Well Dish just saved me money...

[polksda]

Considering I only ever watch HD channels anyway, I was paying extra for all that SD crap I was never watching.

As of about 10 minutes ago my Dish bill just dropped to $37 a month.

DishHD: $29.99
211 lease fee: $7.00
CinemaxHD: $0.01

Beats the heck out of the $59.99 I would have been paying for Top 100 + Dish Ultimate.

Joy. Bliss. Rapture.

The thing is... I was blissfully paying $54.99 a month for channels I wasn't watching, yet oblivious that I had other options. By raising my bill $5 (my next bill was going to be $59.99 for the same packages), Dish irritated me and prompted me to go look for ways to cut costs. They just shot themselves in the foot.

Oh well...

 

[wase4711]

when you add up all the revenue they will make with the rate increase, I guarantee you that will cover ALL the folks who downgrade/cancell because of it, and still allow them to make alot more profit..

 

[JimMcC]

I know what you mean. I have the original $9.99 per month HD package, $5 access fee, and $6 lease fee.

 

[ksbuie]

Hell, I even dropped Setanta while I was at it. Soccer is great, but not worth $15. I figured while I was at, I might as well go all the way. Any way you can all the Champions League games from UEFA.com for 3.99 a month.

 

[Dishlover]

If not for the "HD only package" I'd have left Dish. I'm sure this was the case for a lot of people.

 

[kb7oeb]

I was ready to, mostly because of the obnoxious fees for not subscribing to HD+Basic. I pay $7 more but I at least I get something for my money.

 

[Gib4500]

I didn't know dish still charged a lease fee for your first receiver. I might have to switch to this new plan as well. I have a 622 so i would get hit with the dvr fee though. The only gripe i have about the new hd package is the fact they don't include your rsn with the package. Other than that it looks like a great deal and may keep me from switching to directv.