Few things. One, JSheridan was correct. Your friend is not correct, especially after this time. It was overridden in the beginning to highly escalated customers, but there is no reason, business or personal, that it needs to be currently. To many other options. Secondly, the 722 would carry a $17 fee for the additional receiver. Two Joeys is $14 total. It sounds like your friend is likely blowing smoke up your butt, or truly doesn't know.
Switching to Hopper & Joey from 722...questions
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i can confirm this as well, i have been to a few accounts where they let the customer keep a 722 for an rv or what have you. but they have since removed that option from the system. only 211 family and wally moving forward
But obviously, it still requires a coax cable for the signal, no? That cable can go in the conduit, so it's not a problem getting out to it. What is the difference/improvement of a wireless joey versus wired?
Also. I read that the Hopper 3 will come out soon, so I wonder if I should wait a bit for it to come out.
Having a coax run to it would defeat the purpose of it being called wireless. It still has to be plugged into an outlet for power and still needs a cable run from it to the TV but it is wireless in the sense that it get's it's satellite signal wireless. You can take the Wireless Joey anywhere in the house as long as it's within distance of the access point.
Ok, ok. You just gave me an idea. TV viewing in the gazebo will be limited to weekends perhaps, the super bowl, Stanley Cup, etc. Limited. I can move the Joey from the from the upstairs bedroom to the gazebo. Doing this would save me 1 Joey monthly fee.
THe gazebo is 50 feet away from my main router, so connectivity will be fine. In addition, I have a repeater in the gazebo, and I will run ethernet out to it.
The wireless Joey is connected to an access point that has to be connected to the Hopper. It does not rely on your internet at all. You would have to be within a decent distance to the access point by your Hopper. There is a way to test the signal by using the remote though if you are curious.
Big thanks scherrman. I was incorrectly assuming that the receivers would use MY wireless network. The gazebo is close enough, so that should be ok.
For the other Joey in the dining room, I can use a wired Joey. The wireless Joey that will be shared between the upstairs bedroom and the gazebo might have trouble getting a good signal when it is used upstairs. Hmmm. I'll have to test that out somehow.
For the other Joey in the dining room, I can use a wired Joey. The wireless Joey that will be shared between the upstairs bedroom and the gazebo might have trouble getting a good signal when it is used upstairs. Hmmm. I'll have to test that out somehow.
As long as you are getting good signal for the Wireless Joey you will be very happy. I have one in my bedroom and it works great. It's very fast and PQ is great.
I have to search for it but there is a way to use a dish remote as a signal strength indicator. It beeps at you while you walk around the house. I think the Wireless Joey needs a 40-45 or higher signal for the most reliable results.
If you are talking about using a Wireless Joey the answer is no. The HIC just connects all your receivers on the Moca system to the internet. The Wireless Joeys have nothing to do with your internet. There is a box called the Wireless Access Point that plugs into your Hopper and that sends it's own wireless signal to the Wireless Joey. No internet is needed at all.
thanks again Sherrman
I am not 100% sure if this house has the capability of using MOCA. I know there are coax outlets in most rooms, but I don't know if they're connected. At present, I have coax cables running hidden along the outside of the house that go from the dish to the 722. I assume that I can use those to connect with the wired Joey. Or perhaps I just get 2 wired Joey's and be done with.
I am not 100% sure if this house has the capability of using MOCA. I know there are coax outlets in most rooms, but I don't know if they're connected. At present, I have coax cables running hidden along the outside of the house that go from the dish to the 722. I assume that I can use those to connect with the wired Joey. Or perhaps I just get 2 wired Joey's and be done with.
Really the only important cable is the one that goes from the dish into the house and to the Hopper. All the other existing cable should be fine.
About the wireless Joey, is there a way to make a regular Joey 2.0 wireless? I remember seeing posts way back where members were adding a wifi usb adaper to the original Joey and somehow making them wireless. Is this possible with the new Joey's?, and more important is it practical?
I have a good strong dual band wifi router and it seems a waste to add the $50 access point if I don't need to.
I have a good strong dual band wifi router and it seems a waste to add the $50 access point if I don't need to.
That's what I do when I need a Joey somewhere else for awhile. Works just fine, so does an Ethernet cable.
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