DISH Network Price Change

[Jim S.]

It would be nice if we had Starz for the duration of the new season of Torchwood, but I don't think an air date for that has been announced yet. I'm not sure if they've even shot a single episode yet.

 

[Laddyboy]

Where is this 3% annualized number coming from? For example, AT120 goes from $40 to $45, a 12.5% increase. If that's wrong, someone correct me. After all the past increases this year, this really hacks me, especially considering the channels that have been lost. I could care less about the premium movie channel. I, like many others, have Netflix so this is useless. Plus Charlie has to pay for them so part of the increase is to pay for that. Again ridiculous. For years this was the best DBS company, but in the last 5 years, it's become a joke. No base package under $50 when you consider the DVR fee thrown in.

 

[scirdan]

Do I just call them and I can get premium for free?

 

[TravelFan1]

Looking forward to hearing the criteria to get the free 1 year premium. If a commitment is required, I'm not interested. If not, well, nothing beats free, right? ;-)

 

[uncrules]

As much as I don't like price hicks we'll see them until the government does something about this monopoly. Still cheaper then D*. With their new price hick I'll still save $9.54(or $ 6.36 if I wouldn't go with Whole house DVR, but if i was with D* I'd have that)

Dish
$69.99 (250)
$6.00 (DVR)
$14.00 (VIP211)
$ 0.00 (HD)
Total with Tax $ 95.39

DirecTV
$70.00 (Choice Xtra)
$10.00 (Whole House DVR)
$18.00 (3 x $6.00)
$0.00 (HD)
Total with Tax $104.93

Maybe I'm missing your point but I only pay $3 for D*'s Whole Home DVR

 

[KAB]

Maybe I'm missing your point but I only pay $3 for D*'s Whole Home DVR

It's already been pointed out his numbers are wrong.

 

[fbara]

Where is this 3% annualized number coming from? For example, AT120 goes from $40 to $45, a 12.5% increase.

That got me thinking, too. I have AT200, going from $54.99 to $59.99. That's a 9.1% increase. Even if I divide that by 2 (number of years for price freeze), that's still 4.55% a year increase.

 

[whitewolf8214]

SatelliteGuys.US has CONFIRMED that the new prices are as follows:

America's Top 120 will be $44.99
America's Top 120+ will be $49.99
America's Top 200 will be $59.99
America's Top 250 will be $69.99
America's Everything Pak will be $104.99
Dish America Bronze will be $34.99
Dish America Silver will be $49.99
Dish America Gold will be $59.99

Latino Welcome Pack will be $12.99
Latino Bonus Pack will be $15.00
Latino Clasico will be $32.99
Latino Plus will be $37.99
Latino Dos will be $44.99
Latino Max will be $57.99

Scott what is the catch with this on getting a premium for 1 year free?Also, in honor of the company’s 30th anniversary as a pioneer in satellite TV, DISH Network is offering premium movie channels free for one year to most customers. DISH Network also offers Free HD for Life, which provides access to high definition feeds of popular channels at no additional cost

 

[Bobby]

AEP amounts to a 5% increase. I guess the more you subscribe to the better your increase percentage looks.

 

[fbara]

Saw this on another board and thought it was interesting. This is only for package prices:

AT 120 will be $44.99 from $39.99 (+$5)

• $39.99 price set Feb 2009 ... no increase in 2010.

AT 120+ will be $49.99 from $44.99 (+$5)
$44.99 price set Feb 2009 ... no increase in 2010

AT 200 will be $59.99 from $54.99 (+$5)

• $54.99 price set Jun 2010 ($2 increase)
• $52.99 price set Feb 2009 ($3 increase)
• $49.99 price set Feb 2008 ($2 increase)

AT 250 will be $69.99 from $64.99 (+$5)

• $64.99 price set Jun 2010 ($2 increase)
• $62.99 price set Feb 2009 ($3 increase)
• $59.99 price set Feb 2008 ($2 increase)

AEP will be $104.99 from $99.99 (+$5)

• $99.99 price set Feb 2010 ($3 decrease but DVR fee no longer bundled, net $3 increase)
• $102.98 price set Feb 2009 ($3 increase)
• $99.99 price set Feb 2008 ($5 increase)

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Your first receiver is free with Direct as it is with Dish.

I thought that the new wording with DirecTV is that the first two receivers are $6/month [and then $6/month for each additional receiver]. Currently, for Dish Network, if you have a Duo receiver, then 2 TVs (1 HD and 1 SD) is covered. An additional Solo receiver is $7/month. An additional Duo receiver is $14/month. An additional Duo DVR is $17/month along with a $6/month DVR fee.

