully I won't have to mount it to the roof (grin)
I believe if you signed a contract with them there is a clause that says you won't remove the equipment from your home.
I think they have a specific RV/mobile contract they might ask you to use.
reason being people used to get an extra receiver and send it to their father in florida and its $10 a month for the new receiver and your dad now has full DTV for $10.
I believe if you signed a contract with them there is a clause that says you won't remove the equipment from your home.
I think they have a specific RV/mobile contract they might ask you to use.
reason being people used to get an extra receiver and send it to their father in florida and its $10 a month for the new receiver and your dad now has full DTV for $10.
Do you know what they charge for the RV/Mobile fee? Is it just a simple add on type of fee to your existing account? I really am not trying to cheat them and would only be using it with the same receiver in one home at a time but don't want to pay over a hundred a month for a second account just for when on vacations.
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The only special tools you'll need are a small magnetized level and a compass.
Thanks Peter, I guess I'll give it a shot. I'm not a fan of heights so hopefully I won't have to mount it to the roof (grin)
My dish is on the side of the house. I wasn't going up on the roof. Some people mount them on a pole stuck in the ground.
Just sent it to.
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What you are doing Steve I don't think they care about.
so that makes it okay to steal it?
I was simply pointing out to steve why DTV has the clause in their contract about the equipment remaining in the home. It's to prevent what you're doing.
It's stealing.
I wasn't judging you though because I don't care if you steal from DTV, but you can spin it how you want.
And I am dropping DTV in June when my contract ends because while they aren't thieves they're expensive as hell compared with comparable service on FiOS.
I might try and find some way to get Sunday Ticket through them only, but I don't think they offer that anymore.