Forget about a seamless transition to the RV in terms of speed for your internet connections, it isn't going to happen. While some get by with just using whatever WiFi is available at a park, most seem to sooner or later get a data package to cover both phones and internet connection. Lots of people just use their smart phones as an internet connection, others, like ourselves, use a MiFi connection, others use a router with an air card - - but the commonality is that it is all mobile and much slower than what you will be use to with cable internet connection. So then the question becomes - Verizon or AT&T - - for most of the time we have been fulltiming (9 years) it has been Verizon, hands down, but I do understand that AT&T coverage is getting better.

As for TV - no one knows for sure exactly where it is going. If you were starting now, the question would be Direct TV or Dish - - we have Direct TV. In a few years, who knows.

Barb

Brian:

As to the satellite reception equipment, you can move / transfer you home DirecTV equipment to a mobile account if you want DNS for the rig when you go full-time. Not an issue.  Or, for now if you are “weekending” you can just move the receivers to the rig and then back in the house.  No problem and perfectly legal.  You just won’t have DNS till you make it a mobile account. There is no such thing as a home vs. RV DirecTV receiver.  One and the same.

Assuming you will be moving around, due to flexibility receiving the satellites in challenging situations, (stuff in the way like mountains, trees, etc.) DirecTV is the better choice for RV use as it is possible to get all channels (well 99% of them) from one satellite; albeit it in standard definition from that single satellite.  This includes DNS service for the major networks which can also be received in standard definition from that single (101) satellite.  HD is almost always available from the 99 and 103 satellites but sometimes not so due to those obstructions.  If you are building a new rig or up-fitting an older one, the Winegard roof mount HD antenna – Trav’ler SK-SWM3 - with the capability to feed 5 different channels at the same time on one piece of coax to multiple DRVs / receivers is a good choice.  One button up – find satellites – one button down operation. Highly recommended and it gives you additional satellite finding capability in difficult situations.