NBA TV Packages?

[zippyfrog]

I was looking at the Dish website and I noticed that NBA TV shows up in the Welcome Package. Is that accurate? Has NBA TV been added to a bunch of packages? I thought it was Top 200 and above, or Multi-Sport pack.

https://www.mydish.com/upgrades/english-packages/welcome-pack

At first I thought it was free preview as free preview channels sometimes show up in the wrong packages on the Dish site, but it isn't listed as a free preview channel this month.

 

[pattykay]

I was looking at the Dish website and I noticed that NBA TV shows up in the Welcome Package. Is that accurate? Has NBA TV been added to a bunch of packages? I thought it was Top 200 and above, or Multi-Sport pack.

https://www.mydish.com/upgrades/english-packages/welcome-pack

At first I thought it was free preview as free preview channels sometimes show up in the wrong packages on the Dish site, but it isn't listed as a free preview channel this month.

Yes, that is correct. We have been getting NBA TV on channel 5000 and 5001 since the free preview back in January. It is not still in free preview, since my deactivated receivers, that still work for free previews, do not get it. Both of my activated receivers, with Welcome Pack and Flex Pack (separate accounts) get it, though.

 

[pattykay]

Never mind. I checked yesterday, and Welcome Pack just lost NBA TV. We were still getting it earlier in the week.

 

[zippyfrog]

Never mind. I checked yesterday, and Welcome Pack just lost NBA TV. We were still getting it earlier in the week.

Looks like they updated their website as well to reflect the packages it used to be. Guess it was an extended free preview.

 

[pattykay]

Looks like they updated their website as well to reflect the packages it used to be. Guess it was an extended free preview.

It would be nice if Dish would keep the free preview page on the website updated to reflect these kinds of things. NBA TV was never listed there except for the scheduled free preview weekends in January and February, yet we received NBA TV the entire time. When a channel is not listed on the free preview page or on channel 103, yet we get the channel on our activated receivers and do not get the channel on deactivated receivers that normally work for free preview channels, then we have no choice but to conclude that the channel is actually included in our package, especially when the Dish website also lists that channel as being in our package.

 

[zippyfrog]

It would be nice if Dish would keep the free preview page on the website updated to reflect these kinds of things. NBA TV was never listed there except for the scheduled free preview weekends in January and February, yet we received NBA TV the entire time. When a channel is not listed on the free preview page or on channel 103, yet we get the channel on our activated receivers and do not get the channel on deactivated receivers that normally work for free preview channels, then we have no choice but to conclude that the channel is actually included in our package, especially when the Dish website also lists that channel as being in our package.

I agree - I would think keeping the Free Preview page, as well as the page when channels get added to new packages up to date, then there wouldn't be confusion. It would be nice to have the website listings accurate. If you go to Dish's website and go to Order the Flex Pack as a new customer, it shows NBA TV on the page.

 

[pattykay]

I agree - I would think keeping the Free Preview page, as well as the page when channels get added to new packages up to date, then there wouldn't be confusion. It would be nice to have the website listings accurate. If you go to Dish's website and go to Order the Flex Pack as a new customer, it shows NBA TV on the page.

Interesting. I am not home to check my receiver with Flex Pack. (I was at my sister's home when I noticed the change to Welcome Pack.) When I get a chance, I will let you know if Flex Pack still gets NBA TV.

 

[pattykay]

No NBA TV for Flex Pack! (The "Dish Soup Nazi" strikes again.)