Great information Dave! Thanks...
Sunrader 4x4 Randy
'85 Four Seasons Pioneer (slideout) for sale 22RE, auto
'86 Sunrader 4x4
'92 Itasca Spirit "Zuzak"
321RB, v6, auto, front & rear 2" hitchs,
'98 Harley Ultra Classic,
'87 Provan Tiger 4x4 (Astrovan) "Boloshaw"
'72 Suzuki LJ10 (Brute) 4x4 RHD,
'77 450SL, for sale
'05 "faux" Honda "Trail 70"
(125cc Chinese knock off, Skyteam ST125),
'95 Geo Tracker
'91 GMC SafariXT AWD for sale
stuck in SLC, Utah



On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Dave Rudisill <denali@...> wrote:
> You have already received some excellent advice, but let me
> address travel north and south of the Lower 48.
>
> Reasonably priced cellular Internet access is largely unavailable
> from US carriers in Canada and Mexico.
>
> Regarding satellite TV, Dish Network goes further north on the
> west coast, and DirecTV goes further north on the east coast. We
> use Dish Network. Going north from Seattle, our under-the-dome
> rooftop antenna stops working a couple hundred miles north of the
> border. Not much further north, and our Dish 500 18" dish stops
> working.
>
> We also carry a single-LNB 76 cm (30 inch) dish. When there is a
> clear shot at the southern horizon, we can get Dish Network at
> least as far north as Denali National Park, which is way north of
> Anchorage. There is no DirecTV service in Alaska.
>
> We are currently about 800 miles south of the US border, near
> Mazatlán. Our 30" dish can pick up most of the transponders on
> the Dish 119 satellite (we don't use anything on the Dish 110
> satellite). Our traveling companions have a 36" dish, and they
> use DirecTV. They can only pick up about ten stations. They will
> be renting a Canadian StarChoice receiver from another park
> resident shortly. StarChoice has great service from at least
> Alaska way down in to Mexico, using just the standard small dish.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> --
> Dave Rudisill
> Celestino Gasca, Sinaloa, Mexico