Hopper 3 Joey 2.0 Upgrade

[Trouthead]

We currently have a Hopper with Sling and a Joey. We run into lots of conflicts with recording and watching so the idea of 16 channels sounds great. Also the prospect of 2 OTA tuners is mighty appealing. Did a chat with Dish today and they said they would waive any one time lease fees, and that would leave me with only a $95.00 service call fee. Is there any reason not to do this? Is there any reason to buy a Hopper 3 outright?

 

[boba]

Virtually no reason to buy any DISH receiver outright. The 2 tuner OTA works on your Hopper when software is rolled out.

 

[patmurphey]

2 tuner software has just rolled out, and you could avoid the service call by signing up for the protection plan and cancel it after the minimum time.

 

[bmetelsky]

Pull the trigger......
You won't be disappointed!

 

[Trouthead]

I looked to update my software this morning. I have version 234 for the Hopper with Sling. The on screed message says that I have the most recent version. Guess the new software is not out yet for the Hopper with sling.

 

[Trouthead]

Oh yeah, I have already ordered the over the air unit that will allow two over the air channels at once.