Recent content by ThoughtsofTHATmom

You're too kind. We just did what we should do. I know there are others like us. I've met them. They're just not out-going, vocal bloggers like me. :-) Amy

Thanks for the confirmation! I really wanted to go with Dish, I just needed to get over the up-front non-refundable "upgrade" fee. I'm still not over it, but I'll deal with it. Thanks again! Amy

Thanks! I saw his name mentioned before, but wasn't sure he could do me any good since I'd be on their "you have crappy credit" plan. It's worth a shot, though! I'll call him on Monday! Amy

I want to make sure I'm understanding you correctly. If they stop using a receiver, does that mean they just stop selling it to new customers & weed it out as people upgrade or does that mean that everyone who is currently using that receiver MUST upgrade or lose service? If that's the case...

We'd be getting Choice Xtra so that's what we'd qualify for. I also had Dish run our credit & there were no extra deposits with them & no cost for the receivers. We already have a DirecTV dish on our house from a previous tenant. They're just so much more expensive in the long-run...

The costs I figured are based on my upfront costs (which also includes the installation fee since I can't get that free) & the total price over 2 years for both companies. Dish comes out a little higher (around $40 total) over the 2 years. Honestly, the only reason I'm wavering with Dish is...

Also, PBS doesn't really have the educational programs we're looking for overall now that our kids are older. Some of their biographical shows are great, but most of what we're looking for is only available on the 200 or 250 tier. Amy

We've already done that. I know which plan I'd choose for each one. For me, it's right now more of a functional issue with the service. Is DirecTv equipment going to be better? Or would we be better to go with Dish for reliable equipment? I'm not incredibly tech-savvy. I know enough to...

Thank you.

Again, see my response to the other guy. NO WHERE in my original post did I say that we "have financial problems" I said that our credit is crappy "thanks to over $41,000 in medical bills". Which it IS! And there's NOTHING we can do about that! We wouldn't even be CONSIDERING this service...

Gee. Thanks for the unwarranted financial advice. I don't recall saying our finances WEREN'T in order. I said that our credit was crappy thanks to over $41,000 in medical bills. Unfortunately, we weren't able to pay all $41,000 in bills off all at once. As a result, they ended up on our...

Thank you.

Well, for starters, our current 1998 Ford Windstar Ltd has just over 270,000 miles & is still going strong. My friend's 2000 Honda Odyssey went out of commission permanently a year ago with only 190,000 miles. Something tells me you didn't really want an answer to that, though. :p What info...

We are most definitely NOT a sports family! We homeschool so we want the educational channels: History Channel, Discovery Kids, Discovery Health, Animal Planet, National Geographic, etc. THOSE are the channels we care about...and are why we'll pay more for the higher tier plans. Amy

What does the "formersDHA24" code get you? I'm also a former customer. Thanks! Amy