I place the chance of a 16 tuner Hopper at about the same percentage as a UHD receiver in the ViP series.
They also offer ROOT NW (they list it as Roots). CenturyLink offers an excellent palette of conventional sports channels.
I hear you. I only upgraded to Hopper because I was already getting the $7 per month DVR fee credits (I had a 501 on the account in 2011) and because I got Dish to give me an additional $5 per month credit for six months to cover the price difference. When that credit expires, I will try to get Dish to extend it for three more months, which would cover me until the $7 per month credits expire. If Dish doesn't extend the DVR fee credits beyond that, I will probably just downgrade to a ViP211 and be done with it. I also got my sister to switch from a 512 to a ViP211k with EHD, which is saving her $7 (soon to be a $10 savings) per month. I just don't feel any DVR fee is worth it, and a $15 per month fee is just completely ridiculous.
That is the way I understand it, which again proves my point that it is better to upgrade your receiver before the deadline if you are ever going to upgrade.
Thank You. You are correct; I really shouldn't worry too much. Just hoping the price will be right because we really could use a Hopper on steroids system because it fits our needs. I'll be watching CES and keep checking here for the latest news on this coming Hopper 3.0. Thanks for always keeping us posted on developments at Dish and DirecTV.Man every time I read about this new Hopper it has more tuners. The other day it had been reported 6 tuners, then 12, now 16... Maybe it will have 64 tuners. Someone trump that.
As I said elsewhere (possibly in this very thread) I wouldn't worry about the new Hoppers other other new equipment and upgrades yet as I am sure DISH will offer some kind of special when they are available. And until those products and deals are announced its kind of pointless to speculate or more importantly get worried. It is my feeling that DISH will want to keep subs as subscribers instead of cutting the cord and that they will have some good upgrades available when the equipment is available. When that will be is anyone's guess so no need to worry about it for now... hell I am still waiting for the new Carbin UI and the Tune In and I Heart Radio app, plus more apps that don't exist and more HD channels I will never watch.
I'd be willing to agree completely, except currently they are making greater Nets each quarter, even while losing customers. That doesn't scream broken, just yet. Definitely not consumer friendly anymore though. Only those willing to pay for it are the ones that can get it, nowadays. Makes me think of cars, and what people have said each time a major change occurs. Hell, there were people telling me in Germany that the catalytic converter was going to kill the car industry. In the pit a couple months ago, they were talking about the self driving car is going to kill the car industry. Just not that time yet. Besides, not enough people can cut the cord to make the difference just yet. But Dish has even anticipated this, hence Sling TV.
No, I'm fairly sure you are going to pay $15 unless you are under the price lock promo.
I agree about waiting and seeing, but I do remember quite a few posts saying that the receiver fees and dvr fees are going to be grandfathered. The price lock is really only
In view of the Volkswagen emissions debacle, meeting government emissions standards are surely putting a serious hurt on the German auto industry. It doesn't help that their cars are largely uninspired (both visually and technically) of late.
