Cinemax penny deal ending??
- Thread starter rjousuf
- Start date
- Latest activity Latest activity:
- Replies 280
- Views 45K
So some people are still being offered it, while those who signed up originally are losing it? Way to go, Dish! Another irrational way to screw your customers!
I still have it here. My last billing statement said it would be going away. However, the billing statement before that I was charged the penny for an additional year. Based on what I've read here, I'm thinking I got lucky and my deal will only end once my currently charged for year is up.
My 2 years for the penny Cinemax were done in December. I got a letter in October or November that my penny Cinemax was going away, but I figured that was fine because my 2 years were up in December.
December passed and I *still* have Cinemax. Dish didn't even charge me a penny for the 3rd year. I don't know when Cinemax is going away, but it isn't a big deal to me since I DVR at most 1 movie per week.
So, I guess my penny per year Cinemax DID go away...to be replaced by free Cinemax. Dish will eventually figure this out I would think--I'm assuming that I'll lose the channels when the new pricing takes effect on 2/1.
December passed and I *still* have Cinemax. Dish didn't even charge me a penny for the 3rd year. I don't know when Cinemax is going away, but it isn't a big deal to me since I DVR at most 1 movie per week.
So, I guess my penny per year Cinemax DID go away...to be replaced by free Cinemax. Dish will eventually figure this out I would think--I'm assuming that I'll lose the channels when the new pricing takes effect on 2/1.
I received a letter a couple of weeks ago stating my Cinemax for a penny was ending in February. I accessed by account online and it contained a note to contact Dish regarding Cinemax. I called Dish last night to cancel Cinemax since I'm going out of town for the next couple of weeks and my promotion was due to end 2-1-10. The CSR told me that the promotion was extended another year and I'd be receiving Cinemax until 2-1-11. I guess the only way to verify this is to see what happens after 2-1-10.
My February bill had it at the normal rate, as the letter I got a while ago said, so I cancelled it via the website. If some people are getting it for another year, I'm going to be pissed.
I never got charged the penny until the very end
so it seems they charged the penny at the end and not upfront.
but i also got charged $12.99 for the next month and it wasn't dropped like it was for most people
My last bill was processed on December 28. I got charged the penny.
On January 4, I received a letter in the mail that Cinemax would be dropped next month.
I e-mailed Dish Network a while back asking them what date exactly Cinemax would be ending for me. They told me they didn't know but also told me that I subscribed to it on January 29, 2008 so I'm leaning towards preemptively taking it down this upcoming January 29th because I don't want to get charged full price for it.
I am not convinced that the penny charge means renewal after reading the thread on this board and the other message board.
I also agree with this because we never got charged a penny for the first year if we are to assume that the penny charge means renewal for another year.
On January 4, I received a letter in the mail that Cinemax would be dropped next month.
I e-mailed Dish Network a while back asking them what date exactly Cinemax would be ending for me. They told me they didn't know but also told me that I subscribed to it on January 29, 2008 so I'm leaning towards preemptively taking it down this upcoming January 29th because I don't want to get charged full price for it.
I am not convinced that the penny charge means renewal after reading the thread on this board and the other message board.
I also agree with this because we never got charged a penny for the first year if we are to assume that the penny charge means renewal for another year.
I lost my Cinemax today or maybe it was yesterday. Ironically my newly posted bill has 1 cent charge on it for Cinemax. Furthermore, I am sure that I didn't subscribe to DISH until early February last year -- so why is E* turning off my Cinemax in January (because I should have over a week left)?
I thought the same thing when I cancelled last Novemeber after getting the letter. They shut it off immediately but I just got my February bill with the $12.99 charge.
When you called in, they credited back to you that $12.99 mistake no problem though right?
Got my 'Dear John' letter.. good bye Penny-Max! Been nice to know ya! You were worth a lot more than a penny, but nowhere near $12.99.
I emailed the CEO email address and still haven't heard back on why they took away my Cinemax more than a week too early! 
