Probably because unless they already own a Vip series, the upfront cost would eat up any potential savings. And frankly, getting rid of all Hoppers would be like cutting your nose off to spite your face imo.
I've seriously thought about dropping one Hopper and putting in a Joey, but that wouldn't cut it as we use most tuners most of the time with what we have now due to our very differing viewing choices. Since I pay the bills I could just tell my adult son to tough that out or pay part of the bill, but that would be rubbing salt in his personal wounds these days.
I've also considered switching back to D* and thought that might even save a little money. But after actually using a spreadsheet instead of paper doodling, that doesn't make sense.
About the only things that makes sense if I want to watch what I want to watch is to drop BB@Home down to the Epix package ($3/mo savings) and since I don't watch any of the other channels in the BB@Home package nor care about a dvd by mail, that makes sense. For the rest of the $11 I'll most likely rely on dickering for dollars with Dish. At the one-year point, I'll then revisit switching.
It isn't like I can't afford the increase, it is that it is such a huge one and I don't want to afford it. So I guess I'll just feed the pig at Dish!
