Coming back

[comfortably_numb]

Well, crodrules has just about convinced me to come back to Dish for the Locals Only Package.

When I last had Dish, I used a Wally connected to one output of the DPP dish on the roof of my 4-plex. My neighbor is using the other line which is connected to a Hybrid Solo Hub.

Would I be able to use a Hopper Duo with this dish? If so do I need a hub?

 

[HipKat]

Well, crodrules has just about convinced me to come back to Dish for the Locals Only Package.

When I last had Dish, I used a Wally connected to one output of the DPP dish on the roof of my 4-plex. My neighbor is using the other line which is connected to a Hybrid Solo Hub.

Would I be able to use a Hopper Duo with this dish? If so do I need a hub?

Uhhhhh, wait....wut!!????

 

[comfortably_numb]

Uhhhhh, wait....wut!!????

As far as I can tell that's how it's set up!

 

[pattykay]

Uhhhhh, wait....wut!!????

It makes perfect sense, if the neighbor also happens to have a Hopper Duo.

 

[HipKat]

It makes perfect sense, if the neighbor also happens to have a Hopper Duo.

Ahh, Hopper Duo. Yeah, I think you CAN use one of the other outputs for a Wally. On a Hybrid LNBF, the Duo kills the signal out on the 2nd port, as a Hopper 3 does. Not sure on a DPP though

 

[comfortably_numb]

 

[HipKat]

THat's not a DPP lnbf, that's a Hybrid Slimline LNBF

 

[comfortably_numb]

So this single output won't work with a Duo? I know for certain it works with Wally..

 

[pattykay]

Is that the same LNBF that was on the dish when you were using the Wally? The Hopper Duo connects to the LNBF the same way that a Wally does. Think of the old ViP Duo receivers, which needed a separator attached to the back of the receiver, for the two satellite inputs. With both the Wally and the Hopper Duo, that separator is built inside the receiver. This means that only one cable is needed in order to connect either model to the LNB.

 

[comfortably_numb]

This is a photo of the dish and LNB that were up there when I had a Wally connected. Will climb up there later today and see if anything's changed since then.

 

[sam_gordon]

Wouldn't Dish do a fresh install?

 

[comfortably_numb]

Wouldn't Dish do a fresh install?

I don't want a contract.

 

[HipKat]

This is a photo of the dish and LNB that were up there when I had a Wally connected. Will climb up there later today and see if anything's changed since then.

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If it's the same, you should be OK< but the first pic, maybe it's deceiving as it is, but it looks like a Slimline DPH LNBF

 

[pattykay]

Wouldn't Dish do a fresh install?

I recommended as much, in my private conversation with comfortably_numb.

I don't want a contract.

If you open the account with a purchased receiver, there wouldn't be a contract. The contract is for a leased receiver. Dish may try to stick you with a leased receiver, but you can refuse that receiver when the installer arrives, and use your own instead. Like I said, I went through exactly the same thing setting up my sister's account last year, with a purchased Wally and Welcome Pack.

 

[pattykay]

If it's the same, you should be OK< but the first pic, maybe it's deceiving as it is, but it looks like a Slimline DPH LNBF

I have to agree. It is hard to tell, due to the angle of the pictures. However, I would be shocked if the new LNBF is not a Slimline DPH.

 

[comfortably_numb]

 

[comfortably_numb]

It's definitely a different LNB than the one that was on there before

 

[HipKat]

It's definitely a different LNB than the one that was on there before

Yep, it's hybrid. The neighbor's Duo is killing the signal output on port 2

 

[comfortably_numb]

Well this sucks. Landlord won't allow anymore dishes on the roof and he's already really unhappy about my FTA dish on the ground, so looks like I have to can this project!

 

[pattykay]

Yep, it's hybrid. The neighbor's Duo is killing the signal output on port 2

Is it just because it is hooked up through a Hybrid Hub? I thought for sure there was a way to connect two HWS to a Hybrid LNB by using Hybrid Hubs. I don't know why Hopper Duo would be any different, since the Duo has even fewer tuners. I thought it was only the Hopper 3 that kills the second output, since all 16 tuners would be in use at that point.