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Has anyone ever used Dish Network TV / Internet bundle for their RV?  Does anyone know how that works?  Have not called Dish yet, but looking at their web site, it does not give much information about it.  We do have an old dish base on the roof now, no head, and was hoping something could be replaced and use the existing cables.  Does anyone know of someone near Foley, AL who does Dish for rv's?  We are staying on private property at the Rainbow Plantation.

We presently have a Broadband connection through a tablet with Verizon, but the service signal is extremely poor here in south AL.  Cell service is almost as bad.  Some calls don't even ring in, just go straight to voice mail.  We can not hardly do Skype or even the new Zoom without getting interrupted.

Thanks for all suggestions and help.

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I think Dish internet is only for residential and not mobil. If you are at Rainbow Plantation check with the office for a referral to a independent Dish representative , and/or any other internet providers who may often come to the camp ground there.

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Dish and Internet is only for stationary installations.  You might look at Hughes, but it is pricey.

Streaming is not an option for us as we are often in areas with poor to no cell service.

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Dish satellite Internet is a rebranded HughesNet Gen5 service and is not suited to mobile use. There are satellite Internet companies that do offer a mobile version of the Hughes service. I think Zulu has or had one of them and hopefully will jump in with more detail.

On edit: I found the link to Tom's satellite Internet write-up. There are links at the end to the two available services...

https://rvseniormoments.com/tech-docs/satellite-internet-for-rvers/

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1 hour ago, Dutch_12078 said:

Dish satellite Internet is a rebranded HughesNet Gen5 service and is not suited to mobile use. There are satellite Internet companies that do offer a mobile version of the Hughes service. I think Zulu has or had one of them and hopefully will jump in with more detail.

Yep, I have a manual (ie, "portable") HughesNet Gen5 system.

Since Starlink is "right around the corner" (so to speak), I'd postpone investing in a satellite Internet system until we see what Starlink is like when it (hopefully) rolls out this year or next.

If you can't wait, I'd look into other cell data plans like AT&T. Check out the MIRC website. They're the best and the cost of membership is well worth it.

If you still can't wait, then a HughesNet Gen5 system should be your last option because (1) the equipment is expensive, (2) the data plans are expensive, and (3) you're locked into a 2-year contract.

The portable HughesNet Gen5 system equipment like mine costs about $2K and data plans range from 2 GB/month ($39.99/month) to 300 GB/month ($589.99/month):

hughesgen5pricing2x.jpg

 

Finally, there are now automatic rooftop HughesNet Gen5 systems available from Oregon RV Satellite Systems from $4,990 to $6,395. Actually a great price for an automatic Ka-band system, but probably a lot more than you're willing to spend.

Good luck.

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