I was just on Dish's online chat, and had the following exchange:
Sean T (ID: F1F): I checked with my supervisor and you can use the Hopper with the Tailgater and you need to connect it with ID setup.
[Me]: What is ID setup?
Sean T (ID: F1F): I am sorry for the wrong typo, you need to contact the ID verification team.
[Me]: Oh OK, so if I upgrade I can just take the box with me and hook it up to the Tailgater dish when I'm tailgating?
Sean T (ID: F1F): Let me check with my supervisor, please give me a minute.
Sean T (ID: F1F): Thank you for your patience.
Sean T (ID: F1F): I checked with my supervisor and yes once you upgrade with Hopper you can connect with Tailgater.
[Me]: I can't use the Joey with the Tailgater though, right?
Sean T (ID: F1F): Yes, you cannot use only the Joey with the Tailgater.
Can anybody verify this? It's really the only thing holding me back from upgrading, and everything else I've read says that it won't work. I don't want to go ahead and upgrade and then be stuck out in the cold when football season gets here.
Sean T (ID: F1F): I checked with my supervisor and you can use the Hopper with the Tailgater and you need to connect it with ID setup.
[Me]: What is ID setup?
Sean T (ID: F1F): I am sorry for the wrong typo, you need to contact the ID verification team.
[Me]: Oh OK, so if I upgrade I can just take the box with me and hook it up to the Tailgater dish when I'm tailgating?
Sean T (ID: F1F): Let me check with my supervisor, please give me a minute.
Sean T (ID: F1F): Thank you for your patience.
Sean T (ID: F1F): I checked with my supervisor and yes once you upgrade with Hopper you can connect with Tailgater.
[Me]: I can't use the Joey with the Tailgater though, right?
Sean T (ID: F1F): Yes, you cannot use only the Joey with the Tailgater.
Can anybody verify this? It's really the only thing holding me back from upgrading, and everything else I've read says that it won't work. I don't want to go ahead and upgrade and then be stuck out in the cold when football season gets here.