I have a VIP722K in the house and a VIP612 in the shop. The 2 receivers are approx. 150' apart. With the shop receiver being in a metal outbuilding. I was thinking of upgrading the 722 in the house to Hopper with sling. I have internet out in the shop. Would I be able to use sling to watch tv out there? Would a joey reach that far? Same with another tv in the house I don't watch that much, could I just use sling to save the cost of a joey?
Upgrade to Hopper with Sling
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The DishAnywhere app/Sling would work in your shop. The distance from the Hopper to the Joey should be no more than 200', so that should work as well.
So what would be the benefit of having joeys if I could just use the sling app? As far as having a wired Joey to the shop, I already have the 612 and a separate dish just for the shop, so running wire to the shop wouldn’t do me any good. If I upgrade to the hopper with sling, my payment stays the same, I just get sling. If I get rid of the 612and use sling, I save a few bucks.
Well for one, you can only use the app on one TV at a time. 2, the app is buggy often. And 3, why get the Hopper w/Sling when you can get the Hopper 3, wich is the same monthly price? Also, it's not the "Sling" App, it's Dish Anywhere
Just to be clear, you will not be able to keep your 612 active on the same account with a Hopper so it either a wire from the main house to the shop or Dish Anywhere on a FireStick.
On your number 3 comment I get a Loyal customer discount of $5.00. But if I could get away with it I'd prefer the Hopper 3.
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