1 hopper only

[dishfan82]

Was thinking of just having one good quality tv in the living room instead of 2. Is it possible to just have one hopper only and no Joey or is it a must???

 

[Smwoodward]

I think it is a requirement to atleast order 1 joey, but you can refuse it during the install.

 

[Todd Nicholson]

I have only 1 hopper. I got it when they first came out last year. No joey requirement in my case.

-Todd

 

[mdavej]

I just called my local installer, told him I wanted 1 hopper (no joeys), and that's what I got.

 

[3HaloODST]

Any and all Joeys can be returned once activated. I think in the case of 1 Hopper it's even easier, don't even have to activate (may not even have to order one.)

 

[Scott Agrella]

I've had a slew of single hopper installs, the only prerequisite to my knowledge is that you take HD programming when dealing with the CSR, which probably goes without saying.

 

[MattG@DISH]

We are able to setup 1 Hopper without any Joeys

 

[KAB]

We are able to setup 1 Hopper without any Joeys

And two and no?

 

[3HaloODST]

And two and no?

Nope. See post #5.

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[MattG@DISH]

And two and no?

I'd have to take a look at an account to see if this option is available or not. As you know, it previously was not an option.

 

[KAB]

Nope. See post #5.

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Was asking Matt if perhaps they have stopped tying one joey to a HOPPER, if they might have relaxed the limits for two. Post #5 did not answer that.

Edit: Thanks for the reply, Matt.

 

[Rizon216]

One thing to note is that if you just have a Hopper and no Joey's, you still pay the $10/month Whole Home DVR fee.

 

[Tampa8]

Good reminder.

 

[3HaloODST]

Was asking Matt if perhaps they have stopped tying one joey to a HOPPER, if they might have relaxed the limits for two. Post #5 did not answer that.

Edit: Thanks for the reply, Matt.

They've always been more lax on the 1H/0J than 2H/1J or 0J.

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[dare2be]

They kinda have to be more lax on 1 Hopper only. If a customer says they only have 1 TV, what are they gonna do, force them to take ViP equipment?

 

[navychop]

We are able to setup 1 Hopper without any Joeys

And two and no?

I'd have to take a look at an account to see if this option is available or not. As you know, it previously was not an option.

Well, when I move to Hopper, I foresee 2H/0J. If I must order 2H/2J and then cancel the two J, I will. Or at least 1J.

 

[joshua.mcglothlen]

just ordered my 2nd Hopper last week and they still need a joey to a Hopper. I had to deactivate the 2 Joey's and now I have 2 Hoppers and no Joey's.

 

[agentc13]

I have a decent number of solo Hopper installs. I have no idea if the customer did anything special to get it, but I doubt it as they usually don't know much about the system.

 

[sparc]

just ordered my 2nd Hopper last week and they still need a joey to a Hopper. I had to deactivate the 2 Joey's and now I have 2 Hoppers and no Joey's.

It looks like they're requiring joeys for 2 hopper installations and not for single hopper installs.

Dish basically wants to make sure that it's not easy for people to start replacing their additional joeys with hoppers as it obviously costs them a lot of money under lease. I wonder if it matters as much at 3 or 4 hoppers since you're buying those extras outright?

 

[Brian Fuller]

My system is just the hopper. I've installed a lot of systems with just a hopper. One tech did an install with 3 hoppers and no joeys.

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