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It may finally be time to say Good Bye

Been a Dish customer for a long time-twenty something years.Every 2 years I play the loyalty/retention game and get a deal.
I wasnt asking for anything outrageous-just a continuation of the same measly $12 in credits off my bill if I reupped.
The CSR REFUSED to pass me along to loyalty/retention-the best he could offer was $5 off for 3 months.
I"ll play CSR roulette one more time and then I'm done.
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Is switching back & forth DTV/DiSH every 2 years still a thing?
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telstar_1 said:
Is switching back & forth DTV/DiSH every 2 years still a thing?
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Though our internet is 49.99 for a 10 gig fiber connection for life. until they have a price hike. right now i know there upselling since it's a small company :biggrin ;). no need to play the rate game. they only offer 10 gig and 1 gig service
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John2021 said:
Though our internet is 49.99 for a 10 gig fiber connection for life. until they have a price hike. right now i know there upselling since it's a small company :biggrin ;). no need to play the rate game. they only offer 10 gig and 1 gig service
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My ISP will let me go from 1 gig to 2 gig service for $5 more a month and I haven't jumped on it. Haven't found anything to max out the gig yet. While my Network is a 2.5 gig network, the only machines with 2 gig ethernet adapters are the NAS units so I can move files quickly. Everything else is gig or wifi. My wifi isnt too bad on most devices where I see over 700 meg down and up at most places in my house.
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John2021 said:
How does a wally have 4 tuners. i just looked at our bill they gave us the hopper fee for 10.00 and not the 15.00 our joey fee is 5.00 and not the 7.00 and after autopay the joey fee is free!!! interesting!!!
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since when do the discount the h3??? I own 1 of the 2 h3 I have and refuse to give discounts anything but $15 per h3 for that, they will only give $5 per joey if I one owns them and I just got off the phone with them to do 2 year
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tsunami2311 said:
since when do the discount the h3??? I own 1 of the 2 h3 I have and refuse to give discounts anything but $15 per h3 for that, they will only give $5 per joey if I one owns them and I just got off the phone with them to do 2 year
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Yes our owned joeys are $5.00 and not $7.00 a month our hopper 3 is $10.00 and not $15.00 a month for 24 months after reading the bill..
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If you own the rx does that mean you have to pay for repairs if it goes bad? To my recall, they'd simply send a replacement at no charge regardless of owned or leased, so there was no functional difference
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We found DTV MyEntertainment much cheaper than YTTV (thank you Bruce) and it covers what we want. Still have Dish.
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John2021 said:
Yes our owned joeys are $5.00 and not $7.00 a month our hopper 3 is $10.00 and not $15.00 a month for 24 months after reading the bill..
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I believe you are misreading your bill.

The reduced price for owned equipment is not time related, it is a flat price just like the leased price.

$5 for an owned Joey and $10 for an owner H3, no time limit.

The 24 months is the time frame of your price freeze on programming.
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I believe you are misreading your bill.

The reduced price for owned equipment is not time related, it is a flat price just like the leased price.

$5 for an owned Joey and $10 for an owner H3, no time limit.

