When did you become a customer? Am I wrong in my understanding that you only get the price protection credit if you were a new customer ("activated service") in 2012 - 2013? If so, and you've been a customer for longer than that, you don't get a price protection credit at all even if you change packages, right?
DISH Price Increase 1/17/2013 (UPDATED!)
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For AEP, it states for any who subscribes prior to 1/17/2013. I've been a Dish customer for a long time. Has to be 13-14yrs.
In a word, yes. Very likely increases in all services will go up more than they would have to help pay for this. Anyone who thinks differently has their head in the sand. Companies are either going to downsize to the magic number below the mandatory health care costs, go to part-time, or raise prices. Scott's answer to me is correct - this is unlike any other business cost that is passed on to the customer. But in this case it could drive up costs much more than otherwise. To me the smarter businesses who can't avoid the new tax/cost will slowly start charging more now, rather than a drastic increase later. The whole idea is working people pay for themselves, and pay more to cover those not working so everyone has insurance. And apparently cell phones.
I can't believe they moved the Smart Pack up $5. For the limited amount of content in that package they should at least throw in HD now.
That is the real reason for the price increase. It has to do with dish legal cost and the hugh price dish has to pay for being sued by voom, the networks etc.
Health care costs has nothing to do with it. Dish has being paying for health insurance for their employees for a while now and the new law does not impact dish.
A year or so ago, they talked about programming costs in one of their earning calls with the financial analysts. Charlie said that sports are watched by 20 percent of Dish customers but are 50 percent of their program acquisition costs. He continued on and said they had talked about dropping sports and lowering the cost for their customers but it is obvious they decided that was a bad idea (all things considered from their point of view).
Wow! $15 increase for AEP? That sucks for me. My bill is already over $140. Our customers are not going to be happy epescially if our local ABC channel doesn't come back. ABC was just dropped yesterday.
Dish legal costs are nothing compared to the programming fees they pay. Every provider whether sued or not regularly raises their prices.
Before 1/17 I am sure Scott & Co will find out a lot more details on who can receive the rebate and why AEP is going up so much. Probably meeting the Dish big wigs at CES will reveal a lot of details.
Before 1/17 I am sure Scott & Co will find out a lot more details on who can receive the rebate and why AEP is going up so much. Probably meeting the Dish big wigs at CES will reveal a lot of details.
The way the prices keep increasing with these networks I think Dish needs to completely retool their packages.
Please take a look at the second page of the document Scott provided bask on page 2. It talks about a $10 credit to AEP Customers who ACTIVATE BEFORE 1/17/2013. It then discusses another credit that is apparently explained on pg.4. However we only seem to have 3 pages. That sounds to me like we get at least the $10 credit (for 18 months) I am not sure about the other $5.00.
Am I missing something?
I'm sure the networks and other providers are doing everything they can to prevent that.
From what I see after reviewing all the attachments is that all AEP customers get $5 credit if they have a plan before 1/17/2013. Then they get an extra $10. credit or an additional $10. credit if they have HD for Life.
Now what's confusing is I have HD for Life and currently am paying $0.00. I suspect that maybe the $10. BB@Home is going to included in the AEP plan. ????
So basically I think my bill will be increasing by $1. for the DVR fee increase. I assume this is correct and if not then I'm dropping Dish.
Now what's confusing is I have HD for Life and currently am paying $0.00. I suspect that maybe the $10. BB@Home is going to included in the AEP plan. ????
So basically I think my bill will be increasing by $1. for the DVR fee increase. I assume this is correct and if not then I'm dropping Dish.
Gasoline prices have driven up all of the rest of these items, because it takes gasoline to get them to market.
