HOPPER SNAP

[dare2be]

I think he likes the Pit forum
.

I don't own high enough boots for that.

 

[TheKrell]

I don't own high enough boots for that.

You could always post what you really think and go out in a flame of glory.

 

[JSheridan]

Oh yeah, that was Scherrman in Iowa. Where has he been?

I think he chickened out and quit the DISH business.

 

[JSheridan]

I don't own high enough boots for that.

I don't like the Pit because some people that I thought were credible in the regular forums turn out to be full of it.

 

[navychop]

I find life more pleasant outside the Pit.

The next pit I go to will be the sburgh.


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[HipKat]

I hate the idea of paying for something that Dish will eventually be giving me for free (supposedly), but on the other hand, it's beyond ridiculous that Dish won't just send these out to single-Hopper subscribers already. It's not like they don't KNOW what equipment everyone is using!

They're not sending them out to offices, either. We've been out of them for 2 weeks. I don't think they were intended for mass distribution yet, possibly

 

[HipKat]

My HWS started having hard drive issues. Called tech support and they sent me a replacement. The replacement receiver had the Snap module taped to it. I didn't know what it was. Called tech support and they said it will improve the performance of the EPG among other things, which I can't remember what else it was. I plugged it in, hooked everything up. I really can't see a difference, but I unplugged it while the receiver was on and got and error message on my screen saying an important component had been disconnected which will cause some kind of issue.
I only have the one receiver, no Joey's.

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The Snap needs Software version U717. The one the sent you probably has U705 so you won't see any improvement until your software updates

 

[HipKat]

You could always post what you really think and go out in a flame of glory.

Hmmmm, now who did that???

 

[Peter Parker]

The Snap needs Software version U717. The one the sent you probably has U705 so you won't see any improvement until your software updates

I would recommend doinga manual update as opposed to waiting for DISH to push it down.

 

[HipKat]

I would recommend doinga manual update as opposed to waiting for DISH to push it down.

AFAIK right now, auto-updates are temporarily and briefly suspended for some unknown reason, but manual updates still work.

 

[Nominal]

Well Dish came through!! Downloaded U717 on to my HWS last night. Just checked our SJ (superjoey) and it is now as fast as the HWS was after installing the SNAP a while back..
Good job Dish and thanks again to Scott for sending me one ..
Gerry

As one of those that bought a Hopper Snap from the Ebay seller, I can confirm that not only is the HWS lightning fast, but also the Super Joey. I'd forgotten what it feels like since the CUI to have a Hopper running at full speed. Since I don't need 16 tuners (5 is enough for me) or 4K, I no longer need to consider a H3/Joey 3 upgrade to save me from the annoying sluggishness.

 

[navychop]

Hmmmm...


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[glynnp]

Action speaks louder than Hmmmm

 

[Cypresstree]

I plugged my purchased snap in last night HWS(U719). Blazing fast...

I will compare with my 2nd HWS (no snap) in the coming days.


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[bnewt]

both of my HWS updated themselves last week

would love to have a couple of the snaps, but will wait till I can get them free from Dish

 

[DWS44]

Out of curiosity, are the installers' inventory getting restocked again, or still in short supply? HipKat ?

 

[ekilgus]

Update: I noticed the Snap module received another firmware update (S153) a couple of days ago. Since the Snap module doesn't provide additional features/functionality (all it does is make earlier Hoppers about as fast as the H3) it's unknown what the update is for. Possibly support for multiple Hoppers?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Possibly support for multiple Hoppers?

Nope as far as I know just other backend fixes.

When dual hopper snap support is available you will hear about it here.

 

[Cypresstree]

both of my HWS updated themselves last week

would love to have a couple of the snaps, but will wait till I can get them free from Dish

Believe me when I say it is money well spent.

Out of curiosity- anyone here have two snaps employed on a multiple HWS setup?


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[JSheridan]

Believe me when I say it is money well spent.

Out of curiosity- anyone here have two snaps employed on a multiple HWS setup?


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We tried it and it screwed up both units. Kept seeing the Refresh In Progress screen.