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I’ve got Direct TV because my boat came with a KVH system and I get a good deal on their basic service because I’m an AT&T subscriber. It’s okay for basic TV, but if I didn’t have the equipment already I wouldn’t waste the money on it. The Direct TV content in their basic plan is marginal and the signal isn’t always reliable in bad weather.
In addition:
I sometimes use my iPad that is part of my unlimited data family plan. It connects to my boat TV’s with an Apple lightning AV adapter and HDMI cable.
I can either view content that I downloaded from Netflix and Amazon Prime if I’m Someplace with bad service, or I can stream things from both of those providers or most of the channels I have from my home FIOS account plus anything that I recorded on my FIOS DVR if I am someplace with good cell service.
I’ve got smart TV’s on the boat that have Netflix and Amazon Apps but they require WiFi and so far I haven’t been to a marina with a good enough WiFi signal.
I can also use the iPad for the internet, checking and sending emails, downloading the newspaper every day no matter where I am, storing all the manuals for the boat as pdf’s, streaming pandora, and since I’m a Sirius/XM subscriber in my car I can also stream music through their app on my ipad and listen to it through the boat stereo through either Bluetooth or one of the aux in connections.
In addition:
I sometimes use my iPad that is part of my unlimited data family plan. It connects to my boat TV’s with an Apple lightning AV adapter and HDMI cable.
I can either view content that I downloaded from Netflix and Amazon Prime if I’m Someplace with bad service, or I can stream things from both of those providers or most of the channels I have from my home FIOS account plus anything that I recorded on my FIOS DVR if I am someplace with good cell service.
I’ve got smart TV’s on the boat that have Netflix and Amazon Apps but they require WiFi and so far I haven’t been to a marina with a good enough WiFi signal.
I can also use the iPad for the internet, checking and sending emails, downloading the newspaper every day no matter where I am, storing all the manuals for the boat as pdf’s, streaming pandora, and since I’m a Sirius/XM subscriber in my car I can also stream music through their app on my ipad and listen to it through the boat stereo through either Bluetooth or one of the aux in connections.
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I also have DirecTV but got full channel lineup as my Gal is a sports junky and ill need NFL lineup this fall.
As far as Net streaming there are many RO’s that are users of the Rogue Wave & Ubiquiti Bullet with good to mixed results
I will be installing A Glomex Webboat over the next couple of weeks and will post the results.
Priced higher than some of the others at a $600 street price but it’s both WiFi and 4G
https://www.glomexstore.com/webboat...Jn4Ere4TEv5hdS-frP1lSjHKMFqRtXBBoCRa4QAvD_BwE
As far as Net streaming there are many RO’s that are users of the Rogue Wave & Ubiquiti Bullet with good to mixed results
I will be installing A Glomex Webboat over the next couple of weeks and will post the results.
Priced higher than some of the others at a $600 street price but it’s both WiFi and 4G
https://www.glomexstore.com/webboat...Jn4Ere4TEv5hdS-frP1lSjHKMFqRtXBBoCRa4QAvD_BwE
I put an Apple TV on the boat. It’s been flawless. All Netflix Vudu etc you can download. For 179 I got the larger the 4K version. When I have good cell service I set up my phone as a hotspot and can stream without issue. Was thinking of adding an WiFi antennae tonboat but haven’t had the need.