None as DTV is shutting down the MPEG2 channels that dish gets, you have to get a SWM slimline dish on a sled/tripod and learn to aim it youself or spend big bucks for a automatic aiming dish from Winegard or King Dome.
I have the king automatic portable dome satellite. It says its good for dish,bell or directv. So the only way to use it I would have to subscribe to dish?
DirecTV has been shutting down the MPEG-2 (SD-only) feeds since April 2019. Your King would only be usable (in limited areas) until the shutdown completes.
Going forward all of us need MPEG-4 boxes and receiving dishes. DirecTV has been doing a complimentary MPEG swap for the standard install at home, but the RV dish is on you to replace.
Non-HD TVs haven't been made in many years. DirecTV grandfathered SD-only service back in 2015. Now finally the old MPEG-2 feeds are being fully phased out. Bottom line is we are in an HD world now so DirecTV cannot continue to support outdated equipment anymore. Just like video/audio cassettes, floppy disks, tube TVs, CRT monitors, technology moves forward with the new format. So you could pass that King to a Dish customer for as long as they still can use it.
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I just bought this king automatic portable dome satellite the other day. It says i could use directv for it. But if it don't work with directv what do I need to buy for directv customers
As stated before a SWM slimline dish, that portable dish is obsolete.
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Return the King dome and submit complaint to the seller. Too many of those RV satellite sellers still list DirecTV as the shutdown hasn't fully completed yet so is technically correct. But areas it can be used in have greatly dwindled. It is assumed they haven't been updating the info so they can clear old stock until it doesn't work anywhere.
So a regular slimline SWM dish on a tripod/sled mount that you aim yourself, or the Winegard Trav'ler (specifically DirecTV model) for automatic aiming. There is mention that King Dome may have an updated model as well.
When you look at a mobile Dome/dish. Don't just look for provider name (DirecTV, Dish, Bell), but check the exact specs.
The one you list:
Service compatibility:
DIRECTV® SD programming (does not receive DIRECTV HD programming)
DISH® HD & SD programming
Bell ™ HD & SD programming
Since it is incapable of HD programming for DirecTV, then it doesn't support the required MPEG-4 that you need going forward. In the TV age non-HD setups are dinosaurs, becoming extinct.
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None as DTV is shutting down the MPEG2 channels that dish gets, you have to get a SWM slimline dish on a sled/tripod and learn to aim it youself or spend big bucks for a automatic aiming dish from Winegard or King Dome.
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