Unfortunately D* is the same way ...
In my personal opinion, they sign you up for a 2 year commitment originally, you complete that 2 years, you should have No More Commitments after that.
Loyal Dish customer longevity
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In my personal opinion, they sign you up for a 2 year commitment originally, you complete that 2 years, you should have No More Commitments after that.
I do more streaming on our ROKU Ultras than I watch DISH but wifey insists on keeping DISH and she's paying the Dish bill and I still get the benefits. She does admit to loving our ROKU streaming programming though.
Just curious olds... Does your name come from an old Oldsmobile V8 engine? Too bad Olds is no more.
I don't remember the exact year but it was in the 90's. Bought a kit which included a legacy receiver, dish 300 and included the 1st year of programming. After having ota only this made tv junkies out of us for awhile.
1995 Here. Bought system at Circuit City and paid a contractor for install. (May have been Charlie for all I know) New home and totally irritated with Comcast at the time. Have not looked back. Two Hoppers and excellent customer service. Sometime need to push the issue with the CSR's. Just tell them we have had service longer than their age and know the drill.
Signed on with dish in the mid 90s. I still have the receiver.
Been satisfied with them. Are they perfect, no; but they have provided the best value for TV through the years.
Been satisfied with them. Are they perfect, no; but they have provided the best value for TV through the years.
Same here but my kit came with a 4900 and this was the early 2000's.
OK, I give. Why do you still have that useless receiver?
I was a teenager in 1996 and my dad brought home the basic kit - an 18" dish with single output LNB to 119 only with a model 2000 receiver and self install kit. The "deluxe" model was the same 2000 receiver but included a dual LNB and UHF remote. Anyway, the old man told me to try and hook it up and I managed to get it working. A couple years later I ended up installing for a local retailer throughout college and a few years after. It was a fun job and I really enjoyed it, especially during the heyday of satellite TV.
One early advertisement of DISH is my avatar, that guy was featured in all the brochures and I walked past a 6' tall cardboard cutout of DISHman in a spacesuit holding a TV with channel logos taped all over his spacesuit with a dish on his head for way too many years, it was right by the front door of the retailer I worked for.
One early advertisement of DISH is my avatar, that guy was featured in all the brochures and I walked past a 6' tall cardboard cutout of DISHman in a spacesuit holding a TV with channel logos taped all over his spacesuit with a dish on his head for way too many years, it was right by the front door of the retailer I worked for.
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I had the local installer come out September 1996. He said I could get a signal so I gave him a deposit and he ordered the equipment. Dish offered 16 channels at that time. 2 weeks later when the installation was done 4 more channels were added. I remember 1 was Cartoon Network. I started with a 4000 receiver and quickly added a 5000 to get TV in 2 different rooms.
Those were exciting times.
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Those were exciting times.
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WOW, what a way to be introduced and entertained by your brand new DISH programming. Shocking day indeed!
I have had Dish service for a bit more then 10 years. Fun times for seeing all the changes, new receivers and technology over time.
I remember when HD locals being introduced was huge!
I remember when HD locals being introduced was huge!
