Dish just gave me a sweet deal.....

[darkknight74]

After 3 replaced DVR501's they deceided give me a dvr625 for 49.00 and I had to sign an 18 mth contract.... is the dvr625 better than the 501? what are you guys thoughts? basicly they replaced the 501 then with a follow up call offter me an upgrade to a 625 for $49.00 I took the 625 deal and now I have to find a home for the 501 ebay here ya come


Ricky

 

[Voyager6]

Isn't this the Dishin' It Up promotion on the Dish website? Their standard upgrade offer for current customers.

 

[webbydude]

The only real gripe I would have if I was in your shoes is the DVR fee you'll incur for the 625. You didn't have that with the 501 (or for the matter, the 508)

 

[Stargazer]

Do you know that you do not own this 625? Sounds to me like you got screwed over by Dish Network and I would be asking for the 501 back. I believe they have a $99 upgrade promotion for most customers where you can lease the 625. They are going for almost $200 online and you can buy and own your own 522/625 for what the 501's are going for. You basically sold them your 501 for $50 when you can get probably $125-175 on ebay for it.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Dish would be making a lot more customers feel good about their "deals" if it weren't for forums like this!

 

[darkknight74]

I get to keep the 501 , just trying to find a buyer for it now.

 

[Stargazer]

If they are letting you keep your 501 then you got a pretty good deal as they typically charge $99. You didn't do bad after all. Your going to spend $49 and get a bit out of your 501 so you will end up ahead. The 625 is a sweet receiver with two tv outputs and 100 hours of storage time. You have to pay a $5.99 DVR fee (waived if you have AEP) but you also do not have the $4.99 additional outlet fee to pay if you have your phoneline plugged in so that pretty well makes up for it.

 

[dlsnyder]

Does the 625 have the same interface as the 942 and 622?

 

[RandallA]

If you mean the menus, yes. Take a look at the interactive menus here:

http://rweb.echostar.com/departmental_content/TechPortal/content/tech/receiver/625.shtml

 

[boba]

Do you have two lines coming from the dish to the location where the 625 will go? It won't work with only 1 tuner connected. You could end up spending a lot more than you expect unless they also included installation on your special deal.