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DISH Tailgater
Aug 8, 2017, 11:31 AM
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I'm trying to decide whether or not to move forward with getting a DISH Tailgater. I'd hate to throw several hundred bucks at something that may not work at our tailgate spot.
Anyone have major issues with theirs? There are some trees where we park, but I'm thinking we should get a decent shot of the sky.
There were some folks near us tailgating before the USC game last year that spent hours trying to get theirs to work. It never did.
Thanks.
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You need to think outside of the box***
Aug 8, 2017, 11:43 AM
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Re: You need to think outside of the box***
Aug 8, 2017, 1:07 PM
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that's enough firewood for a year!!
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There's a pretty easy work around for that
Aug 8, 2017, 11:55 AM
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Re: DISH Tailgater
Aug 8, 2017, 12:00 PM
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Download the app DishForMyRv. This app shows the satellite positions for Dish. If you have a clear line of site it will work. West 110, 129 and 118 are the satellites. Of course that's provided you are close by or can get someone to go to your site and try it. In settings turn on Locations.
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Re: DISH Tailgater
Aug 8, 2017, 1:49 PM
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Ok, parking near the Brooks Center.....so that would mean it would need line of sight (generally) towards the Madren Center, correct?
If that's the case, I should be good. 
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I was at brooks last year and couldn't get sheet..
Aug 8, 2017, 2:00 PM
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You will have major issues spots 223-232.
You shold be ok most any where else. If you are in 1 of the middle isles you may need 25-50 ft of coax to get it off under a tree.
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Re: DISH Tailgater
Aug 8, 2017, 12:03 PM
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Download the app DishForMyRv. This app shows the satellite positions for Dish. If you have a clear line of site it will work. West 110, 129 and 118 are the satellites. Of course that's provided you are close by or can get someone to go to your site and try it. In settings turn on Locations.
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If you can't get signal, you can't get signal.
Aug 8, 2017, 12:15 PM
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Has nothing to do with the dish tailgater.
You have to ask if people near you have them. Which means they will need to know your location...
You can always get 100 ft of coax and hope no1 runs off with it.
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Re: DISH Tailgater
Aug 8, 2017, 12:38 PM
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I have a Winegard Pathway X2. That is the best one to get because it will pick up the eastern or western arc dish network satellites. If one direction is blocked with trees simply switch to the opposite satellites and you're up and running. Got mine last year and absolutely love it! It's automatic so you don't have to worry about aiming it. I'm always watching tv in less than 10 mins. I bought the receiver and satellite combo on amazon.
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Re: DISH Tailgater
Aug 8, 2017, 2:04 PM
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This one seems to have pretty good reviews, and I do like the ability to do both eastern and western arc satellites.
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Pathways are bigger , less portable
Aug 8, 2017, 2:18 PM
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And more $.
If you gonna drop $400 you might want to look for an auto dish that can pik up dish or direct tv. Direct tv only puts out SD though unless you want to drop a guap.
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Re: DISH Tailgater
Aug 8, 2017, 2:51 PM
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I looked at all of them and read the reviews and this was what I ended up getting. I know it's more money and I'm sure the other ones work fine too, but there have been times where one half of the sky was blocked by trees and I couldn't get signal so I switched to the other set of satellites and it came through great. Also the winegard is a bigger satellite surface on top so they say it gets better reception. I have been extremely pleased with it and in my opinion it was worth the extra $.
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I've had mine for several years now...
Aug 8, 2017, 12:45 PM
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and I absolutely love it. It's compact, it's very convenient, and it works great.
The only real issue I have ever experienced; if you go a couple of weeks during the season without using it, the system goes into a dormant or sleep mode and you will have to call customer service and get them to resend the signal.
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I had trouble at games until I got one of these. It's been a lifesaver.
Aug 8, 2017, 2:30 PM
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Message was edited by: RenegadeTiger®
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Re: DISH Tailgater
Aug 8, 2017, 6:28 PM
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I love our Tailgater and have had it for over 3 years now. If you have DISH at home, the DISH Tailgater is considered an additional box, so you pay the $7 hook up fee and not full price $75+. I do suggest that you look at the Wineguard satellites if you use Direct TV at home, as they do something similar to DISH Tailgater in that it's just an additional hook-up cost and not the full price $75+. We ran the Tailgater and our friends that parked next to us used the Winegard via Direct TV, no difference.
Here is an online Dish Alignment website that uses google maps to give you direction and height requirements for a clear path, http://www.dishpointer.com I use 91.0 West, Galaxy 17 (G-17,) NIMIQ 1, NIMIQ 2 for tailgating in Clemson, as my satellite reference. Use the address "Jervey Lane, 29631" and you can get a great idea of things for Brooks Center.
There is also a free app called Dish Align for your phone that does the same thing as the website I listed above. I haven't tried the DishForMyRv because there are so few reviews. Hope this helps.
I swing by this area about every weekend, so if you want me to private message you about a specific parking spot I can give you an idea if you may or may not have a clear line of sight.
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Re: DISH Tailgater
Aug 9, 2017, 9:55 AM
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I have DirecTV at home, but I was going to do the DISH option because I did not want to be limited to the standard definition service.
You use those satellites for DISH service, or for DIRECTV?
Thanks for the info.
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