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03heritagerider · 09-30-2010, 11:04 AM

We have DirecTV at home, so we just take the receivers with us and we get all the non-broadcast stations (CNN-A&E-Discovery-USA-etc). They gave us a second dish to carry with us for free. All we had to buy was a tripod, some cable and a special splitter ($15 at a flea market).

Our winter trips tend to be in motion and we rarely go to the same place two years in a row, which eliminates the winter home/summer home option. So, when we travel to places where there is little or no local TV service, we sign up for their Distant Network Service or DNS.

With DNS you receive the network channels(ABC-CBS-NBC-FOX) from New York and Los Angeles. Granted it doesn't provide you with local weather and news, but you can view all of your regular network shows and sports.

DNS is about $12.00 per month in addition to the regular monthly service charges, depending on the level you choose. I think they have plans that start as low as $30.00 per month. For some reason there is an additional charge for PBS and the CW and an additional $10.00 for HD service. The DNS service can be turned on and off with about a week's advance notice, and there are some forms that need to be filled out.

The key for us is that we have DirecTV at home. If you have a wired TV service like cable or FiOS you would be paying for both services.

09-30-2010, 11:04 AM	#11
03heritagerider Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 389	We have DirecTV at home, so we just take the receivers with us and we get all the non-broadcast stations (CNN-A&E-Discovery-USA-etc). They gave us a second dish to carry with us for free. All we had to buy was a tripod, some cable and a special splitter ($15 at a flea market). Our winter trips tend to be in motion and we rarely go to the same place two years in a row, which eliminates the winter home/summer home option. So, when we travel to places where there is little or no local TV service, we sign up for their Distant Network Service or DNS. With DNS you receive the network channels(ABC-CBS-NBC-FOX) from New York and Los Angeles. Granted it doesn't provide you with local weather and news, but you can view all of your regular network shows and sports. DNS is about $12.00 per month in addition to the regular monthly service charges, depending on the level you choose. I think they have plans that start as low as $30.00 per month. For some reason there is an additional charge for PBS and the CW and an additional $10.00 for HD service. The DNS service can be turned on and off with about a week's advance notice, and there are some forms that need to be filled out. The key for us is that we have DirecTV at home. If you have a wired TV service like cable or FiOS you would be paying for both services. __________________ '03 41' Friendship & 24' trailer with HIS '03 H-D Heritage Springer, HER '15 H-D Freewheeler Trike, and '08 Smart Car. "Adventure is found in the journey, not the destination."