SKP099512
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Class of 2009 here! We just signed for an apartment near our family in Missouri and plan to leave the RV year round at the park in Texas we have been staying for awhile. We'll sell or trade-in the truck and move back and forth in a new SUV. We'll spend the majority of the year in Texas. A couple of questions:
Insurance - we will keep paying for insurance since the RV still has some value. Does that sound right?
Registration/Inspection - the RV will never be towed by us again and we plan on getting skirting, etc. to make the RV virtually unmovable. What are my options with regards to yearly registrations and inspections?
TIA for any assistance as we journey on to the next phase of our life!
Bob & Jo
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To me only one answer, FCIS, who is an agent for many companies. They know and understand RV'ng and fulltime RV'ng
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For any matter it is always best to contact Miller first.
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ABC East back as well this afternoon
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Just checked, same for me. ABC seems to be there and not be there
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Interesting factoid: AT&T DirecTV does not like mobile RV accounts and prefers porn to Hallmark!
Do you realize that if you live in an RV you can add porn to your DirecTV viewing but not Hallmark. You can add Playboy and Penthouse but not the Movies Extra Pack that includes Hallmark Drama and Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. DirecTV says its because we have a mobile account. That’s funny because we’ve had a mobile account since Sept 2009.
That was when we got a waiver for DNS (Distant Network Services) which you can only get if you live in an RV. We got the waiver reauthorized in 2019 so they knew we were still in an RV. We’ve had the Movies Extra Pack for years and it suddenly went away in August 2020 since they said we were now a mobile account. I spent many hours on the phone trying to add it back and it comes down to we can’t have the Movies Extra Pack with a mobile account.
But I could have added Penthouse during the call. ATT DirecTV prefers porn to Hallmark and does not like mobile RV accounts!! -
41 minutes ago, mhs4771 said:
Guess no one ever came back and said the ABC had been added back to the DNS package. Only channel we're missing is the CW that we never watched anyway.
Kept forgetting to mention this.
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12 hours ago, Darryl&Rita said:
Swapped our equipment out for better home audio equipment in the last rig. Ran into the same issue. It never sounded so good, following the install of quality head unit and speakers.
Don't have room for multiple units in the cabinet. I need the all in one. What did you choose?
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Not sure if this is the right thread, mods can move if necessary.
We have a Winegard Travl'r and DirecTV Genie in our living room in our 2015 Lifestyle LS38RS. We listen to sound with a Panasonic Blu-ray home theater system. The blu-ray player that has all the speaker connections is starting to make a horrible noise and I know it's nearing the end. First looked at repairing it since that means all the connections stay the same. As expected repairing it became an issue. Generally cheaper to buy new these days plus local repair guy said hard to get parts anyway. He also mentioned what I am finding out to be true, that hardly makes these anymore.
Has anybody else run into this problem?
Thanks,
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11 hours ago, Barbaraok said:
Hey, at least you aren't 'stranded' here in the Phoenix area!
Agreed, we summered in the blast furnace that is the valley of the sun once and hopefully once. Our high temperature was 115.
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8 minutes ago, usnlt said:
The report that DNS is dead turns out to be fake news. Rec'd this today......
We recently notified you that Congress had decided not to renew key provisions of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) and that as a result, you would have lost access to out-of-market broadcast networks ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and The CW starting June 1, 2020.
We’re happy to let you know that DIRECTV will now continue to provide you with access to broadcast networks CBS, FOX, and NBC as part of your Mobile Network Package. Unfortunately, access to ABC and The CW networks are no longer part of your Mobile Network Package.
In recognition of any inconvenience to you, we are adjusting the price of your Mobile Network Package from $15 to $11, effective June 1, 2020. Please note this new price (and any related credits) will appear within 1 to 2 billing cycles.
If you have any questions, please call us at 866.595.9429.
Got same email, beat me to it
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June 13th update - ATT/DirecTV has signed agreements with FOX CBS NBC so 390 391 392 393 398 399 now viewable. CW and ABC TBD.
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We live full-time in our RV and have since 2009 and have had DNS all that time, both east and west coast feeds. Been a crazy couple days. Checked yesterday morning when I got up and had all channels. Later lost ABC east but still had ABC west but only for a few hours. This morning both CW east and west missing too. Might take a while to sort this new reality out.
