What are the pros and cons of buying versus leasing. I would be a new customer but am leaning toward purchasing the equipment. The main reason for buying would be avoid having to pay a monthly lease fee and I am not comfortable with having someone install the equipment that I do not know. I would have no problem installing the stuff myself. I currently have a used dish 500 and a winegard .75 meter dish that I could use. I would just need to get a circular lnb for the winegard and probably a dishnetwork switch.
I would think that the winegard would be good for the hd on 129.
The receiver I am interested in is the vip211 and the Bronze hd pack for the subscription. I would hope that I could get the $20 month rebate for 10 months that is being advertised and not have to sign a service agreement?
I would think that the winegard would be good for the hd on 129.
The receiver I am interested in is the vip211 and the Bronze hd pack for the subscription. I would hope that I could get the $20 month rebate for 10 months that is being advertised and not have to sign a service agreement?
here's my look at it. being with dish for 10 years now i have owned every piece of equipment so far. the dhpp has helped greatly. with new receivers coming out every couple of years now. and some with hard drives that are going to quite. its just a matter of when not if. and instead of the additional outlet fee they change the name to a lease fee. your paying the same per month. but the new VIP622 i just leased coast $100 after rebates and i pay that to barrow there receiver for as long as i want. if i bought one it would defiantly drop in value at least that much if not more. so I'm thinking leasing is the way to go. especially new customers that are forced into a contract. the bad is if you cause damage to it then your responsible for it. when i say damage i mean you drop it it gets stolen or your dog magels it. not power surges or hardware failures these are completely covered. good luck!
