Are the current Dish "price lock" pricing for new customers only? Of for existing customers as well?
Are "price lock" packages for new and/or existing customers?
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I realize not at new customer package costs, but would be nice if DISH could allow present package costs to be locked for two years if you signed a new contract, say if you upgraded to a Hopper, you have to sign a new contract, but you would have no core package increases.
I just stick with Welcome Pack, which doesn't increase very often. (Now just watch, I just jinxed it! LOL!)
To be fair, Dish locked prices for 24 months from 2011-2013 and gave Starz free for a year. At the end of the year, customers had the choice to have HBO and Cinemax free for another 3 months. That was for existing customers.
To be fair, Dish raised the price of equipment in the 2nd year to equate an increase in programming....
OH YEAH, they sure did!To be fair, Dish raised the price of equipment in the 2nd year to equate an increase in programming....
No, they did that before the price lock. Only cost I can remember increasing was the pro plan from $6-7 and the dvr service fee from $6-7. The receivers were still at the cost they are today, the day the price lock went into effect, but I do believe they increased that December beforehand.To be fair, Dish raised the price of equipment in the 2nd year to equate an increase in programming....
Actually, the 2-year price freeze was just a delay, as there were what would be considered 2 years worth of programming package increases in 2013. Lest we not forget:
http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/dish-price-increase-1-17-2013-updated.300235/
http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/dish-price-increase-1-17-2013-updated.300235/
The 2 year deal is only for new customers, so of course you are going to get a what ever price increase the existing customers get when the 2 years is up.
Not sure why you are comparing a 2 year New customer promo, to when Dish didn't have a price increase across the board.
Not even close to the same thing.
And acually the only thing that is protected under the price lock is the Base package price,and the Dvr credit.
Addtional receiver, protection plan and premiums can go up in price.
But while you guys not under the price lock could see come February or March a $5 base package increase when I won't.
And I still won't be paying a DVR fee.
But yes after year 2 of course it's going to roll into regular pricing.
I'd look at that bill after a month or two. Without a contract, I don't think you'll get a full 2-years of price lock and DVR fee waived. It may be a 6-month or 12-month "credit" which would make your bill lower, but still subject to price increases and not for the entire 2 years.
What lower price?
Customers under the Price lock pay the same as everyone else.
Only thing I don't pay is the DVR fee.
$12 off.
I still pay $84.99 for Top 250
That's how it appears on regular new customer plans as well. Slightly different wording, such as "new customer credit -$35" with "X of 12".
Yet you said you paid $84.99 and not $74.99. Since you get a $10 credit, you are only paying $74.99. Was this done to try to get a "gotcha" to a possible reply?
