All,
I have a interesting situation and wanted to get some feedback from the board as to what I should do.
I have Dish and I love it. There is enough HD for me for right now and if they live up to their promise of having 100 national HD channels I see no need to switch. I live in the Raleigh/Durham, NC market so I already recieve HD locals at no cost, plus I have an OTA and having that extra tuner rocks! Problem is we've sold our house and close on May 29th. I know I get a free Dish Mover with my commitment, but we don't close on the new place until June 30th. During that time period I don't know what to do with my Dish service. We're going to live with my wife's brother for that 4 week period. My 18-month contract ends on August 14, 2008. The service is currently in my name. Should I:
a) cancel the service, lose all my recordings, and pay an ETF that I estimate around $35-$40. Then sign up again under my wife's name and get a brand new 722 and have to sign a new 24-month agreement to get all the current promotions.
b) downgrade to the lowest possible package (dish fam w/no locals and HD access fee which I estimate to be about $27/month) and then take advantage of my free move next month.
c) cancel and switch to Direct TV, I just don't like the idea of paying $199 for a HD-DVR thru Direct and switching to a service I've never had (with their HD lite)
I have a interesting situation and wanted to get some feedback from the board as to what I should do.
I have Dish and I love it. There is enough HD for me for right now and if they live up to their promise of having 100 national HD channels I see no need to switch. I live in the Raleigh/Durham, NC market so I already recieve HD locals at no cost, plus I have an OTA and having that extra tuner rocks! Problem is we've sold our house and close on May 29th. I know I get a free Dish Mover with my commitment, but we don't close on the new place until June 30th. During that time period I don't know what to do with my Dish service. We're going to live with my wife's brother for that 4 week period. My 18-month contract ends on August 14, 2008. The service is currently in my name. Should I:
a) cancel the service, lose all my recordings, and pay an ETF that I estimate around $35-$40. Then sign up again under my wife's name and get a brand new 722 and have to sign a new 24-month agreement to get all the current promotions.
b) downgrade to the lowest possible package (dish fam w/no locals and HD access fee which I estimate to be about $27/month) and then take advantage of my free move next month.
c) cancel and switch to Direct TV, I just don't like the idea of paying $199 for a HD-DVR thru Direct and switching to a service I've never had (with their HD lite)