Dish Programming Changes (Effective August 1st)

**GRExpert** · 08-02-2009 09:28 PM

Another easy satisfied customer. 5 minutes in online chat and away I go. Thanks Scott!

**KAB** · 08-02-2009 09:38 PM

Got mine today, as well as a new 722K with the loyalty promotions (after I whined about being a 8 yr old sub.) $30.00 for the OTA mod.

**shodobe** · 08-02-2009 09:46 PM

So after reading all of these posts I still can't figure out what the changes are all about. I have the following:

Dish DVR 12.00
Gold HD 10.00
DHPP 6.00
Classic Gold 63.00
Lease 7.00

Total 98.00

I have a 622 and a 722 all hooked up to a phone line. The above figures are rounded off. So when I call what should I tell them to change to? Also, what the heck is this "loyalty fee" ? I have been with Dish for 13 years and never have been given this. Thanks

**StonesCat** · 08-02-2009 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by shodobe

So after reading all of these posts I still can't figure out what the changes are all about. I have the following:

Dish DVR 12.00
Gold HD 10.00
DHPP 6.00
Classic Gold 63.00
Lease 7.00

Total 98.00

I have a 622 and a 722 all hooked up to a phone line. The above figures are rounded off. So when I call what should I tell them to change to? Also, what the heck is this "loyalty fee" ? I have been with Dish for 13 years and never have been given this. Thanks

I think the loyalty thing is just you bargaining with Dish, but otherwise just tell them to add the platinum channels to your current setup. There's nothing there that would change, it's the same structure I had.

**PopcornNMore** · 08-02-2009 11:02 PM

I got my platinum HD channels last night via an online chat.

**RollTide1017** · 08-03-2009 12:05 AM

I had Classic Silver + Gold 250 Bonus Pack with Gold HD. I use to have Platinum but removed it a month ago.

After a five minute online chat tonight my account page on the DiSH websites reads:

Classic Gold 250, HD & Platinum. No price change!

Call me satisfied, those Platinum channels were not worth an extra $10 which is why I dropped them a month ago (even though I did miss HDNet Movies). Free Platinum HD is worth every penny.

**dennispap** · 08-03-2009 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by MikeD-C05

It will do away with your bundling if you have top 250 bonus pack + hd pack and you go to HD + Platinum. I know I did just that. I had classic silver dvr advantage pack + 3 premiums till yesterday. The three premiums were Gold HD /HBO/top 250 bonus pack all for 31.00. So this is way it was :

57.99 Classic silver dvr advantge pack
31.00 three premiums ( hd/hbo/top 250 bonus pk)
07.00 additional receiver fee
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95.99
(03.00) dvr credit
(10.00) loyalty credit
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$ 82.99 before tax

After I changed from GOLD HD to HD + platinum pack my bill is now broke down to this:

67.99 Classic Gold pack WITH dvr
15.99 HBO
10.00 HD + platinum pack
07.00 additional receiver
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100.98
(03.00) dvr credit
(10.00) loyalty discount
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$87.98 before tax.

So in the end I pay now $4.99 more than I did before I added the HD + plat pack. DISH will no longer consider HD or the top 250 bonus pack as a premium pack. ONLY the premium movie packs, Hbo/Showtime/Starz/Cinemax and Playboy and they will be bundled:

1 premium 15.99 hbo or 12.99 for Showtime,Starz or Cinemax.
2 premiums 22.00
3 premiums 31.00
4 premiums 40.00
5 premiums 50.00

Same here. Just got off of chat and I had classic silver dvr advantage pack + 4 premiums
The 4 premiums were Gold HD /SHO/top 250 bonus pack/Platinum all for 40.00. So this is how it was :

57.99 Classic silver dvr advantge pack
40.00 four premiums ( hd/sho/top 250 bonus/platinum pk)
07.00 additional receiver fee
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104.99
(03.00) dvr credit
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$ 101.99 before tax

After I changed from GOLD HD to HD + platinum pack my bill is now broken down to this:

67.99 Classic Gold pack WITH dvr
12.99 SHO
10.00 HD + platinum pack
07.00 additional receiver
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97.98
(03.00) dvr credit
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$94.98 before tax.
So in my case, i get the same programming and i save $7.01 per month.
(Save 10.00 for platinum, pay 2.99 more for showtime)

**bebop** · 08-03-2009 01:32 AM

Originally Posted by PHXHoward

Thanks for the explanations. I would end up paying $2 per month more if I switched out of the old system to the new one. Not sure if the Platinum channels are worth $24 per year extra to me. I know that sounds bad but having had the three month free promo for PlatinumHD and really never watching it, it is something to consider.

There are many good movies on each month on some of the platinum channels, so I would say that it is worth it. Especially if you browse upcoming movies and set your dvr to record them.

**bebop** · 08-03-2009 01:37 AM

Good thread here Scott, thanks! Maybe you'll get some more revenue from folks who only heard about the $120/year savings from this site. (Maybe not).

My 2 cents: Platinum is worth it for 3 channels - HDNet Movies, MGM & Universal.
(I haven't watched much of any show on the other platinum channels ever since I got them)

**shortspark** · 08-03-2009 07:08 AM

I've had Platinum for a couple years, paying ten bucks a month - and as of this morning, it is still showing on my account at $10 a month. I thought after Aug. 1 the charge would be removed. Oh, I just went back a couple ages and at around post 522 I found a transcript between the poster and a CSR that addressed this very thing. The rep said it would be updated before the next bill so I guess I'll wait before doing anything.