Pricing Update from Dish Network

[Kheldar]

The new

doesn't say anything about a charge for having no phone/internet connection, or anything about a credit for having one.

[tracyt]

My bill only went up $ 1.06 for this current billing period....
previous months it was $ 82.87 including taxes and this month I am now at $ 83.93
I have a single 722 DVR hooked up and on my account.

[harshness]

Does DISH have price increases all the time or is it pretty consistent? Does the monthly bill fluctuate much?

The base package rate typically goes up once a year. PPV and programming changes may impact a particular month.

[MikeD-C05]

Since about 98 , DISH has has some kind of annual programming price increase. Last year they jacked the price of the dvr "advantage" packs by $8.00. And I use the word "advantage" loosely. Now they did offset the increase by offering subs who had their phone lines plugged in a $3.00 dvr credit all of last year. This year they had an equipment fee increase instead. This gives them an advantage over DIRECTV because they can claim no price hike. But if you have multiple dvrs on your account you pay out the ass now. Like $17.00 per additional duo tuner dvr.

But as long as channel companies like Disney( espn, ABC network), are pushing subs to pay $4.50 for just one espn channel per sub, you will keep seeing your programming price go up yearly . Unless Ala -carte is ever mandated by the FCC , this will keep going up till basic cable is $100.00 are more a month. And before you laugh at that idea, consider this: IN 1999 I paid $69.99 a month for AEP and no DVR fees on any receivers . It is now $30.00 more a month and that is after the $3.00 decrease DISH did this year to give the AEP subs a little relief on their bills , since they now pay the separate $6.00 dvr fee monthly.

[howie14]

Does anyone have any idea what the numbers in parenthesis are (15/0)?

When it used to be "DISH Home Protection Plan" I didn't have these on my bill but now I have them also.

When it showed up on my bill this month (in error) the parenthetical info was 15/25. I'm guessing the number on the left is the cost of a service call and the number on the right is the cost to cancel.

Since you aren't in your first month with the plan you could cancel for no charge.

[silvanthalas]

I've waited until my payment for Feb to go through before deciding to comment.

I've got a single 722.

My old bill:
Classic Silver 200 With DVR 57.99
DVR Adjustment -3.00

New bill:
America's Top 200 With Locals 52.99
DVR Service 6.00

So, I basically have to suck up a $4 increase in 'equipment costs' on having a single DVR? That's bunk, and certainly no incentive to ever get an additional DVR, should I ever want/need it.

[DAVEGTESTR]

I've waited until my payment for Feb to go through before deciding to comment.

Well, I have not seen my Feb. 10th bill yet. I switched to FiOS last month and am thinking about getting a Roku box for MLB.TV this season. I could sell my 722 to pay for it. DISH is out to lunch, totally. They can't even print a paper bill correctly for me. Wish me luck on my 5th call/online session.

[Scott Greczkowski]

My old bill was $166.49
My new bill is $223.50 before discounts.

Quite a jump isnt it?

[makman]

My old bill was $166.49
My new bill is $223.50 before discounts.

Quite a jump isnt it?

cough cough choke choke

Amazing that a multibillion-dollar corporation can come up with a brand-new pricing scheme that can cause these type of increases and think it is viable.

Scott, when this new price scheme was leaked, you were given an estimate of what it would cost you based on your equipment. Did the estimate come close?

Mitch

[Bob Haller]

My old bill was $166.49
My new bill is $223.50 before discounts.

Quite a jump isnt it?

so how much of a discount did you get?