So for just regular TV watching your signal is still coming from the dish (cable in the wall), correct? WIFI for demand and updates?
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I not sure as my son hook this thing up for my great grandkids to use at his house. I just bought it for them so can not answer but know he wanted to fix it wireless so there be no bunch wire hanging as my great grand son is 6 and he like to mess with things so that why I bought this my son a computer tech and really smart on tv and other type hooks up as wells as build my computer his self .sorry not able to give you more but know it work for what he wanted it to do.
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I'm not sure what you mean, but the device doesn't change how you watch TV. However, if you are doing the Sling Adapter on your Smartphone you lose one of your TVs when it is on.
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The cable from the dish goes to the receiver. Your TV still works the same way. The adapter plugs into the back of the receiver with a USB and is what gives your dish receiver internet.
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No coax is disconnected on the Joey. just getting TV signal through wifi, and DVR through wifi. and updates through wifi. Note, I believe your hopper has to be setup on coax and network/wifi for this to work.
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You will more than likely need a antenna, in my experience. You can set it up as basic cable with OTA.
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Yes. An Antenna is required to bring in the signal. Depending one many factors you will get a few to a large number for channels. Most are just looking for the major networks. This model is known for having a loud fan and over heating issues. The company has done a few improvements to help but most say issues persist. It's an interesting concept but my family found it wasn't ready to be a cable replacement yet.
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Though I have used the USB/Wi-Fi option in the past, I currently have my phone line connected to my Tivo because we are way out in the country and don not have hard wired cable. We use a Wi-Fi hotspot and I don't want to incur the data usage. It uses the phone line connection to update the channel and program listings. We have DirectTV, not Fios, but it works fine. I wasn't entirely clear about your question, but I hope this answers what you were asking. If you are trying to stream shows through the phone line, I'm not sure if that would work.
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If you are referring to a cable or satellite box, then yes (if you want to receive a digital signal). If not, then no (your antenna should suffice). However, you can download streaming apps directly to the TV if you have either a wired or wireless internet connection.
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We found our wireless connection from VIZIO E701i-A3 (47") to be not fully reliable. We ran an Ethernet cable from our modem to the TV and have had no problems since. However, when we did connect wirelessly from TV the speed of streaming was stable. Our main problem was the TV dropping the wireless signal, and so, went Ethernet. FYI, we also have a wireless ROKU device which always functions just fine; so the suspect weaker wireless connection was within the TV itself. Hope this helps you.
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No, remember this device streams from an existing source, I have mine connected to a cable box
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no, you need a cable converter and cable service. Do people still get cable?
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Well, I just ordered a coaxil cable two-way splitter (listen to the techie here, lol!) The guy at Best Buy told me to somehow get the antenna hooked into the recorder/player AND the tv. He said we didn't need that channel 3. Wish me luck. I just may have something. I'll let you know! - Linda
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I gave up on mine, got tired of rebooting the unit, so Directv sent a tech out to my home and it kept dropping the signal for him too. So the tech hard-wired a small box into the system running off my router and I now have internet to every tv in the house.
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Look for a wireless booster for your signal, if you can string up a LAN cable it's much better and faster. Cheers
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Even if you use WiFi, the streaming is fast and reliable. I've had it for a long time now and never experienced any lag. It's just the menu that's very slow. It's fine if you know what you want to watch, but it's like being on dial up again if you are just browsing.
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You should as I do. The setup is pretty simple. Instructions are provided. You're device will need to be truly equipped with wi-fi capabilities. If it's a device that enables smart apps on your tv, those usually still require an ethernet connection to a modem or a device like this. But this will at least provide a remote hard wire access point in those situations.
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Wifi is not necessary. It's a great add on to a HDTV setup. I think you'll enjoy!
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Have it. Def only internet is wireless. I don't think you'll see wireless HDMI anytime soon, Mary, sorry....hadn't heard about that, and haven't heard of wireless HDMI, period.. If someone tries to sell you a TV with wireless HDMI, maybe stay away. unless I missed a very important memo, anyone else feel free to correct me!... That said, The wireless I think if or she was talking about the internet capabilities. You can hook it up with a cable or it does have a very fast internal wireless router too. I use the wireless and its easy, very quick, depending on your internet speed, and super convenient, so I have more room for cables on my internet router. I have Att u-verse and so I asked them for I wireless router mainly because our computer and printer are upstairs, but both can use WiFi so I was going to plug everything in down stairs where the router is, but when I found out the TV had the fastest to date 802.11 WiFi, I just went to network options on my tv's guide, and just type in your password for your internet, just like you would for a computer, and good to go. It also will update firmware and programs on the TV automatically, which is good if they are fixing an existing issue or whatever. But no. There is no wireless HDMI in the near to further future... Sorry. TV is crazy awesome though!
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@Regula, great link. Thanks for that. I'm currently a cable customer, but I'm moving in three months. The new place has coax wired everywhere and I was considering renovating to add ethernet (cat-6).If I can get the satellite company to install their own coax, then using the netgear product may be a good alternative to renovation.
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Depending where you live, instead of hooking up to CATV you can use the antenna provided. I found the antenna inside buildings does not work well.