Are Hopper1s still being installed? If so I sure hate for anyone to deal with very slow Hopper1s. Hopper3 is really good.
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Adding a SNAP external graphics processor helps the H1 speed somewhat, but the H3 is still better of course.
Also, I heard VIP receivers are no longer being installed, is this true? Are they going to be sunsetting VIP receivers in the future?
I expect one of the Dish installers will be along to fill you in on the current status of the various receivers...
Hope not, the Hopper duo, I mean cause I just had one installed on the 6th. So far its doing well.
You can still activate them on pay-as-you-go (RV-type) accounts. Also, if you already have a purchased one, you can still reactivate it.
Yes, Hopper Duos are being installed. I had a leased one installed in January. However, Dish will charge you a one-time $25 fee for this "upgrade" without telling you about the fee first.
The main issue I had with purchased Hopper Duos before that was that every time I would deactivate them, and then reactivate them again later, I would lose DVR functionality. The model shown on the Diagnostics screen would change to Hopper Duo D, and all DVR functions were disabled. I would have to call a special phone number to get the DVR functions reactivated. I think that this is a glitch specifically with my account, though, since I was using them on the same account as a ViP222k.
Hopper 1's are being installed for low credit or pay-as-you-go customers. VIP 211's are still being installed, but not often. You heard 100% wrong about Hopper Duo's
I really don’t know about Hopper Duos. They probably were junk when they first came out, however, I think they might have improved on them over the years.
They weren't junk when they came out and they're just the same now as then. other than updates since.
Do you think it’s possible that Hopper Duos may get Amazon Prime app in the future?
More like the opposite. Hopper Duo had so much promise when it first came out, but it was not completely baked yet. For example, the Dish Music app would not work properly with DTS Play-Fi. Eventually, Dish seemed to just give up on ever getting that to work on Hopper Duo. At one point, Dish had been working on adding Hopper Arcade, YouTube, and YouTube Kids to Hopper Duo. Hopper Arcade got scrapped (and was also removed from all other receiver models that already had it). Any plans to add YouTube and YouTube Kids also have apparently been scrapped. Several other apps, such as Home Media and More Video Services, have been removed, although those apps were also removed from all other receiver models. The only difference is that Hopper Duo has not gained much to replace the apps that were removed.
I apologize for talking bad about Hopper Duos. I just heard many people are having good luck with them.
