Dish LIVE Retailer Chat Recap - December 20, 2006

[dstrouth]

10% increase for Platinum customers is rediculous...

What is the increase on the HD pack for? I can somewhat understand the $5 on the SD channels... but why the HD increasing $5 as well???

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I took a look around at some of the other sites. No mention of any of this.

Scooped again.

 

[sceavis]

I am a bit confused here. I have the hd silver pack now. What will be my price increase be?If i am understanding this right they are going back to seperate hd pack of 20 bucks im i better off to shuffle things.Any help would be great than you !

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Your price would go up $3 with the HD Gold Package.

 

[TNGTony]

To summerize the changes/price increases:

AT 60 becomes AT 100. (Counting everything, there are 90 channels on this pack now)
-The 32 CD channels already on AT120 and up are added to the package.
-No Price Increase

AT 120 CD becomves AT 200 (Counting everything there are about 225 channels on this pack now)
-$3 a month price increase

AT 180 CD becomes AT 250 (Counting everything there are abou 280 channels on thios pack now)
-$3 a month price increase

Americas Everything
- $5 a month price increase


Dish HD Bronze which was AT60+ HD Pack and sold for $20 more than AT60 alone.
- ELIMINATED

Dish HD Silver which was AT120+ HD Pack and sold for $20 more than AT120 alone.
- ELIMINATED

Dish HD Gold which was AT 180 + HD Pack and sold for $20 more than AT180 alone.
- ELIMINATED

Dish HD Platinum which was America's everything + HD Pack and sold for $15 more than AEP alone.
- ELIMINATED


HD PACK added to any basic package $20.

HD PACK Only
-No Price Increase (still $29.95? + $6 HD enabling fee?)

HBO
-No Price Increase

Showtime, Cinemax, Starz
- $1/mo price increase EACH

 

[sonnyboy11]

Boy is this confusing. I have Platinum but if we aren't getting any new channels with the price increase, and especially with HD going back to a stand-alone pricing, I will most likely downgrade to another package. Good news in the savings department I suppose, but bad news in that I liked my service as is. Just not enough for an additional $120 a year.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

(In his best Ed McMahon voice)

"You are correct sir!"

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Boy is this confusing. I have Platinum but if we aren't getting any new channels with the price increase, and especially with HD going back to a stand-alone pricing, I will most likely downgrade to another package. Good news in the savings department I suppose, but bad news in that I liked my service as is. Just not enough for an additional $120 a year.

How many DVR's do you have? If you have a few your price may go UP by switching to a lower priced package.

 

[tsc]

How many DVR's do you have? If you have a few your price may go UP by switching to a lower priced package.

Assuming that the waived DVR fees are still included in the new AEP.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Assuming that the waived DVR fees are still included in the new AEP.

Yes they are still included, its the only reson why most people have the AEP.

 

[db2]

Just to clarify does the, "HD Pack" have ALL of the non-premium HD channels? In other words, will former silver package customers now get National Geographic HD with AT200 + HD?

 

[BobMurdoch]

What about the adult channels? I've got HD Platinum + Playboy + Superstations + Sports Pak and a few additional adult channels. I saw the rumors that they were going up $5 EACH as well? I see there is no change on Playboy, but I've been paying the "discounted" Playboy rate. Is that going away?

I added shorteez when they cut my distants, but I may have to drop one of the others if the increase goes up $30 a month

 

[tsc]

Yes they are still included, its the only reson why most people have the AEP.

I understand that, just don't want to be disappointed with some later announcement.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

What about the adult channels? I've got HD Platinum + Playboy + Superstations + Sports Pak and a few additional adult channels. I saw the rumors that they were going up $5 EACH as well? I see there is no change on Playboy, but I've been paying the "discounted" Playboy rate. Is that going away?

I added shorteez when they cut my distants, but I may have to drop one of the others if the increase goes up $30 a month

They didnt say in the chat, but in past increases they didnt mention the adult channels eaither and they went up.

 

[trido]

I currently get the Bronze HD package plus locals for $55/month. Now I will get AT100 plus HD for $30 + $20 +$5 for locals which equals $55/month. That's great. No price increase for me plus I get some music channels in February.

same pkg here will we now get NAt geo HD?


trido

 

[voyagerbob]

5.88% increase for AEP not that bad 84.99 vs 89.99
33.33% increase in the HD package SUCKS 15 vs 20

This after my increase for distant service

45.79% increase 11.99 (for supers, Denver & LA distants & PBS, plus CBS HD east and west) vs 17.48 (5.99 for supers, 1.5 for pbs & 9.99 for SF & ATL distants) plus the loss of CBS East & West HD

My total increase will be $15.49 over what it was just a few months ago.

13.24% increase in total 116.98 vs 132.47 plus the loss of CBS East & West

 

[whitewolf8214]

Are the DVR fees waived only in the AEP pack?

 

[BobMurdoch]

With increases this big, maybe they will sweeten the pot with the regional sports nets or some more HD to squelch the gag reflex most of us will have over this...

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

same pkg here will we now get NAt geo HD?

No you won't national geographic is only available with the AT package the SD version is plus the HD package.

 

[Kirby Baker]

Sure are a lot of questions about whether the HD pack is going to include National Geographic for bronze and silver. I would like to know this as well, because I am going to be dropping my service way down from the HD Platinum+locals to something much less (tired of the repetition on the premiums that I dont watch).

Guess Scott just answered this! Too bad that its not included.