Solo18 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I own and had installed a Winegard satellite on the roof of my motorhome two years ago. I also own my own receiver that I bought specifically for this use. It was installed by Camping World in Florida. Also, I have a month-to-month contract with Dish, so that is not a problem. I am fed up with Dish for dropping Ovation, which was my favorite channel. So what is involved in switching to DirectTV?? Do I need to buy a new receiver? I cannot find my old satellite on the Winegard or the Camping World sites, and they now seem to sell a satellite that works specifically with Direct. And of course, the folks at Direct TV cannot give me any information at all, and suggest I call an RV dealer. (That is not a good start, to say the least.) They could not even tell me which channel lineups were available. Has that much changed in the last two years???? It seems that two years ago, the information was easy to find online. Or am I just jumping from the proverbial frying pan to the fire??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjstough Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 If I wanted to know what program packages are available from Directv I would go to www.directv.com, and click on the "packages" tab. Your Dish antenna, and receiver may not work with Directv. Paul 2005 Winnebago Voyage 38J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark and Dale Bruss Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Dish and DirecTV use their own receivers. If you Winegard is a dome dish, then it can be switchedfrom Dish to DirecTV. Are you sure you want to drop Dish for one channel? What you lose. With DirecTV and the dome, you will only receive SD programming. Dish has better options for RVers than DirecTV. Please click for Emails instead of PM Mark & DaleJoey - 2016 Bounder 33C Tige - 2006 40' Travel SupremeSparky III - 2021 Mustang Mach-e, off the the Road since 2019 Useful HDT Truck, Trailer, and Full-timing Info atwww.dmbruss.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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