Why do you have to have at least one joey

[dishfan82]

When I called to ask about swapping out the Joey for hopper, the lady said sure I can go ahead and do that for you . I asked like 4 times can this be done without having a Joey on the account and she said yes. Dish guy shows up today and says well we have a problem , we can't give you a 2nd hopper without having a Joey . Please respond back to me DIRT team and let me know if this is possible?? Anyone else have just two hoppers??

 

[Miner]

I don't think there is a technical reason you need a joey, but I could be wrong on that. I was thinking about switching to hopper and really have little use for a 1 h / 1 j setup. When I inquired about a 2 hopper only setup I was told I can only get a 2nd hopper if I get an h/j config first.

I think it is like the issue with not allowing the tailgater system on the same account. The folks who developed the business rules for the software never imagined people wanting 2 hoppers only. Perhaps by allowing it Dish would admit there are people who see the need for more than 3 tuners split among 2 tvs.

Miner

 

[Scherrman]

There is no reason why you can not have 2 Hoppers and no Joeys. Their reasoning before was you couldn't because it was technically not a whole home solution since the two Hoppers wouldn't communicate. Now that the Hoppers communicate I see no reason why a customer could not have 2 Hoppers and no Joeys. Could just be a thing in Dish's system that doesn't allow it.

 

[dishfan82]

I know that's why I'm hoping a dirt member will reply and say its possible..

 

[Claude Greiner]

Why don't you just get the HR34 from Directv and then you would have 5 tuners and no need for 2 hoppers.

 

[dishfan82]

Why don't you just get the HR34 from Directv and then you would have 5 tuners and no need for 2 hoppers.

I had directv before, never again. I like the hopper but just wanted more recording space.

 

[JM42]

Personally I would try to resolve up front, but worst case - take the joey and return it next week. I know a couple of folks who have done this instead of going through the grief up front. The returns were painless.

 

[Miner]

Why don't you just get the HR34 from Directv and then you would have 5 tuners and no need for 2 hoppers.

I am looking at it. From what I can determine, the MRV fee is $20, plus there currently is no joey at the moment, so I'd need a second box, correct?

 

[Jim S.]

Did the question ever get settled, can you have ONE Hopper and no Joeys without jumping through hoops?

 

[dishfan82]

I want 2 hoppers and no joeys but they said their system won't allow that. Not sure if it's possible .

 

[356B]

Personally I would prefer 3 Hoppers and no joeys, but currently you can only lease 2 Hoppers, or so I've read.

 

[Rolling Joe]

I want 2 hoppers and no joeys but they said their system won't allow that. Not sure if it's possible .

It must be possible. I got two Hoppers/no Joeys with a new install on May 7. The installer showed up with one Hopper/one Joey for my install. I told him I wanted two Hoppers. He called Dish, handed the phone to me, the CSR verified my credit card number and I got two Hoppers installed. If it worked for me, it should work for you.

 

[navychop]

I want 2 hoppers and no joeys but they said their system won't allow that. Not sure if it's possible .

Best bet: Go thru a local dealer, not Dish. That's my plan, when & if I move to Hopper. I expect I will.

 

[3HaloODST]

I got (purchased) a third Hopper and no extra Joey, so now I have 3H/2J. In your scenario I would try ordering an extra Hopper + Joey, then when the installer comes, tell him to take the Joey back with him. If he gives you a problem, just tell him to activate the Hopper and take the Joey back with him. It can be done. If he doesn't think it can be done, then he's not a very good installer.

I think this crap with Dish pushing 1H/3J setups or whatever is just insane. Even worse is when they tell everyone you can record 6 shows at once. We have 4 TVs in our household, and 2 Hoppers weren't even enough. Do they really want people regretting their setup because they're always having to deal with conflicts? Then again, I guess since people are under a contract, it doesn't matter much.

 

[navychop]

,,,, If he doesn't think it can be done, then he's not a very good installer......

You like playing craps?

 

[David M]

I have 2 hoppers and no joeys, ordered from dish the 1st day they were available and installed the next day.

 

[3HaloODST]

You like playing craps?

I guess so, seems the odds were in my favor when I had my installation .