Dish Receiver Compatibilty with Pay As You Go

sloman2001 wrote:
I have the Travler SK-1000 dish using the VIP211K. I want to get the Hopper with the built in DVR compatibilities. I know this combination works according to Dish, but my question is:

1) Is this still compatible with the Pay As You Go Service?

Occasionally we move our local stations to another city and we do not want to loose that. I don't want to get into a 2 year contract if I don't have to, but might consider it if it were required. What I can't loose is the flexibility with the local channels.

As Bill said previously, buy a Hopper and have it installed. Either contact DISH (they will send out a tech) or activate the Hopper yourself (see "Hopper Activation" on this web page).

You can still get local TV stations with the Hopper. Just call DISH and have them change your Service Address to where you're currently camped. However, you know that that you will lose your current local stations if you travel about 200 miles.

BTW, using a 211 receiver (instead of a Hopper) with a Winegard Travler is like using snow tires on a Ferrari.