Two weeks ago my 722 bit the dust. Yesterday, two Dish Techs came out to install a Hopper in the man cave. When they got there they said they were installing a Hopper and two Joeys and I told them it was just going to be one Hopper. They were, also, supposed to put in a new dish since we are getting a new roof and the old one is on the roof.
The techs were very good at their job. They looked at the existing cabling and came upstairs to the man cave and put in the Hopper. Then things went somewhat awry. I did not know that we had to go all Hopper and no 722. She who must be obeyed, hereafter known as the boss, has a SD TV in the den with a 722 on it and she watches TV upstairs in the bedroom off of that DVR. When they told me it had to be all Hopper, i was cool with it. They installed a Joey in the den and one in the bedroom. My son is living with us now and he wanted to get Dish in his room so they put another Joey in his room. OK so far.
The problem is there are now three different people watching TV and the Hopper only has 3 tuners. If something is recording then there are only 2 tuners available, unless two things are recording. We all watch totally different types of programs and I am certain we are going to run out of tuners very soon.
The boss is not going to be happy at all, and if she aint happy aint nobody happy, if she cant watch what she wants to watch when she wants to watch it.
So, here's the dilemma, I assume i would need to get another Hopper in order to get more tuners. If we did that, would there be anymore DVR fees over what we will have with one Hopper and three Joeys? Also, can the Hopper in the Man Cave be on its own and the other three joeys be linked to the new Hopper?
They did not install the new dish yesterday because someone has to come out and check for underground wiring even though I know there is nothing where they want to put it and where the cable will run. They are scheduled to come back on 7/8 for the dish install. Depending on what I learn from you guys, I will see about getting another Hopper and eliminating on of the Joeys.
Thanks a lot guys, I have a lot to learn about this Hopper.
The techs were very good at their job. They looked at the existing cabling and came upstairs to the man cave and put in the Hopper. Then things went somewhat awry. I did not know that we had to go all Hopper and no 722. She who must be obeyed, hereafter known as the boss, has a SD TV in the den with a 722 on it and she watches TV upstairs in the bedroom off of that DVR. When they told me it had to be all Hopper, i was cool with it. They installed a Joey in the den and one in the bedroom. My son is living with us now and he wanted to get Dish in his room so they put another Joey in his room. OK so far.
The problem is there are now three different people watching TV and the Hopper only has 3 tuners. If something is recording then there are only 2 tuners available, unless two things are recording. We all watch totally different types of programs and I am certain we are going to run out of tuners very soon.
The boss is not going to be happy at all, and if she aint happy aint nobody happy, if she cant watch what she wants to watch when she wants to watch it.
So, here's the dilemma, I assume i would need to get another Hopper in order to get more tuners. If we did that, would there be anymore DVR fees over what we will have with one Hopper and three Joeys? Also, can the Hopper in the Man Cave be on its own and the other three joeys be linked to the new Hopper?
They did not install the new dish yesterday because someone has to come out and check for underground wiring even though I know there is nothing where they want to put it and where the cable will run. They are scheduled to come back on 7/8 for the dish install. Depending on what I learn from you guys, I will see about getting another Hopper and eliminating on of the Joeys.
Thanks a lot guys, I have a lot to learn about this Hopper.