Dish Hopper Pricing Rumors Thread

[ckhalil18]

So with Dish launching their new website today, they've also posted their latest version of their DHA Agreement and it does contain some pricing info on the the hopper and joey. But, I would like to make sure the info gets confirmed first which is why I'm putting this thread in the pub for now. Here we go:

Monthly receiver fees:

Looks Like 1 hopper and 1 joey is included. Additional hoppers and joeys are $7/month each.

DVR Service Fee/Whole-House DVR Fee

DVR service fee is still $6/month however there is a $4/month whole-house on top of the dvr fee so the cost will total out to $10/month. (This fee will apply on account level.)

Upgrade Pricing: (I'm still not 100% sure yet if it's for existing customers or new ones):
Looks like it'll only cost $99 to upgrade. If you subscribe to AT 200, AT 250, America's Everything Pak, LatinoDos, or LatinoMax, the upgrade will be FREE.


http://www.dish.com/downloads/legal/DHA_Agreement.pdf

[John Kotches]

Not bad at all.

2 hoppers, 2 joeys 14 per month, dvr fees 10 per month. My fees might actually go down.

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[navychop]

Not bad. I'm surprised that the fee for a Hopper is the same as for a Joey.

[lparsons21]

Thanks for the link and info.

It looks to me that the Hopper and Joey have a $7/month fee with the first unit having no fee, not a hopper and a joey for $7 but the wording is a bit odd, so either of us could be right. And frankly, if they charged $7/month for each unit beyond the 1st, it would be in line with what they do now and is competitive with D*.

As to upfront costs for the current subscribers, I couldn't find anything that really addressed that. But if what Scott has posted about current subs being pleased, I suspect there will be at least something reasonable to expect.

[Neutron]

$17 a month sounds about what we are paying now with our 722k and 222k though I could be wrong.

If these prices are indeed correct I'll be happy to do an upgrade to a 2 Hopper 1 Joey (that's all I would need) system.

[DodgerKing]

Thanks for the link and info.

It looks to me that the Hopper and Joey have a $7/month fee with the first unit having no fee, not a hopper and a joey for $7 but the wording is a bit odd, so either of us could be right. And frankly, if they charged $7/month for each unit beyond the 1st, it would be in line with what they do now and is competitive with D*.

As to upfront costs for the current subscribers, I couldn't find anything that really addressed that. But if what Scott has posted about current subs being pleased, I suspect there will be at least something reasonable to expect.

With the only difference being the tuner(s) on the secondary devices. With Direct, any HD DVR or Receiver is used as their "Joey". This makes the unit also function as a standalone unit with its own tuners as well. They are not dependent on the main server DVR "Hopper".

If the price rumors are correct, then this is definately not bad at all.

[Scott Greczkowski]

About the pricing I have been saying all along.

[Neutron]

I wish we knew when they were being released.... along with the OTA tuner of course.

[Scott Greczkowski]

I can tell you techs are getting training on them now, and I know a number of folks who have units now. In addition I am told they have 1.5 million units ready to ship.

I say around March 1st the floodgates should open.

[stimpson]

I am so ready for this.