HOPPER 3 UPGRADES

[Ngamtns706]

Since I just signed up on 12/24 with a two year price lock what should I do?

 

[KAB]

Since I just signed up on 12/24 with a two year price lock what should I do?

You will probably have to pony up $150 if you really want it, or wait a year and you might be able to get a better deal, maybe free.

 

[BDWAGSTER]

$95, or $15, or nothing, depending...

the tech visits are $95 w/o service plan and $10 with. if you are upgrading usually there is no tech visit fee.

 

[BradleyD]

"A" rated customers who upgrade via the DISH'n It Up promotion will not be charge a "Technician Visit Fee". Also, the $15 fee was lowered to $10 some time ago.

Scott says DIRT can help with the upgrade from here. Would that cause an issue regarding possibility of a difference in fees if we use DIRT as opposed to the DISH'n It Up promo noting that there may not be a tech fee upgrading from 722K as BDWAGSTER indicates above.

Note (may not be relevant): I have the protection plan.

 

[Scherrman]

Since I just signed up on 12/24 with a two year price lock what should I do?

You will be able to do an upgrade to get the Hopper 3 but you may have to pay the $150 upgrade fee. I don't think it will affect your promotional price.

 

[Ngamtns706]

The old loyalty department tricks won't work?

 

[stardust3]

The old loyalty department tricks won't work?

I hate to say it but with a brand new account and a hefty etf looming in dish's favor it's highly unlikely.

 

[Ngamtns706]

Well the csr had no clue when I signed up and told me that the hws could do 4K when available as I have a 4K tv, but I'm sure you're right. I may do it. Idk.. I sell dish too as a partner company, but I didn't know about this site until after the fact and we didn't have any info at that time.

 

[dalyew]

If this happens it'll be great for Family Guy fans. One last episode, I guess...

http://www.cinescape.com/0/editoria...p;type_id=&cat_id=270338&obj_id=39564

Yep, this forum could've saved you $150. I was thinking of coming back to Dish back in November but seeing talk about the coming Hopper 3, new UI & remote I decided to hold off. Waiting to see the new customer promos with Hopper 3 now.

 

[kwindrem]

As in, you can put an Ethernet cable between the two and move your programs directly from one to the other. But it would be faster to dump to an EHD. 2TB going for around $90.

The EHD route may not be faster. I test transfer I did ran about 0.5 GB per minute (8-9 MB/s), well under the limits of either an external drive or an ethernet connection. There is some encryption going on as part of this process and that may contribute to the slowness. Since an ethernet transfer is going from one internal drive to another it makes sense they could bypass the encryption step and the process might run much, much faster. Even if the ethernet transfer route used the same mechanisms, it would be only one transfer compared to two to move from one Hopper to the EHD then another to move from EHD to the new Hopper. Of course, you don't need to transfer off the EHD to the new Hopper since you can play from the EHD UNLESS you want to view those programs from DishAnywhere.

 

[bobvick]

DishDepot has the Hopper 3 for $279, says they will ship on the 19th.

 

[Patrick Smith]

I just had an SJ installed yesterday. The LNB was swapped to the new Hybrid LNB and the wiring changes. If I were to buy the H3 myself could I just unhook the hopper and SJ and install the H3 without any wiring changes? Not sure how the wiring is done now with the new LNB

 

[DustNavy]

DishDepot has the Hopper 3 for $279, says they will ship on the 19th.

I am very interested in this. I currently have a HWS and understand it is not a plug and play upgrade, so what do I need to do the upgrade? I think my current dish should be okay, but what do I possibly need to change out and what other equipment must I order? I am technically inclined, so it's more just getting what I need them I can make it happen. Thanks!

EDIT: what gives me interest on this is because I would like to avoid a new contract as I will be moving within the next year and may not be able to bring dish with me, so I want to avoid the hassle of negotiating cancellation fees

 

[huskerhead]

Reading Dish Depot's description for the 4k joey it said the 1st Gen joey will not be compatible with the H3. Not sure if that's old news but means I'll have to upgrade my unactivated owned joey to a newer one to replace my 2nd HWS. Or use my owned unactivated wireless joey.

 

[ChadT41]

The original Joey will work. It is just slow, like it is today.

 

[bobvick]

I took the plunge and ordered the H3 from DishDepot. I got to thinking about it and I will be out of contract in 3 or 4 months, and I decided I would just do the upgrade myself. I got a DPH WA LNBF, a solo hub, and Holland HFS splitters for the Joeys. The website says they should ship on the 19th.

 

[Troch77]

I took the plunge and ordered the H3 from DishDepot. I got to thinking about it and I will be out of contract in 3 or 4 months, and I decided I would just do the upgrade myself. I got a DPH WA LNBF, a solo hub, and Holland HFS splitters for the Joeys. The website says they should ship on the 19th.

Let us know how it goes.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

 

[Troch77]

I took the plunge and ordered the H3 from DishDepot. I got to thinking about it and I will be out of contract in 3 or 4 months, and I decided I would just do the upgrade myself. I got a DPH WA LNBF, a solo hub, and Holland HFS splitters for the Joeys. The website says they should ship on the 19th.

And keep in mind if you want to get rid of any switches.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

 

[DustNavy]

I am very interested in this. I currently have a HWS and understand it is not a plug and play upgrade, so what do I need to do the upgrade? I think my current dish should be okay, but what do I possibly need to change out and what other equipment must I order? I am technically inclined, so it's more just getting what I need them I can make it happen. Thanks!

EDIT: what gives me interest on this is because I would like to avoid a new contract as I will be moving within the next year and may not be able to bring dish with me, so I want to avoid the hassle of negotiating cancellation fees

Also, I don't have joeys, just the HWS

 

[Hall]

The EHD route may not be faster. I test transfer I did ran about 0.5 GB per minute (8-9 MB/s), well under the limits of either an external drive or an ethernet connection. There is some encryption going on as part of this process and that may contribute to the slowness. Since an ethernet transfer is going from one internal drive to another it makes sense they could bypass the encryption step and the process might run much, much faster. Even if the ethernet transfer route used the same mechanisms, it would be only one transfer compared to two to move from one Hopper to the EHD then another to move from EHD to the new Hopper. Of course, you don't need to transfer off the EHD to the new Hopper since you can play from the EHD UNLESS you want to view those programs from DishAnywhere.

Dish sets up the external as encrypted so there shouldn't be

Internal, decrypt, transfer, external, encrypt

steps. Correct?

Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk