DISH Introduces Flex Pack

[Tampa8]

I believe the (1) free pack only applies to new customers.

I don't believe there was ever a free pack. On the DISH site for awhile they compared the Flex Pack to their other packages side by side,they included locals with the Flex Pack for a better comparison so they promoted it as $39.99 including locals, not as a free pack. (though it didn't have to be locals or any add on and that included Autopay) What the new customer gets is $5 off the Hopper DVR fee that existing customers do not.

 

[Tampa8]

Wow this thread has been all over the place; so now I'm really confused!

Long time Dish customer, switched to Flex pack septemberish, then asked about upgrade to H3 a few weeks later. Did that with 3 joey's, 2 year commitment. So I now have the Flex pack + action pack (sports) and then had to add locals since I lost my OTA tuners from my old DVR, so it shows on my account $34.99 + 10 pack + 10 pack -$5 auto pay

So am I supposed to have 1 add on pack included? How do prices for the flex range from $24.99-$39.99?

Do I need to chat w/dish or a Dirt member?

See my above post. That looks correct though if you have Autopay it should be $5 less.

 

[pattykay]

How do prices for the flex range from $24.99-$39.99?

In my case, I still had an existing $5 per month credit from the Tribune dispute, that is about to expire. Flex Pack is normally $29.99, or as Tampa said, $39.99 with one $10 add-on.

 

[dare2be]

The normal undiscounted price is 34.99. Autopay discount is $5 off.

 

[Troch77]

If you are already currently under autopay, it will automatically roll over to the flex pack also.

 

[Mister B]

So, just to be clear....
The Flex Pack with no add-on's is available to new customers for $29.99 per month with autopay and no contract if one provides their own equipment and installation?

 

[bryanw20]

I do see an auto pay $5. I've been autopay for years but never got a discount until I got the H3 upgrade last month.

 

[Troch77]

So, just to be clear....
The Flex Pack with no add-on's is available to new customers for $29.99 per month with autopay and no contract if one provides their own equipment and installation?

I wouldn't see why not,
long as its not a DVR, then it would be more.

 

[camo]

I'm having a hard time figuring out my lowest cost package given the few channels we actually watch. I'm looking at the channel lineup here: https://www.mydish.com/filestream.ashx?ID=15793&inline=true. Now what this channel guide shows are 4 columns of colored bullets indicating which package each channel is in. The trouble I am having is that there are only 4 columns. What is missing are all the add-on packs, and even AT120 not plus. As near as I can tell, I have to remain at AT250 to keep National Geographic Wild, or Smithsonian, or American Heroes (which incidentally is broadcast in beautiful picture-framed SD for no apparent reason ). Dish sure doesn't make this calcuation easy. What I would like is a comprehensive channel guide including all the packs in one column, rather than the above which (when printed) requires a magnifying glass to see what's what.

Have you tried AHC TVGO https://www.ahctvgo.com/watch/ahc/? Its in HD works with Directv and VUE. I Chromecast to smart TV.

 

[DRCars]

I wouldn't see why not,
long as its not a DVR, then it would be more.

So you think I could get Flex Pack if I own receiver/dish without a contract? Do you think I could pay the 1 time $40 (??) DVR fee and get Flex Pack, Autopay discount and DVR service on an appropriate receiver? That would be a very attractive solution if they would do it.

BTW, anyone know what Dish DVR receivers I could buy that would integrate OTA and pay the 1 time fee for DVR?

DRCars

 

[dare2be]

The 211k is the receiver of choice for what you want to do. Everything else should be doable.

 

[DRCars]

Thanks Dare2be.

I should have been more thorough in my description of what is wanted. Need to watch on 2 different shows on 2 different TVs and don't mind that 1 would be HD and 1 SD. So looks like maybe a 722K with MT2 OTA Module. Would that do it?

Could the 2nd SD TV control the 722K from another room?

Maybe I should start a new thread and not hijack this one.

DRCars

 

[dare2be]

Just a final word before you start a new thread.

To do the $40 one-time DVR activation with no DVR fee, you'd need a 211k or 211z. The 722 model line will incur a $10 DVR fee no matter what.

The 211k has a coax RF out so I believe you could watch 2 different programs, provided one is a SAT channel and the other is an OTA channel. I could be wrong about that one.

 

[DRCars]

Oops! Thanks for that info.

DRCars

 

[Yragha]

How or why does Sirius get snuck in with the Latino pack ? That's odd. It's not Spanish-language only Sirius channels, is it ?

Getting 'em all. English & Spanish.

 

[TheKrell]

The 211k has a coax RF out so I believe you could watch 2 different programs, provided one is a SAT channel and the other is an OTA channel. I could be wrong about that one.

It has two tuners, but only one "experience", so you can't watch two different things.

 

[dare2be]

It has two tuners, but only one "experience", so you can't watch two different things.

That's what I was afraid of.

I guess I was thinking of the non-DVR 222k, which has the same experience as the 622/722, except that it can't be turned into a DVR like the 211 can.

 

[Mister B]

After a bit more research and reading another recent thread http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/how-long-does-it-take-to-format-an-ehd.365542/ I believe I have discovered a possible problem with the 211z/k DVR solution. It seems that there is a 2TB limit on the external hard drive that can be paired with these receivers and it must have it's own power supply (not USB powered). It seems that that manufacturers have moved on to higher capacity devices. Although a few hard drives can still be located as left-over stock, I worry about getting into a situation that relies on outdated equipment.

 

[HobbyTalk]

There are tons of 2T and smaller drives available. Check any retailer like Newegg as an example.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100167526 600500571 shows over 300 available 1T to 2T

 

[Bobby]

There are tons of 2T and smaller drives available. Check any retailer like Newegg as an example.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100167526 600500571 shows over 300 available 1T to 2T

But how many are self powered?