Just installed Dish at a new home and do not want to lease a Joey from Dish (actually don't want to lease Hopper either). I know I will have to pay a monthly subscription to use services, but is there a way to purchase a Joey 3 (or even Hopper 3) that would make things cheaper for me? Dish tells me they don't sell equipment...only lease it.
Purchase Dish Equipment instead of leasing equipment.
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Even if you buy a Joey 3 it will still cost the same as leasing it. You gain little by buying, just the ability to not have a contract and you can deactivate them without the need to ship it back.
The first Hopper has no receiver/lease fee. Each additional receiver is really an outlet fee - a fee to access programming on additional receivers. Therefore you pay that fee no matter if you own or don't own the additional receivers.
The way to avoid a fee is to use the DISH Anywhere app on a TV where you need an additional receiver. As an example using a Fire Stick you can watch your program on any TV, you can move the stick or have additional sticks for other TV's - BUT you can only stream to one TV at a time.
It works best in a room not used all the time as it is not as convenient as a Joey, but it does work if you do not want to pay the additional receiver fee.
The way to avoid a fee is to use the DISH Anywhere app on a TV where you need an additional receiver. As an example using a Fire Stick you can watch your program on any TV, you can move the stick or have additional sticks for other TV's - BUT you can only stream to one TV at a time.
It works best in a room not used all the time as it is not as convenient as a Joey, but it does work if you do not want to pay the additional receiver fee.
Thanks for info. I guess if I OWN the Joey I could activate as I needed...My wife and I are gone for 2 - 3 months at a time and this would save paying the fee when we are not home is that right?
I also like the idea of Firestick as well. Could I do it with Apple TV? Do you is that app available?
I also like the idea of Firestick as well. Could I do it with Apple TV? Do you is that app available?
Not available with Apple... You could, indeed, save monthly charges on a bought Joey by deactivating while you are away. A Joey 3 would cost you about $75 to purchase. If you are away for 3 months you are saving $21. 4 trips away pays for the Joey!
Why?
Seriously, get all the free stuff they will lease you. When your done using it, send it back.
No advantage to owning anything these days. There is no reduction in monthly costs
Seriously, get all the free stuff they will lease you. When your done using it, send it back.
No advantage to owning anything these days. There is no reduction in monthly costs
You might consider a wireless Joey it can go in any room, no wiring. It gets it's signal from the Client attached to the Hopper not your router. I have no problem with ebay buy there all the time but not necessarily for DISH equipment unless you are buying new. Amazon should have the Joey or wireless joey and client. If your local DISH dealer sells them that might be the way to go.
And yes for you being away a few months I would say buy it so you can just take it off your account when you want to and add it when you want to.
See what DISH Joey 3 price is to purchase. Last spring I bought for my daughter a new Wireless Joey from DISH for $25.00. They might have a good price for a Joey 3.
Late to the party and question already answered before you asked it.
Just to add to that - if you have two hoppers you can have one firestick connected at a time per hopper.
We have 5 firesticks in the House. Too lazy to move them around.
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Firesticks are $15 at Lowe's and Best Buy right now. The 4K model is $25.
OP, the only connected device that offers the Dish Anywhere app is the Amazon Fire TV. It is a free app. Be aware that the Dish Anywhere app on Fire TV is not as intuitive to use as the hopper itself or the Joey clients. the Dish Anywhere app on Fire TV works very well but the menu system and changing channels does present a challenge, so I highly suggest you don't have the wife deal with it. have the Dish Anywhere app on Fire TV two to be something that you will use or your teenagers, exclusively, or that you are around to control the Fire TV running the Dish Anywhere app so your wife does not have to, like in the bedroom at night 
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just to be clear just to be clear no no Apple TV no no Roku, the only the only connected device is the Fire TV offering the Dish Anywhere app. of course the Dish Anywhere app for mobile devices will run on Apple or Android mobile devices.
Only one device or person at a time May stream using the Dish Anywhere app unless you have a second DVR such as the hopper then a separate stream can be run at the same time from the second Hopper. Only one stream or person per Hopper allowed at one time.
.just to be clear just to be clear no no Apple TV no no Roku, the only the only connected device is the Fire TV offering the Dish Anywhere app. of course the Dish Anywhere app for mobile devices will run on Apple or Android mobile devices.
Only one device or person at a time May stream using the Dish Anywhere app unless you have a second DVR such as the hopper then a separate stream can be run at the same time from the second Hopper. Only one stream or person per Hopper allowed at one time.
I like your post other than the implication that wives are technically illiterate. (You didn't quote anybody so maybe you know something specific that I don't.) Some wives can run circles around their man when it comes to consumer electronics. My wife has transferred stuff between old phones and newer ones about 6 or 7 times, and she taught me. The way to do that keeps changing, too.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're saying here. I don't own a Fire TV, but both of my TV's have Dish Anywhere app installed and operating. Both are Sony TV's, one has a Firestick and the other is an Android TV.
i bought mine from dishdepot.com
mark is very helpful to answer any questions.
mark is very helpful to answer any questions.
OP, the only connected device that offers the Dish Anywhere app is the Amazon Fire TV. It is a free app. Be aware that the Dish Anywhere app on Fire TV is not as intuitive to use as the hopper itself or the Joey clients. the Dish Anywhere app on Fire TV works very well but the menu system and changing channels does present a challenge, so I highly suggest you don't have the wife deal with it. have the Dish Anywhere app on Fire TV two to be something that you will use or your teenagers, exclusively, or that you are around to control the Fire TV running the Dish Anywhere app so your wife does not have to, like in the bedroom at night
just to be clear just to be clear no no Apple TV no no Roku, the only the only connected device is the Fire TV offering the Dish Anywhere app. of course the Dish Anywhere app for mobile devices will run on Apple or Android mobile devices.
Only one device or person at a time May stream using the Dish Anywhere app unless you have a second DVR such as the hopper then a separate stream can be run at the same time from the second Hopper. Only one stream or person per Hopper allowed at one time.
This is not completely accurate, the Dish Anywhere app can run on Android TV devices, such as the Sony or Hisense Android TVs and the NVidia Shield Android TV system, no side-loading required as the app is available to Android TV devices directly from the Play store.
