Well according to the other thread on the front page of this web board there will be no programming price increase at all. This is a first time no PRICE increase since 1998 or 1999 of last century.
The only real thing is happening is the receiver prices are being standardized for both sd and hd receivers. They are lumping all the nickel & dime fees into one receiver fee for the receivers after the first. IF you comply and keep your phone lines connected to your receivers you save the $5.00 A/0 fee. Same as today. Since there will be NO MORE dvr fees after the first , they should credit those too on each dvr receiver after the first. This is a positive thing and I know I freaked at first too, but after re-reading the #1 post in this thread and doing the math myself I can see what they are going to do. It is all the way they are showing it in your bill as a charge and in your credit section as a credit . Most of us should see no real increase at all ,or very little increase if you keep your phone lines plugged in. This prevents stacking and increases the amount of subs that DISH has.
So in my case I have a 722k and the WITH dvr pack for top 250 a 211k receiver that I paid the 39.99 to get dvr service. So my bill won't go up at all because both of my receivers are plugged into the phone and ethernet line. My only additional fee would be the additional receiver fee for 7.00. Same as this year.
Lets all just calm down and wait till next month when the CES show is on and the prices will be revealed to all. Then we can all either FREAK out or relax depending on how we look at it. I can't see CHarlie doing something negative like hiking the receiver prices without offsetting them with credits , when he is just know getting back on his feet subscriber wise. Even Charlie can't be that stupid. IF he is doing what I think he is doing the next year will be a very good year for DISH.
No programming price increase.
No more dvr fees per receiver - only one per account just like DIRECTV.
Simplify their fees into one equipment fee and offset it with credits for complying with the phone line requirement and the dvr fee credits.
The only ones I see who might see an increase is the AEP customers who will now pay ONE dvr fee of 5.98. Simply drop off one premium pack you watch the least or none at al, and you will save about 5.00 over what you are doing right now. Cinemax is simply the repeats of most movies shown on HBO except maybe the late night skinmax movies. I vote you drop that premium and the dvr fee will not even be felt. Or go with the WITH DVR pack for either 100/200 or 250 and add a few select premiums you want except one and you will still not see a dvr fee increase on your bill. You would actually pay less than you do now.