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1 hour ago, Barbaraok said:
I have heard from everyone that you can't call in to DirectTV and have service address changed and get it done easily over the phone. Which is what I just did, in anticipation of no 'locals' any longer. Took a couple of transfers to get me to the billing area, but once I explained what I wanted, he said to hang on while he did it, looked up and the TV was searching for program guide and voila, there they were. He again verified the billing address and it was done. I was amazed to say the least. Once in a while something goes the way it should!
Took me 6 hours over a couple days, about 8 reps and still had to have the problem escalated to the next level. Couple days later the channels were changed. Hope future changes are like yours and not ours.
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On 5/10/2020 at 12:53 PM, SKP099512 said:
I have been able to change my service address over the phone for some time now. AT&T acts like buying DirecTV was a mistake and they hate RV mobile accounts more. When DNS goes away it will be interesting if they have the same tune. Our service address is KCMO now and we are in Texas in an area where OTA does not bring in network channels.
Which number did you call? Did you get forwarded to a specific department?Reason I ask is that I have spent 2 hours on the phone trying to change service address in preparation for June 1st. We cannot get networks OTA in our current location.
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On 5/5/2020 at 10:06 PM, MeanderMan said:
I tried to change my service address with DTV in February, something i've done many times before. This time they told me that they'd have to schedule an appointment and a technician would have to oversee the change. When I challenged that, they gave me some argument that the FCC had changed the rules. Anyone had their service address changed over the phone lately?
I have been unable to change my service address over the phone for some time now. AT&T acts like buying DirecTV was a mistake and they hate RV mobile accounts more. When DNS goes away it will be interesting if they have the same tune. Our service address is KCMO now and we are in Texas in an area where OTA does not bring in network channels.
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8 minutes ago, bobsallyh said:
As a Direct customer for years with DNS and before that with Dish until they got caught with their hand in the cookie jar and had their DNS taken away by the FCC, I could care less about locals, not going to call to change locals when I move. The DNS is great because if on the west coast you can see programing from the east coast at reasonable times. And for sports, it hard to beat. If I can get the locals on OTA ok, but sure won't spend but a couple of moments trying to tune them in. And unless something drastic happens we will just stay with Direct.
Yeah DNS is great but also gone on DirecTV on June 1st.
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55 minutes ago, Dutch_12078 said:
The FCC accepts the 210 DMA designations that Nielsen uses for their audience ratings services. Nielsen doesn't make the laws or regulations of course, they just define the markets the FCC uses to implement the laws and regulations. Dish carries the locals in all 210 markets, while DTV only carries 198 markets despite promising the FCC years ago they would carry all of them.
(emphasis added)
And in order to offer DNS DirecTV just has to offer locals in 12 more markets. Yet they send out notices blaming the law.
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1 hour ago, Zulu said:
As I recall regularly changing locals on DirecTV is problematic at best.
For us, once we had our DirecTV and AT&T accounts combined into a single 'mobile' account it was very difficult to change service address.
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9 minutes ago, Twotoes said:
I have never has DirecTv DNS in the 3 years I have been with them. I am a full timer and move a lot. I just call them, give them my location and have my locals changed. Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes it takes some explaining to the CSR that I am in a motorhome.
We have DNS but our friends do not. The last three times they have tried to change locals they have been denied. They have just given up. We are currently in a place that does not get local networks, can get a couple secondary channels that just carry reruns from the 70s, so DNS really comes in handy. WiFi also sucks so can't stream.
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24 minutes ago, SWharton said:
Happy we switched to Dish. I heard this from Dish but I assumed everyone would be grandfathered.
I had heard that Dish was no longer offering Distant Networks.
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Yeah Joel 'docj' YouTubeTV comes in great on park wifi in the middle of Montana at dialup speeds 😒
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"Distant Networks" going away June 1st. I also posted in the satellite thread here
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Just got an email today from DirecTV.
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Regrettably, we must inform you of a new law that affects your programming. Until recently, the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR) Act authorized DIRECTV to provide you access to your out-of-market broadcast networks—ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, and/or FOX. Unfortunately, Congress has decided to not renew key provisions of this law. As a result, on June 1, 2020, we no longer will be able to provide you access to these out-of-market channels. These are not available anywhere else. However, this change does not affect access to your existing local network stations.
If you’re paying for these channels, you’ll receive a credit within 1-2 billing cycles for this programming change.
If you have any questions, please call us at 866.595.9429.
Thank you for choosing DIRECTV.
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This might be a topic for the lobbying group.
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Thanks BarbaraOK and Kirk for your responses.
I'll keep the RV insured and I'll stop by the DMV and confirm what to do about registration. Makes sense that if not on the road it doesn't need to be registered.