Changing to Dish TV

[Barbara Olmstead]

We have Winegard roof dish for Direct TV, just put on last year.  Have smart TV. Want to switch to Dish TV, to see Seahawks and Pac12 sports. Do we need a whole new roof satellite receiver, or can it be reprogrammed?

[George Harwell]

The winegard traveler was convertible between direct and dish tv with the purchase of a kit from Winegard. It was around $250 last year when I was researching the options. There are so many small domes available now that makes it a challenge to decide. I am in the mode for switching to Dish so will be doing my research as time allows. Just returned from summer trip so lots to do here. I suggest you give Winegard a call at 800-288-8094 for more options.

[Robert Wagner]

 Yes call them.  I switched but my directv dish was from 2007 and it could not be adapted. I tried spent half an hour on phone with winguard  Pulled old one off and installed a winguard dish satellite bought two receivers and my bill is 48. Per month.  Way better deal.  Sold old one. 

[Fred Cook]

Dish TV is a good choice and allows you one contract to cover both your home and RV where as Direct TV puts you on two separate contacts... costing more. At present I am put out with Dish because they are in a contract dispute with Fox Sports Midwest and has pulled its channel off the air. I am missing all my Cardinal baseball games🤬

[Jerry Carr]

We have enjoyed our Dish for 2 years. One positive note is wonderful tech support we never wait more then a few minutes and the phone app for location moves works great. We have local channels before we even get the hook ups completed. Plus we stop and start billing online or with phone.   

[Robert Wagner]

I had only one contract with directv it just showed 4 receivers in our house two of which were in the mh.  We switched to dish and bought everything outright. Wanted smaller monthly bill.  Dish has excellent customer service too.  Sorry about your sports.  Hopefully they get it resolved.  I think they were not expecting the growth they have received since directv was bought out.

[Fred Brooks]

   Barbara,

 Dish is so far ahead of Directv there is no comparison! You can turn your receivers on and off from your smart phone, you can refresh your receivers if they become inactive from your phone, you can get local channels where ever you park for the night. Their customer service speak English and are very supportive. With Directv shutting down their "101 satellite soon, any one using a dome will have make some decisions. FYI dish just made a deal with ACCN so you will get your sport channels. Fred

[Stan Simpson]

We bought the conversion kit from Winegard when we switched our DirecTV to Dish. It has worked flawlessly. I echo what Fred says. The app on your phone can control everything, including changing your location to get local channels.

Back then, a two or three years ago, the kit was $355.00.

[Fred Brooks]

  Just a heads up if you are going to use your Hopper 3 from your house and put in your motorhome. If you have the latest conversion from Winegard which has the new LNB, you will need a DPH-42 and a solo hub installed between the dish output and your reciever. Fred

[Robert Wagner]

Wish we could have.

[Bill Sprague]

Flipping through my newest FMCA magazine there is and ad and link.

https://get.dishformyrv.com/fmca

My now old experience with DirecTV started good when they were new and went to bad.   

If I were doing it now, I would get a Dish portable.  They are small, automatic and you can dodge the tree branches easier than moving the motorhome around.

[Fred Brooks]

    Bill, not a bad Idea definitely cheaper that a Dish 1000 if you have room to stow it. I carry one under my bed so If I am in a mature campground with a large tree canopy, I have a back up strategy so my Bride can watch her Soaps. Fred

[Bob Bulot]

Add my vote for Dish service.  We have had the Winegard Travlr 1000 dish and a Hopper 3 DVR for nearly three years now.   The Hopper is the most feature-rich DVR available.

Dish’s customer service has been great.  Love that we can easily change local service as we travel, and that we can pause service during the months that we’re home.

The only down side is that currently Dish is in a fist fight with some content providers, so, for instance, there is no HBO available right now.

IMHO, the Winegard dish is the best antenna currently available.  The biggest advantage for me over any dome is that it simultaneously connects to all three satellites at once, instead of having to mechanically switch satellites each time the channel is changed to one that is on a different satellite.

[Mike Humble]

When you are traveling in MH and change local channel feed do you lose all service at home, or just the local feed.  Our kids sometimes use the house when we are in MH.
Mike

[David T. Richelderfer]

The house loses only its locals if you switch your account to other locals while on the road elsewhere.