Remove SAT dish or leave it?

[Neal]

I think the days are done for me for SAT TV. I removed the interior components a year ago and am very pleased with getting that unused stuff out of the coach and decluttering. Now I'm contemplating removing the SAT dish off the roof. That space could be used someday for another solar panel or probably better, a permanent starlink antenna.

How many have or are contemplating removing their SAT components and dish from their RV?

 

[redbaron]

I’m not, but I also don’t use it. I have both in motion and the stationary dish, and figured resale may want it.

I will not be getting satellite on my next order.

 

[Joe Hogan]

We did not get a sat dish on the DutchStar. Never used the one on the CanyonStar.
Plan on using the space for a Starlink satellite receiver one of these days.

 

[Rich W.]

I think the days are done for me for SAT TV. I removed the interior components a year ago and am very pleased with getting that unused stuff out of the coach and decluttering. Now I'm contemplating removing the SAT dish off the roof. That space could be used someday for another solar panel or probably better, a permanent starlink antenna.

How many have or are contemplating removing their SAT components and dish from their RV?

I pulled mine to make room for solar. I left the mount plate so I wouldn’t disturb the roof seal. It’s pretty low profile but as I recall I had to trim a high point or two with a saws all. Back then there was still a market for the stuff and I sold the dish, receiver, and power supply. Also removed the OTA antenna.

 

[flyboy013]

We bought our first RV (MADP) 7 years ago. Ordered it with DirecTV dish, but we don't watch much TV and when we do, its usually Netflix. We also pulled the inside equipment out a few years ago and have left the dish on the roof. At this time I see no reason to remove it. We don't boondock enough to need solar (45' is a bit too big to boondock much). I have Starlink Gen2 that I pull out when T-Mobile Home Internet doesn't get a signal, but no plan to permanently mount on roof. So for now I have no need to reuse the roof space.

 

[team bradfield]

We travel out west frequently, most CG have lousy wifi. We already have DTV at the house, so it works great for us

 

[sheridany]

Most Marathon owners I know are taking theirs off. Starlink is the standard and is being installed in production. DTV is an add-on. I will keep mine on for resale, but I turned off the DTV service. I would be shocked if DTV is even around in five years.
Cord Cutter News states the following:
Since AT&T acquired DirecTV in 2015, the service has lost over 14 million subscribers, which represents a 47% drop from its peak of approximately 25.47 million customers to around 13.3 million in early 2023

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

In the 4 years we have had our coach (which has both types of satellite antenna on the roof) we have not once used them (except once flipped the switch to see the antenna motor still worked for orientation).

Have kept all the equipment in place for resale purposes but at this point probably is becoming more of a liability.

Would rather have more space for solar, but the cost of adding more solar is too high to find any positive ROI, except for “fun” value.

 

[DennisT]

We like to be able to get local channels wherever we are. So far the streaming services don’t let you move around and change often enough to consider switching.

We had Hulu with live tv in the house but, now that we are full time, dish is the one we are using.

I think, eventually, satellite tv will pretty much die but not sure how long that will be.

Unless you have a need for the space may be worth it on resale to have it up there.

Just my 2 cents.