Winding down with Dish

[comfortably_numb]

Well, I've tried to quit before, but this time I'm really doing it. No hard feelings, no complaints- just time to move on. I'm out of contract and I've decided that between OTA, FTA, Netflix, Youtube TV, and my soon-to-be-delivered AirTV, I figure I can save myself $20+ bucks a month by cutting the Dish cord.

It's been fun, it's been a great 20 years, but I just don't find myself using the service anymore, except to watch movies on the DVR (most of which I have blu-ray copies of, anyhow).

I'll still be lurking around these parts and trying to help other users, as long as you'll have me

PS- I have an owned Wally, a dual tuner AirTV dongle (works on the Wally), 2 of the orange Hopper 3 nodes and 2 "54" remotes for sale if anybody is interested.

 

[glynnp]

No more cookies for you.

DISH won't be the same without you.

 

[comfortably_numb]

No more cookies for you.

DISH won't be the same without you.

I will miss those cookies

 

[mwdxer1]

Good luck. I have not moved from Dish as yet, as their lineup is still better for me than I can find elsewhere. I have streaming (Roku/Firestick), but there are still many channels I cannot get any other way. Plus our internet is not always 100% reliable.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Good luck. I have not moved from Dish as yet, as their lineup is still better for me than I can find elsewhere. I have streaming (Roku/Firestick), but there are still many channels I cannot get any other way. Plus our internet is not always 100% reliable.

The only channel I like that I don't get with YTTV is AXS. I enjoy the concerts they run. I may try Qello as a substitute.

 

[stardust3]

No sense in paying for something of no value to you anymore. Hope you stick around.

 

[eddie willers]

I figure I can save myself $20+ bucks a month by cutting the Dish cord.

Having the Hopper as the centerpiece of my entertainment center is worth $20 to me. I'd have to save a whole lot more that that to give it up. (Plus I am too far out for OTA to work)

But good luck. For twenty years service, Dish ought to give you a watch.

 

[comfortably_numb]

For twenty years service, Dish ought to give you a watch.

I'd settle for some more cookies...

 

[comfortably_numb]

Here are the goodies up for grabs:

White AirTV dual tuner dongle + box
2 hybrid solo nodes for Hopper 3 installs
1 "52" remote
1 "54" remote
1 Wally (owned free and clear)

 

[Shooter33]

I hope all the bluegras "Doom and Gloom" Link opinions didn't wear you down to the sinking ship

The future of satellite TV is unclear
Satellite TV’s Orbit Is Failing Fast
Dish Sheds 334,000 TV Subscribers in Q4, Taking a Hit From HBO and Univision Blackouts
Dish Network's Charlie Ergen in FCC crosshairs over wireless buildout

I always enjoyed your opinions comfortably_numb....
Good Luck on your choices.

Steve
Where's my Cookies ?

 

[comfortably_numb]

I hope all the bluegras "Doom and Gloom" Link opinions didn't wear you down to the sinking ship

The future of satellite TV is unclear
Satellite TV’s Orbit Is Failing Fast
Dish Sheds 334,000 TV Subscribers in Q4, Taking a Hit From HBO and Univision Blackouts
Dish Network's Charlie Ergen in FCC crosshairs over wireless buildout

I always enjoyed your opinions comfortably_numb....
Good Luck on your choices.

Steve
Where's my Cookies ?

Nah, I am still a huge Dish fan. I've just become so involved with Ku and C-band FTA that I spend very little time watching "regular TV" anymore.

PS- thank you for the kind words

 

[Hall]

Just hung up the phone with them after cancelling service. Our kids watch next to nothing on "regular" TV and my wife and I force ourselves to find/watch more than 3-4 shows each that we really like. Myself, I watch The Big Bang Theory (which is ending anyway) and The Walking Dead. I mentioned cancelling to her and she had zero objections. Almost $80/month ? No way ! And the worst part is close to half of that is just equipment-related fees and we only have a H3 and a Joey.

He did offer me $480 in "loyalty" credits that would have made our total monthly bill less than $20. I knew they would offer something but admittedly didn't think it would be that much. Still said no... This isn't a complaint about Dish either, it's just that TV in general isn't worth the cost to us anymore.

We've had Dish for 13 straight years going back to '05, then a 2-year stint with Time Warner, and before that it was Dish for 2-3 years (15-16 total). We had a 522 receiver at the time and got our first HDTV. Couldn't stand not being able to receive and/or record HD content and back then you had to buy a 921/922/942 (don't remember anymore) and the out-of-pocket cost ? $1000 !! Hell no ! Got an HD-DVR with Time Warner and great rate for 2 years, knowing it would only last 2 years too. By month 23, I was arranging service with Dish again and the ViP622 HD-DVR.

 

[Stargazer]

I am thinking about dropping them too, I watch just as much if not more stuff on YouTube than I do Dish. Also have Netflix and Hulu.


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[Claude Greiner]

For $20 per month I would have kept Dish.

One trip to Mc Donald’s and your out $10 is the way I see it

 

[Tvland1]

Yea for under $20 a month I would definitely keep it

 

[Hall]

For $20 per month I would have kept Dish.

It's not about the money other than every time I paid the bill I asked myself "why do we still have this ?". Matter of fact, if the rep had said it would have been ZERO cost for a year, I was still cancelling.

 

[Hall]

I am thinking about dropping them too, I watch just as much if not more stuff on YouTube than I do Dish. Also have Netflix and Hulu.

Don't think too hard about it. Do what's best for you. I won't tell you to cancel or keep it (no matter the cost).

 

[darrengs]

Every morning when I turn on the TV for the past week I see that my wife has been using the FireTV (for Hulu & Netflix) and not the Joey. My credits expire in April, who knows maybe I will finally be "trimming" the cord.

 

[Magic Static]

Television is a habit very much like smoking. When one brand is no longer available the other soon becomes 1st choice. I gave up Dish many years ago in favor of no media bills. Just my own video library, OTA and FTA. I have adjusted completely to the new format. But going from Dish to FTA is like switching from Marlboro cigs to rolling your own with cheap Turkish imported tobacco. It really illustrates how much you get from Dish besides a lot of channels to watch. All the behind the scenes equipment support, keeping everything organized and up to date. With FTA , you get to do all that stuff. But now I'm hooked and won't go back

 

[comfortably_numb]

But now I'm hooked and won't go back

Same here. Once I got a taste, and saw the PQ, I was/am hooked.