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It’s not a price increase. It is for NEW customers only.
It’s not a price increase. It is for NEW customers only.
It’s not a price increase. It is for NEW customers only.
It’s not a price increase. It is for NEW customers only.
Maybe that will get the point across.
It’s not a price increase. It is for NEW customers only.
It’s not a price increase. It is for NEW customers only.
It’s not a price increase. It is for NEW customers only.
Maybe that will get the point across.
It's the American way. People in position of authority know better than you what is good for you. I thought everyone knew that.
It's the American way. People in position of authority know better than you what is good for you. I thought everyone knew that.
That’s ok; we can vote with our wallets.
In my case, the complaint would be, fees on an owned receiver. I can understand more on a leased receiver that is owned by Dish and not the customer. Probably few subscribers own their equipment like I do. Dish may not even consider that. As long as I am Grandfathered in, okay. But as one person stated that even more fees are chasing more to cord cutting I watch a streamed "Cord Cutters" program Wednesday weekly talking about all of the new free channels that are on the Roku. Luke does this program and it is kind of like Charlie Chat without callers, but e mail questions. Fun to watch. Often we can get 50 new channels (apps) in a week. Cordcutters streams on You Tube. There are probably a dozen companies including Dish that does stream a cable type package. It is amazing how far cordcutting has gone in the past couple of years. The main thing that is still lacking is a complete set of locals, but again an OTA can be installed in many places to get them. But cordcutting is moving right along.
You have been a DISH customer long enough to know GRANDFATHERED pricing disappears. April 10th we may not be new customers but by 2019 we probably will be. Maybe DISH needs to look for other cost cutting moves besides wanting more more more $$$$ from customers.
Here’s how I look at it: don’t like it, don’t pay. Make your concerns known. Email the corporate office.
Our local newspaper here just increased the price by $100 for 6 months. Sometimes I wonder if the price increases are to force people to cancel. But regardless, the options are: we can negotiate it, pay it, or cancel. Same with Dish. Negotiate it, pay it, or cancel. Luckily we ALL have an ever-increasing number of other options for TV becoming available!
Our local newspaper here just increased the price by $100 for 6 months. Sometimes I wonder if the price increases are to force people to cancel. But regardless, the options are: we can negotiate it, pay it, or cancel. Same with Dish. Negotiate it, pay it, or cancel. Luckily we ALL have an ever-increasing number of other options for TV becoming available!
Good point. But, some Grandfathered rules stay the same, as we still have our Super Stations. The way Dish is, a person complains and the CSR do issue extras and discounts rather than taking another chance on losing that subscriber. The issue with Dish and other providers people are searching for cheaper packages like going for Cord Cutting or OTA, the number of subs drop and Dish still needs that revenue to keep afloat. The only way is to up the fees for the current subscriber, but then the subscriber starts to look elsewhere for programming. It is like a dog chasing its' tail. It gets nowhere.
You said it, we have other options and they are increasing all of the time especially with streaming.
As Dish and other providers realize that the market is stagnant at best or shrinking, they want to trim off the unprofitable customers or recoup some of their losses from them. Either they will get more money from them (from the new fee, adding DVR) or they will leave. The only way to keep afloat with a shrinking subscriber base and shrinking market is to hold on to the higher ARPU customers.
This writing on the wall I've been alluding to for years now. Unfortunately, the content owners won't adjust in kind until it's too late.
This writing on the wall I've been alluding to for years now. Unfortunately, the content owners won't adjust in kind until it's too late.
I did read a article about Charlie saying he wasn’t concerned about gaining new customers he was going to focus on the customers he has now. Better service and a better customer experience. I am happy with my service and fees are a part of life .
Cutting studio costs is just a bandaid. When they start lowering the increases they keep asking for at contract renewal, and stop paying ridiculous exclusive broadcast deals then we'll see.
I agree; we all knew this was coming. My prediction is still the same: satellite TV will have a niche in underserved and rural areas in the future. I think we’ll start to see that adjustment happen more and more over the next 5-10 years