Technically, certain setups can be beneficial to some in saving money. For example, if a sub has three TVs (2 HD and 1 SD), then with DirecTV the first two receivers will be $6/month and the additional receiver is $6/month. With DirecTV, the equipment fee would be $12/month. With Dish Network, a Duo receiver would cover 1 HD TV and 1 SD TV; this receiver is "free" (included in the base package price). Then, the sub could have an HD Solo receiver. Therefore, with Dish, the equipment fee would be $7/month. This would be a $5/month savings.
Using the same setup with 4 TVs, DirecTV would be $18/month while Dish would be $14/month. This would be a $4/month savings. With Dish, one Duo receiver would mean no equipment fees for 2 TVs. However, my guess is that most subs have more than 2 TVs.

It is also not to say that other setups could benefit from DirecTV depending on what subs want. You just have to figure out everything you want and compare.

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Also his price prices are still off

DTV pricing 2011

Choice Xtra 65.99
DVR Fee 7.00
2 extra recivers 12.00
Total 84.99
with MRV 87.99

Choice xtra not shooting up 7 bux only too get solid numbers before posting please. and that not directed at you tiger but at andrew.

I still think that America's Top 250 (which will be $69.99/mo.) and Choice Ultimate (which will be $70.99/mo.) is a better comparison as both have the Encores and TMC (The Movie Channels). There are some differences between the two. For example, Dish has Epix 3 in America's Top 250 while DirecTV has Sundance in Choice Ultimate.

 

[CubsWin]

The 2-year price freeze is a little misleading. Technically it is true that prices will be frozen for 2 calendar years, but year 1 already saw its increase. They are effectively only bypassing 1 year of increases.

As for the free premium, what happens if I already subscribe to Starz?

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Here is a good example with what most people are taking with direct right now is 1 hddvr and 1 hd box. So lets run some pricing for "existing customers"

Dish Network (AT120 + 612 +211 config )
AT120 44.99
DVR 6.00
211 7.00
612 (included as primary receiver )
HD (waiving HD here but isnt there a fee for signing up for free hd for existing subs? + ABP aka autopay )
FLTax#1 0.49 ( FL Flat Sales Tax 7% only applicable to 7 dollar HD solo receiver fee )
FLTax#2 6.72 ( FL Communication Service Tax 13.17% taxable on Programing and Services fees like DVR fee )

The reason I picked FL was they are the Highest in Taxes so it give a worst case scenario

Total $65.20


Directv Feb 2011 pricing

Select 44.99
DVR 7.00
H24 6.00
HD Free ( if customer signs up for ABP aka autopay )
FLTax#1 0.42
FLTax#2 6.85

Total $65.26

Savings will differ on directv side if we saying 2 hddvrs which most dtv customers who been around 3+ years have who frequent these boards.

But I though the long standing deal was that dish was supposed to be so much cheaper then direct that what my customers always say and echo on this site.

WoW Hemi we can get you switch back and start saving 6 cents a month that .72 cents you could be re investing some where lol.

Good to see you back around Hemi.

Ugh to those Florida taxes (although I am not from there). I feel sorry for them. I do not see the Select package on DirecTV's site. Could you please provide what channels are available? I found a list I believe on a forum. I do believe this is not the package that requires an international package. I know some DirecTV subs, and I know that some of them would like to go down on their package. However, they are finding it difficult to give up some channels. Could you provide me with a link or list of channels that DirecTV offers in the Select package.

