Any reason not to Wally?

You might be able to get them to keep your Grandfathered fee but at $10 not $7 or at least get it for two years if you get the Hopper, if they already are not you might also get the two year $15 package price reduction and freeze all for signing a two year deal. (Depends on their credit and if they usually pay on time) So $10 for DVR fee and $7 Joey fee would be $17. Three rooms $24.The reason they might is new customers often can get the $10 fee for the two year contract.

The advantage of the Wally's is redundancy and an ongoing lower cost per month. If the Hopper has a problem no TV though they only had one receiver till now anyway. And for two people one of the big advantages of the Hopper - all the tuners - isn't such a big deal. Three Wallys would give them 6 tuners.
However you have to buy three external hard drives for the Wally's (If they want DVR functionality and use of both tuners) And you have to pay a one time fee for DISH to turn on the DVR functionality. In addition you can't watch what was recorded on one Wally in another room - unless you move programs to the external hard drive and then swap the drives around.
 
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You might be right. Another stupid dish rule.

Could do a 211
On this, I agree with you. Dish's rules concerning mixing receivers is ridiculous. With 1 DPP LNB, a 42 Switch and a 44 Switch, you could run a myriad of setups. Hopper Sling with 2 Hopper 3's and up to 14 Joeys, plus a VIP or Wally off the 4th output of the 44 Switch. Or 2 Hopper 3's off the 42 Switch and 4 VIP's/Wallys off the 44 Switch. Or trunk in a 2nd 44 switch. I've always believed that if you can imagine it, you can do it.

Hell, they still say 2 Hopper 3's on a Duo Hub off a 42 Switch isn't possible