So I am now paying $14 a month for a fee called (Duo 2 tv receiver) & $6 a month for DVR service fee. If I get a Hopper & 2 Joeys this means these fees will go away & I will only be paying $4 more per month for the hopper & 2 joeys?
Claude needs to adhere to the following mantra....I don't see how he could, with such a negative attitude.
Claude, you really seem to be intent on finding everything negative about the Hopper and nothing positive. Can you not see that for many if not most people, this is a good system? Does DirecTV pay you better?
So I am now paying $14 a month for a fee called (Duo 2 tv receiver) & $6 a month for DVR service fee. If I get a Hopper & 2 Joeys this means these fees will go away & I will only be paying $4 more per month for the hopper & 2 joeys?
NO mixed accounts - this is so truly STUPID for existing customers that own their equipment! Dish has the head where the sun doesn't shine !!!
I hope they come up with an easy way to backfeed a joey to additional outlets. That would make the costs come down enough for me to upgrade. I really don't need a joey at every TV anyways.
As for what's announced now, it's one joey too much in additional outlet fees that would keep me from upgrading.
Tailgater accounts need to have two separate accounts according to Blake.
Not quite, but they are getting close. Echostar 1 was launched Dec 28, 1995.I didn't know Dish has been in business that long...
This is neither new nor unique to DISH or the Hopper.Talk about DISH Unplugged which will download shows and movies downloaded to the hard drive via satellite giving people without broadband true on demand without needing broadband.
I'm guessing that each Slingbox will only see its host hopper.And, in a 2 hopper setting, how many sling adapters (I.E. 1 or 2) to see ALL the content?
You're on your own for that. There's no modulator in the Joey to backfeed a signal from.I hope they come up with an easy way to backfeed a joey to additional outlets.
So 2 hoppers won't talk to each other until they update the software. Is it possible to have them remain separate after the software update?
3) When comparing a 722 and 211's to Hopper and 2 (or 3) Joeys you are not comparing apples to apples. With Hopper you are getting DVR functionality in every room, plus all the additional features that the Hopper and Joey system give you including access to Pandora, Facebook and access to you music collections over DLNA. Not to mention all the speed and Prime Time Anywhere.
4) Someone said they have one tv and if they can only have 1 Hopper and no Joey's and I said yes... that answer is correct but the way the DISH system is setup you will be charged $10 for the whole home DVR service, its just the way the system is setup. (So my advice is to buy a second TV and get a Joey.)
We could call Claude the new "Bob" now since that username is available !I don't see how he could, with such a negative attitude.
Claude, you really seem to be intent on finding everything negative about the Hopper and nothing positive.
The big thing about Hopper is shared DVR with HD to the remote TVs. If your SD at the remotes, then you don't have any need to upgrade.Well what about those of us who have only an SD TV attached to the RF output of our ViP DVRs? Why should we have to pay $7 for a Joey because Dish chose not to put an RF output in the Hopper? I hardly ever use the SD TV, so I doubt I'll be paying $7 a month for it!
Yes. Hopper has HDMI/Component/Composite outs, Joey has HDMI/Composite outs. Yes - both Hoper and Joey use RF remotes.Does the Hopper have a composite output that we could modulate, and does it use RF remotes?
Not my comcast, but you can still get the limited in the clear stuff here without a box. Direc and Uverse you have per outlet fees. Can't speak for FIOS.And one last thing, Scott. You and others keep saying that cable companies charge additional outlet fees too. Well, I can't speak for anyone else, but Comcast, the largest operator in the country, and one not particularly loved by users nor non-users alike, provides at least two SD digital converters for free to anyone!
Scott, Just printed the training guide. According to the Customer Estimate Sheet if you have 2 Hoppers the WILL NOT be able to communicate to each other at launch but is a upcoming feature.
Just wanted to pass this info on.
Shawn
Personally I think the best (and smartest) thing to do is to allow for one (and only one) ViP receiver allowed on a Hopper account.
If they did that it would be fair to everyone and would still cut down on account stacking.