Are they giving Hopper's to new subscribers?

[reddice]

Forgive me if this was answered somewhere else but I don't want to have to read through pages of posts to find it search just confuses me more.

My uncle who lives in PA just switched form DirecTV to Dish and they said they gave him a new receiver that can record up to six TV's. I talked to him and he said it is the Hopper and has a EA Dish installed. Also since they were both hooked up to SDTV's he does not want to upgrade to a HDTV yet he put his main receiver upstairs and says that the downstairs TV has no receiver. It has to have a Joey.

What I am saying is that is he a early beta tester or are they installing Hoppers for new customers as on the Dish site it just says coming soon. Thanks.

 

[reddice]

Sorry did not know there was a Hopper zone. Thanks for moving.

 

[Tampa8]

How could you not know, there's been a Hopper Zone for - about an hour! lol,,,,,,, Not to mention when you posted I don't thing it was even created yet...

 

[TheKrell]

My uncle who lives in PA just switched form DirecTV to Dish and they said they gave him a new receiver that can record up to six TV's. I talked to him and he said it is the Hopper and has a EA Dish installed.

Your uncle gets the latest/greatest receiver for his SDTVs? I want to see pictures.

 

[Smith P.]

By official response DIRT and CSR, H+J will be out in a few days.

 

[isaacmorseMI]

By official response DIRT and CSR, H+J will be out in a few days.

I just talked to Matt a few days ago and they don't have any pricing or release info for the Hopper / Joey, has something changed?

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[gpollock87]

By official response DIRT and CSR, H+J will be out in a few days.

raymond g has told me there is no update.

 

[Mr Tony]

Smitty is apparently taking some joker's word on BSTalk about how "he heard from a CSR who knew nothing about it yet said in a few days it will be out" as gospel

 

[RaymondG@Dish Network]

Pricing and promotional offers for the Hopper have not officially been released. Currently Beta testing is being done internally with DISH employees only.

 

[gpollock87]

Pricing and promotional offers for the Hopper have not officially been released. Currently Beta testing is being done internally with DISH employees only.

there is my confirmation.lol

 

[gtal98]

Forgive me if this was answered somewhere else but I don't want to have to read through pages of posts to find it search just confuses me more.

My uncle who lives in PA just switched form DirecTV to Dish and they said they gave him a new receiver that can record up to six TV's. I talked to him and he said it is the Hopper and has a EA Dish installed. Also since they were both hooked up to SDTV's he does not want to upgrade to a HDTV yet he put his main receiver upstairs and says that the downstairs TV has no receiver. It has to have a Joey.

What I am saying is that is he a early beta tester or are they installing Hoppers for new customers as on the Dish site it just says coming soon. Thanks.

Your uncle is a little confused. I'm guessing he probably got a 622 receiver installed upstairs and the TV2 output with no box is downstairs.

 

[Scherrman]

There would be some seriously pissed off people if the Hopper was being sent out right now. Mostly ME!

 

[Smith P.]

At least I know by myself (not from hear-say ppl) _production_ software for H+J start spooling a couple days ago. That's pretty good sign of near deployment.
As to raymond g ... he is know what he allow to know and he is posting what allow to posting. This time he is missed the train.

 

[Scherrman]

At least I know by myself (not from hear-say ppl) _production_ software for H+J start spooling a couple days ago. That's pretty good sign of near deployment.
As to raymond g ... he is know what he allow to know and he is posting what allow to posting. This time he is missed the train.

Me not sure what you mean by your English speaking.

 

[Mr Tony]

At least I know by myself (not from hear-say ppl) _production_ software for H+J start spooling a couple days ago. That's pretty good sign of near deployment.

not necessarily. Dish can do software updates to make sure it actually works before deploying it. Plus I believe what a DIRT member says and the info Scott has

 

[lakebum431]

At least I know by myself (not from hear-say ppl) _production_ software for H+J start spooling a couple days ago. That's pretty good sign of near deployment.
As to raymond g ... he is know what he allow to know and he is posting what allow to posting. This time he is missed the train.

Just becuase there is production software in the stream does not mean that the receivers have been released to the public. Just curious, is it a global or targeted release? I know that some times in the past they have released targeted production software only to their beta testers. Perhaps this is that?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

It's not slated to be released until at least March 1st.

Installers are just being trained on them now.

 

[navychop]

It's hard to believe they will pass up the "Leap Day" connection. Dish marketing. Sigh.

 

[jerryez]

They could just wait until April 1st and release the Hopper on April Fools Day!

 

[Lt Disher]

It's hard to believe they will pass up the "Leap Day" connection. Dish marketing. Sigh.

I still think that they still might. Either a press conference/release party on Feb 29 or an actual release date on the 29th. In reality, it doesn't matter if they don't go out the door until March 1 or a few days later.