Satellite TV?

Hi everyone!!

So I’m thinking since I’m going to be living the life on the road as a truck driver, I’m going to want the creature comforts of home along with me. One among many I want on the road with me is 200 + channels of television entertainment. What kind of satellite dish antennas do you all use? What is the best way to mount it? And who’s the better provider for the road, Direct Tv or Dish Net?

Thanks,

It's been a few years since I was out on the road but I used to have a DirecTV Dish that I would mount on a PVC pipe that was anchored to my mirror. I don't know how many people do that anymore. I think a lot of people are using the Web for television these days but I'm curious to hear what people are doing now.

They now have these rv "bowl" antenna's that you never have to aim !!!! they can mount on the back of the truck, like the qualcomm.....

They now have these rv "bowl" antenna's that you never have to aim !!!! they can mount on the back of the truck, like the qualcomm.....

I've seen those before on RV's and the like but never on a big rig. Will companies mount them for you? Are drivers using them?

I haven't seen too many of those bowl antennas. But whenever I do see a truck with satellite cable they usually just have a dish mounted to their passenger mirror. I don't see it quite often to be honest. My truck has an antenna built in and I can plug it into the back of my tv and I can watch local channels. The reception usually isn't good enough unless I'm in a major city but its free.

But as far as DirectTV, 90% of the time I see the dish mounted on the mirror.

My truck has an antenna built in and I can plug it into the back of my tv and I can watch local channels

1973 called. They want their television antenna back.

I'm not sure you're even old enough to remember the old "rabbit ears" antennas we used to use when I was growing up. Our parents would make us stand near the TV on one foot with a piece of tinfoil on our head facing West while holding one hand on the antenna to get reception. If it got cloudy we would have to hold a spoon in the other hand.

My truck has an antenna built in and I can plug it into the back of my tv and I can watch local channels

1973 called. They want their television antenna back.

I'm not sure you're even old enough to remember the old "rabbit ears" antennas we used to use when I was growing up. Our parents would make us stand near the TV on one foot with a piece of tinfoil on our head facing West while holding one hand on the antenna to get reception. If it got cloudy we would have to hold a spoon in the other hand.

Nope! Never even heard of it

I feel like I can finally can contribute to a conversation. About those dome dishes you see on motor homes. I worked at Camping World in NC and we use to install them on tractors all the time. The Winegard systems were the most common and most reliable, but there was also the VuQube. It was portable and when you got to your stop you just put it out on the ground or where ever and it found signal automatically. Most of the guys we installed them for seemed to be really happy with them. Just thought I would give my two cents.

Yup...the only problem with the Directv and Dish is when your sitting in your bunk...watching tv....and some guy parks next to you and blocks your signal....trees are bad too...Our starship had a "full roof" antenna.Worked well for locals...but we watched more movies than anything, and I pulled tv off my puter.