The 24 months is the time frame of your price freeze on programming.
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Can you clarify the monthly box fees? I talked to two service reps and received two different answers. Are the monthly fees less if you own your own boxes verses leasing them? So if I own three Hopper 3's and two Joey 4"s vs. leasing a Hopper 3 and a Joey 4 then owning the other two Hopper 3's and one joey 4? Does anyone know the own vs lease fee for each type of box?
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emdev2 said:
Can you clarify the monthly box fees? I talked to two service reps and received two different answers. Are the monthly fees less if you own your own boxes verses leasing them? So if I own three Hopper 3's and two Joey 4"s vs. leasing a Hopper 3 and a Joey 4 then owning the other two Hopper 3's and one joey 4? Does anyone know the own vs lease fee for each type of box?
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This just makes it even more confusing. Why are one of you paying $15 for the first Hopper 3 and the other is paying $10 for the first Hopper 3? They're both owned boxes correct? Why is it different? Can anyone else jump in here?
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Why are one of you paying $15 for the first Hopper 3 and the other is paying $10 for the first Hopper 3?
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The monthly charge for the 1st Hopper is for DVR service, for ALL receivers on the account, regardless if they are owned or leased; it's not a "receiver fee", as the 1st receiver is normally included as part of your service.
As far as the different prices you stated, $15 is the current "rack rate" for DVR service with Hopper receivers, while $10 is when you are in some sort of promo pricing, which I am in & is what I'm currently paying.
However, my monthly bill does show my DVR service at a "loyalty price" of $12, then a $2 promo credit, which brings it down to $10.
Then, my 2 other HWS receivers also show a monthly price of $15, but are then only billed at $12, again loyalty pricing. (all my receivers are leased)
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The monthly charge for the 1st Hopper is for DVR service, for ALL receivers on the account, regardless if they are owned or leased; it's not a "receiver fee", as the 1st receiver is normally included as part of your service.
As far as the different prices you stated, $15 is the current "rack rate" for DVR service with Hopper receivers, while $10 is when you are in some sort of promo pricing, which I am in & is what I'm currently paying.
However, my monthly bill does show my DVR service at a "loyalty price" of $12, then a $2 promo credit, which brings it down to $10.
Then, my 2 other HWS receivers also show a monthly price of $15, but are then only billed at $12, again loyalty pricing. (all my receivers are leased)
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i thinks that our 10.00 hopper service fee is a promo for two years. all our boxes are owned... our joeys are 5.00 for two years. owned as well...
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John2021 said:
i thinks that our 10.00 hopper service fee is a promo for two years. all our boxes are owned... our joeys are 5.00 for two years. owned as well...
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I think you will find that the $10 fe will rise to $15 and the Joeys will remain at $5 after the two years are up.
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Bobby said:
I think you will find that the $10 fe will rise to $15 and the Joeys will remain at $5 after the two years are up.
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thats what i'm thinking since it says for 24 months!!!
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navychop said:
We found DTV MyEntertainment much cheaper than YTTV (thank you Bruce) and it covers what we want. Still have Dish.
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I have been thinking that FUBO'S a better deal!!! more channels for a couple of bucks more
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telstar_1 said:
If you own the rx does that mean you have to pay for repairs if it goes bad? To my recall, they'd simply send a replacement at no charge regardless of owned or leased, so there was no functional difference
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They will send you a replacement box if it goes bad.. Owned boxes come with a one year warranty after that add the protection plan then drop it after the required time...
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Scott Greczkowski said:
My ISP will let me go from 1 gig to 2 gig service for $5 more a month and I haven't jumped on it. Haven't found anything to max out the gig yet. While my Network is a 2.5 gig network, the only machines with 2 gig ethernet adapters are the NAS units so I can move files quickly. Everything else is gig or wifi. My wifi isnt too bad on most devices where I see over 700 meg down and up at most places in my house.
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I dunno I miss my 10 gig fiber conn this 1 gig fiber it like going back to AOL 🤔 :mad: .. and for the price you could not beat it were paying more now:rolleyes:
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They didn't make me get pp to have an owned 722 swapped out. Lotta other grief but not that...unless they did it w/o saying...
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Prescription drug costs

Now that I'm retired, obviously I have different health care insurance. I take 2 prescriptions. With my old insurance I didn't have to pay for either of them, now I do. It's not a huge amount but it led me to dig a little into the cost of prescription medications. I have been using Walgreens for the longest time. But what I found was that Walgreens price is 4.8 times more for one of my prescriptions and the other is 2.3 percent more compared to the lowest price pharmacy. If you pay for prescription medications you might want to have a look at trumprx and see if you can get a lower price.


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I run them through several different providers to see who has the lowest cost

Usually it's Walmart or Sam's + GoodRx

Also...

Homepage of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug homepage. Provides safe, affordable medicine or medication with transparent low prices.
www.costplusdrugs.com

You can also price them through the CareCard and WellRx apps.

Sometimes Amazon Pharmacy is cheapest.
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TrumpRx?!?

I went on Medicare recently (not an "advantage" plan) and my prescriptions at HyVee were very low out of pocket. The clerk said she was putting them on "Good Rx".
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TrumpRx?!?
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Scripts arrive in a gold paper sack.
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comfortably_numb said:
Usually it's Walmart or Sam's + GoodRx
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I'm fortunate and don't take any medications. A couple years ago I had to take some antibiotics and used the GoodRx app. Went to Walmart and the person behind the desk knew me and told me to just buy them outright....the GoodRx price was a LOT higher. She said they aren't supposed to tell customers when they see they are being screwed.
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That's ok. I probably take enough for the two of us.

God knows what Bobby takes. Maybe so much they count as a meal?
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navychop said:
That's ok. I probably take enough for the two of us.

