New Wally Receiver to Launch March 17th

[Scherrman]

Looks like a St. Pat's Day present for those of you interested in the new Wally receiver. Dish has announced that the Wally will be available March 17th. The retail price will be $99. It should be free for most qualifying new and existing customers.

I'm not sure if it was said before but it does allow the connection of an EHD for DVR use. It also has Netflix.

 

[zippyfrog]

Is this the receiver that replaces a 211k and has the Hopper 3 interface?

 

[Scherrman]

Is this the receiver that replaces a 211k and has the Hopper 3 interface?

Yes. Love the avatar, Go Bears!

 

[bobvick]

Will they allow these to be activated on a Hopper 3 account, as a "tailgater" like they do with the 211 series?

 

[Scherrman]

Will they allow these to be activated on a Hopper 3 account, as a "tailgater" like they do with the 211 series?

According to Dish the Wally can only be paired with other Wallys and cannot be combined with other receiver families on the same account.

 

[navychop]

Rats. So not exactly a ViP211 replacement.

 

[Troch77]

According to Dish the Wally can only be paired with other Wallys and cannot be combined with other receiver families on the same account.

What LNB does it use?

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[Scott Greczkowski]

Uses any LNB including the Hybrid.

 

[JSheridan]

Uses any LNB including the Hybrid.

Not according to what DISH told us yesterday:

"Install the Wally with a DPP LNBF appropriate for the customer’s location. The Wally is not compatible with the new DPH LNBF."

 

[Troch77]

Not according to what DISH told us yesterday:

"Install the Wally with a DPP LNBF appropriate for the customer’s location. The Wally is not compatible with the new DPH LNBF."

But that makes no sense.
The Hybrid LNB is both.
Other DPP receivers work just fine with the Hybrid.

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[JSheridan]

But that makes no sense.
The Hybrid LNB is both.
Other DPP receivers work just fine with the Hybrid.

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I agree. I'm just relaying the instructions that were sent from DISH to retailers yesterday.

 

[Troch77]

I agree. I'm just relaying the instructions that were sent from DISH to retailers yesterday.

It's strange, because now you will be stuck with a max of 3 Wallys.
And if you want more, now you're bringing in DPP44s for a 4 room system.
That has to be a Mistake.
I bet they mean install only with DPH LNB, because why would they use Old mixed technology when everything else works with a Hybrid LNB

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[zippyfrog]

According to Dish the Wally can only be paired with other Wallys and cannot be combined with other receiver families on the same account.

Currently I have two 211k receivers. I can't upgrade one at a time - they would both have to be upgraded?

 

[rvvaquero]

Looks like a St. Pat's Day present for those of you interested in the new Wally receiver. Dish has announced that the Wally will be available March 17th. The retail price will be $99. It should be free for most qualifying new and existing customers.

I'm not sure if it was said before but it does allow the connection of an EHD for DVR use. It also has Netflix.

Is $99 the purchase price or the price to get one on lease?

 

[rvvaquero]

Looks like a St. Pat's Day present for those of you interested in the new Wally receiver. Dish has announced that the Wally will be available March 17th. The retail price will be $99. It should be free for most qualifying new and existing customers.

I'm not sure if it was said before but it does allow the connection of an EHD for DVR use. It also has Netflix.

Is $99 the purchase price or the price to get one on lease?

 

[jerryez]

Must be a lease price, you cannot buy a Kindle Fire for $99.

 

[bobvick]

Must be a lease price, you cannot buy a Kindle Fire for $99.

I bought my 211K for $100, and bought my Hopper 3 for a little less than $279. It's not inconceivable that it can be had for $99.

 

[Troch77]

I bought my 211z for $88 including shipping.

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[rvvaquero]

Must be a lease price, you cannot buy a Kindle Fire for $99.

Amazon sells three Kindle Fires for under $100, including one for $49.99. Here they are http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=6669703011&tag=satell01-20

 

[rvvaquero]

Here's a VIP211Z for $77 from Amazon.

Edit: for some reason, I can't get the link to work.