Simple remote for grandma

[athek]

Anyone recommend a simple and easy to use remote for grandma? Was thinking something almost like a Roku remote or something that only has a channel, volume and power button.

I spent the last 30 minutes trying to explain how the hoper remote works and she is having a tough time.

I thought I read on here about someone makeing a cut out and overlaying it on the remote.

 

[StevenD]

 

[jarvantgroup]

Now that's cold-blooded!!!

 

[31cold]

An elderly customer that one of my buddies went to said the old ladies son had shaved of the buttons he didn't want her using with a razor blade. It worked.

 

[athek]

I actually showed grandma the picture and she got a kick out of that. I guess that might actually be the easiest solution to this mess.

I'm not sold on the razor blade option...yet........

You would think that someone would have come up with a fix for this.

 

[TimberWolf]

they do have a basic remote available

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Echostar-Di...324?pt=US_Remote_Controls&hash=item4d0e6ebda4

 

[KE4EST]

they do have a basic remote available

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Echostar-Di...324?pt=US_Remote_Controls&hash=item4d0e6ebda4

Used to sale these, I haven't in a long time.....Will these work with a Hopper and/or Joey?

 

[lucky86]

I'm pretty certain they do not.

 

[TroubleshooterMike]

 

[mdavej]

Check out THIS or THIS. Any remote that has Dish codes from the past 10 years or so should work fine with Hopper/Joey.

 

[sethwell]

they do have a basic remote available

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Echostar-Dish-Network-Basic-Remote-Control-175352-/330954620324?pt=US_Remote_Controls&hash=item4d0e6ebda4

I bought one last year and it does not work with the Hopper.

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[TroubleshooterMike]

You can try a 322 TV1 remote (3.0IR) addressed to one that might work.

 

[athek]

Check out THIS or THIS. Any remote that has Dish codes from the past 10 years or so should work fine with Hopper/Joey.

I'll check out the flipper, thanks for the link. Most comments are positive and it's cheap enough so if it doesn't work I'm not out much.

 

[charlesrshell]

I'll check out the flipper, thanks for the link. Most comments are positive and it's cheap enough so if it doesn't work I'm not out much.

Can you please let us know how the Flipper works out for you? There are probably lots of us interested in a simpler remote control for our grandparents. Thanks

 

[rglore]

I bought one last year and it does not work with the Hopper.

Hoppers and Joeys come with the IR turned off. In settings, remote manager, select IR and enable and then any universal remote that has Dish codes should work.

 

[athek]

I'll let everyone know how it works out, thanks for the remote manager tip about enableing the IR.

 

[sethwell]

Hoppers and Joeys come with the IR turned off. In settings, remote manager, select IR and enable and then any universal remote that has Dish codes should work.

Yeah I did that. Still didn't work.

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[3HaloODST]

Does that remote work with ViP receivers? If so, then it should be able to work with Hopper/Joey. H/J only accept IR remote address 1, though.

Try holding the SAT button until the remote lights, then press the number 1, then press OK.

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[bchandler02]

For the price of a replacement remote, I think the razor blade idea is actually great. Just buy a 2nd one, shave it down, and hide the first one in case you need it.

 

[navychop]

My H/J worked with my Harmonies with no adjustments. So their default in my case was ON for IR.

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