Dish Network Hopper Question

[DanKirk]

I currently have Dish Network at home, and have 3 TV's connected to 2 DVR's (a VIP722K and a VIP612).

I want to add a TV, and to upgrade to a whole-home DVR system, and am considering the Hopper. I spoke to a Dish rep, and they suggested that 2 Hoppers and 2 Joeys would be best for my set up.

I've done some reading online, and it seems that many people are having issues with the Hopper system since the last software update. The complaints are that the Hoppers lock-up, the remotes are sluggish, and the Joeys disconnect regularly.

Is the Hopper system unreliable, and should I look at other options? Or, are the online complaints just isolated incidents?

How are your Hoppers working?

[DanKirk]

Thanks for the responses! The reason for recommending two Hoppers was because of the tuner limitations with one hopper. You can not watch four different programs on 4 TV's at the same time with just one Hopper. Also, if a show is being recorded, then you could only watch 2 different shows on the other TV's. With 2 Hoppers, you have twice as many tuners, and more flexibility.

[Bill_Satellite]

Not sure why they would recommend 2 Hoppers and 2 Joeys when you could do 1 Hopper and 3 Joeys. If you have kids this can make sense so you can keep your adult programming on a separate DVR with separate access. It would also allow you 6 tuners instead of only 3 with could either be tied together or separated as mentioned above.

[ljr]

I've only had mine for a couple weeks. There are a few bugs but nothing that makes me regret the switch. As a Dish customer since the 90's I don't recall ever having a Dish receiver without a few bugs.

[Happily_Retired]

Pleased with ours! Record Prime Time on major channels and delete what we don't want. Saves spending time setting up so many timers!

[hawkpat]

X3

[Y-Guy]

Zero problems. A good WiFi or better yet hard wired LAN for the Hopper & Joey's makes it even snappier.

[rbtglove]

Not had any issues - love the hopper sytem.