New Deals From Dish (Soon)

[DishInsider]

Hello,

I'm an employee at Echostar (DishNetwork). New to the forums here .

Just thought I'd give a heads up... new deals from Dish Network soon. "Like New" Deals. Refurbished receivers, If I remember correctly the 921 is will be available for purchase at $299, and the 942 at $399. Receivers will still be leased though.

Refurbished 510's will also be apart of the "Like New" deal, however pricing was not mentioned during the call.

Pricing may change, but look for these deals sometime before the summer is over.

[BFG]

Are you refering to these receivers being part of dish n' it up for exisiting subscribers.

You said they'd still be leased so this is why i think so...

[HokieEngineer]

Hello,

I'm an employee at Echostar (DishNetwork). New to the forums here .

Just thought I'd give a heads up... new deals from Dish Network soon. "Like New" Deals. Refurbished receivers, If I remember correctly the 921 is will be available for purchase at $299, and the 942 at $399. Receivers will still be leased though.

Refurbished 510's will also be apart of the "Like New" deal, however pricing was not mentioned during the call.

Pricing may change, but look for these deals sometime before the summer is over.

How are you still leasing the receiver after paying $399? What kind of deal is that?!?!

[kavula]

How can a receiver be both leased and purchased?

[Slamminc11]

Hello,

I'm an employee at Echostar (DishNetwork). New to the forums here .

I would be weary. Sounds like those e-mails I get that start off by saying, "I got this from my brother who is a lawyer so you know it's got to be true! Send this to 20 people in the next five minutes and Bill Gates will send you a check for $50. Remember, my brother is a lawyer and he says it's for real!" Unless Dish says it in a Retailer Chat or in a Fax-Blast, I wouldn't be so sure.

[korsjs]

welcome to the site.

did you mean you had the option to purchase them or lease them?

[chaddux]

I would be weary. Sounds like those e-mails I get that start off by saying, "I got this from my brother who is a lawyer so you know it's got to be true! Send this to 20 people in the next five minutes and Bill Gates will send you a check for $50. Remember, my brother is a lawyer and he says it's for real!" Unless Dish says it in a Retailer Chat or in a Fax-Blast, I wouldn't be so sure.

Obviously, that is fake. It only has one exclamation point. It's only true if it has at least two consecutive exclamation points, such as "Remember, my brother is a lawyer and he says it's for real!!"

[BFG]

heh, well I thought dish employees weren't allowed to talk to us unless they wanted to be fired, so I dunno...

If these are the "deals" then opf course current subs will be screwed like normal.

[Indy]

Well for one, Dish has NEVER sold re-furbed receivers. (Maybe a few 6000's) They use the re-furb units for warranty exchange issues only. I would venture the $399 up front on the 942 is the lease "deal" for existing customers. The 921 for $299? That I could believe because the 921 will be obsolete and less usefull than a Voom STB by the end of the year. I can see Dish trying to sucker a few more in on a purchase for a 921 then leave them twisting in the wind when mpeg 4 rolls out next year.

[BFG]

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