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What OTA USB Unit to Look For, For a Hopper/Sling

I just a week or so ago Up-Graded to a Hopper With Sling.

Now I want to add the OTA adapter so I can insert my OTA signals into the Hopper.

This I'm seeing is simply a USB connected device that I just connect my OTA Antenna to, and then scan bla bla bla.

Now I know the whole story about Dish not having any at all anymore UG! And that you can still get them online like at Amazon and many others.

BUT......... And there always seems to be a BUT isn't there?

I am seeing many many different models, with very huge varying in prices.

I am in a semi weaker signal area. On my regular TV I get good signals ( 45 of them) So I am looking for help as to what model to look for that will work with my Hopper/Sling machine.

Thank You ALL!!!

Joe
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with the flex pack, if I drop my locals will I still see the guide data I am seeing now for the ota networks. I was thinking of dropping them once the ota dual tuner adapter has the software downloaded. and who knows when that will be....
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Liam4824 said:
with the flex pack, if I drop my locals will I still see the guide data I am seeing now for the ota networks. I was thinking of dropping them once the ota dual tuner adapter has the software downloaded. and who knows when that will be....
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There have been recent reports by at least one poster with Flex who lost their OTA guide data when they dropped their locals.
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pattykay
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DWS44 said:
There have been recent reports by at least one poster with Flex who lost their OTA guide data when they dropped their locals.
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There have also been plenty of posts by Flex Pack subscribers who still have OTA guide data without subscribing to locals. I even have OTA guide data on deactivated receivers with no Dish subscription whatsoever. Maybe it varies by receiver model. ViP receivers should still have OTA guide data without a subscription to locals, in my experience. I am not sure about Hoppers, though.
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Mark609
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crodrules said:
There have also been plenty of posts by Flex Pack subscribers who still have OTA guide data without subscribing to locals. I even have OTA guide data on deactivated receivers with no Dish subscription whatsoever. Maybe it varies by receiver model. ViP receivers should still have OTA guide data without a subscription to locals, in my experience. I am not sure about Hoppers, though.
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Seems to be correct. Yesterday I upgraded from a VIP722K to a Hopper3 and one Joey4K and only get partial guide population on a few out of 24 scanned and for only an hour or two. I installed an AirTV dual dongle. According to one vendor who says he has sold 1,000's of these dongles, he said AirTV will not work, was surprised when I told him it did. Also said he has the newest DISH model, like 1 month old which is bigger, doesn't have heat issues. P/N 213502 DishDepot, a very caring employee, asked me to drop him a note later to see how things are working (or not working) out.

I asked about getting the DISH subscribed locals back for a spell, populate the guide, drop the DISH locals and see if the OTA dongle would keep the programming going on. Might be worth a try. Will update......
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Mark609 said:
Seems to be correct. Yesterday I upgraded from a VIP722K to a Hopper3 and one Joey4K and only get partial guide population on a few out of 24 scanned and for only an hour or two. I installed an AirTV dual dongle. According to one vendor who says he has sold 1,000's of these dongles, he said AirTV will not work, was surprised when I told him it did. Also said he has the newest DISH model, like 1 month old which is bigger, doesn't have heat issues. P/N 213502 DishDepot, a very caring employee, asked me to drop him a note later to see how things are working (or not working) out.

I asked about getting the DISH subscribed locals back for a spell, populate the guide, drop the DISH locals and see if the OTA dongle would keep the programming going on. Might be worth a try. Will update......
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This might be a silly question, but after you scanned the locals, did you try putting both the Hopper 3 and the Joey 4K in standby long enough to let the Hopper 3 do a guide download and fully refresh the guide? Even if you did, sometimes OTA guide data seems to take a few days to fully populate after a re-scan, but it should appear on its own (whenever it finally appears) without any need to add the satellite-delivered locals back first.
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crodrules said:
This might be a silly question, but after you scanned the locals, did you try putting both the Hopper 3 and the Joey 4K in standby long enough to let the Hopper 3 do a guide download and fully refresh the guide? Even if you did, sometimes OTA guide data seems to take a few days to fully populate after a re-scan, but it should appear on its own (whenever it finally appears) without any need to add the satellite-delivered locals back first.
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No we didn't. Thanks for the advice, will do.
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Mark609 said:
No we didn't. Thanks for the advice, will do.
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Definitely wait for the guide to populate. It should do so overnight or in the next few days.


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Is anyone in the Seattle area? My Hopper is showing letterbox on all 4 sides of MeTv with 4:3 programming (most of theirs is 4:3) on my 16:9 TV. I contacted Dish and they said that's expected. However I have a friend who lives near me in Seattle with Comcast and with his 16:9 TV he's only getting side letterbox bars which is what MeTv's website says is expected. So I'm considering buying the OTA dongle and OTA antenna and try OTA with MeTV and see what I get. I'm curious if anyone in the Seattle area has an OTA antenna if they can let me know what they're getting re: letterbox bars for MeTv. Thanks!

Another question, are you getting program guide info for the MeTv OTA antenna with the Hopper guide?
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Does anyone know where you can get a directv ota? I tried threw the company and local at and t stores and can't find anything. Thank you
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Products | AirTV scroll down to accessories.

This one is the same as the $60 Dish dual tuner but at half the price. Mine has been working great for 3+ months.
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Song Name Game Part 3!

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At least 64 dead in Spanish passenger train collision

Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.

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dishstaller said:
Terrible tragedy. You would think that they would have safe guards in place that would prevent something like this from happening. I guess if you are going to ride in a passenger train it might be best to get a car near the rear.

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They will have to look at the switching sections to determine WHY 2 trains were on the same track ... at the same time.
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