Dish Bill Going Up $42.00 in May?

[david_jr]

Did Dish just put in a massive increase that I didn't hear about? I was checking my bill and I see that my May bill is going up $42 in May. The only thing I see on the bill is a notice that Dish Protect is going up a dollar and some prorated charges and prorated credits. I did not change, interrupt or otherwise alter my service in any way and have been on autopay forever. Any ideas?

 

[Bruce]

Contract over?

 

[fayrich]

I would dump them like a "hot potato"!!

 

[Yespage]

I would dump them like a "hot potato"!!

I'd rather add butter and sour cream to a hot potato.

 

[bookworm370]

Call retention and ask them (nicely and sort of like you don't have a clue) what this means. $204/month is highway robbery.

Let us know what you find out.

 

[Radioguy41]

I would ask Dish why they show the Top 250 being removed and reinstated on the same day, 4/21. Did a promo expire then?

 

[Darrell S]

107.99 is the regular price for the 250 package. Sounds like you had some kind of promo price or credits that ran out. I would like to also know if you got them to give any more discounts.

 

[HipKat]

I'm assuming your contract expired?

 

[jerryez]

I just looked at my account online and my May 19th bill is the same as my April 19th bill, but I do not have the Protect Plan, which obviously did not protect you>lol

 

[david_jr]

Ok thanks for the replies. Apparently when I upgraded to the H3 back in May 2020 I got a 2 year promo rate on the Top 250. Now it is time to pay the piper so it looks like my monthly is going up $20. So in true satellite fashion they charge two months to start to stay ahead. Going to have to dump the DPP and the Movie pack which we rarely use.

 

[FTA4PA]

And this crap is why we will never have Dish or DirecTV in our home. FTA and OTA (both free) and Amazon Prime streaming is it. Currently paying $119/yr so about $9.92 a month for 2 day package delivery, prime music and video streaming. We hit it hard too so more than worth it even when the price increases to $139/yr for us next year.

 

[Bobby]

And this crap is why we will never have Dish or DirecTV in our home. FTA and OTA (both free) and Amazon Prime streaming is it. Currently paying $119/yr so about $9.92 a month for 2 day package delivery, prime music and video streaming. We hit it hard too so more than worth it even when the price increases to $139/yr for us next year.

PA has a sales tax on Amazon Prime so you will want to add that in to your $139 for next year. I just paid my Prime for this year and it totaled $151. CA has about a 10% sales tax.

 

[NYDutch]

And this crap is why we will never have Dish or DirecTV in our home. FTA and OTA (both free) and Amazon Prime streaming is it. Currently paying $119/yr so about $9.92 a month for 2 day package delivery, prime music and video streaming. We hit it hard too so more than worth it even when the price increases to $139/yr for us next year.

I just renewed Prime at $119 for the next year, and will renew again next year for the same price. Before the new price increase took effect, I bought myself two Prime 1 year gift subscriptions.

 

[DJ Lon]

And this crap is why we will never have Dish or DirecTV in our home. FTA and OTA (both free) and Amazon Prime streaming is it. Currently paying $119/yr so about $9.92 a month for 2 day package delivery, prime music and video streaming. We hit it hard too so more than worth it even when the price increases to $139/yr for us next year.

With taxes the $139/year makes it $150/year here in AZ ($150.54 to be exact)

 

[FTA4PA]

PA has a sales tax on Amazon Prime so you will want to add that in to your $139 for next year. I just paid my Prime for this year and it totaled $151. CA has about a 10% sales tax.

With taxes the $139/year makes it $150/year here in AZ ($150.54 to be exact)

Still well worth it, even with taxes.

 

[DJ Lon]

Still well worth it, even with taxes.

Not disagreeing with you on that, just wish it wouldn't go up 2 days before mine auto renews every year

 

[Jimbo]

And this crap is why we will never have Dish or DirecTV in our home. FTA and OTA (both free) and Amazon Prime streaming is it. Currently paying $119/yr so about $9.92 a month for 2 day package delivery, prime music and video streaming. We hit it hard too so more than worth it even when the price increases to $139/yr for us next year.

Disappointingly, Amazon is going up every year as well .... $99. to $119. to $139. you say .... yikes.
$40 in 3 years is quite a lot.

 

[Bruce]

Disappointingly, Amazon is going up every year as well .... $99. to $119. to $139. you say .... yikes.
$40 in 3 years is quite a lot.

It has been 4 years since a price increase, 2018 was when it went from $99 to $119, 4 years before that was when it went from $79 to $99.

Amazon last hiked the price of Prime in 2018, when it increased to $119 from $99. Four years before that, it raised the subscription fee to $99 from $79.

Amazon increases the price of Prime nearly 17% to $139 per year

Amazon hasn't raised the price of its Prime membership program since 2018, when it increased from $99 to $119, the current fee.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Jimbo]

It has been 4 years since a price increase, 2018 was when it went from $99 to $119, 4 years before that was when it went from $79 to $99.

Amazon last hiked the price of Prime in 2018, when it increased to $119 from $99. Four years before that, it raised the subscription fee to $99 from $79.

Amazon increases the price of Prime nearly 17% to $139 per year

Amazon hasn't raised the price of its Prime membership program since 2018, when it increased from $99 to $119, the current fee.

www.cnbc.com

Thats not how I remember it ...
I paid $ 99 till last year when it went to $119 and now another almost 20% ....
Can't wait till the year after for another 20% .... at what point do you say Enough is Enough.

I do use it, but its gonna cost more than my Sat sub soon.

If it wasn't for the Prime Video, I would have dropped it already ...

A few weeks ago, I reordered something that I always get in 2-3 days .... after I ordered it, it showed deliver would be in 28 days. WTH.

 

[navychop]

Why does that surprise you? Deliveries of many/most things are delayed, and will only get worse.