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Best TV Reception for Tailgate
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Best TV Reception for Tailgate


Sep 18, 2023, 9:50 AM

Looking for most preferred and reliable method for TV reception at Clemson Tailgate. All suggestions appreciated.

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Re: Best TV Reception for Tailgate


Sep 18, 2023, 9:55 AM

The most reliable, IMO, is Dish Tailgater. Some people have luck streaming but I have not. (Seems if you have Verizon you won’t be successful streaming)

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Sep 19, 2023, 11:57 PM

Noodle GeeVille Tiger®We also struggle picking up the satellite signal on our dish tailgater due to trees/obstructions (we have a wine guard tailgater paired with direct tv box). Our phones are Verizon, so using smart tv internet hotspot via Verizon never works! This year, we’re considering getting a burner phone with a AT&T plan just for football season so we can pick up a cellular internet signal for streaming… Thoughts? (I see comments about hard wiring the phone to the tv but if it’s a Verizon phone, I don’t see that working) Thanks!

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Sep 20, 2023, 8:53 AM

If you have obstructions that you can’t maneuver around, like with a long cable, then you’re out of luck there.

You’re correct that hard wiring makes no difference if your phone can’t stream.

I haven’t made the switch away from Verizon because I’ve always had clear sky for my satellite. I would probably just switch my service rather than get a single line just for football…but that is up to you, of course.

Or, as I did for several years, just watch a neighbors TV. Definitely the easiest route.

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Sep 18, 2023, 10:01 AM

I have AT&T for mobile service. Have Youtubetv for my streaming service. I just use smartview and send my phone to my tv. I've never had issues. Some say uou can log into the guest wifi at Clemson but when I tried it was very bogged down with so many people using it.

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Same for me


Sep 18, 2023, 10:04 AM

I use att&t and youtube tv, only difference is I turn my phone into a wifi Hotspot and share it with the streaming device on the TV. I've never had an issue.

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you can buy a $20 chord and not have to cast to your tv


Sep 18, 2023, 11:39 AM [ in reply to Re: Best TV Reception for Tailgate ]

plug phone directly to tv.

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not about service.. it is about accessibility

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Sep 18, 2023, 11:57 AM

Dish and DIRECTV both have portable dishes.. or you can bring a big dish if you want to manually adjust it. BOth work just fine IF you can catch the satellite. IF you are under a tree or wedged between buildings you wont catch a signal.

Dish lets you pay as you go.. direct does not... that is the bigger decision

u can try to use your phone , wirelessly or hard wire. I have T-mobile and a HDMI chord for my phone so i can plug it directly into my tv.

I find that if i start streaming from my phone early.. before any one gets there... i can usually watch the games w/o a bunch of spinning wheels of lag. IF i try to connect right before a game starts or in teh midle of a game.. i struggle.

i also have a $20 digital antenna that picks up NBC and fox at my tailgate spot. I can't seem to get ABC or CBS

I watch tv#1 with the dish tailgater and the 2nd tv gets the antenna If i want to watch a fox/NBC game or the phone if i want to watch abc/cbs game.

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