DISH bill when up $5

[DK_Sat]

I just got my auto pay bill today and it when up $5 i have top 250, i check the Directv web side there packages are more then dish.

 

[Catman51]

They upped it $5 as of January.

 

[ChadT41]

Well the first bill came out 17 January. The first payment due was 1 Feb

 

[Catman51]

Same here. I got the notice the end of December, but it kicked in on this months bill.

 

[DK_Sat]

My last bill was

Payment Details
Payment amount: $88.99
Payment date: Fri, 01/23

My new bill.
Feb 4 Balance: $93.99 payment do 02/23

 

[ChadT41]

Are you a pay in advance account?

 

[Catman51]

It's on credit card, guessing it's a month in advance.

 

[ChadT41]

This will decide that. Look at the bill creation date. What is the bill creation date?

 

[foghorn2]

$5 dollars does not seem much at face value. But for an xtra $60 a year, what are you really getting?

 

[ChadT41]

Netflix app, continued carriage, new products such as a 4K joey, SEC, WatchEspn, to name a few. Ohh and continued 24/7 support and innovative technology and services.

 

[foghorn2]

Netflix app, continued carriage, new products such as a 4K joey, SEC, WatchEspn, to name a few. Ohh and continued 24/7 support and innovative technology and services.

I don't care for those things or asked for them, can I get my $60 back?

 

[ChadT41]

I don't care for those things or asked for them, can I get my $60 back?

The disadvantage to offering to the masses to keep overall cost low. Although, you may like SlingTV

 

[stardust3]

You don't come around here very often do you?

The price increase blows, other than cancel or lower your package there isn't much you can do.

 

[dwarren2]

You can get $55 back very easy. Cancel Dish. But realisticly $5 isn't that much. Check out what TWC raised their rates.

 

[Time_Shift]

Talk with customer service, and see if you can get a discount.

Otherwise, do what I did: re-examine your bill. You might find things on there you do not really want/need.

 

[empiretc]

CS offered $50/mo discount for a year + HBO and skinemax.

We cut them off anyway. The decision had been made.

Call to cancel and see what they offer you.

 

[jerryez]

Dish is a hard negotiater with the channel suppliers, but raise their rate the same as all the cable companies and Direct. What are they doing with all that money that they saved? Oh, lining Charlie's pockets with more money. Just what is he doing with it. He already has 16 billion?

 

[mitchflorida]

It when up or it went up? Please clarify.

 

[Tampa8]

Dish is a hard negotiater with the channel suppliers, but raise their rate the same as all the cable companies and Direct. What are they doing with all that money that they saved? Oh, lining Charlie's pockets with more money. Just what is he doing with it. He already has 16 billion?

That simply is not true. They do not go up as much, or at the least do not always go up as much. Time Warner raised rates much more, Direct TV raised rates more. And DISH has more "loss leader" or much less profit alternatives.
For some Cable companies I challenge to find out what their rates with equipment is with certainty. I walked into the Charter office just before Winter to get the cost for my elderly neighbor and it was like a chess game. Every move I made to see how to lower the cost was met with a higher cost alternative. I'm not sure but I think she and I lost.

 

[odbrv]

My bill went up $7. $5 for 250 and $2 for Multi sport.