Probably going to upgrade to Hopper/Joey. I have some questions / concerns.
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BeckiB ?http://www.satelliteguys.us/members/162537-BeckiB-Dish-Network is on now, and PM is preferred.
In general no. I did not have any issue moving from my 622 although some have reported issues.
I had 4 different ehd's that I had used on my 722. Allof them were recognized immediately by my Hoppers. Each Hopper can see 2 ehd's at a time.
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I'm not going to pursue it at the moment, but Becky says there's no way I can get 2 Hoppers. Again, at the moment, I'm going to try to get buy on one Hopper, but I'm curious how those of you that have 2 managed to get 2? Are you leasing 2, or did you just buy one outright.
If you want 2 hoppers no joeys there are a couple ways to do it: 1) go to a Dish Retailer, they can set it up; 2) Order 2 Hoppers and 2 Joeys and when the installer comes have him cancel 2 of the Joeys. Many people have done the latter from reports on this forum.
Hopper can read/write/index/delete on the first 2 EHDs attached. It can r/w on more, perhaps 5 more. I've think I tested 2 more and ran out of outlets on a power strip. When an EHD is detached it recycles the drive number.
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I have a question about my wiring. Remember, I will have ONE Hopper with NO Joeys:
I have a dual coax coming from my 1000.4 that connects to a grounding block on the side of my house. From that, 2 coax's go through the wall behind my TV set. Each one of those coax's goes to a separator allowing there to be a coax going to each tuner of both receivers. So, in essence there are 4 end-points.
Will the Solo Node just replace the ground block and be mounted on the side of the house in place of the the current ground block?
At which point, will the dual coax's coming from the 1000.4 connect to the #1 and #2 DP Plus connections on the Solo Node?
Then, a single coax will come from the "To Host" connection and go through the wall to the back of the Hopper?
I have a dual coax coming from my 1000.4 that connects to a grounding block on the side of my house. From that, 2 coax's go through the wall behind my TV set. Each one of those coax's goes to a separator allowing there to be a coax going to each tuner of both receivers. So, in essence there are 4 end-points.
Will the Solo Node just replace the ground block and be mounted on the side of the house in place of the the current ground block?
At which point, will the dual coax's coming from the 1000.4 connect to the #1 and #2 DP Plus connections on the Solo Node?
Then, a single coax will come from the "To Host" connection and go through the wall to the back of the Hopper?
Sounds like you have it right. Replace the ground block with the node. Host port goes to the hopper. Done. Should be a very simple install. Make sure they keep the second coax in good shape and do what you can to protect it from the elements, you can use it if you ever go to two Hoppers (but you'll still need a third run from the dish at that point).
Thanks. By the way, there's no ground wire connected to the ground block. Never has been. Installer said the Dish mounted on buried pole 130' away takes care of that. Is that true?
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In all the years and places I've had Dish, I've never been grounded. Don't worry about it.
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I forgot to mention the need for the OTA module when I set this up with Becki. I've PM'd her, but haven't heard back, yet.
I don't suppose OTA module is routine for them to bring with them?
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I don't suppose OTA module is routine for them to bring with them?
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It isn't. You won't even see it for sale at the Dish site until your compatible receiver (Hopper, in this case) appears on your account.
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Gotcha. She just replied & said they'd ship it after the install & my account would be billed for $30. Sounds good to me.
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I keep seeing "Hopper 2000" being batted around. Is this just the designation for the Hopper with built-in Sling?
Hopper 2000 is the original Hopper, Hopper with Sling or HWS is the newest Hopper.
