I am currently a dish customer and have 2 DVR recievers which controls 4 different tvs in my home. My bills every month have a $17 fee for the 2 dvrs ($8.50 for each reciever) and a $7 fee for the vr service. If I purchase this hopper along with 3...
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My bill is $12 for each (rented) Hopper and $7 for each (rented) Joey. It doesn't seem like owning the devices affects that service fee. I would suggest renting 2 Hoppers and 2 Joeys, pairing 1 Joey to each Hopper. It's not much of a price difference ($38 vs. $33) but you don't have everything going through 1 box so you avoid the complaints about freezing and lagging. With our system (1 Hopper with Sling, 1 Hopper, 2 Joeys) we have never had an issue.
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Contrary to the other answers, when you purchase the Hopper it is an owned device. There is still a monthly fee for the device but you are free to sell it at any time when you deactivate it. As far as the warranty, Dish will replace the receiver at any point if it fails. Just call their main toll-free number or go to a website called SatelliteGuys and Dish has representatives there. -3HaloODST
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It is $14.99 a month and the TiVo Mini is $4.99 a month. You can also pay for a whole year up front. I'm not sure how much that is.
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Yes it will work on dish hopper dvr system if you need adapters Amazon will supply.
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I just got a 199 offer on my roamio hd or 9.99 per month. keep in mind the lifetime is not transferrable; once your TiVo dies, it would cost you 149 to get a refurbed replacement.
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If this is the only box in your house, no.I have one Genie, one HR24 and one HR22. The two HRs DTV charge $6.00 each if you rent them from DTV.I bought my two HRs from Amazon, technically the boxes belongs to me so no $6.00/per month per box. But DTV charges client fee to the Genie at $2.00 per month.In my budget $2.00 is better than $6.00 per month. Just do not rent anything from DTV.Hopefully this helps.Nick.
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A TiVo will not operate without the subscription. Savings will depend on your cable provider. My provider charges $14.95 for the box. A $3 DVR fee and a $3 Electronic Guide fee for a total of $21/month for a DVR. TiVo is $14.99 / Month. So I save money and get the TiVo interface. The box from our cable company is 1/10 the experience and usability of our TiVo.
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Yes. I had Dish until recently. I used a splitter so I didn't have to pay for an extra receiver. Basically, my treadmill TV was a mirror TV to one of the ones in another room. You couldn't watch 2 different shows on them, but for us that was not a problem.
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No, it counts as one receiver, even though it controls 2 tvs. However, if you have other receivers, you will be charged $7 or $14 a month for those extra receivers. Basically, first receiver (single or duo) is free per month. Each additional receiver costs money per month.
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This fee thing seems to bother a lot of people. Look, it's like two cents per hour. Stack that $14.99 monthly charge against a $50 or $100 or $200 per month cable bill. I think the taxes alone on my cable bill are more than the TiVo subscription. When I was last talking to Comcast, the rep noticed I had a TiVo and asked me if I liked paying a monthly subscription. I told him that monthly subscriptions annoy me and that the cable company (the guy I was talking to) charged me far more than TiVo. He agreed that the Comcast bill was far larger than the Tivo bill. It's all relative.
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Tivo.com offers the package of service plus the box while retailers only sell the box and the service is separate ($12.95/mo. for the first box, $6.95 for each additional box). If you already have a TiVo it probably makes sense to buy one from a retailer because the monthly fee for another box on the same account drops to $6.95/mo.
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The Hopper will NOT work with a ViP222 receiver. It WILL WORK with a single, owned ViP211 series.Dish will likely replace your ViP722K, whether owned or leased, for little or nothing. But the Hopper is far superior - and costs a bit more.While using a switch as some others recommended technically will work, at least for the short run, Dish will not allow it. The system must be all Hoppers and Joeys (optional) with that one option for an owned ViP211 series.Feel free to ask more questions. I moved up from two ViP722 DVRs to a 2 Hopper With Sling and single Joey.. The Hopper will NOT work with a ViP222 receiver. It WILL WORK with a single, owned ViP211 series.Dish will likely replace your ViP722K, whether owned or leased, for little or nothing. But the Hopper is far superior - and costs a bit more.While using a switch as some others recommended technically will work, at least for the short run, Dish will not allow it. The system must be all Hoppers and Joeys (optional) with that one option for an owned ViP211 series.Feel free to ask more questions. I moved up from two ViP722 DVRs to a 2 Hopper With Sling and single... » Read More The Hopper will NOT work with a ViP222 receiver. It WILL WORK with a single, owned ViP211 series.Dish will likely replace your ViP722K, whether owned or leased, for little or nothing. But the Hopper is far superior - and costs a bit more.While using a switch as some others recommended technically will work, at least for the short run, Dish will not allow it. The system must be all Hoppers and Joeys (optional) with that one option for an owned ViP211 series.Feel free to ask more questions. I moved up from two ViP722 DVRs to a 2 Hopper With Sling and single Joey.. « Show Less
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I think that you as a new customer could get a good rate, it would be the terrible increase once your "promotion" ends. And since they do a two year contract and your rate rises after a year you would be forced to pay a large increase in the second year or pay the early termination fee (they get your credit card number up front prior to installation and won't install without it). As an aside, I have Comcast for my home phone and internet and don't really use the home phone any more but know when I drop the "bundle" my internet will rise and I will end up paying almost the same amount. I called to cancel my home phone and the customer service representative gave me a $25 discount for the next six months with no commitment from me to extend my contract in any way. I would try just calling and talking to them about it and say you are thinking of moving to someone else and see if they will just give you a discount to keep you. I think the tv service is superior with Dish Network & Directv but you can't beat the Comcast price and the selections available with the on demand features. I house sit for someone with Comcast and could watch the on demand for days and not be bored - far superior to Dish or Directv's selections.
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I can not address the 2 or 1 question. Seems to me I got my last 3 for about $50 each. These units are good. Keep your paperwork. DTV will want info off of it.
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Thanks. I have a TIVO paid lifetime. If I buy the prepaid dual tuner from TIVO for $254 which includes one year's service prepaid-- will my service fee after the year be $6.95 per month. If so, buying from TIVO seems like a better deal...
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This is a classic case of buyer beware. Dish is as shady as any other service provider, so expect anything. They even told me, when I tried to activate a 722K, that their records showed my purchased unit to be a rental, so they were going to charge me a monthly fee for it. If it's dishformyrv.com that wants to collect the $90, I would bypass them and go straight to Dish Network, but be prepared to prove the purchase. Dish will probably activate the receiver for free, because they make their bucks off the monthly service fees. Dish will push, but they can be shoved back. I returned a 611 rental receiver, and Dish charged me $350 to replace it, claiming that I caused the failure. I told them where to put their monthly service fees, and they backed down and returned my money. You have to be your own consumer advocate with these people.
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My bill was only a few dollars more for the Hopper and 2 Joey's. Until I got my first bill, which was $12 more than it should have been. I called them and they fixed it. It is still wrong for this month, but I paid what I agreed to. You should reconsider ordering the Hopper. I am not happy with it and would not recommend it to anyone right now. They update all the time, but there are several issues that are just awful and I miss my old system. Good luck!!