Extra receiver compatibility & pricing
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I had a Hopper with 2 Joey's. I just returned one of the Joey's to Dish, so now I have a Hopper and one Joey. Could I purchase (from Ebay or wherever) a standalone receiver like a 211 and plug it in where the previous Joey was? If not, how much more is it to have 2 Hopper's? Do they work independently of each other? Never tried this before, and I don't want to spend a lot of $$$$$$$$
Negative ghostrider, the pattern is full.
2nd hopper would be 12/month. Joey was 7.
In reality, if you want to add a 211 you don't need another line from the dish if you have an EA Twin. You would only need a 44 switch (even better would be a 33, no power inserter). The EA twin only needs 2 lines to the switch, but they MUST be attached to ports 1 and 2 on the LNB. If you are looking at the ports it would be the first 2 on the left. From the switch, you would run port 1 to the Power Inserter/211, and ports 2 and 3 to your node.
Confused enough? Just put that 2nd Joey back on your account and call it a day. In the long run, you're going to pay MORE to add a 211. Cost of receiver, cost of switch, cost of EHD activation fee, same $7 monthly fee. Sheesh, just leave well enough alone. Put some content ratings or parental controls on the DVR.
Confused enough? Just put that 2nd Joey back on your account and call it a day. In the long run, you're going to pay MORE to add a 211. Cost of receiver, cost of switch, cost of EHD activation fee, same $7 monthly fee. Sheesh, just leave well enough alone. Put some content ratings or parental controls on the DVR.
I still don't get the reasoning behind swapping out a Joey for a 211. It does add an extra tuner I suppose.
Im going to run a separate feed from the LNB to the 211. Does the LNB rely on the Hopper for power or can the 211 power the LNB by itself (if the Hopper were unplugged for whatever reason)
To create a separate batch of recordings on a separate EHD independent of the Hopper, at the same cost as a Joey, on equipment I actually own
If you have programming you don't want your kids to access, just move them from the Hopper to an ehd as soon as you record them. They cannot be accessed from a Joey or you can disconnect that ehd and lock it up.
I had a Hopper with 2 Joey's. I just returned one of the Joey's to Dish, so now I have a Hopper and one Joey. Could I purchase (from Ebay or wherever) a standalone receiver like a 211 and plug it in where the previous Joey was? If not, how much more is it to have 2 Hopper's? Do they work independently of each other? Never tried this before, and I don't want to spend a lot of $$$$$$$$
Back to your original question . . .
Hoppers can be networked so that they "see" each other or they are independent of each other.
For independence, you use Isolators.
A 2nd Hopper, instead of the single Joey, would cost $5 more per month.
Ok I've got my 211 connected and all my regular channels work great, but on my locals I get the message "You cannot view this channel outside your viewing area." What the heck? My locals work fine on my Hopper and I'm definitely in the right spot beam. They've re-authorized the box several times and nothing changes. Signal levels all good on 61.5 and 72.
