pay again ???

[jerrybait]

i paid for external dvr service for my 211 ....discontinued dish service ...and restarted it last week after 6 months....went to record and got notice to call a # for dvr service do i have to pay again?????

[tigerfan33]

If your service was not on "vacation" then you will be considered a new sub. That means everything will be new.

[whatchel1]

No he is considered a returning customer; not the same as new customer. After realizing that he dropped E* service (thought he was just saying he stopped the DVR service on the sat rec) most likely you will have to pay again to get back what you had when you left E*.

[Stargazer]

What a ripoff. If it shows up that he was a former sub then he shouldn't have to pay again every time he turns the service back on.

[Slamminc11]

I don't see a problem in it. The OP left Dish, you want to come back, it is going to cost you. in this case, that is part of the cost of returning.

[DishSubLA]

I don't think Dish Network ever gave the impression that the "one-time" (as in while you are a subscriber or have your account in a status that is not closed--as in the nominal monthly fee (it used to be $5) to allow you to reactivate your account without additional charges should you not have a need for Dish Network services for a number of months) DVR Recording feature fee was somehow a "lifetime" status that would follow you even after you have closed your account as in no longer being a Dish Network subscriber. Even TiVo's "lifetime" service isn't really lifetime. It is for the life of the box. Heck, Dish will replace your busted box and still not charge you an additional DVR Recording feature fee. TiVo aint replacing nothing (after the laughable 90 day warranty) without first getting a boat load of $$ from you.

In any business, once you cease being a customer, closed your account, then you lose your entitlement to the services that whatever fees you paid provided. If you decided to come back to my supply business after you closed your account with me, you bet I expect you to return as an account who has to pay all fees that you paid before you left, and associated set-up new account fees.

Or how about going back to rent the apartment you left, no longer a tenant and ceased paying rent for 6 months ago. Do you really expect the owner to rent it to you at the old rate you were paying? No, you are paying the new market rate that the apartment was advertised for no matter who rents it because, while it may not be to your advantage, it is fair, legal, and ethical. Oh, and you get to pay the fee for your parking space in the garage AGAIN, too. Would you really make the argument to the owner that since you already paid the parking space fee when you FIRST moved in years ago, you shouldn't have to pay it now even though you ceased being a tenant and are returning 6 months later as a renter. Be honest, of course, you would NOT! You may be a familiar face in the apartment complex, but when you cease to be a tenant, you LOSE whatever status you had (rights under rent control as a long time renter, as well), and if you come back, you are charged like a newbie. Government Rent Control starts at the new rent, not the one you had 6 months ago when you ceased to be a tenant. Does this make some sense to you, now?

[juan]

No he is considered a returning customer; not the same as new customer. After realizing that he dropped E* service (thought he was just saying he stopped the DVR service on the sat rec) most likely you will have to pay again to get back what you had when you left E*.

DVR service on a 211 is a one time fee I dont think you can stop that once you have it

[garys]

DVR service on a 211 is a one time fee I dont think you can stop that once you have it

If you cancel your serive, it will stop.

[Rangers484]

Why don't you contact DISH and ask them about it? Then come here to rant or praise and we may be able to give yo tips or advice on getting it resolved.

[Hemi 6.1]

Are you kidding me? Sorry this is the dumbest complaint I've heard in a long time.
If you cancel your service, Your DONE! End of story!