Best way to get upgraded?

[danix]

I haven't posted here in a long time.

I've been a long time Dish customer, going way back to the launch of the 2nd or 3rd satellite.

I've recently moved from NY to CA, and am renting a house there for now.
I left the old Dish in NY, per Dishmover, and was surprised to learn there is a "maintenance" fee if you're not ready to set up service at your new location.
I don't see why they do this, but whatever.

The new house has DirectTV in place. But, there are two channels on Dish I want and they don't carry, plus I could care less about NFL. So, until I could figure out what to do, I got Comcast. It looks horrible compared to Dish, except on the HD channels, which work great. The builtin DVR is OK, but the on-demand stuff is nice (missed Survivor? catch it the next day for free).

I'm willing to go with Dish again, but I think that as an existing customer, they should be offering me a better deal than Joe Schmo who just signed up. Also, I could cancel and have my wife sign up at the new location, even more grounds why I should get at least the same deal.

I own a PVR501 (which I paid through the nose for) but it doesn't do HD, so it looks like I need a ViP622, which I cannot own, but can lease for $199, plus a monthly PVR fee?

I'd like suggestions on how to get a decent deal, other than cancelling or threatening to cancel. I'm also concerned about paying into a DVR that could soon become obsolete, of course.

Thanks!

 

[Jordan420]

You can buy a 622, dish store has them for $499.

http://www.dishstore.net/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=622&x=8&y=8

You will get a new customer deal with your wife's name & a different cc #

go to the dish website & see what they are offering for new customers vs what you can get with dish mover

Did you put your account on hold? If you canceled your account, moved & now have comcast, I do not think you can use dishmover, it is only for active customers, not returning customers, which you would be if you have canceled your account