Genie features

[Plywodstatebum]

So what is the monthly charge to have the Genie Box. I suppose to pay $10 for each of my 24's and $6 for each of my 20's so that is $32.00 a month for just using there boxes. And my bill went up this month. Did anyone else's go up?

 

[raoul5788]

The Genie requires you pay for mrv whether you use it or not. It's $25/month for hd, dvr, and mrv in one charge. If you have autopay, that may reduce your bill by $10/month, but only for a year. You don't pay $10 for each of your HR24s, it's $10/month for hd for the entire account, the same for the dvr fee. Each box, whether a receiver or dvr is $6/month except the first one which is free.

 

[ejb1980]

People pay for the extra pack?

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[Jimbo]

People pay for the extra pack?

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Not usually ...
Most that have the channels, play the 3 month game ...
Personally, I don't have the package, watched it a bit when it was new and in the same channel area as others, but now I rarely go up that high in the guide.

 

[Plywodstatebum]

The Genie requires you pay for mrv whether you use it or not. It's $25/month for hd, dvr, and mrv in one charge. If you have autopay, that may reduce your bill by $10/month, but only for a year. You don't pay $10 for each of your HR24s, it's $10/month for hd for the entire account, the same for the dvr fee. Each box, whether a receiver or dvr is $6/month except the first one which is free.

So it's a flat $25.00 fee? I pay $6.00 a unit for the HR20-700's and I'm going to trade them in for a Genie so my bill will go up $13.00?

 

[rad]

If you have a HD DVR already and HD service you should already be paying for those fees, so it should be only $5 more due to Whole Home DVR being added would be my guess.

 

[mdram]

So it's a flat $25.00 fee? I pay $6.00 a unit for the HR20-700's and I'm going to trade them in for a Genie so my bill will go up $13.00?

bill may not go up
did you have hd? mrv?

those fees are rolled into the genie
when i went from an hr24 and h24 to a genie and hr24 my bill did not change

 

[Plywodstatebum]

Like I've said before I have 4 HD-DVR boxes 2- HR20-700's and 2- HR24-500's and I need to replace the 2 old boxes since they are dyeing and I have 2 in the living room I'll just stick the genie in there. And I have the Protection Plan.

 

[mdram]

Like I've said before I have 4 HD-DVR boxes 2- HR20-700's and 2- HR24-500's and I need to replace the 2 old boxes since they are dyeing and I have 2 in the living room I'll just stick the genie in there.

if your replacing 2 boxes you bill may go down
it just may change how its worded on the bill

 

[raoul5788]

So it's a flat $25.00 fee? I pay $6.00 a unit for the HR20-700's and I'm going to trade them in for a Genie so my bill will go up $13.00?

You are already paying $10/month for dvr access on your account, and $10/month hd access. If you have mrv you are already paying for that. The $25/month fee rolls all of those into one fee.

 

[Jimbo]

Like I've said before I have 4 HD-DVR boxes 2- HR20-700's and 2- HR24-500's and I need to replace the 2 old boxes since they are dyeing and I have 2 in the living room I'll just stick the genie in there. And I have the Protection Plan.

The most your bill should go up would be 3-5 dollars for the MRV if you haven't already had it ...
You already were paying for the HD and the DVR fees.

Sorry Chip,
Posted before I got to your post .

 

[raoul5788]

NP Jimbo.

 

[dishfan82]

So is the HR 34 that bad that I really should make sure I get the HR-44 instead? I know i'll have to ask the tech which DVR he has with him when I get a phone call. I may not sign up for a few more months yet.


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[mdram]

the hr34 is not that bad imho, it can get slow, but it works fine

 

[Jimbo]

I can't coment on the 34 personally, I never used it, however I have the 44 and it has been great so far.

 

[Plywodstatebum]

Where do the 6 cables hook up to the back of the Genie.

 

[mdram]

6? should be only 1 iirc

 

[raoul5788]

Genies require a swm system which uses one cable to the Genie.