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Timbee

Last reply Oct 24, 2019 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Watching store programs "offline"

Assuming I'm able to successfully set up a Hopper 3 to use with our RV while traveling, will it be possible to watch any pre recorded stored TV programs without having to reconnect to the tripod mounted Dish? For example, were we to pull into a Walmart for a quick overnight, will we be able to watch any TV programs previously recorded on the Hopper?

Asking because that didn't seem to be the case with the Pathway X2 we used last as It "insisted" on a connection.

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Jim5506

Oct 23, 2019

You can determine this for yourself.

Just unplug your Hopper, disconnect the satellite cable from the back of the receiver, then plug your Hopper back in and see if you can watch recorded programs.

There will undoubtedly be some error messages, I wouldn't do a check switch if you don't have to, it will erase your satellite location data and will have to be repeated when you reconnect.

Good luck.

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dweber

Oct 23, 2019

Watching DVR content on a Hopper3 that is offline works for a few days. When I had my roof redone, my Dish was removed for 3 weeks. After one week both Hopper3 receivers stopped working. They would go into a constant reboot after the error screen for no signal was displayed. Both receivers started working again once my Dish was reinstalled.

So the answer is that the DVR content can be viewed for about a week but then the Hopper3 receivers stop working.

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Timbee

Oct 23, 2019

Jim5506 said:
You can determine this for yourself.

Just unplug your Hopper...

Aha-- I've definitely do that IF we had a Hopper!

We currently have the Pathway X2 with the Wally and external HD and I'm considering whether the Hopper would be worth the investment as it enables one to record more than one program at a time.

Timbee

Oct 23, 2019

dweber said:
Watching DVR content on a Hopper3 that is offline works for a few days. When I had my roof redone, my Dish was removed for 3 weeks. After one week both Hopper3 receivers stopped working. They would go into a constant reboot after the error screen for no signal was displayed. Both receivers started working again once my Dish was reinstalled.

So the answer is that the DVR content can be viewed for about a week but then the Hopper3 receivers stop working.

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That's interesting-- thanks for the input. It seems that somehow the connection is tested at some kind of interval when not online.(?) If we could count on a week's worth of viewing for those instances when we're not set up, that would be useful.

Tampa8

Oct 23, 2019

Timbee said:
That's interesting-- thanks for the input. It seems that somehow the connection is tested at some kind of interval when not online.(?) If we could count on a week's worth of viewing for those instances when we're not set up, that would be useful.

I suspect it coincides when the guide data runs out.

reubenray

Oct 24, 2019

The ability to watch my recorded shows is a big thing for me while traveling in my RV. I have the Wally+EHD and it is a hit or miss each time I try to watch something when I cannot get a satellite feed due to trees. I am also thinking about switching to a Hopper 3 (at a big expense) IF I can watch my recorded shows for a few days.

rvvaquero

Oct 24, 2019

Timbee said:
Aha-- I've definitely do that IF we had a Hopper! We currently have the Pathway X2 with the Wally and external HD and I'm considering whether the Hopper would be worth the investment as it enables one to record more than one program at a time.

First off, you could have the ability to record four programs at once with the Wally by adding an external hard drive and an ota double tuner, then paying $40 for dvr capability. However, youi would only be able to record programs on the same satellite since the Pathway X2, like all dome dishes, is only pointing toward one satellite at a time. Secondly, you can't use a Hopper with the Pathway X2.

Timbee

Oct 24, 2019

rvvaquero said:
First off, you could have the ability to record four programs at once with the Wally by adding an external hard drive and an ota double tuner, then paying $40 for dvr capability. However, youi would only be able to record programs on the same satellite since the Pathway X2, like all dome dishes, is only pointing toward one satellite at a time. Secondly, you can't use a Hopper with the Pathway X2.

Thanks. Yes, we have the external HD/DVR but often are in areas with not OTA reception. Also I do understand the other limitations you mentioned (one sat a time + X2 not working with Hopper). I went back & forth between the X2 and Hopper and only went with the X2 in the end for its ease of use in setting up-- mainly due to the fact that other family members might be using it.

Turned out that I was the only one setting things up and given that I don't see any of the potential "challenges" of setting up the Hopper as an issue, now rethinking that might be way to go. Maybe I can sell the Pathway to another family member if I go that route!

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EarDemon said:
If it wasn't for what I want, I wouldn't need any of this.

Do I need a collection of handheld radios, scanners and speed enforcement countermeasures? Nope, but I want them. Very little, if any of the software used to interface with these devices is available on Linux.

To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.

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EarDemon

Oct 14, 2026

WhiteBeard said:
To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.

For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.

I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.

harshness

Oct 15, 2026

EarDemon said:
I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows.

What is so fantabulous about the Windows UI? By many accounts, it has been going downhill since Windows 7.

There are Linux desktops that offer Windows or Mac UIs, yet you don't hear much chatter about them outside of questions about when the creators might get sued.

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EarDemon

Oct 15, 2026

harshness said:
What is so fantabulous about the Windows UI?

Because it's what I prefer. I know I've said this a few times, I use Open Shell to give me the cascading start menu a la WIN 95 and NT4.0. The only reason I went from Windows Vista to 7 back in the day was because of Classic Shell. I cannot stand anything other than the OG start menu from 30+ years ago. I'm using ExplorerPatcher to give me Windows 10 UI elements of the taskbar and right click context menus.

If you could take a look at how I set up Windows 95, you'd find many similarities to how I use 11.

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EarDemon

Oct 15, 2026

I could probably use that as a starting point, but I don't like the full size icons. If you have to click on each folder that's also a no-go for me, it has to be cascading.

I used to have Peppermint Linux in a VM, that was about as close as I could get to recreating a Windows NT4.0 style of menu structure, but I could never get it to scale properly in VMWare on a 4K display and eventually gave up.

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harshness

Oct 16, 2026

EarDemon said:
Because it's what I prefer.

I hope you don't believe that makes it wonderful (especially when you're using workarounds for Microsoft's malfeasance).

I use LibreOffice as opposed to Microsoft office (even in Windows) because it's UI is like the Office of old, so I'm putting my money where my mouth is (in a manner of speaking). The ribbon was one of the worst ideas to come out Redmond.

HipKat

Oct 16, 2026

EarDemon said:
I could probably use that as a starting point, but I don't like the full size icons. If you have to click on each folder that's also a no-go for me, it has to be cascading.

I used to have Peppermint Linux in a VM, that was about as close as I could get to recreating a Windows NT4.0 style of menu structure, but I could never get it to scale properly in VMWare on a 4K display and eventually gave up.

Whatever the boot up time it's fine with me. The longest part of my bootup is the HP SureStart BIOS integrity check. Once that is done, it's only a few more seconds. I haven't done this reg tweak yet since the reformat, but I switched the bootup animation to the Windows 10 style spinning circle of dots, and it's two and a half rotations. I can live with that.

I used to pin the C: drive to the Win Taskbar and it would open in cascading style

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