I think that DISH really showed it's greediest side when they hiked the additional receiver fees on their best dvr receivers to $17.00 for each one after the first. You might save money on the programming pack , but if you have more than one receiver on your account , they get it all back in the additional receiver fees. So DIRECTV gets you up front on your programming packs , because they are all about $10.00 more that DISH , on their like packs. Then DISH gets you on the additional receiver fees, DVR fees, integration Google box fees, dvr software for 211ks at $40.00, external hard fee for $40.00- now thankfully free. So you could actually come out paying MORE for DISH than DIRECTV, because of the extra FEES, DISH charges and the price for them. And do you remember all the other fees that they used to charge a few years back like the Tv 2 connection fees? They used to be able to be beat by keeping your receivers plugged into a phone line. NO more escape since now they are now rolled into the additional receiver fees. Everyone pays if you have more than one dual tuner dvr on your account. And before you think you avoided the fees by having only one receiver on your account, be informed that about $9.00 in your basic programming packs is for the Receiver and or dvr fees, built in.
DISH had the best programming price and the BEST dvr receivers out there and then they tacked all the made up , just because we can charge for it , FEES and I think that they did away with any competitive advantage they had over the competition. Just imagine what the multi-view FEE will be on the Xip receiver and the whole house dvr FEE they will charge. And we still don't know if they will Gouge us again for the Sling Extender , IF IT EVER COMES TO MARKET. Still waiting One year and counting on the promised release date.
