JPointerWI said:
He needs his meds adjusted. I dont see how anyone could possibly loose money going from superdish to dish1000. The Dish1000 is cheaper, doesnt require a switch, easier to mount, and it's all DBS no more FSS. The dish1000 is only a little wider then the dish500, just like the Directv phase III dish, so no it doesnt use support legs.
Let me give you a POV from another retailer's standpoint. Believe it or not, the Dish 1000's will net less money to the retailer than if installed with a SuperDISH. Now, it's not the customer's problem that that's the case but if the retailer refuses to do the job for less money than if he put in a SD, that's his wish too. Why bust his balls for refusing? It's not he's required to do the install for you. You could've just went with someone else. Weird how some customers think.
Now, we being a retailer with several SD 105's, we just bought the new Dish 1000's and will install them for many reasons:
1) Much easier for the customer and the installer to do the install. Lighter dish and smaller footprint with DBS LNBs. Less risk if put on roof and what not.
2) Locals will eventually go to 129 anyway so why switch it out later?
3) Higher chance of line of sight with less degree of separation and viewing "window" with the elimination of looking for 105.
So the benefits do outweigh the con of higher operating costs in our case. But if that retailer doesn't want to have higher operating costs than now, then so be it! Don't take it personal. Go with someone else! There are several billion people in the world. They don't all think on the same wavelength.
[EDIT]: I didn't answer your question directly 'cuz that's private information for retailers and E* only AND doesn't matter to you at all. But to alleviate your curiosity, Dish 1000 cost $xx more than Dish 500 to purchase yet E* will pay the same for both installs. In the case of SD installs, SD costs $xxx more than Dish 500 to purchase but E* pays the exact $xxx difference with SD installs. So no money lost there. Got it?
