Terminating Dish early.

SCDave

Well-Known SatelliteGuys Member
Feb 2, 2021
31
33
Az
I'm thinking about canceling Dish, I have about 6 months left on my contract my question is is it frowned upon to cancel early?

I have no problem paying the 20 per month early termination fee but I don't want to be "black listed" by Dish in case I ever want to come back.

Please advise.
 

rvvaquero

SatelliteGuys Pro
Lifetime Supporter
Mar 3, 2012
3,608
4,965
SE Texas
I'm thinking about canceling Dish, I have about 6 months left on my contract my question is is it frowned upon to cancel early?

I have no problem paying the 20 per month early termination fee but I don't want to be "black listed" by Dish in case I ever want to come back.

Please advise.
I think Charlie is frowning just that you are considering it. On the other hand, Claude has a big smile on his face.
 
  • Like
Reactions: navychop

bookworm370

SatelliteGuys Pro
Jul 11, 2009
1,220
1,067
Columbus, Ohio
Shouldn't be an issue if you don't have any recordings saved on EHD's and don't mind losing them. The recordings are encrypted with your account number, so if you cancel your account you can't get the same one back and any saved recordings will be in the bit bucket forever. That's part of the silver handcuffs that Dish uses to influence decisions on leaving the service.
 

PHXHoward

SatelliteGuys Pro
Feb 28, 2009
730
221
PHX
Is it $20 per month for ETF? My contract says $10 per month. Was thinking of canceling dish because I'll be on the road for a lot of this year and the hopper 3 with sling is not a reliable streamer.
 

SCDave

Well-Known SatelliteGuys Member
Feb 2, 2021
31
33
Az
Is it $20 per month for ETF? My contract says $10 per month. Was thinking of canceling dish because I'll be on the road for a lot of this year and the hopper 3 with sling is not a reliable streamer.
This is on their website:

2-Year Commitment:
Early termination fee of $20/mo. remaining applies if you cancel early.
 
  • Like
Reactions: charlesrshell

rvvaquero

SatelliteGuys Pro
Lifetime Supporter
Mar 3, 2012
3,608
4,965
SE Texas
Here is a snippet from the 2 year contract that I electronically agreed to. It says $10.

dish2year.PNG
 
  • Like
Reactions: charlesrshell

DISH Support

OFFICIAL DISH SUPPORT
Staff member
DISH DIRT TEAM!
Jun 6, 2019
743
788
I'm thinking about canceling Dish, I have about 6 months left on my contract my question is is it frowned upon to cancel early?

I have no problem paying the 20 per month early termination fee but I don't want to be "black listed" by Dish in case I ever want to come back.

Please advise.
Hello there! We would certainly be sad to see you leave the DISH family. We are happy to look into any concerns that you may have. What were some of the issues, concerns, or missing features you had with DISH that would have made your time with us more enjoyable?
 

NYDutch

SatelliteGuys Master
Pub Member / Supporter
Dec 28, 2013
9,372
18,821
Where our wheels go
Further to my earlier post about folks leaving Dish and coming back, I'll just add that in all of those cases, they didn't leave due to any dissatisfaction with their Dish service. Most left due to 1+ year assignments to locations with no Dish availability, including one fellow that left for a 15 month stay in Antarctica.
 
  • Like
Reactions: charlesrshell

MikeD-C05

Pub Member / Supporter
Pub Member / Supporter
Nov 25, 2003
37,573
42,361
Nederland , Texas
Further to my earlier post about folks leaving Dish and coming back, I'll just add that in all of those cases, they didn't leave due to any dissatisfaction with their Dish service. Most left due to 1+ year assignments to locations with no Dish availability, including one fellow that left for a 15 month stay in Antarctica.
Boy, can you imagine the size of the satellite dish you would need in Antarctica?
:laser
 

sjhart

SatelliteGuys Family
Oct 7, 2003
70
42
Here is a snippet from the 2 year contract that I electronically agreed to. It says $10.

View attachment 156864
I have the same contract which indicates $10/month. Mine is up in a month and will likely put on hold for a few months after. Likely just cancel after that. Reason is simple… I require local sports and Dish does not provide. Since the other service (YouTube TV) has the few channels I require (in addition to the sports for my area), it's a simple decision. No sports = No Dish…. and less money as well. Much of our time is now spent streaming content. Sorry to leave as have been a customer since 1997.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Howard Simmons

Dish Anywhere

Dish to resell AT&T internet?

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Total: 0, Members: 0, Guests: 0)

Who Read This Thread (Total Members: 4)

Top