Buying and Replacing Joey to Save Monthly Fee

[Soonersmith]

can I just buy a joey off the internet and just replace the one I have without involving dish? will this work?

thx

 

[dare2be]

the fee is an outlet fee, not a lease fee, so it's the same fee whether leased from Dish or owned outright.

 

[Bobby]

can I just buy a joey off the internet and just replace the one I have without involving dish? will this work?

thx

No, every receiver must be activated by Dish.

 

[Soonersmith]

so then I assume since they have to activate it, they'll still charge the monthly fee even though I own it?

 

[KAB]

so then I assume since they have to activate it, they'll still charge the monthly fee even though I own it?

That's correct.

 

[Soonersmith]

the fee is an outlet fee, not a lease fee, so it's the same fee whether leased from Dish or owned outright.

thx very much

 

[peggy97850]

If you have decent internet get an Amazon Firestick and use Dish Anywhere.

 

[lakebum431]

If you have decent internet get an Amazon Firestick and use Dish Anywhere.

Exactly. This works great. Just be aware that you can only have one active stream from Dish Anywhere at any time so this somewhat limits your ability to replace receivers.

 

[Hall]

If you have decent internet

I thought Dish Anywhere was able to stay "internal" if your main receiver and the device that DA is on are on the same network ?

 

[peggy97850]

I thought Dish Anywhere was able to stay "internal" if your main receiver and the device that DA is on are on the same network ?

true, but I have neighbors that don't have any internet (hard to imagine) so DA wouldn't even be an option, they'd need to have a Joey.

 

[lakebum431]

I thought Dish Anywhere was able to stay "internal" if your main receiver and the device that DA is on are on the same network ?

I believe that you would need an internet connection to authenticate the device, but the actual streaming would be on your intranet.

 

[Bobby]

The internet doesn’t matter referring to DA as a replacement for multiple Joeys. What does matter is that the Host receiver only has one sling device. One sling device equals one path to DA....

 

[jscud]

No, every receiver must be activated by Dish.

You can buy a Joey off the Internet and activate it yourself by calling Dish and giving them the receiver number. Yes you still get the $7 monthly fee but what you do not need is to have Dish tech come out to “install” a leased Joey. That is a $100 fee which is twice as much as the cost of a Joey on Amazon or Dish Depot.

 

[rvvaquero]

can I just buy a joey off the internet and just replace the one I have without involving dish? will this work?

thx

You can buy a Joey off the Internet and activate it yourself by calling Dish and giving them the receiver number.

Isn't "calling Dish" the same as "involving dish"?

 

[Jim5506]

The only "savings" you may enjoy by buying a receiver is the price someone else "may" pay you for it in the future.

As has been said, you can avoid one receiver fee by buying an Amazon Fire stick.

I did just that and returned one Joey to Dish for a savings of $7 per month.

Note that one H2 or H3 can only support one Amazon Fire Stick at a time.

 

[comfortably_numb]

I've posted this a million times, but some states have a leased receiver tax (mine does). So if you care about saving $2 per month, then that is one advantage of owning. Not wanting to debate the merits of owning vs. leasing here; just stating a fact.

 

[Jim5506]

WOW, is that a 30% tax on receiver leases?

 

[comfortably_numb]

WOW, is that a 30% tax on receiver leases?

Any kind of leased equipment actually. Copiers, office equipment etc.

 

[dare2be]

I'd fight the"lease" tax. You pay the same even if owned. It's a programming access fee, not a lease fee.

 

[comfortably_numb]

I'd fight the"lease" tax. You pay the same even if owned. It's a programming access fee, not a lease fee.

The state is charging a tax because the equipment is leased. It’s a BS tax I agree. Only way around it is to own; then they don’t charge it.