Just bought a new motorhome and have had Directtv forever. 25 years at least? Almost since they first started. Anyway, they’ve gone way downhill since AT&T took over and may even go under before long. So I had the new motorhome set up for Dish Network. I just placed my order have Dish installed at my house next week and I’ll get rid of Directv when that’s done. So the question is, I’ll need a receiver for my motorhome. As best I can tell, on the Dish website they recommend the Wally receiver. But I really would like to have a DVR in the motorhome. Does the Hopper work in a motorhome? Can you have a Hopper at home and a Hopper in the motorhome on the same account?

Good question. We dropped Direct for the same reason and have two Wallys for the house. The guy from Dish said there was no use in having another account for the MH and just take one of the Wallys out of the house and use it when we travel. Interestingly enough, the places we have stayed either have cable or strong wifi and we have not used it yet. I'm sure they will have a good word for you if you give them a call.

Which model dish did you have installed on the motorhome? If it's not a Trav'ler or similar full sized dish but rather one of the dome style dishes, a Wally is the current best receiver choice. The dome style automatic dishes do not work with a Hopper.

I want to get a receiver just for the motorhome, and my understanding with Dish is you don’t need a separate account. You can add it to your existing account. I think if you go with the Wally, it’s only an extra $7 a month. But I want the DVR so that’s why I’m asking. I get my house DIsh installed next week so I’ll ask the installer then if somebody on here doesn’t know the answer.

You need a travler or equivalent full dish , no domes, to use a hopper. The wally can easily have a limited dvr ..( one Chanel at a time ) you just add a portable computer hard drive via usb cord to the wally and pay a one time 40$ fee to activate dvr use on all wally tuners on the account. If you do have a travler antenna the wally will have two tuners and record two or watch one record one Technically you can’t have a hopper in a rv unless you own the hopper , no “free” receiver with contract deal. You need to buy it outright from someone. The hoppers hard drive has a reputation of failing bouncing around in rv’s They won’t cover its breaking. If you do use one be sure to unplug it before moving the rv. Two hoppers on a single account aren’t supposed to happen but it seems that doesn’t mater if you activate your own hopper ( see above ) .

It is my understanding that DISH will not allow two Hoppers on the same account. Also, as others have said, you need a Winegard Trav'ler or R F Mogul Eagle open face three LNB type antenna on your RV to use a Hopper, NO DOME ANTENNAS.

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TechWriter
Explorer
Sep 03, 2020
lryrob9301 wrote:
It is my understanding that DISH will not allow two Hoppers on the same account.

Not true. You can have two Hopper 3s on the same account. However, as mentioned previously, you'll have to purchase that 2nd Hopper 3.
steveh27
Explorer
Sep 03, 2020
I have a 211k in the house and move it to my rv when traveling. I have a hard drive plugged into it for a dvr. I use a Tailgater automatic dish. I have used a Dish 500 before. There is no cost to do this.
jorbill2or
Explorer II
Sep 03, 2020
msmith1199 wrote:
Thanks all, that answers my questions. I did get the in motion dome, so sounds like I’ll have to do without a DVR and watch commercials! I can live with that.

As I said earlier , the wally is a DVR you just need to add a hard drive to it and you can record pause and fast forward. So no , you don’t have to do without a DVR. I thought I had made that point.
It’s actually cheaper as you aren’t paying extra for dvr tuner beyond the one time fee
2oldman
Explorer II
Sep 03, 2020
I still have DTV, with a DVR that works fine. Not having a DVR would be a deal-breaker for me.

I don't know what 'going downhill' means, the only real trouble I've had with Direct is changing locals. I solved that by giving them an LA address.

If DTV is hemorrhaging customers, can Dish be far behind?
seabreeze321
Explorer
Sep 10, 2020
Will a Dish Wally work with a King Dome 9630 (its 15 years old) .. I currently have DirecTV and it works great but I want to change to Dish Network, I just don't want to buy another "dome" for the motorhome.
Bill_Satellite
Explorer II
Sep 11, 2020
No.
lryrob9301
Explorer
Sep 11, 2020
As Bill said the KD 9630 will no longer work with DISH Network since March 2016.
bob_nestor
Explorer III
Sep 19, 2020
One option with Dish that I don't think Direct really offered is DishAnywhere. With the right setup at home that has as internet connection, you can "sling" all your Dish channels to where you happen to be in your RV - as long as you have a internet connection there as well. It doesn't cost anything and it will even sling local channels you might be receiving at home with an OTA antenna.

I've use this setup in my RV for some time now without any problem.

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