God knows what Bobby takes. Maybe so much they count as a meal?
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Actually I take just 2 prescriptions, Atorvastatin and Lisinopril. They cost me $6 each for 100 pills. Next year that will be nothing.
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Bobby said:
Actually I take just 2 prescriptions, Atorvastatin and Lisinopril. They cost me $6 each for 100 pills. Next year that will be nothing.
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Those are two of the three I take.
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The 2027 Ford Mustang Mach-E Trail Is An Off-Road EV for $10K Less Expensive Than the Rally!

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Song Name Game Part 3!

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....
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Agentic AI Security: Why Unconstrained Agents Alarm CISOs #shorts

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AI, Coding, and SpinRite

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The OpenCode Cyberattack

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Apple's Foldable Phone Is Finally Here

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Its crazy how the ViP922 is so rare for no reason.

Why are ViP922s So rare? like its crazy how ebay has none, i checked everywhere, also, i got a ViP222k now, which is actually activated!
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remembers when ATT had stores and leased home phones
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My Wife was recently in an antique store and saw a rotary desk phone and it had one of those sticker overlays that had a business listed with phone number under each number on the dial. She looked closer and it had my old Radio Shack listed under the 8...she bought it. Pretty cool keepsake. Back then I rented vhs movies as well so I had it listed as Radio Shack / Movie Gallery and then the phone number.
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I remember this in the news too...

www.nbcnews.com

$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone

A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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I remember this in the news too...

www.nbcnews.com

$14,000 spent on rented rotary phone

A widow rented a rotary dial telephone for 42 years, paying what her family calculates as more than $14,000 for a now- outdated phone.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
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That is a misnomer. In the old days you subscribed to telephone service. That included the telephone line and one telephone. An extension cost $1 a month extra. So that $14,000 over 42 years was for the service not the leased telephone. There is no way they paid $28 a month for 42 years for a leased telephone.
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anybody remember this disaster ?
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NFL 2026-2027 Season

Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson had an argument about who was responsible for the dynasty building of the early 90's Cowboys.

The rest of us figured it out in about 3 years, Jerry has had over 30 years but still can't admit it. It's all he lives for, to show everyone he can put together a winner. I don't think he can. His kids only know what he taught them.
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Week Six Balls and Goats and WTH is Going On in The NFL??

Browns. 1st place in the North. Yup. Believe it or not

Chiefs. Undefeated.

Titans. Won a game ! .... Colts I know, but still.

Saints. Won a game after a while.

Steelers. Having the same season they always have. They somehow find wins on their way to an unceremonial 1st round exit. Mike Tomlin is proud.

Cards. Won a game without scoring a single touchdown

Broncos. How they manage to win games with the dogshit offense they have should be studied.

Bears. Caleb's back and so is their mojo.


Goats

NFC East. For the 2nd straight week no team from this clown show of a division won a game. Eagles are cooked without Hurts. Who's not that good anyway. Commanders suck, Dallas is well ..... Dallas and the Giants have no QB.

Ravens. Lamar is out (as usual). But still. Losing to the Browns is never ok.

Chargers. Still can't win.

Rams. So much for the powerhouse team. They are 2 games under .500

Seattle. Lost to the offenseless Broncos.
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rvvaquero said:
Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson had an argument about who was responsible for the dynasty building of the early 90's Cowboys.

The rest of us figured it out in about 3 years, Jerry has had over 30 years but still can't admit it. It's all he lives for, to show everyone he can put together a winner. I don't think he can. His kids only know what he taught them.
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Johnson built it, but without the Herschel Walker trade, it never happens.
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Johnson built it, but without the Herschel Walker trade, it never happens.
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Jerry made himself General Manager after he bought the team but make no mistake Jimmy engineered that trade. As well as a lot of others at the time.
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Jimmy Johnson is a football guy. Jerry Jones is a marketer (hustler).

When I see a football player get a 15 yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct (like taunting) in a close game, I often wonder what he was thinking. Was he thinking, I'm doing everything I can to make this a better team and help win a championship? Or, was he saying to himself, I want everyone to notice how great I am?

Johnson inspires one, Jones the other.
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Hello again

I haven't posted in almost 17 years. Over the air, sat, offline, anything-but-the-internet is still one of my avid pursuits. Been playing with offline tv viewing and offline web browsing. I have great appreciations for this site still being here. It's so hard to find public communities that haven't sold out to social media company.
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