Amazon Prime comes with different forms of entertainment such as access to thousands of movies/TV shows, over 2 million songs commercial-free, storage of unlimited photos, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, and so on. If you are a Dish Network satellite TV subscriber at home, you might be asking yourself on how you can get and watch all those wonderful shows and movies from Amazon Prime on your Dish TV and make the most of your Prime membership. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to access and watch Amazon Prime content on a Dish Network satellite TV connection:
Requirements
To access Amazon Prime content on your Dish TV, you will need:
- An active membership of amazon prime
- A compatible Dish Hopper receiver (Hopper, Hopper with Sling, or Hopper 3)
- A high-speed internet connection, with which you connect your Hopper receiver to the internet.
All the Hopper family of advanced receivers from Dish can provide you with all your Amazon Prime content at your fingertips.
How To Get Prime To Work On DISH Network
Follow these simple steps:
1. How to connect your Hopper receiver to the Internet
The initial process is to simply hook up the Hopper receiver to a high-speed internet service provider. This enables it to link to and participate in internet streaming applications such as Amazon Prime. It can be done via the Ethernet port integrated into the Hopper or via Wi-Fi.
2. Add The Prime Video App To Your Hopper
After getting your Hopper online, navigate to the Dish App Market on your television and download the Amazon Prime Video app. This will download and place the Prime Video app on your Hopper receiver.
3. Login into the Amazon Prime Video App
Watch the Amazon Prime Video channel on Dish On Demand menu or App Marker pressing the ‘OK’ button and choose ‘Sign In’. Next, users type in their account details for the existence of the Amazon Prime Video on the Dish receiver.
4. Download and View Your Amazon Prime Videos
This means that you can now stream all your Amazon Prime content right through your Dish TV connection; including thousands of movies and TV shows, Amazon originals and so much more. Just like any other streaming device, the Amazon Prime Video menu and application allow you to watch unlimited movies, shows, and other content on your Dish TV with Amazon Prime subscription.
5. Add User Profiles
It is also possible to create several profiles within the Prime Video app on your Dish Hopper so that everyone in your family has their own list of movies and shows.
6. Enable Parental Controls
Thankfully, Dish has an integrated parental control option that can be set at the Hopper receiver level that helps in filtering content and limiting kids’ profiles so that no adult content from Prime Video is displayed to them by mistake.
And that's it! You can now sit back and enjoy the wold of Amazon Prime entertainment through your Dish TV connection. Such elements as video watchlist, recently watched videos, suggested videos, and other features will be mirrored across mobile devices and your Dish box so that you can keep watching on any device.
Troubleshooting Tips
If you are unable to get the Prime Video app working on your Dish Hopper, here are some troubleshooting tips that might help:
- Try again or reset your Hopper receiver and then try again.
- Ensure that your Dish receiver has the latest firmware In this case you can go to the settings menu and select the update option.
- Ensure that your Hopper is well connected to the internet and that all connections are well secured.
- In case of WiFi, examine whether the problem is limited bandwidth or weak signal strength. It may be advisable to use a wired Ethernet cable to avoid connectivity issues while streaming.
- Find out if you are required to sign in or log in again to Prime Video on Dish.
- Lastly, uninstall then reinstall the Amazon Prime Video app from the Dish App Market.
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And that’s all there is to it when it comes to properly setting up your Dish Network satellite TV connection in order to get all your favorite Amazon Prime shows! Hopper users are Dish customers who now have an additional comprehensive source of on-demand programs, including shows, movies, originals, and others in addition to Dish’s channel lineups.
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