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    UI upgrade has RUINED Hopper 1 usability

    My upgrade to the H3 was installed today. Boy did that fix the lag problem. It's like getting a brand new top end PC. Every command is immediately executed. Browsing through the guide or a long list of recorded shows is no longer a pain. This is the hardware that the new UI was meant to run on...
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    New DISH EHD

    Turns out even the H1 supports USB powered slim drives now. I bought this one yesterday and have already successfully formatted it and transferred shows to it (in preparation for an H3 upgrade next week). I am not certain, but I think the real issue (and reason for the Dish statement that you...
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    UI upgrade has RUINED Hopper 1 usability

    Tell my wife that. Some cleanup is definitely in order.
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    UI upgrade has RUINED Hopper 1 usability

    I stand corrected. The DVR is reporting 70% full, so whatever that equates to in TB is what the new operating system is needing to deal with.
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    UI upgrade has RUINED Hopper 1 usability

    Then there must be something different about how the new software is performing on a clean H1 versus one that has been in use for a number of years. It's lagging badly on mine, but perhaps it's not just CPU/RAM that's causing the lag, but instead something wrong with the particular install on my...
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    UI upgrade has RUINED Hopper 1 usability

    I don't like paying for an upgrade I wasn't planning either. However here's how I look at it: They offered me a free H2 with Sling but I opted for the H3. I'm not going to invest an entire morning sitting at home to do the free upgrade option (to the H2 with Sling) just to have to upgrade again...
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    UI upgrade has RUINED Hopper 1 usability

    With DIRT not online this morning, I decided to try the regular Dish chat to see what they could do for me. Ended up ordering an upgrade to the H3 for $100 one-time fee with a $3/mo monthly fee bump. This is consistent with what others SatelliteGuys members are getting, so I'm happy. They did...
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    UI upgrade has RUINED Hopper 1 usability

    Thank you. I will give that a try.
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    UI upgrade has RUINED Hopper 1 usability

    I also have an H1 and never felt the need to upgrade the hardware until now, after the box upgraded itself to the new UI. The lag is unbearable. Often it seems to just hang endlessly while loading a page. I tried a reboot which didn't help at all. My wife gave up watching a recorded show tonight...
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    Dish anywhere not working with my Hopper 3

    Do you notice any streaming performance improvements versus the older hoppers?
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    Free upgrade to the Hopper 3?

    I was referring to the new customer price of $34.99 for 1 year for AT120. We do not have any add-on channels or packages. We've been customers since 2004 and have always paid on-time. My wife and I are discussing some of our larger monthly bills and our Dish bill is currently $105/mo for AT200...
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    Free upgrade to the Hopper 3?

    I want to upgrade to the Hopper 3 but also want to reduce my bill. We are out of the commitment period. We are on America's Top 200 but I plan to downgrade to AT120. We don't need the extra channels any longer. I would also like to get the 1 year reduced price of $34.99. How is Dish handling...
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    Any Sling Improvements in Hopper 3?

    Is there any news whether the Hopper 3 will have improved performance streaming content to remote devices? I'm using a first-generation Hopper with external Sling module and I find that performance varies pretty widely when accessing content remotely from my smartphone. Sometimes it's fine and...
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    Hopper/ Joeys Screensaver Locks Frequently

    I have had this same problem with my Hopper 1 for many months. I also never use my Dish remote because I use a Harmony. I will have to try a battery change to see if that helps. It would be weird that a dead remote battery would even prevent pressing Select right on the Hopper from working...
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    HOPPER 3 UPGRADE WAITING LIST!

    Please include me. Still rocking an original Hopper and I'm having to reboot it twice a week in order to wake it up.
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    Scott's Review of DISH's Hopper with Sling

    My original Hopper just had a hard drive failure last week. Dish shipped a replacement. I hooked it up and noticed the menus were far faster (sure seems that way anyway -- but I don't have the old one to do a comparison). As far as I know, this is not a Hopper with Sling though. Doesn't say...
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    Power Failure Causes Hopper 311 Code - Replacement Required

    How would the DVR know to shut down when on UPS power during an extended outage? I'm worried a UPS would just delay the damage 20 min or so, not prevent it. This is the only reason I don't run out and get a UPS. But a surge protector may be a good idea.
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    Power Failure Causes Hopper 311 Code - Replacement Required

    We had a power failure in my neighborhood today and came home to find the Hopper's hard drive fried (my understanding of a 311 code). Tried four reboots in a row (twice with red button, twice by pulling the power code for 15 seconds). No dice. I get this error each time and when I clear it I...
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    Dish App - Droid and iOS

    I'm in the same boat -- Dish Remote on IOS was very inconsistent and could not be trusted to work well, particularly after I upgraded to the Hopper/Joey, UNTIL now. With the recent DVR software updates and now today's Dish update of the iPhone app the remote function now works VERY well. It's...
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    S223 is out

    Can you speak to any improvements in Sling Remote? It has been a buggy mess for me, both from an iPad and from the web browser.
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    Hopper with Sling / DishOnline won't work outside the network

    I too have found my Sling to be very unreliable on the Hopper and have frankly just about given up on it, at least until I read about some major software update here that is known to address lots of Sling bugs. I've posted elsewhere about my issues and tried every kind of reset, but lets...
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    When will Dish Remote (iOS) Truly Work??

    Oddly it's working for me right now, well mostly. Yesterday it didn't work at all, despite reboots and resets, and I tried both out of the house over 4G and at home on my internal network. But now, while on my work network, I was able to stream live TV from home. However I cannot see...
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    Hopper Timers not visible online or via iOS App

    I have only one Hopper and have had this problem (and many others) since Day 1. Sling just doesn't yet work reliably on the Hopper.
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    No video signal using Sling

    While I otherwise think the Hopper/Joey equipment is terrific, Sling functionality has been garbage since Day 1 for me. Used to work pretty well (but not 100% reliably) on my 722. With the Hopper plus Sling, it is a complete crapshoot whether I will be able to connect and stream video or...
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    When will Dish Remote (iOS) Truly Work??

    I upgraded to a Hopper/Joey shortly after they hit the market and overall love the setup. But I sure wish I could get reliable performance out of the iOS Dish Remote app (and DishOnline on the PC as well). Sometimes it works great, sometimes it partially works, and sometimes it doesn't work at...