Are these the channels included (thanks to xmetalx from dbs talk []Channel list for current SELECT package? - DBSTalk.Com as I just did a Google search):
265 A&E, A&E-HD
374 BYU TV
329 Black Entertainment Television
353 Bloomberg Television
350 C-SPAN (m)
351 C-SPAN 2 (m)
2053 CCTV-9
355 CNBC
357 CNBC World
202 CNN
296 Cartoon Network (East)
297 Cartoon Network (West)
376 Christian Television Network
371 Church Channel
249 Comedy Central
327 Country Music Television
1 Customer Information Channel
369 Daystar
278 Discovery Channel
290 Disney Channel (East)
291 Disney Channel (West)
206 ESPN
209 ESPN 2
106 ESPN 3D
370 EWTN
448 Enlace Christian Television
360 FOX News Channel
348 Free Speech TV
2068 GEM NET
365 GOD TV
363 Golden Eagle TV
281 HD Theater
306 HDNet
449 HITN
204 Headline News
229 Home & Garden Television
240 Home Shopping Network
368 Hope Channel
364 Inspiration Network
285 Investigation Discovery
313 Jewelry Television Network
366 Jewish Life Television
280 Learning Channel, The
375 Link TV
2183 MHz Worldview
356 MSNBC
331 MTV
289 NASA TV
378 NRB Network
299 Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (East) HD
300 Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite (West)
447 ONCE
379 PBS
275, 317 QVC
316 ShopNBC (m)
803 Sonic Tap: 60's Revolution
804 Sonic Tap: 70's Hits
840 Sonic Tap: 8-Tracks
805 Sonic Tap: 80's Hits
806 Sonic Tap: 90s Hits
832 Sonic Tap: Adult Alternative
821 Sonic Tap: Adult Contemporary
834 Sonic Tap: Alternative
820 Sonic Tap: Beautiful Instrumentals
801 Sonic Tap: Big Band Swing
812 Sonic Tap: Bluegrass
854 Sonic Tap: Blues
850 Sonic Tap: Classic Jazz Vocal Band
842 Sonic Tap: Classic R&B
833 Sonic Tap: Classic Rock
859 Sonic Tap: Dance
870 Sonic Tap: Fiesta Tropical
827 Sonic Tap: Gospel Glory
855 Sonic Tap: Great Standards
809 Sonic Tap: Hit Country
811 Sonic Tap: Honky Tonk Tavern
818 Sonic Tap: Hottest Hits
875 Sonic Tap: Hurbano
847 Sonic Tap: Hype (Explicit)
835 Sonic Tap: Ink'd
871 Sonic Tap: Latin Hits
879 Sonic Tap: Latin Jazz
866 Sonic Tap: Light Classical
819 Sonic Tap: Love Songs
802 Sonic Tap: Malt Shop Oldies
876 Sonic Tap: Mariachi
853 Sonic Tap: Metro Blend
814 Sonic Tap: Modern Country
872 Sonic Tap: Musica De Las Americas
856 Sonic Tap: New Age
807 Sonic Tap: Rat Pack
838 Sonic Tap: Reality Bites
810 Sonic Tap: Red, Rock and Blues
863 Sonic Tap: Reggae
845 Sonic Tap: Retro Disco
878 Sonic Tap: Rock en Espanol
874 Sonic Tap: Salsa
843 Sonic Tap: Silky Soul
822 Sonic Tap: Silver Screen
836 Sonic Tap: Singers-Songwriters
851 Sonic Tap: Smooth Jazz
849 Sonic Tap: Soft Hits
858 Sonic Tap: SubTerranean
864 Sonic Tap: Symphonic
846 Sonic Tap: The Boombox (Explicit)
826 Sonic Tap: The Spirit
816 Sonic Tap: Today's Hits
808 Sonic Tap: Traditional Country
817 Sonic Tap: Y2K Hits
857 Sonic Tap: Zen
247 TBS Superstation
377 TCT Network
75 TNT
245 TNT
237 TV Guide Channel
101 The 101
372 Trinity Broadcasting Network
242 USA Network
440 V-ME
335 VH1
362 Weather Channel, The
373 Word Network
367 World Harvest Television

Can any DirecTV customer sub to this package?
I also thought that Choice Xtra or above was needed for the free HD...

 

[Anony55]

...Also, in honor of the company’s 30th anniversary as a pioneer in satellite TV, DISH Network is offering...

Dish Network's 30th anniversary? Dish Network was in business in 1981?? Am I missing something, or is Chuck counting his C-Band days?

After the price increase, I can tell you which package I'll choose... the cheapest one that has the channels I want, lol.

Cheers

 

[Mr Tony]

Chuck is counting his C-Band days as Echostar (Echosphere)

 

[scottbakertemp]

Hmm... curious to see what happens to HDAbsoluters.

I was wondering the same thing. I never got a phone call asking me to switch and I'm more than happy with the content for what I'm paying.

 

[BK94541]

I do have everything pak.. So how’s is premium STARZ/PAK going to effect my price then? I’m paying that package with my equipments about $165 a month!

 

[huskerhead]

That's why I put this With their new price hick I'll still save $9.54(or $ 6.36 if I wouldn't go with Whole house DVR, but if i was with D* I'd have that)

Actually three DVR's with Directv would be $12 not $18 (1st two are $6.00 then each additional is $6.00)

 

[rapidturtle]

Don't feel to bad for Florida and their tax. They have no state income tax, so they have to get revenue from other places.