Silly me, I upgraded to HD (swapped a 522 for a 722) at the beginning of February and now I cannot figure out what the heck Dish is charging me for.
Classic Gold 250 with locals - prepaid for the year
Gold HD $10.00
Multi-Sport $5.99
Platinum HD $10.00 (supposed to get a credit for this - 3 free months promo)
TV2 connection $0.00 (since phone line is hooked up)
Leased Receiver Fee (722) $7.00
Solo Receiver Fee (508) $5.00
Locals $5.99
Now I thought that the 1st lease fee is included in the price, or is that only for DVR Advantage only? And I'm surprised there is no $5.98 DVR fee for the 722 ... dang but Dish makes it so difficult to figure out what your bill should be.
**Edit - looks like the $7.00 for the 722 is legit, only DVR Advantage waives the first lease fee.
Oh and BTW I bought the AT250 / Classic Gold on January 29th, but for some reason it was not billed until February 2nd, and of course with the new increase.


I'm still working on that one.
But what irks me is that Dish has now added a "hidden" fee increase of $5 / $7 for each account by adding this "Receiver Fee" whether the receiver is leased or purchased. I didn't used to pay any "just because" fee for my primary receiver, now I'm stuck with a $7.00 fee for the 722, which I cannot avoid even by buying a 722 outright.
Edit again: here is what is stated in the offer details for the Classic Packages:
DISH Network - 1.888.825.2557
Equipment must be returned to DISH Network upon termination of qualifying service. Limit 4 tuners per account. Monthly package price includes an equipment rental fee of $5.00 or $7.00 for first receiver, based on selected model. A monthly equipment rental fee of $5.00 or $7.00 will be charged for each receiver beyond the first, based on selected model. A $5.00/mo. TV2 receiver connection fee applies for each dual-tuner receiver; fee will be waived monthly for each such receiver continuously connected to Customer's phone line.
But on the fees and disclosures page this is stated:
DISH Network - Customer Service - 1.888.825.2557
Monthly Receiver Charges
Solo, Duo, Solo DVR, DuoDVR Receivers (Standard Definition)$5.00Solo, Duo, Solo DVR, DuoDVR Receivers (High Definition)$7.00DISH DVR Service$5.98TV2 Receiver Connection$5.00
Monthly connection charge for Duo receivers will be waived when your Duo receiver is continuously plugged into a phone or internet connection.
Dish can't even keep their fact straight anymore.