I used to have a 922 and a 612. I was very disappointed to see the watch on tv feature disappear with the hopper. Sure wish we could get them to put it back. If I had known that the watch on tv feature was not available on the hopper, I probably wouldn't have switched.
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 3, 2012, at 7:59 AM, "Rick Alfaro" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. > > I currently have the Hopper along with 2 Joeys. I also have a SlingBox > adapter plugged into one of the USB ports on the Hopper. You can get the > adapter for $30 from Dish. > > My experience with streaming has been ok for the most part. If you get the > free Dish app for your iDevice, you can stream stuff on your DVR or watch > live TV. Unfortunately, the part of the app that actually displays the video > on your device has a bunch of unlabeled buttons so you really have to poke > around to figure some of them out. > > The one big issue I have with this is that if you have a Hopper, the “watch > on TV” option is no longer available. This option allows you to find > something in the program guide and when you click on watch you can choose to > watch it on your tv and not stream so it’s sort of like an accessible remote > control allowing you to have it change the channel on your DVR to watch real > time. > > This feature is there if you own a 722k or 922. Not sure why they decided to > not make it available with the Hopper. I have spoken to them and also > emailed them with no real responses so not sure if it will ever be added back > again for the Hoppers. > > The Hopper has 3 tuners but it has the Prime Time Any Time feature. > This feature when enabled, uses 1 tuner and automatically records all 4 > major networks between 7pm and 11pm. It’s a fantastic feature. The DVR > itself of course isn’t accessible but you do have the ability to view the > program guide through the app where you can schedule recordings along with > the ability to stream previous recordings. Again, it’s stream only which > isn’t the case with the 722 and 922, or so owners of those boxes have told me. > > Hope this helps somewhat. > > Feel free to contact me off list if you have any more questions or we can do > Skype as well if you want. > > Best, > > Rick Alfaro > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Cristobal > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 7:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Dish receivers 922, 722 and hopper/joey and streaming with i devices > > Hello list, > > So, I’m a Dish subscriber and have the opportunity to upgrade to any of the > above receivers for free. I recall reading on here that some other dish users > had issues with the Hopper receivers and streaming to their iPhones/iPads. > > I currently have two dvrs for four tbs and my understanding is that with the > Hopper, you can have up to six tvs hooked up where as with the other 922 and > 722 boxes, it’s only two tv connections with only the 922 receiver having > slingbox capabilities. > > Can anyone speak as to the accessibility with any of these receivers and > streaming to an iPad or iPhone or exicuting any of the dvr recording features > online and so on? > > I don’t have an Apple TV, but will most likely be getting one later in the > year. > > I would be upgrading from a couple of 625 receivers one of which is mine. I > was thinking about buying a netgear usb adaptor to insert into the receiver > that I own to catch my wireless router, but I’ve read conflicting reports > online that this particular dvr > device is not Internet capable outside of being hooked up directly to a > landline which I do not have. > > I would appreciate any feedback or observations on any of the above. If I do > decide to upgrade and sign on for two more years, I’d like to get the right > receiver. > > Thanks, > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
