Extra OWNED hopper 2

[keckge]

Quick question.....If your hopper 3 was to break they could not put a hopper 2 on your account until the hopper 3 was to be replaced correct? So I might as well sell it on ebay when they install the hopper 3 correct? Or give it away?

 

[Scherrman]

Quick question.....If your hopper 3 was to break they could not put a hopper 2 on your account until the hopper 3 was to be replaced correct? So I might as well sell it on ebay when they install the hopper 3 correct? Or give it away?

Seems that way unless some day in the future they allow it to be activated on the same account.

 

[donebu]

To clarify, are you talking about a hypothetical situation where a leased Hopper 3 breaks and you temporarily replace it with your owned Hopper 2 until you receive the Hopper 3's replacement? Not the Hopper 3 and the Hopper 2 at the same time. Might be more trouble than it's worth to reactivate/deactivate the Hopper 2 temporarily.

 

[charlesrshell]

To clarify, are you talking about a hypothetical situation where a leased Hopper 3 breaks and you temporarily replace it with your owned Hopper 2 until you receive the Hopper 3's replacement? Not the Hopper 3 and the Hopper 2 at the same time. Might be more trouble than it's worth to reactivate/deactivate the Hopper 2 temporarily.

I would be in lots of trouble if there was no TV while waiting for H3 replacement.

 

[donebu]

Reactivation/deactivation of an owned receiver is something RVers regularly do, but I don't have any experience with it. I have experienced a wait for a VIP722 replacement.

 

[Scherrman]

If you are leasing the Hopper 3 you can't deactivate it in order to activate the other Hopper. Basically the other Hoppers is of little use to you.

 

[charlesrshell]

If you are leasing the Hopper 3 you can't deactivate it in order to activate the other Hopper. Basically the other Hoppers is of little use to you.

Really sucks.

 

[JM42]

If you are leasing the Hopper 3 you can't deactivate it in order to activate the other Hopper. Basically the other Hoppers is of little use to you.

If one activates a "new" account with owned equipment and cancels a week later, what fees are involved? Are there any minimums other than the prorated service. Are the receiver/dvr fees prorated?

 

[n0qcu]

I am just going to keep one of my H2 active on a second account with the welcome pack. That will allow me to keep PTA active for the needed backup recordings.

 

[charlesrshell]

I am just going to keep one of my H2 active on a second account with the welcome pack. That will allow me to keep PTA active for the needed backup recordings.

How does that second account work for a same address location? Is there any price breaks? Are you running with a second dish for the second account? Can all four of your Hoppers see each other?

 

[n0qcu]

When upgrade to the H3 I will need to have a new dish installed for it. My current equipment will remain on the current dish/DPP44s.
For the second account all that should need to be done is add a 1/2 tot the service address and use the same real address as the billing address.

 

[charlesrshell]

When upgrade to the H3 I will need to have a new dish installed for it. My current equipment will remain on the current dish/DPP44s.
For the second account all that should need to be done is add a 1/2 tot the service address and use the same real address as the billing address.

Well, sounds like a good plan you have. A year is a long time to wait for the new DPH42 switch. I may have to install a wing dish too for a Hopper 3.

 

[Scherrman]

If one activates a "new" account with owned equipment and cancels a week later, what fees are involved? Are there any minimums other than the prorated service. Are the receiver/dvr fees prorated?

If you sign up as a new customer and sign a contract you would have to pay whatever cancellation fee detailed in the contract. I'm not sure what it currently is but I though it was like $20 for every month left on the contract or a maximum of $480. The equipment would need to be returned in 30 days. The price of programming should be pro rated.

 

[Scherrman]

Really sucks.

That may be but it does make sense. The only way it could work is if Dish would make an exception while the customer waits for the replacement receiver.

 

[charlesrshell]

That may be but it does make sense. The only way it could work is if Dish would make an exception while the customer waits for the replacement receiver.

Understand, thanks.

 

[JM42]

If you sign up as a new customer and sign a contract you would have to pay whatever cancellation fee detailed in the contract. I'm not sure what it currently is but I though it was like $20 for every month left on the contract or a maximum of $480. The equipment would need to be returned in 30 days. The price of programming should be pro rated.

There is no commitment dor owned equipment. Could you activate, cancel a week later, and only owe a weeks worth of prgramming and fees, or is there some other minimum that would kick in?

 

[Scherrman]

There is no commitment dor owned equipment. Could you activate, cancel a week later, and only owe a weeks worth of prgramming and fees, or is there some other minimum that would kick in?

If you own the equipment and did not sign a contract then you can cancel any time you want. I'm not 100% sure one how they handle the program billing though. I would assume it's still prorated.