DISH introduces Hopper Transfers to Android Platform
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Android sub here, and until this announcement, there was no good reason for me to upgrade to the HWS. Now, with this coming, there is
Android sub here, and until this announcement, there was no good reason for me to upgrade to the HWS. Now, with this coming, there is
Same here! Now I want to upgrade to HWS. I do enjoy using my sling adapter. Dish anywhere looks great on my Galaxy S4 with the nice HD screen. This will make it even better.
Good News!
Hope I can install it on my Android phone and be able to store the app on my SD card. The Present Dish Anywhere app for my android device only loads on the internal memory and was the largest app on there. I finally had to remove it even though it worked well.
Nice to see something new from Dish, it's been status quo for a long time.
Hope I can install it on my Android phone and be able to store the app on my SD card. The Present Dish Anywhere app for my android device only loads on the internal memory and was the largest app on there. I finally had to remove it even though it worked well.
Nice to see something new from Dish, it's been status quo for a long time.
OK, I transferred an HD program exactly 30 minutes long to the iPad. This was recorded with the prepare for transfer option checked. It transferred in 10-15 minutes. Sorry, I got distracted and did not catch the exact time it finished.
I then transferred an HD program 34 minutes long that I had NOT prepared for transfer ahead of time. It took 20 minutes.
The program will not expire or erase after 30 days, but you must let the iPad and HWS connect at least every 30 days, or it won't play and will tell you to reconnect to the Hopper as 30 days have passed.
Hope this helps.
I have a old ipad 1. Will the new app work? Dish anywhere used to work, and the transfer app still works. Will anything work after this update?
Thanks NavyChop. I have no issue with reconnecting to the Hopper every 30 days. Probably would anyway. I don't understand why DirecTV has taken such a heavy hammer approach. I can make the ipad/iphone stuff work, but Android doesn't work at all. The Genie sometimes connects and sometimes doesn't on apple devices. Then to have an auto-expire...what a pain. If Dish would get a move on the full time RSN HD issue, I think I'd make the switch. Only really care about FSN - AZ.
Of course these times are all subject to your personal network conditions. Did the Hopper connect at 150Mbps or 300Mbps? Does your WiFi have a lot of contention from other Wifi routers? How close is the Hopper to the WiFi router to the iPad? Is your WiFi router and every other router on the same channel? Etc, etc, etc ...
I'm sure the transfer itself goes over your wireless LAN. Plus I don't think either Hopper model has USB3...
Based on reading replies on this thread those with Original Hopper + Sling adapter have to upgrade to a newer hopper.
Sounds right?
How much are the upgrades running for right now?
This is a killer feature I've been looking for.:
YES, you need to upgrade. I got my upgrade for 2 HWS' for $0.00 (FREE).
Check with your friendly DIRT rep for specifics in YOUR situation.
No additional tuners! You will get increased speed of the GUI, Sling, wireless on the MB, and Hopper Transfers.
