We have had nothing but problems with this system, was on the phone with Dish 3 times before they determined that the dish was defective. Requested a return which they approved at my expense, after I paid extra for 2 day delivery. Very disappointed.

It is working good, and I had no problem getting it put together BUT the directions on how to connect it to a receiver to get a satellite signal was very vague. I messed with it at my RV site for multiple days and calling the people at Dish was like talking to wall, they were NO HELP. They will not send out a worker to help at the place my RV camper sits year round. I had to hire a guy in a town close by to come set it up, he informed me that it's almost impossible to deal with Dish on the telephone because they only read from cards so unless you have done it several times it isn't an easy fix. The cost was $75 where I'm located in southeast Missouri, it was worth it because I leave it in one place, but would not want to deal with it if I traveled often in it. (I used it with Dish Solo HD Reciever (ViP 211z)

People complain it doesn't come with instructions, your Sat receiver has the skew and all you need to set it up, then you use the signal meter to fine tune it... For people saying they are getting a tailgater that's fine if you have a 211 receiver. But if you have a 600 or 700 series you must have this set up a tailgater will not work... You will blow your money on a paper weight... Just type in your zip code your in, into the receiver, and use the compass on a level area, I set mine, my dad's and my uncle's Everytime... Takes about 12 minutes for each

Worked PERFECT the longest and hardest part was putting it together. Use the azimuth and what not from the receiver when you put your zip in. The book is a bit off. Took me less than 10 minutes and I was watching TV. My poor Ole tailgaters was just getting too beat up. This works perfect!

Fast delivery from Amazon. Packaging was excellent and complete. Product was easy to assemble, despite the fact that directions are poor.
Pointing and locating satellites is relatively easy. Directions for locating satellite are weak, I Would recommend watching a u-tube video on satellite locating if you have never done it before.
I didn't use the spike anchors sent with the unit as I didn't trust they would hold the unit steady against any weather, and came up with my own anchor system.
If you would be moving this unit around on a regular basis I don't think this would be the best set-up as it's rather big and cumbersome even if you loosen the bolts and collapse the tripod..
Once set-up and sateleite located works just like a permantly mounted system.