Getting ready to order Hopper, Joey & Super Joey and have a question. We have Uverse phone/internet service and modem is on other side of house where Hopper will be located. I heard that to get the best out the of the Hopper (TV Everywhere, Blockbuster@Home, etc), it should be directly connected to the Modem via a direct Ethernet connection other than by wireless. Is this true? Do I insist that the installer hard wire the modem?
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That is what the HIC (Hopper Internet Connector) is for. Part of install if necessary/possible.
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Whether the Hopper needs to be wired or wireless probably depends more on whether your wireless reaches the destination.
Unless you have wicked-fast broadband Internet service, it probably won't outrun most modern wireless connections. If you're planning on slinging from the Hopper, you should probably not be using Wi-fi. If you're a gear-head, you could make something work but it would require a significant amount of money and time to iron out the kinks.
It may make sense to move your gateway closer to where the bulk of the data is going to (or coming from).
Unless you have wicked-fast broadband Internet service, it probably won't outrun most modern wireless connections. If you're planning on slinging from the Hopper, you should probably not be using Wi-fi. If you're a gear-head, you could make something work but it would require a significant amount of money and time to iron out the kinks.
It may make sense to move your gateway closer to where the bulk of the data is going to (or coming from).
That kind of depends on how you envision getting the cabling from one end of the house to the other.
I'd have a real problem with someone stapling coax half way around the outside of my house.
A CAT5 connection with an Ethernet switch at the Hopper location could be used for many other purposes than just serving the Hopper. Something to think about in an age of Smart TVs, Internet connected game consoles and media streamers.
One thing for sure: You're not getting a hardwire ethernet connection from one side of your house to the other side of the house as part of the FREE standard installation. Dish might authorize their tech to do something along that line with their "custom work" or "smart home sales" options.
That's not quite accurate. It has WiFi abilities to pick up your wireless internet but that's it. The HIC allows the entire system to be connected to the internet without actually running ethernet directly to a receiver.
My entire system runs off the Wi-Fi from the HWS with no HIC. My 2nd Hopper will do anything from Pandora to streaming movies to Facebook! What else would a HIC let me do?
WiFi with bridging enabled basically accomplishes the same thing as an HIC. HIC would provide a more stable connection generally speaking.
You missed the OP's VALID concern. His Hopper is at the opposite end of his house where Wifi is iffy at best, meaning iffy Hopper experience. HIC, when applicable, takes the IF out if it. So, goody for you that WIFI works in your house. Not all people's do, including mine.
Wired will always be more reliable than wireless and that's why the HIC is so nice to have. The HIC is not always a viable answer though because it depends your wiring and location of modem.
Install is Thursday. Getting Hopper with Sling. As I said before no way to directly hook up with Ethernet unless going around the exterior of the house. Wireless is around a 50 foot distance from Hopper to UVerse router. If that is not viable I could install Ethernet over Powerline. My question is will the Sling work with wireless or do I have to run out and get the Ethernet Powerline adapters before the installer arrives?
As said several times here, wired is much more reliable than wireless, and your Uverse router, if like mine, is not greatest, especially if you have several walls in between. 60' is iffy in my house, even with the gateway up about 6'. I am using the HIC and have coax running alongside my house, about 60+ feet. Everything works great. Powerline adapters, while better than wireless, not as good as wired.
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