Local Dish retailer says new Hopper OTA adapter to be released January 24
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Interesting.... Demand is high ? Dish has told retailers like DD they don't plan to sell the module too soon ?
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I would be interested in hearing how it performs in single tuner mode. If it has shipped some folks may be getting it over the next few days.
I have a VIP211K and I am able to add more channels after rotating my antenna. Also, the tuner on my receiver is at least as good, if not better, than the tuner on my Samsung TV. I like the tuner on the receiver because it has a meter built in to fine tune the antenna for the best signal. So, some people have different experiences than your own.
Thats a 211k, he was Talking about a Hopper.
We all know the ViP units are better at OTA than those Hoppers with USB dongle.
If people are paying $64.99 or $69.99, well, the price isn't too high. Plus, how does DD have this yet Dish doesn't ? Is Dish choosing not to sell it yet and told DD this ? I don't see one available from a place like Solid Signal yet either. I don't know who the bigger resellers are to check.Nice tax on the early adopters, being the sole source at the moment.
Reality is, no one needs this module. It's merely a convenience items (guide integration, ability to record, etc).
When I get caught up today I will try to order two OTA adapters thru DIRT and see what they have to say.
I sent a message to DIRT member Jessica asking her to order me two each Dual-Tuner USB OTA Adapters. Will post here what her response is.
Here is Jessica's answer: "Hello there! Unfortunately, we are out of stock at this time. We should be getting more soon however an exact date has not been communicated as of yet." WOW, DISH sure ran out of stock fast!
Our distributor hasn't gotten them yet. They told us they expect them next week...
Cornered the market, raised the price. Just like a good little monopoly should.
They probably paid for some kind of expedited shipping (which may explain the slightly higher price) or maybe even they went a to the DISH warehouse and picked them up.
Dish Depot, also claimed they had Hopper3s before they actually did.
They never had them (available for sale), so they didn't run out of them....
If Dish had them in one of their warehouses, why weren't they selling any ? A manufacturing run of an item like this will surely involve thousands, if not tens of thousands. I can't see Dish Depot stocking more than a 100 or so of these.
There's a big difference between DISH warehouses for distributors and retailers and the DISH store. Sometimes it takes quite a while to make it to 'the store'.
The only thing I know for sure is that our distributor says they will arrive at their main locations next week.
Actually if dish sells them for $59 plus tax it comes to about the same price as depot.Cornered the market, raised the price. Just like a good little monopoly should.
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