Wally DVR fee

[Jackonearth]

Will deactivating a Wally I own when not in use cancel the $40 DVR service and force me to pay the fee again when I reactivate the Wally?

 

[KAB]

Will deactivating a Wally I own when not in use cancel the $40 DVR service and force me to pay the fee again when I reactivate the Wally?

No. Same receiver, same account.

 

[Bobby]

What KAB says is near correct. The one time DVR fee for Wallys and 211s is tied to the account not the receiver. You could actually add another Wally and not need to pay another DVR fee.

 

[Jackonearth]

What KAB says is near correct. The one time DVR fee for Wallys and 211s is tied to the account not the receiver. You could actually add another Wally and not need to pay another DVR fee.

That's news to me. Can I add two or more Wally receivers at the same time and pay only one DVR fee or do I have to pay the fee before I add more than one Wally?
Is there a limit on how many Wally receivers a single DVR fee can be applied to?

 

[navychop]

One fee, all at the same time. Limit? DK.

 

[Bobby]

As many Wallys that are allowed on your account...

 

[pattykay]

Is there a limit on how many Wally receivers a single DVR fee can be applied to?

I have not hit a limit yet. I have three of them, each activated at a different time. I only had to pay the DVR fee once.

 

[Jackonearth]

Is the Wally compatible with the dual-tuner OTA module?
If it is, can the Wally record OTA channels onto an external hard drive?

 

[navychop]

Everything is recorded onto the internal drive. You can then move back and forth.

 

[KAB]

Everything is recorded onto the internal drive. You can then move back and forth.

Wally has no internal drive. You must have Hopper on your mind.

 

[navychop]

Yep. Read thru too fast.

 

[pattykay]

Is the Wally compatible with the dual-tuner OTA module?
If it is, can the Wally record OTA channels onto an external hard drive?

Yes and Yes. I do that all of the time.

 

[Jackonearth]

Yes and Yes. I do that all of the time.

Can the Wally record two OTA channels and one satellite channel at the same time?

 

[n0qcu]

If you have the dual OTA module, yes the Wally can record 2 OTA channels and 2 satellite channels at the same time

 

[Jackonearth]

If you have the dual OTA module, yes the Wally can record 2 OTA channels and 2 satellite channels at the same time

Two satellite channels on the Wally?
I just noticed Dish mentions a "mobile Wally" for RVs. Is there a mobile Wally and a home Wally? What's the difference?

 

[pattykay]

Two satellite channels on the Wally?

Yes, since December, starting with software version U430. This functionality was always built-into the Wally, but required software to enable it. This is also the software release that enabled the second OTA tuner on the dual-tuner adapter. Before that, it would only work for one OTA channel at a time.

I just noticed Dish mentions a "mobile Wally" for RVs. Is there a mobile Wally and a home Wally? What's the difference?

There is no difference as far as I know. I think it is just marketing.

 

[Jackonearth]

Yes, since December, starting with software version U430. This functionality was always built-into the Wally, but required software to enable it. This is also the software release that enabled the second OTA tuner on the dual-tuner adapter. Before that, it would only work for one OTA channel at a time.


There is no difference as far as I know. I think it is just marketing.

That's great but how can a single tuner receiver record two satellite channels?

 

[Bobby]

It obviously has two satellite tuners...

 

[Jackonearth]

It obviously has two satellite tuners...

That's news to me. I've seen the Wally referred to as a "solo" receiver. In any case, with two Wally receivers running off of an RV dish I don't think both tuners in each Wally will work unless someone knows a way to get both to work with an RV dish... A switch maybe?

 

[pattykay]

That's news to me. I've seen the Wally referred to as a "solo" receiver. In any case, with two Wally receivers running off of an RV dish I don't think both tuners in each Wally will work unless someone knows a way to get both to work with an RV dish... A switch maybe?

It is a dual-tuner receiver. "Solo" simply refers to the number of TV's that can be connected with independent viewing. (In other words, no TV2 output like the old ViP222 receivers, and no Joeys for other rooms.) There is only one coax input on the back of the Wally because the separator is built-in, unlike the ViP receivers. I am not sure how that works with an RV dish, since I use a regular dish, so someone else will have to weigh-in on that one.