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Peter Greenberg: Satellite TV on RVs

We purchased our first motor home recently and visited our local DirecTV office. The agent said we would have no trouble receiving satellite television during our three-month trip up North and never informed us of an early cancellation fee. Most RV parks we stayed at were heavily treed for shade, making a satellite signal impossible to receive. We paid for RV parks' television-cable hook-up, which was like paying double to watch television. We keep getting the runaround from DirecTV, since they told us they have an 18-month cancellation policy, which the agent did not tell us about. Since the majority of the time, we could not receive the DirecTV satellite signal, we tried to terminate our relationship with them. They told us it would cost over $300 to terminate our relationship with DirecTV. Since we did not get what the agent promised us, we feel they defaulted, and the $300 termination fee is unjustified. We plan on taking another trip and do not want to pay twice to watch television. Hope you have better luck on getting the termination fee waived. We sure could not. Thank you in advance for your consideration in this matter. –John, Hernando, Fla.

June 11, 2009

Peter Greenberg: RV-ing Across Australia

How, what, and where should we start pricing and arranging our tour to Austrailia? -Bonnie, Wilcox, Ariz.

June 10, 2009

Peter Greenberg: RV Resources

My wife and I are soon to become full-time RVers, selling our home and traveling this great country! Might you have some recommendations for resources to provide us with useful information for our future wanderings? -Harold, Rochester, NY

June 10, 2009

RV-ing to Mt. Rushmore

What are the best roads and/or routes for a motor-home vacation to visit Mt. Rushmore National Memorial Park, S.D.? We need help to plan a visit. –Lynn, Spanish Fork, Utah

June 11, 2009

Peter Greenberg: National Parks Passes

I'm interested in going cross-country in an RV, and my wife and I really like visiting National Parks. How can we make this more affordable (the park part, not the RV, necessarily)? –Dale, Columbia, Mo.

June 11, 2009

Peter Greenberg: Flight and Hotel Arrangements in Las Vegas

Hello, Peter! My wife and I are meeting another family in Las Vegas for a two-week RV trip to national parks. We need to stay in Las Vegas the night before we pick up the RV and the night we drop it off. We have the RV reserved, but we still need flights and a hotel. Is it cheaper to find a hotel-flight package deal or to search separately for hotels and flights? –John Old Town, Maine

July 17, 2009

Peter Greenberg: Renting a Car for a Cross-Country Road Trip

My companion and I would like to find a good deal on driving a car cross-country from Pennsylvania to California and/or Washington state, stopping at points along the way to sightsee. Your article mentioned Auto Driveaway, but I think they require you go directly to your destination. What other suggestions would you have?

July 30, 2009

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