fishsticker
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Direct TV
Has anyone been able to use Direct TV in the Loreto or Mulege area in the last few years? If so how big a dish is necessary?
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Loretana
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I tried using a 39" oval dish for DirecTV a few years back, and it was a waste of time....The local Loreto installer at the time told me I needed at
least a 60" dish to get any reception....and that there would be no reception at certain times of day, in regards to the "satellite footprint"
This gentleman advertises on the Baja Western Onion, for Dish TV
Jose Antonio Davila. Mx cell: 613 111 9779. US # 619 534 6401, Email: josedavilav@gmail.com, Loreto
I use a Monsoon Vulkano on my stateside DirecTV receiver and watch my subscription on the internet when I'm in Loreto.....it works quite well....
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larryC
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Not sure what is necessary, but if you find out that a 1.8 meter dish will work for you, I have one you can have. You just have to pick it up in BoLA.
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mrfatboy
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It's not the most recent info be we had a house in Alamos on the mainland about 15 years ago. Alamos is in between Mulege and Loreto latitude wise.
We needed a 1 meter dish for our Directv.
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I got DirecTV in San Lucas (Sta. Rosalia) on a 1 meter dish, and have one you can have there. Got all channels except the 'local' ones (NBC, CBS, FOX,
ABC & PBS) because those are spot-beamed to your home of origin. However, also picked up more channels than i'd subscribed to... fair trade.
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we use a slingbox from the states and a wd box in mx. has worked very well for several years... all done thru the internet... which has also worked
very well for us..
others will disagree I am sure but we are very satisfied with ours.
don't know quality if you are using satellite internet... we get thru century link in the states and telmex in Mulege...
gives us our complete package as if we are at the U.S. location.
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Lengua
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Loretana , can you share which monsoon Vulkano you use ? Model etc ....there are several to choose from .
Thank you
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Years ago I was grandfathered in to getting the Directv east/west coast feeds of nbc, cbs, fox and abc(new York and L.A.). This was before spot
beaming and locals. Even though San diego now has locals I have kept paying the $15/month extra for the east/west coast feeds.
One of the benefits is getting to watch everything 3 hours earlier plus if I was ever to use it in Mexico I would get network television. Not that
that is a good thing ☺
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Cm1401
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direct TV in southern Baja
If I have read correctly, direct tv in Cabo, Todos Santos does not work due to the location of the birds, is this still correct, would much prefer to
use them vs. US Dish Network, any updates are appreciated.
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Lengua
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Curious , do you receive the direct tv programming through your computer , then run a cable like a USB to HDMI to your TV ?
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don't be crazy hairy rob lowe....get directv.
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Si. Arm hair curtains are no bueno ☺
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fishsticker
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Direct TV
Bajabudda, are you still receiving direct tv or was that in the past? Where are you located in San Lucas? I will be in the area on Tuesday on my way
to San Nicolas and would like to talk to you if you are there ,
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Quote: Originally posted by fishsticker  | | Bajabudda, are you still receiving direct tv or was that in the past? Where are you located in San Lucas? I will be in the area on Tuesday on my way
to San Nicolas and would like to talk to you if you are there , |
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtnpop |
we use a slingbox from the states and a wd box in mx. has worked very well for several years... all done thru the internet... which has also worked
very well for us..
others will disagree I am sure but we are very satisfied with ours.
don't know quality if you are using satellite internet... we get thru century link in the states and telmex in Mulege...
gives us our complete package as if we are at the U.S. location. |
Hi - I just found this thread. We're going to be headed back to Cabo Pulmo next month, and would like to figure out a way to get some kind of TV.
This is the first that I've heard of slingbox and wd box. Sounds like these depend on having an internet connection? If so, what are you using for
internet connection? Last time we were in Pulmo we got a Banda Ancha stick, but that has limited speed, and gets expensive quickly.
We tried to get a mobile hotspot from Telcel in SJD last November, and in December. But both times they said there were no mobile hotspots in stock
in all of the Baja peninsula - there had been a run on the hotspots after Hurricane Odile, presumably because a lot of satellite dishes were trashed
by the hurricane. At the time, they had no idea when the would hotspots be back in stock, and only Telcel hotspots would work with Telcel service.
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