Dish Equipment Fees

[pattykay]

The following chart was posted by HipKat in another thread here. After I modified it (moving some headings around to make it easier to read) HipKat suggested that it should be a sticky. So, I am posting this in a new thread, and nominating this thread to be a new sticky.

Name	Cost ($)
Monthly DVR Fees​
DVR Service - Non-ViP/Hopper	10.00
DVR Service - ViP	15.00
DVR Service - Hopper	15.00
DVR Service - Hopper Duo	10.00
Equipment​
Alaska Hawaii Dish500	5.00
dishNET Satellite TRIA	10.00
TV2 Receiver Connection*	-
dishNET Wireline Modem Rental	10.00
Premium TV Dish 500*	-
Additional Receiver​
Hopper	15.00
Hopper w/ Sling	15.00
Hopper 3	15.00
Hopper Duo	15.00
Super Joey	10.00
Wired Joey, Wireless Joey	7.00
4K Joey	7.00
Wally	7.00
922	17.00
622, 622HZ	17.00
722, 722k	17.00
522, 625	17.00
222, 222k	14.00
322	14.00
612	10.00
512	7.00
211, 211k	7.00
311	7.00

* Grandfathered fees
Last Modified: Thursday, January 25, 2018

 

[TheKrell]

Which ones are grandfathered?

 

[pattykay]

Which ones are grandfathered?

I just figured that part out. I was wondering what a "Dish 5001" is. That is supposed to be a superscript "1" after "TV2 Receiver Connection" and "Premium TV Dish 500." I'll fix that.

 

[Howard Simmons]

Why am I paying $12.00 for my Hopper/sling? It says $15.00. Not that I'm complaining.

 

[Bobby]

Why am I paying $12.00 for my Hopper/sling? It says $15.00. Not that I'm complaining.

Because you are, indeed, grandfathered!

 

[TheKrell]

Because you are, indeed, grandfathered!

I'm not, and I came to the H3 from a 722 which had a $7 DVR fee. I guess I "upgraded" after the new fee for Hoppers was $15?

 

[Bobby]

I'm not, and I came to the H3 from a 722 which had a $7 DVR fee. I guess I "upgraded" after the new fee for Hoppers was $15?

Yep!

 

[pattykay]

Why am I paying $12.00 for my Hopper/sling? It says $15.00. Not that I'm complaining.

Because the chart does not list all of the grandfathered fees, especially not the grandfathered DVR fees. It can get quite confusing, depending on what model receiver you have, and when you signed up.

 

[pattykay]

I'm not, and I came to the H3 from a 722 which had a $7 DVR fee. I guess I "upgraded" after the new fee for Hoppers was $15?

I think the fee for H3 was always $15 from the start. Prior to that, the other Hoppers had a $12 fee, but Dish quickly raised that to $15 for people who switch to those models, while grandfathering existing users at $12. After that, Dish slowly started raising the fee for ViP DVR's to match, and even went up slightly on the fee for older SD DVR's. I think the idea was to not give new customers an incentive to use older equipment simply due to the (previously) lower monthly cost. Meanwhile, they also gave existing customers an incentive to keep their existing equipment, in order to avoid a stampede of customers wanting to upgrade to the latest equipment if the monthly cost was going to be the same regardless.

 

[Yespage]

Typically if you are paying less than you think you should, it is best to accept the ignorance for the savings, just in case it is a mistake that can be fixed.

 

[Howard Simmons]

Because you are, indeed, grandfathered!

I thought it was because I wasn't getting all the benefits for not having the Hopper 3.

 

[Howard Simmons]

Typically if you are paying less than you think you should, it is best to accept the ignorance for the savings, just in case it is a mistake that can be fixed.

I'll accept the ignorance if it gets me a lower price.

 

[pattykay]

I thought it was because I wasn't getting all the benefits for not having the Hopper 3.

Neither are the non-grandfathered ViP DVR users, and they still get stuck with the same $15 per month fee. I really feel sorry for ViP DVR users, with all the various rounds of grandfathering. Depending on when they signed up, some of them are paying $7 per month, and others are paying $10 per month, even though they all have the exact same equipment and features. It can get very confusing, and I imagine that it makes them very afraid to make any changes to the equipment on their account, for fear of losing that grandfathered price.

 

[Howard Simmons]

Neither are the non-grandfathered ViP DVR users, and they still get stuck with the same $15 per month fee. I really feel sorry for ViP DVR users, with all the various rounds of grandfathering. Depending on when they signed up, some of them are paying $7 per month, and others are paying $10 per month, even though they all have the exact same equipment and features. It can get very confusing, and I imagine that it makes them very afraid to make any changes to the equipment on their account, for fear of losing that grandfathered price.

Well I like my Hopper2/sling and I'll keep it as long as it doesn't blow up or I cancel my subscription to Dish.

 

[pattykay]

Well I like my Hopper2/sling and I'll keep it as long as it doesn't blow up or I cancel my subscription to Dish.

I feel the same way about my deactivated 512 that still works for free preview channels. (Of course, since it is already deactivated, my continued use of it may survive the cancellation of my Dish subscription.) They can take my 512 away from me when they can pry it from my cold, dead hands!

 

[pattykay]

The following chart was posted by HipKat in another thread here. After I modified it (moving some headings around to make it easier to read) HipKat suggested that it should be a sticky. So, I am posting this in a new thread, and nominating this thread to be a new sticky.

It was also recently suggested that the phone number for the Loyalty Department should be available in a sticky thread. This thread is not yet a sticky. However, when it does become a sticky, I figure that this is as good of a place for that information as any.

Loyalty Department phone number: 1-888-496-1260