How to go from an existing customer to a new customer?

Joewee

SatelliteGuys Guru

Original poster

Aug 9, 2005

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin

• Aug 6, 2008

• #1

I am an existing customer and did not do the HD Standalone
package because I couldn't get my RSN's with the HD Standalone.
Now that the turbo HD has RSN's I want to become a new
customer so I can do this and save some money. How can I become
a new customer again and how big of a hassle is it..?

 

8

8bitbytes

SatelliteGuys Pro

Sep 8, 2003

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NoVA

• Aug 6, 2008

• #2

Open a new account in the name of another member of your household.

 

Joewee

SatelliteGuys Guru

Original poster

Aug 9, 2005

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin

• Aug 6, 2008

• #3

8bitbytes said:

Open a new account in the name of another member of your household.

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But what about having the same address etc... Can you still
do this..?

 

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8bitbytes

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NoVA

• Aug 6, 2008

• #4

Joewee said:

But what about having the same address etc... Can you still
do this..?

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Apparently, some have done it. Hopefully one of them will update you and let you know what to do.

 

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zbender

SatelliteGuys Family

Jun 11, 2007

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Colorado

• Aug 6, 2008

• #5

i called in w/ my wife's name, but more importantly it has to be a different phone number and a different address. i used her cell # and added 2 to the last digit of our street address... so it was 11838 instead of 11836 (next closest neighbor was 11842). then day of install put a paper sign up on mailbox with 11838 in bold.

then login to site after install and change billing address to correct 11836 street address - or wait a few days and "move" to correct street address

main thing is it has to be a diff phone number and probably should be a diff address

 

Joewee

SatelliteGuys Guru

Original poster

Aug 9, 2005

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin

• Aug 6, 2008

• #6

Maybe I could use my address and add
Suite 1 or #1 after it to make is sound
like an apt or something. Do you think this
would work? Then it won't confuse the mail
man etc...

 

KAB

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Sep 20, 2005

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Fishers, IN

• Aug 6, 2008

• #7

Like playing the system, huh?

 

yaz96

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Dec 22, 2005

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Front Range, Colorado

• Aug 6, 2008

• #8

KAB said:

Like playing the system, huh?

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Why not?

Dish should have these available for all customers.

 

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mitch10102000

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Dec 19, 2005

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• Aug 6, 2008

• #9

You don't need to change your address...just needs to be a different phone number and a different person on the account. Just wait a day between canceling and signing up.

Another option is to quit Dish for 6 months and get the same deal for what they call a "previous customer promotion". That promotion is exactly the same as the "new customer promotions" according to the executive offices of customer service at Dish Network (kind of a funny story...they straight-out told me to quit for 6 months and come back to get the best promotional deal...no wonder they lost 25,000 customers last quarter!) This would allow you to have the HD-only TurboHD packages available as well...although 6 months from now, you'd be in February anyway.