
I have an appointment to upgrade to a hopper 3 from a hopper w/sling. Can I hook an external drive to the hopper w/sling and transfer the recordings to it? If so can I then transfer them to the hopper 3 ?
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I have an appointment to upgrade to a hopper 3 from a hopper w/sling. Can I hook an external drive to the hopper w/sling and transfer the recordings to it? If so can I then transfer them to the hopper 3 ?
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But you will need to hold on to that old Hopper for a while if you do the Hopper to Hopper transfer. It takes a lot of time to do the transfer. Your tech will not be able to wait. So, if you do it that way, arrange to have a box sent to you to return the old Hopper after you get the transfer completed.Yes you can transfer to an external hard drive or you can transfer your recordings from the old Hopper to the new Hopper with an ethernet wire.
But you will need to hold on to that old Hopper for a while if you do the Hopper to Hopper transfer. It takes a lot of time to do the transfer. Your tech will not be able to wait. So, if you do it that way, arrange to have a box sent to you to return the old Hopper after you get the transfer completed.
That's good to know because i was thinking of offloading my HWS HD onto an external HD prior to upgrading to an H3, but if the installer would leave me with the HWS i can send it back after i do the transfer. i don't know how long 1 terabyte worth of data would take to transfer, but probably longer than the installer wants to hang around.We leave all the old receivers with the customers and DISH sends a box for what they want back.
It would probably take a day or more. The good thing is that you don't have to monitor it and can continue to use your new Hopper just fine...That's good to know because i was thinking of offloading my HWS HD onto an external HD prior to upgrading to an H3, but if the installer would leave me with the HWS i can send it back after i do the transfer. i don't know how long 1 terabyte worth of data would take to transfer, but probably longer than the installer wants to hang around.
But keep in mind you may not be able to transfer PTAT events that way....More than a day, maybe. If you use an EHD, start the process days before the swap date. Transfer a few at a time.
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That's good to know because i was thinking of offloading my HWS HD onto an external HD prior to upgrading to an H3, but if the installer would leave me with the HWS i can send it back after i do the transfer. i don't know how long 1 terabyte worth of data would take to transfer, but probably longer than the installer wants to hang around.