I have been a Dish customer for close to 3 years now and have had nothing but good things to say about their service (except for not having Viacom for a week). Recently I have had issues with their customer service, mostly over a situation when I ordered Extra Innings this baseball season.
I am in the market for buying a DVR/Tivo product. My friend just got one with his DirectTv (which he has been a customer of for over 5 years). He paid $100 dollars for the reciever and 5 bucks a month. So I went to Dish' website and discovered their cheapest reciever is $300 and $5 dollars a month. This isn't the part that angers me. If I were to be a new customer I would get a DVR reciever for free. I don't like the fact that I am a current customer and am being shafted on the price of a DVR.
I did some research and if I were to stop my subscription to Dish and take up a DirectTv installation "new customer" deal, I could pay $50 for the reciever and $5 bucks a month. Also, if I just bought Tivo and hook it up to my Dish reciever I could pay $50 dollars for a Series2 reciever and $12 a month or $300 lifetime.
So here is how I see it: Dish Network, I would pay $360 for the year.
For DirectTv $170 (including the $5 more in package fee).
Tivo $194 or $350 for life.
I just don't like that by sticking with my current company I will be paying $150 more dollars a year. Has anyone been successful talking to Dish and having them work with you to come down in price on a DVR to satisfy you?
I really don't want to go through the hassle of changing providers, but I can't see myself paying the extra $150 dollars a year knowing I can save it. If they don't meet me in the middle or work with me I am more than likely going to switch to DirectTv (they also have the NFL Network, which is worth the $5 extra bucks).
Thanks guys and please let me know if you have had success getting them to work with you.
I am in the market for buying a DVR/Tivo product. My friend just got one with his DirectTv (which he has been a customer of for over 5 years). He paid $100 dollars for the reciever and 5 bucks a month. So I went to Dish' website and discovered their cheapest reciever is $300 and $5 dollars a month. This isn't the part that angers me. If I were to be a new customer I would get a DVR reciever for free. I don't like the fact that I am a current customer and am being shafted on the price of a DVR.
I did some research and if I were to stop my subscription to Dish and take up a DirectTv installation "new customer" deal, I could pay $50 for the reciever and $5 bucks a month. Also, if I just bought Tivo and hook it up to my Dish reciever I could pay $50 dollars for a Series2 reciever and $12 a month or $300 lifetime.
So here is how I see it: Dish Network, I would pay $360 for the year.
For DirectTv $170 (including the $5 more in package fee).
Tivo $194 or $350 for life.
I just don't like that by sticking with my current company I will be paying $150 more dollars a year. Has anyone been successful talking to Dish and having them work with you to come down in price on a DVR to satisfy you?
I really don't want to go through the hassle of changing providers, but I can't see myself paying the extra $150 dollars a year knowing I can save it. If they don't meet me in the middle or work with me I am more than likely going to switch to DirectTv (they also have the NFL Network, which is worth the $5 extra bucks).
Thanks guys and please let me know if you have had success getting them to work with you.