The deal with two Hopper 3's

Kizzer

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I am a new Dish network customer. I have been reading and asking questions on this forum for over a couple of weeks now and everybody has been very helpful. I appreciate that.

There have been several questions about my experience because I have two of the hopper 3s on my accounts. Let me tell you how this is working.

It does cost extra to have my setup. However, for my family situation, it is worth it. We have two Dish satellite receivers on our roof. No big deal. They are right next to each other. We have two separate DVR's in the form of the hopper 3's. We have six Joey's for a total of eight televisions connected. We may be connecting two more televisions in the near future. Some joeys are 2.0, some 4K.

Even though the hoppers are on separate accounts, we can watch the DVR of each other's hoppers. If we go into the "sources" folder we can see each other's hoppers. This truly makes it "whole home" from either hopper.

The technicians who set me up tell me that I am not unique. They said they have set up even larger systems than mine with two hopper 3's and more Joey's. They also tell me that each hopper 3 needs its own satellite dish receiver. That is because of the signal demand of the hopper 3. They don't know if this will change in the future. They tell me that there would need to be some type of signal amplification to add more hopper 3's to one dish.

So far, I am a very satisfied Dish customer. The techs were very professional and helpful. My picture quality is much better than what I was getting from cable. I very much like the services of the Hopper 3.
 
I am a new Dish network customer. I have been reading and asking questions on this forum for over a couple of weeks now and everybody has been very helpful. I appreciate that.

There have been several questions about my experience because I have two of the hopper 3s on my accounts. Let me tell you how this is working.

It does cost extra to have my setup. However, for my family situation, it is worth it. We have two Dish satellite receivers on our roof. No big deal. They are right next to each other. We have two separate DVR's in the form of the hopper 3's. We have six Joey's for a total of eight televisions connected. We may be connecting two more televisions in the near future. Some joeys are 2.0, some 4K.

Even though the hoppers are on separate accounts, we can watch the DVR of each other's hoppers. If we go into the "sources" folder we can see each other's hoppers. This truly makes it "whole home" from either hopper.

The technicians who set me up tell me that I am not unique. They said they have set up even larger systems than mine with two hopper 3's and more Joey's. They also tell me that each hopper 3 needs its own satellite dish receiver. That is because of the signal demand of the hopper 3. They don't know if this will change in the future. They tell me that there would need to be some type of signal amplification to add more hopper 3's to one dish.

So far, I am a very satisfied Dish customer. The techs were very professional and helpful. My picture quality is much better than what I was getting from cable. I very much like the services of the Hopper 3.
With separate accounts it seems like you'd be paying twice for programming and two DVR fees. Let us know if this is true or if they offer any discounts for both accounts at the same address.
 
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Even though the hoppers are on separate accounts, we can watch the DVR of each other's hoppers. If we go into the "sources" folder we can see each other's hoppers. This truly makes it "whole home" from either hopper.
Thanks for your informative post for your two Hopper 3 system. That is super good news that both Hopper 3s can see each other's DVR recordings. Do you know how your two Hopper 3 system is all connected? Do you have two Hybrid Solo or DUO Hubs? Are the two Hybrid Hubs connected together with a coax? Any DISH installers out there, do you know how Kizzer's Hopper 3 DVRs see each other? Thru the coax or the home's intranet system? This is really good news.
 
Thanks for your informative post for your two Hopper 3 system. That is super good news that both Hopper 3s can see each other's DVR recordings. Do you know how your two Hopper 3 system is all connected? Do you have two Hybrid Solo or DUO Hubs? Are the two Hybrid Hubs connected together with a coax? Any DISH installers out there, do you know how Kizzer's Hopper 3 DVRs see each other? Thru the coax or the home's intranet system? This is really good news.

They see each other thru the coax only. They do not see each other when they're both connected to the same home network by WiFi or ethernet but they do when the MoCA is connected by connecting the two hubs.
 
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They see each other thru the coax only. They do not see each other when they're both connected to the same home network by WiFi or ethernet but they do when the MoCA is connected by connecting the two hubs.
So how do you think the coax is connected to the Hubs in his Hopper 3 system?
 
From client port to client port on the hubs.

And even though the Hoppers see each other they won't play each other's recordings, at least mine won't.
WOW, wonder what the deal is that if both Hopper 3s can see each other but won't play! Maybe a future software update.
 
Maybe. In the past they couldn't see each other at all.

Maybe if they were both on the same account they might play better together. :)
Maybe when the topic starter Kizzer post back again we will find out more info about his system. I hope he has tried to play his DVRs from each other and it worked. Maybe there is another way of connecting the hubs together or some other method so the DVRs not only see each other but can also play too like the HWSs can. Maybe his installer had a trick up his sleeve to get the two Hopper 3s to be a truly whole home system.
 
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From client port to client port on the hubs.

And even though the Hoppers see each other they won't play each other's recordings, at least mine won't.

Actually, they can play each other's recordings. DVR > sources > change source to the other DVR which has a different name > that DVR's listings appear and can be played. It's super easy and takes about 3 seconds.
 
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Thanks for your informative post for your two Hopper 3 system. That is super good news that both Hopper 3s can see each other's DVR recordings. Do you know how your two Hopper 3 system is all connected? Do you have two Hybrid Solo or DUO Hubs? Are the two Hybrid Hubs connected together with a coax? Any DISH installers out there, do you know how Kizzer's Hopper 3 DVRs see each other? Thru the coax or the home's intranet system? This is really good news.

Sorry, I don't have much insight for you. The techs knew what they were doing though. I wasn't the first one they had done like this.
 
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Actually, they can play each other's recordings. DVR > sources > change source to the other DVR which has a different name > that DVR's listings appear aand can be played. It's super easy and takes about 3 seconds.
Good news Kizzer. Can you see your Hubs? Do you have Solo or Duo Hubs and do you see the jumper coax connecting them? Good info, thanks for posting.
 
With separate accounts it seems like you'd be paying twice for programming and two DVR fees. Let us know if this is true or if they offer any discounts for both accounts at the same address.

I paid for the extra DVR, but my base bill is not doubled. I may have gotten a deal since I am a new customer.
 
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