Satellite t.v.? Wineguard system anyone?

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  1. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    if you have direct tv at home they only charge you for an extra receiver
     
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  3. truckbuddha

    truckbuddha Medium Load Member

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    Hi, yes your right, but still the rates for having the complete movie package is expensive. And no I don't have any kind of home cable or stuff like that.

    I did try the old version of the satellite dish and receiver thing about 15 years ago when it was popular then. You used to see a lot of trucks with a piece of PVC pipe strapped to a side mirror, haha. But with the huge power drain from the old big box analog t.v.s and that receiver I burned up 3 alternators and had to replace a complete set of batteries on the truck I was driving. Now I know that good batteries are a most, if running an inverter with a high demand for electricity.

    I am just toying with the idea of a satellite system, since I seen it in a TA, and I am sure now its going to be showing up in a lot of other truckstops. It just gets so old, always trying to find some movie in a Walmart movie bin that is worth paying the $5 for and then having another movie in the truck that has already been seen.

    But I was wondering now, many movies I could buy for that same $139 a month, that Dish charges? haha.

    I just get annoyed with whatever local broadcast t.v. and the sometimes hassles of passing trucks disrupting the signal, or being in a place with almost no local t.v. at all.

    Oh well.....

    thanx,,

    don
     
  4. MysticHZ

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    For $139 a month, just upgrade your data plan. Get a smart tv and run Netflix through your WiFi.
     
  5. Luse

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    Unless you have unlimted plan 1 hr of Netflix is about 1gb so if you just watch 1 hour a day for 30 days that can get you in trouble. Unless you have t-moble which Netflix does not count against data plan.....BUT their coverage sucks big donkey balls.
     
  6. DrFlush

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    If it was $139 a month I wouldn't have it either, but at 60 its well worth it to me, I have cable at home because I live too far in the sticks and cant use satellite tv in the summer when the leaves are on the trees, I wish I had DISH at the house, then the truck would only be $10 a month.
     
  7. woolybully35us

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    I had the tailgater. in less than 1.5 years it quit the 2 times king controls would not warranty it ,due to have it mounted on my truck with their mounts. the first time I sent to them it cost me $5.96 to send it to them using fed-ex . when they returned it they used fed ex an charged me $50.00 for shipping. plus the price to fix it a grand total of $273.00. this time when I called they told me to send it to them they would fix it at my cost, I told them they go #### them shelf's. I ordered the wineguard pathway x1 dish will be here Tuesday . they have a 2 year warranty an tailgater has a 1 year warranty. wineguard told me I can mount it on my truck an they would warranty it an I would not have to buy their bracket like king controls require. I have dish at home so it cost me $7.00 a month for programing an I receive the same channels .
     
  8. truckbuddha

    truckbuddha Medium Load Member

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    How cool, you getting one nx wk,, I hope you keep this thread updated with your experience with it. There are several questions in my mind, can you mount it on the back of the condo without being over 13'6' ? Do you use a big inverter? or will you think the small ones will be ok? And what about just using the window mount? On the Winegard site they are giving a free one with ordering the antenna and receiver, so I am really tempted to just go the easy route instead of trying to find a place to install a mounted one on the back of the truck.

    Good luck and let us know what happens.

    don
     
  9. Moosetek13

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    I've had T-Mobile for years, and yes some areas have zero coverage. Not that many though.

    Recently (the last few months) they have increased the coverage area. I seldom am without a 4G LTE signal now.
    And that deal with many major streaming services like Netflix is really great.
    I can watch anything I want on Netflix with zero hit on my data allowance.
    Netflix is the only one I use, but there are at least a dozen others.

    If you work it right you can get 20GB of data for $40 per month.
    It means swapping the SIM card in the hotspot device because each line is restricted to 5GB. I have four data only lines on our family plan, at $10 per month each.
    When I get near max on one I simply swap it for another.
     
  10. woolybully35us

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    I use a power drive 100d inverter to power the dish that plugs into a cigarette liter. an my tv is a 12v also . the mount I use bolts to the back of the cab. http://kingconnect.com/product/truck-sleeper-cab-mount/ is the mount I have but you can use the mounts with out the rubber isolators, winegard sells them with out the rubber isolators. their rear cab mount is a lot cheaper than what I have. an they recommended it.
     
  11. Luse

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    I still have Verizon unlimited data plan....how long I get to keep no clue but last month since I have no tv I stream every thing I did 145gb lol ......down loaded 10 movies stream them on laptop play my games and what not.... And only for 80 bucks
     
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