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So, we know a lot of things like dish mover, free HD for life, and so on and so forth are dependent on Dish's evaluation of you as a customer. Depending on how they rate you, you may get those things for free, have to pay for them in full, or somewhere in between.
When you're first signing up, Dish seems to evaluate you based on a credit check. What about later, though? Does the credit check still come into play? Or do they simply look at whether you've paid your bills on time? What other factors are considered? Do the people with more expensive monthly bills rate higher with Dish when it comes to evaluating things like this? Does switching plans a lot hurt you? What about paying on-time but at the last minute? Does complaining to service reps about stuff hurt you? Does physical location matter? What else helps or hurts? How does all this stuff rank relative to each other in the evaluation (i.e. does paying your bill on time count for 50%?)? Is there a set time when this all kicks in for if you request a promotion (i.e. after you've been with Dish a certain period of time)?
Does being initially placed on pre-paid "hurt" you when qualifying for this stuff for the life of the account? Or do pre-paid customers eventually get placed on a level playing field with everyone else if they pay their bills on-time or whatever?
I figure we have enough current and former Dish employees around that someone has to know what the formula is.
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When you're first signing up, Dish seems to evaluate you based on a credit check. What about later, though? Does the credit check still come into play? Or do they simply look at whether you've paid your bills on time? What other factors are considered? Do the people with more expensive monthly bills rate higher with Dish when it comes to evaluating things like this? Does switching plans a lot hurt you? What about paying on-time but at the last minute? Does complaining to service reps about stuff hurt you? Does physical location matter? What else helps or hurts? How does all this stuff rank relative to each other in the evaluation (i.e. does paying your bill on time count for 50%?)? Is there a set time when this all kicks in for if you request a promotion (i.e. after you've been with Dish a certain period of time)?
Does being initially placed on pre-paid "hurt" you when qualifying for this stuff for the life of the account? Or do pre-paid customers eventually get placed on a level playing field with everyone else if they pay their bills on-time or whatever?
I figure we have enough current and former Dish employees around that someone has to know what the formula is.
Free free to sign up with a different more anonymous account to fill us in so it can't be traced back to you if necessary.
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Thanks. The pdf didn't answer all my questions, but it did answer some of them -- and it's kind of cool to be able to get an insider look at what some of the Dish Network employees are seeing.
Understandable.
The pdf file linked to above, which appears to an internal Dish Network training document says "1 Star and all PIA (Pay in Advance) accounts require an additional $100" under DishMOVER.
Also, under promotions, there is what appears to be a chart of how much customers are asked to pay for new receivers. The DHA24 folks, which I read as being the customers who lease equipment but do not pay in advance, lists a charge of $200 for a 922 receiver, with all other receivers being free. The Flex24, which I read as being the customers who lease equipment but do pay in advance, lists a charge of $600 for that same 922, and lists two models that are free for DHA24 customers as having $200 fees associated with them for Flex24 customers. Are those just initial costs for new customers? Or would the same apply to customers upgrading their equipment?
I did note that the document was close to a year old and stuff may have changed since then. It's also entirely possible that I'm misunderstanding it.
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I answered this in my first post. Flex/Flex24 accounts are not "Siberia" for people with bad credit. Some people choose to have this type of account due to the benefits it provides. First off, PIA accounts have no unauthorized charges on them, being that charges are prepay. If I have a kid who likes to order movies (Adult or Disney), I can be assured that I won't be paying a $300 bill because my kid will have to pay for them upfront to watch them. Also, the Flex (no commitment) type of account can be turned off whenever and turned back on without worry, great for summer RVing customers who have a different service at home.
In some cases, prepay is the only way a customer can get DISH Network, much like a Cricket phone for customers wanting a cell. The point is not to place them in a category, but give them a feasible opportunity to have service and control their monthly bill more easily. It helps them not get further, and allows DISH to serve their needs as well.
Before a divorce years ago, I had prepay phone, internet, and television service. I was looking to buy a house and the mortgage company I had inquired about a loan through mentioned the number of credit inquiries on my credit report actually hurt my score (or recommendation for the loan?). Being that my credit has always been only marginal, I had to keep inquiries off and get my debt to income down. Not having nutty random charges on my phone, TV or internet for overages or order, I was actually able to improve my credit dramatically over two years.
