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jokvist
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Jun 19, 2013

Question about Dish receiver # VIP211k

I am looking at switching from DirecTV to Dish Network in my RV. I am looking for information about their Dish receiver Model # VIP211k that they recommend to use with their DISHForMyRV service. I want to know if you have that receiver connected to a satellite feed from my Winegard dish (converted from DirecTV to Dish reception), will it allow you to watch an HD channel on the TV while simultaneously recording a different HD channel on the Hard drive running as a DVR.
When I call their customer support they said you could do this. I am concerned that is an incorrect answer and I don't want to go to the trouble and expense of the switch only to find that you can not do this function with that receiver.
My concern is that I thought this is a one tuner receiver and that they would need two tuners. Also with only one satellite feed plugged into the receiver I did not think that you could receive two different channels. I thought you would need two feeds plugged into the receiver.
Based on my discussion with Dish customer support the Dish receiver Model # VIP211k is the only one that can be used with their DISHForMyRV service. They apparently check the ID numbers on the receiver to confirm that it is a VIP211k.

So if anyone is using a VIP211k receiver with a hard drive connected can you test to see if this function works.
  • TechWriter's avatar
    TechWriter
    Explorer
    Jun 19, 2013
    jokvist wrote:

    I believe that the VIP722K or the Hopper would fit the bill correctly. It is my understanding that dish will check the r... and s... numbers to validate that I am connecting a VIP211k to the Pay as you go service. Is anyone using one of these receivers in their RV witha Dish home service contract? If so do they work OK in the RV? I expect to need to connect two satellite feeds to the receiver.

    If you have a rooftop Winegard Travler, then pretty much the "sky is the limit" as far as receiver selection is concerned.

    I've used a DISH VIP722 with a Travler and it works fine, but though it has 2 tuners that allow you to watch different programs on two TVs, one of those TVs will be HD and the other has to be connected as SD.

    That's why I switched to a Hopper with a couple of Joeys. With this setup, if you're receiving an HD signal from a satellite, then all your TVs can get HD. In addition, the Hopper provides a "whole house (or RV)" DVR that each TV can access, and it has the Prime Time Any Time (PTAT) feature which will record ALL prime time major network programming each day.

    The VIP722 and Hopper can be used with DISH Pay-As-You-Go.

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