Totally agree. They can shape up Dish's finances with two price/fee increases in a matter of months. Probably even helps make the Sprint deal a little more palatable considering the massive debt they plan on taking on.
Fees increasing?
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Nope. It will probably be in the next bill which generates around the 3rd of the month.
Well like others here, the main thing I'm looking at is my monthly cost. With everything else going up in price, specially food, paying for TV is becoming a
pure luxury that is overpriced. It taking up a big chunk of my monthly budget.
Also, IMO, even though the Hopper has the potential for being an excellent DVR, it is plagued by buggy software updates. I find it a very unstable DVR, that at times is extremely frustrating to use. Way to many glitches. My VIP722k never had any real problems and many days I wish I had never updated.
Now, with a second price increase within 3 months of each other, I really don't see the worth of staying with Dish. When I join Dish, not only did they have the channels I wanted, but they were worth the price. (I'm not into sports, so DirecTV was for me.)
I seriously think of just going OTA when my contract is up with dish. The biggest barrier I face in going to OTA is my wife. She wants all the channels we get now because of the programs she watch. I'm trying to get her to understand that between the Roku and Amazon Prime, she still should be able to get her programs...but she rather stubborn on changing. Of course she doesn't pay the bills.
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pure luxury that is overpriced. It taking up a big chunk of my monthly budget.
Also, IMO, even though the Hopper has the potential for being an excellent DVR, it is plagued by buggy software updates. I find it a very unstable DVR, that at times is extremely frustrating to use. Way to many glitches. My VIP722k never had any real problems and many days I wish I had never updated.
Now, with a second price increase within 3 months of each other, I really don't see the worth of staying with Dish. When I join Dish, not only did they have the channels I wanted, but they were worth the price. (I'm not into sports, so DirecTV was for me.)
I seriously think of just going OTA when my contract is up with dish. The biggest barrier I face in going to OTA is my wife. She wants all the channels we get now because of the programs she watch. I'm trying to get her to understand that between the Roku and Amazon Prime, she still should be able to get her programs...but she rather stubborn on changing. Of course she doesn't pay the bills.
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The Genie might look good if it weren't for the $25 Advanced Receiver Fee that goes along with it.
Of course for the 1st 2 years for a new or returning customer, they get a $10 discount on that particular fee.
And of course, D* has never changed the lease from being the same regardless of which unit is there, which kind of makes the 'difference' in lease fees that D* is getting ready to do yet again rather a bogus argument.
I keep looking at the numbers and from a purely financial look, switching at well short of one year into a Dish contract is a positive move at the level of programming I would need to have to pretty well match what I actually watch.
This has been Dish SOP for quite some time now. Advertise lower package fees than DirecTV, and add equipment and other fees to make up the diff.
I'm definitely not gonna be adding anything that extends my contract. And, I will be looking at alternatives when my contract end date approaches. That includes the commercial account I administer with over a dozen receivers at work. We already have Direct in one building. I may swap over in the two currently using Dish.
I'm definitely not gonna be adding anything that extends my contract. And, I will be looking at alternatives when my contract end date approaches. That includes the commercial account I administer with over a dozen receivers at work. We already have Direct in one building. I may swap over in the two currently using Dish.
This just makes me glad I didn't get the hopper and switched to Directv. I gotta tell ya this really sucks for Hopper customers and AEP subs. If I would've upgraded to the hopper and kept the AEP package, I would've paid $26 more per month from $110 per month I was paying for a total of $136/month. If the new fee increases are correct, I'd be paying $140/month for 1 hopper and 1 joey. For 2 hoppers, it would be $147/month. 2 words: HELL NO!!!!!!!!
Nobody should be surprised history repeats it’s self.
Dish did the same thing in the past will do it now and in the future that’s how they roll.
Dish did the same thing in the past will do it now and in the future that’s how they roll.
Bring on the Sprint buyout already! Charlie says he will not charge us for devices connected to network anymore! Give me my TV over my smart phone/device and hurry up will ya. see 2 links below.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...sprint-underdogs-reshaping-wireless-tech.html
http://gigaom.com/2013/04/09/why-qualcomm-thinks-lte-broadcast-will-work-where-flo-tv-failed/
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...sprint-underdogs-reshaping-wireless-tech.html
http://gigaom.com/2013/04/09/why-qualcomm-thinks-lte-broadcast-will-work-where-flo-tv-failed/
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It probably will not make (it won't) a difference but anyone who cancels and downgrades because of the fee should have DISH make a note on the account as to the reason why instead of just saying "I don't want the Hopper anymore" It's just a smack in the face to raise these fees when people are having a hard enough time feeding their families let alone having DISH.
Personally I still think the Hopper is a great system and having two of them is the best experience and you can tout the Genie but I believe the Hopper holds twice as much programming than the Genie and then you can get two Hoppers vs. 1 Genie.
Personally I still think the Hopper is a great system and having two of them is the best experience and you can tout the Genie but I believe the Hopper holds twice as much programming than the Genie and then you can get two Hoppers vs. 1 Genie.
Hopper is not much more than a year old, so most people are still on 2 year contracts. I just don't see people paying the ETF and cancelling. Downgrading packages/equipment and delaying upgrades seems to be the common theme.
Not I. Never will go back to VIP(s). Still only costing me $5.00 more than two 722's. Well worth it.
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