What is the difference between a standard Joey and a Wireless Joey?

The Dish Network Wireless Joey is the easiest, simplest way to add additional rooms to your whole-home satellite setup. A Super Joey is still necessary to expand the number of tuners on the Hopper, and a regular wired Joey remains the best option if you want to connect a room that's far away from the Hopper.
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Which Dish Joey is best?

For the fastest speeds and best user experience, choose the Joey 3.0. Add the Super Joey and get two additional tuners for more watching and recording.
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Does Wireless Joey require Internet?

Do I require internet to use the Dish Joey? For the new wireless Joey, it works on its own using an 802.11ac Wi-Fi connection. This is usually shared with the required wireless Joey access point. Hence, you don't need any router or home internet connection before you can enjoy the box.
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Does Dish have a Wireless Joey?

The DISH Wireless Joey

Expand your TV universe with the Wireless Joey, a wireless TV receiver from DISH that brings the functionality of your Hopper DVR to other TVs in your house. You can pair up to three Joeys with your Hopper DVR and watch live, recorded, and on-demand programming anywhere you have a TV.
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Does Wireless Joey cost more?

That's no longer a problem with the Wireless Joey ($50, plus the same $7 monthly fee as the standard Joey). It provides full functionality over an 802.11ac Wi-Fi connection to the Hopper, and it's simple enough to set up that you can do it yourself.
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How far can Wireless Joey be from Hopper?

How far from the Hopper can the Wireless Joey be? The Wireless Joey has a technical range of 200 feet (~70 meters) from the Hopper.
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Can I move my dish Joey to another room?

Once you have your Dish Network setup in place, you can move one of your Dish receivers to another TV in a few minutes as long you have an available cable from the satellite dish going to the new location.
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How do I install a Wireless Joey?

Plug the power cord from the Wireless Joey into a power outlet, and ensure that your TV is still plugged in. Turn on your TV and you will see a loading screen. This screen could last for several minutes. Once loaded, the Install Wizard will begin automatically.
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Can dish Joey work without a Hopper?

No, you can't use a Joey without the hopper. The Hopper is the main tuner and the Joey is just a remote receiver. If you have a triple LNB antenna, you can record one channel and watch another with a Wally and hard drive or record two channels at a time.
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Can I use my Joey in my RV?

Expand your TV universe with the Wireless Joey.

Up to three Joey Receivers can be connected through the Wireless Access Point to the Hopper 3 allowing TV anywhere inside or out of the RV. Watch on-demand and recorded content on the Hopper 3 through the wireless Joey Receiver.
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Can you watch movies on DISH without internet?

You do not need an internet connection to enjoy great programming with DISH! With DISH you'll get access to hundreds of great channels broadcast via satellite service. You will not need the internet to enjoy your favorite sports, movies, and news channels like ABC, HGTV, ESPN, USA, and Discovery.
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Do you need internet for Netflix on DISH?

Do you need Internet for Netflix on DISH? While you don't need the Internet to watch live and recorded TV shows from DISH, it is required to view Nextflix content. Because Netflix is a streaming service, shows, movies, and all other content is being downloaded from Netflix in realtime and is displayed on your TV.
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Do you need a joey for each TV?

Joey TV Receivers

Start watching a program in one room, pause it, and resume it in another room with a Joey. You'll need one Joey for each additional TV.
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How much does a super Joey cost?

Like the Hopper, the Super Joey itself, is free with a Dish subscription, but you'll have to pay an extra $10 per month fee if you want to use it.
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Does wireless Joey have Bluetooth?

Both the Hopper and the Joey now come with Bluetooth capabilities, thanks to the Bluetooth Joey Adapter. Simply plug the adapter into the USB port on the Joey receiver to access Bluetooth capabilities.
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What is Wireless Joey Access Point?

Features. Serves as a wireless access point between one Hopper receiver model and up to three Wireless Joey receivers. Creates its own wireless network that does not impact the performance of a home network. Serves video and data wirelessly to a Wireless Joey.
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How do I update my DISH Joey?

Download Receiver Software
  1. Press the MENU button two times or the HOME button three times, depending on your remote.
  2. Select Receiver.
  3. Select Tools.
  4. Select UPGRADE SOFTWARE.
  5. Select Upgrade Now on the confirmation popup. If you already have the latest software version, the receiver will display a message confirming this.
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How does the Joey connect to the Hopper?

Use your remote control to highlight the Hopper that you would like to link to your Joey. Then, press SELECT. Once connected, a “Linked” icon will appear next to the Hopper that you selected. If you only have one Hopper, you will not see these screens.
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How many devices can watch dish anywhere at the same time?

A limit of five devices may be authorized at once. If you have five authorized devices and use a new phone or tablet, or log into dishanywhere.com on a new browser, the oldest authorized device on your account will be automatically deauthorized.
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What is a DISH Super Joey?

Following its debut at the International CES confab in January, Dish Network on Thursday followed with the commercial launch of the “Super Joey,” a new device that allows Dish customers to record up to eight shows when it's paired with the Hopper with Sling HD-DVR.
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How many TVs can I have on DISH?

With DISH, you can have as many as 7 TVs in your home Network simultaneous viewing different programing. Adding service to more than one TV is easy with DISH, and will only affect the primary and secondary receivers you will need.
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Can a Wireless Joey be hardwired?

The new Wireless Joey works on its own independent 802.11ac WiFi connection shared with the required Wireless Joey Access Point. No home Internet connection or router is required to enjoy the box, though your Access Point will need to be connected to a main Hopper DVR box (hardwired during installation).
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How many wireless Joeys can a Hopper 3 support?

Support for seven TVs – Hopper 3 supports up to six Joeys simultaneously, powering a total of seven TVs at one time. The DVR is compatible with the standard Joey, Wireless Joey and 4K Joey. DISH is delivering enhanced connectivity options to drive the whole-home experience, including MoCA 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet.
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