Billing question/not DHA

[DishBillingQuestion]

I am looking to reduce my monthly bill for E*. I was looking over my bill, and found that I should be able to reduce it.

Mar 06 - Apr 05 America's Top 180 with Locals 54.99
DISH Network DVR Service Fee 5.98
Leased Receiver Fee 5.00
Addl Receiver Access Fee 5.00
DISH Network 1ST Q Promo 0.00
Feb 21 State/Local Tax (Sales/Gross Receipts) 3.60
Total 74.57

We have 3 recievers/4 tuners. 1-JVC DVHS, 1-311, 1-522. The 522 is the leased reciever.

We want to drop the JVC, as it hasn't been hooked up for a year now (I felt the need to donate $60 to the Charlie retirement fund). That would get rid of the 5.00additional receiver fee. What I would also like to do is get rid of the lease fee, which, if I am not mistaken, is included in your first receiver for DHA. Is there a way to switch over to DHA, or can I make the 522 the primary receiver to get rid of this fee?

Thanks for your time, I figured coming here would be the best option instead of playing CSR roulette.

 

[Jordan420]

Do you have a phone line pluged into your 522?
I thought the DVR fee was waived for the 180 pakage, but it may be only for AEP?

 

[DishBillingQuestion]

I do have a phone line connected to the 522. I thought it was only waived for the AEP, but I would love to be wrong on that.

 

[n0qcu]

The DVR fee is only waived if you have AEP.

I guessing that you must have got the 522 thru the Dish'n it up promo so even if it was your only receiver it would still have the lease fee.

 

[boba]

Other than reducing your programming package the JVC fee looks like all you can cut. You could return the 522 and buy a 522 to eliminate the lease fee but you would then pay a $5 addituional receiver fee, so it would be a wash.

 

[DishBillingQuestion]

Yes, we did the Dish'n'it up promo last year. I love how a customer of 8 years gets an extra $5 fee, when anyone else gets a free lease.

 

[boba]

Yes, we did the Dish'n'it up promo last year. I love how a customer of 8 years gets an extra $5 fee, when anyone else gets a free lease.

You are being treated exactly the same as any existing customer participating in the DIU promotion. DHA and DIU are not the same.