Some background info, we aren't full-timers and we have never had a satellite tv. We decided to go with Dish network because from the info we received, you can freeze your account when not using the satellite. It seemed to be more restrictive to freeze your account with Direct TV. This was a major issue for us since we will only use the satellite when traveling. We bought a manual Winegard dish from Camping World. The challenge with the dish we purchased and Direct TV, it will only receive 1 satellite transmission at one time. If you change the channel the dish has to be repositioned and the software has to be downloaded to your receiver. Dish network gave us a dish that will receive all the satellites. It requires a tripod. Bottom line, just one more thing to research before you buy, how many satellites will the dish receive? Just sharing my experience, so far we have received excellent customer support from Direct TV on the phone and the technician.