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Thinking of not upgrading to Hopper 3

bobvick said:
Where are you getting 3.2%?
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Not in a savings account I can tell you that much.

We tried that money market account crap too and 1.0%.
No thanks!

I have Various investments, last year I made close to 5K.
Of course we have savings accounts too , because you can't be stupid, But you basically don't expect to make money from them.

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CoreyIllini said:
Anyone know how much to break a contract actually costs?
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I believe it begins (at the beginning of the 2-year sentence) at $480, which is $20 per month (based on the 24 months). So it depends on where you are within the 24-month window. It drops by $20 with each passing month. I still have a year to go, so mine would be $240 right now.
 
Thanks highlander
 
You're welcome. I went through a similar situation when I broke my contract with DirecTV when they went back on a promise to keep my bill low with continuing promotions. When I came back to Dish a year ago, they gave me a $200+ gift card, which paid for the DTV early termination fee. That is probably why many of the TV services offer these debit cards to sign with them -- helps defray the fee owed to the service being terminated.
 
My primary television in the living room died yesterday. It was a 55" Panasonic Plasma 1080p HD set that was about six years old. I decided to upgrade to a 4K set, Vizio M65-C1. So suddenly the upgrade seems more attractive. But I have a question about streaming. Can I get 4K (compressed) with with my current Hopper if I stream from it using the Netflix application? I would be streaming from the internet and not using the dish to access the satellites. So I would think I should be able to stream 4K.
 
No, because 4K requires HDMI ports that are HDCP 2.2 compliant, which is a new hardware standard that only the hopper 3 will have
 
It's $20 per month of the remaining term for new business.

Unless things changed with the last rate revision, an upgrade ETF is only $10 per month of the remaining term.

Purchasing equipment almost never makes sense.

If upgrading, presumably you know the product, your reception, etc. What are the odds of cancelling within a year or even two?
 
For me, personally, it's the desire to do the install myself. As far as the possibility of cancelling, that's a small part of why I don't want to be under contract. But, a more important reason than that, is not being under contract has always given me the leverage I need to help negotiate a $30+ discount on my bill. The largest such discount I negotiated in the past was $40 discount. While I don't expect a deal that great again, I'll never get more than a $5 or $10 discount if any under contract. So, say I have my average of $30 off for 2 years. That's $720 in savings, which is a win doing it myself
 

You're probably right about the ETF. I was with Dish for 7-8 years before leaving for 3 years. When I came back, I'm assuming it was as a brand new customer.

As for purchasing new equipment, I agree with you. It doesn't make any sense unless money is no object and there is a desire to do self-installation, etc. Otherwise it makes no sense to buy something at retail prices and sell it at bargain rates a few years later.
 
DustNavy said:
No, because 4K requires HDMI ports that are HDCP 2.2 compliant, which is a new hardware standard that only the hopper 3 will have
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Thank you for that information. The Vizio M65-C1 has three HDMI ports that have HDCP 2.2 support and it has the Netflex and Amazon applications. Therefore the only reason I would need the Hopper 3 would be for when Dish actually provides additional 4K content.
 
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The way I look at it if you own your own equipment than you should be allowed to get some kind of discount. The price you pay now is for dish to supply all receivers .That is built into your monthly bill you will never no the true cost of service it's the same model that the phone companies use with there monthly rate plan and a subsidized phone .Phone companies are doing away with that so when you buy your own equipment you will get a better price on the plan you have ( or so they say )
 
The cost you are paying to BUY the receiver is still much less than what it cost them to make the receiver. So I guess you could say you are getting a discount.
 
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