New Hopper

francjam

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I just purchased a hopper however I wanted to add it to my existing system that uses a DP 34 switch

I dont have the node so wont be using ythe Joey at this point

Can the Hopper work stand alone with my DP 34 switch or DP Lnb or do I have to upgrade those?
 
The Hopper uses different voltage then the legacy receivers so you will need a node for it to work correctly and without damaging anything.
 
The DP34 will not work, if you use a switch it has to be a DPP.

As Scott said, you'll need a node. The node has to be connected to two lines from a DPP LNB or switch, then one 3Ghz line to the Hopper.
 
I just purchased a hopper however I wanted to add it to my existing system that uses a DP 34 switch

I dont have the node so wont be using ythe Joey at this point

Can the Hopper work stand alone with my DP 34 switch or DP Lnb or do I have to upgrade those?
Forget about using any old receivers with the Hopper system. DISH will only allow 211 receivers to be authorized on a Hopper system
 
I actually have the 211 on the Dp34 switch, I install myself.
I am not ready to use the Joey just want to use it as a receiver
 
You could theoretically run the hopper off of 1 line without a node, but you still need a DPP switch. Without a node you will only have the use of 2 tuners instead of 3. If you're going to go through all of the effort to install it yourself, you may as well do it the correct way.
 

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Does DISH/Hopper chew up a lot of bandwidth?

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