I was in contact with one of the DIRT members looking to upgrade to Hopper, but I could not figure out how to record my programs and have independent viewing through the Hopper's main screen and a Joey, even with the OTA. Unfortunately, the Hopper/Joey would have been an extra $3/mo, and now it's even more.
So I thought about two Hoppers but then I wouldn't need the Joey. Has Dish relaxed their requirement about having at least one Joey per Hopper? I have no problem owning the Hoppers if it would let me have the two Hoppers and no Joeys. Of course, I'd be paying out the nose for the second Hopper, way more than the $7 for the Joey.
Of course, I don't know that I need four spare tuners for timers, but I can think of many times that one spare tuner won't be enough.