DHA/DHA24 are post pay accounts, basically being able to be billed for certain things at a later time, even though it is technically still paying for the next month of service up front. DHA is no commitment and DHA24 is the two year. Premium? I haven't seen one. Some people, even though they qualify for this, refuse it and choose to go with a prepay service.
Which is likely why it shouldn't have been posted. It added more questions that cannot be answered. It can also lead to people being upset over things that have no bearing at all. Also wanted to bring notice to the fact that every page does say Confidential Property of DISH Network. I would personally feel better if it would go away.
Unfortunately not. I seriously hope you understand that while we like the patrons at SatelliteGuys, we love our income from DISH. Since things change so often, even if we were able to answer the question today, to remain correct it may have to be changed tomorrow. This is part of the reason why internal documents should stay internal.
Some of the best questions are the ones that have no answer, though. So good question.
I answered this in my first post. Flex/Flex24 accounts are not "Siberia" for people with bad credit. Some people choose to have this type of account due to the benefits it provides. First off, PIA accounts have no unauthorized charges on them, being that charges are prepay. If I have a kid who likes to order movies (Adult or Disney), I can be assured that I won't be paying a $300 bill because my kid will have to pay for them upfront to watch them. Also, the Flex (no commitment) type of account can be turned off whenever and turned back on without worry, great for summer RVing customers who have a different service at home.
In some cases, prepay is the only way a customer can get DISH Network, much like a Cricket phone for customers wanting a cell. The point is not to place them in a category, but give them a feasible opportunity to have service and control their monthly bill more easily. It helps them not get further, and allows DISH to serve their needs as well.
Before a divorce years ago, I had prepay phone, internet, and television service. I was looking to buy a house and the mortgage company I had inquired about a loan through mentioned the number of credit inquiries on my credit report actually hurt my score (or recommendation for the loan?). Being that my credit has always been only marginal, I had to keep inquiries off and get my debt to income down. Not having nutty random charges on my phone, TV or internet for overages or order, I was actually able to improve my credit dramatically over two years.
DHA/DHA24 are post pay accounts, basically being able to be billed for certain things at a later time, even though it is technically still paying for the next month of service up front. DHA is no commitment and DHA24 is the two year. Premium? I haven't seen one. Some people, even though they qualify for this, refuse it and choose to go with a prepay service.
Which is likely why it shouldn't have been posted.
It added more questions that cannot be answered. It can also lead to people being upset over things that have no bearing at all. Also wanted to bring notice to the fact that every page does say Confidential Property of DISH Network. I would personally feel better if it would go away.Unfortunately not. I seriously hope you understand that while we like the patrons at SatelliteGuys, we love our income from DISH. Since things change so often, even if we were able to answer the question today, to remain correct it may have to be changed tomorrow. This is part of the reason why internal documents should stay internal.
Some of the best questions are the ones that have no answer, though. So good question.
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Comcast is the first to report, with a massive 274,000 loss in video subscribers.
In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
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In the 3Q of 2016, Comcast had 21.42 million video subscribers and was the #1 provider, now at 10.39 million and is the #3 Provider, YTTV is #2 ( who also surpassed DirecTV-8 Million and Dish-under 5 Million), Charter/Spectrum is #1.
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Comcast Corporation reported its third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, showing continued erosion in its domestic residential broadband internet and video customer bases as competitive pressures intensified across the connectivity market. The company recorded a net loss of 144,000 domestic...
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Looks like dish is Bankrupt. Filling tomorrow Tuesday June 30th
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Can't remember where or who I saw predict this.
It wouldn't surprise me to see Elon soon own all of DISH / Echostar in the future.
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That is what I have to explain to customers all the time. They want it free with no ads
I have the Roku's, 2 or 3, I just rarely use them ... I prefer the Google/Android Sony set up.
People tell me that the Apps on the TV will end thier usefulness as they age ... They are doing ok for me so far ... I also have the TV take the App Updates whenever possible ... then again, I don't know how often App updates come to it.
So, so far, I'm doing ok, but if they start to get sluggish, I'll eventually change to a Roku ... I don't want to, but eventually ... (Or buy another new TV
The ads are boring and repetitive...same ad over and over...bring back 1970s ads..might not be as big an issueThat is what I have to explain to customers all the time. They want it free with no ads
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Stumbled across this ... http://www.gaspricewatch.com/USGas_ZipSearch.asp
I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
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I found no local prices, although it did show stations at my location...
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USA National Gas Temperature Map
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Gas Buddy
Ethanol Free Stations
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