Should I upgrade?

[HipKat]

I've used folders for years. It makes our Hopper recordings easier to keep our individual recordings easy to separate.

Yes, YOU have. This is a power user's forum. You're a power user.
I see people's DVR's daily, with almost zero using folders.

 

[rvvaquero]

I see people's DVR's daily, with almost zero using folders.

I didn't know that was possible. I'm fairly new to the Hopper, certainly not a power user. My Hopper 3 has two folders by default, which can't be removed. They are Prime Time Anytime and On Demand. Also, my Hopper 3 creates folders on it's own. For example, I have a Timer set up to record all PGA Golf events and it puts them in a single folder if they are on the same channel.

I just assumed that everyone's Hopper behaved like that. Is there some way I can remove those two default folders and prevent the others from being created?

 

[MikeD-C05]

The number of people who would want that feature is less than 1%, I'm sure, so why would Dish add something so complicated that almost no one would use?? I can tell you almost no one uses folders at all

When I had DISH , I used them for:
MOVIES
NEWS,
TV SHOWS,( shows off of locals that I don't have Prime Time Anytime turned on. Like Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays)
RETRO ( classic tv )
Premium( for HBO,SHOWTIME STARZ etc.)
DONNA. ( wife's folder and it kept everything in its own place and I didn't have to see my wife's decorating shows off of HGTV and Magnolia).

 

[rvvaquero]

When I had DISH , I used them for:
MOVIES
NEWS,
TV SHOWS,( shows off of locals that I don't have Prime Time Anytime turned on. Like Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays)
RETRO ( classic tv )
Premium( for HBO,SHOWTIME STARZ etc.)
DONNA. ( wife's folder and it kept everything in its own place and I didn't have to see my wife's decorating shows off of HGTV and Magnolia).

You were just power using to impress Donna.

 

[telstar_1]

When I upgraded from a 722K to Hopper Duo, it came with a two year agreement to stay with Dish. That is outside of retention "loyalty" discounts, which I've still gotten every year since.

I believe any no-charge upgrade or receiver add requires new 2-year commit.

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[HipKat]

I didn't know that was possible. I'm fairly new to the Hopper, certainly not a power user. My Hopper 3 has two folders by default, which can't be removed. They are Prime Time Anytime and On Demand. Also, my Hopper 3 creates folders on it's own. For example, I have a Timer set up to record all PGA Golf events and it puts them in a single folder if they are on the same channel.

I just assumed that everyone's Hopper behaved like that. Is there some way I can remove those two default folders and prevent the others from being created?

Those are different. You can create custom folders when you go into editing timers. I'm super OCD about organization, so everything I recorded had relevant folders that each show would record to, like Sports, Movies, etc

 

[mphca]

But can you create folders on the EHD? I haven't seen any way.

 

[Bobby]

But can you create folders on the EHD? I haven't seen any way.

No, you cannot.

 

[tsunami2311]

That really is the way to go from a cost and fee perspective. I pay $51 a month for a Wally with DVR capabilities, Flex Pack + News. Antenna for locals. That's like 1990's basic cable pricing, you won't get that with any other provider.

yah last time I tried that they refused to give us so 3 wally's could go that route, I wont bother to try again till dish fully payed and caught up, dad current behind paying them and wants the canceled but wont do that cause of contract.

Next time I deal with I gona tell them we want 3 wally's will pay the 1 time fee for dvr, and then pay $5 month per box instead of current 15+15+7+7 they can take there h3 and joeys back, and want locals for free or service will be canceled but that wont be for another year and half before contract is up. my mom is already pissed about locals being gone cause all the stuff she recorded. and he looking into roof antenna to fix that.

Providing he dont just stop paying them all together, as the already turned off service 3 times in past year, cause he is behind paying them or atlest was last time I checked

 

[telstar_1]

They're never going to go for "free locals". Those locals cost THEM a ton from ever-more $$-demanding station ownership groups. If can get offair, that's the way to deal with the extortionists

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