DISH's MPEG4 HD upgrade vs. DirecTV's MPEG4 HD upgrade
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No. We will be out of town for Christmas week, so I said I would call back when I know I will be home to receive the shipment. The offer is good through the end of January.BrettTRay said:
As best I can tell, they have no current deals for the purchase of 411/vip211. They just say go see your Dish retailer.
rdinkel said:My discussion was about upgrading an owned 6000 to a leased 411/vip211. Going the once-a-year Dish'n-it-Up route. The best part is that the lease fee is almost identical to the extra receiver fee you are paying now for second or more owned receiver. So it is really just the up-front cost that you are out. In my case that should be $50 or a net of $25 if I send them my owned 6000 for a rebate.
I'm confused here. You are just replacing a receiver, so won't you still have the extra $5 receiver free plus the $5 lease fee?
Yes! That is what I am saying. The Dish CSR pointed that out to me. She said that there is an extra receiver fee of $4.99 per month for each receiver on an account--other than the first receiver. But that is only when you own the receiver. When you lease the receiver, that fee is not charged. Instead, you pay only the $5 monthly lease fee. So, the way she explained it, after I pay the $50 up-front cost, it will only cost me one penny a month more to have a leased 411/vip211 receiver instead of my owned 6000 receiver.AndyOI said:
I have always had my own receivers. I have never leased them before. Can someone who has more than one leased receiver check their bill and see if they are charged an extra $4.99 a month for each additional receiver--in addition to any lease monthly fee?
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My thoughts exactly when the CSR explained it to me. I got her name and id number as well as asking her to document the offer on my account so that when I call back in a couple of weeks it will not be a problem. I would have signed up last night except we will be out of town and not able to receive the receiver shipment.AndyOI said:
We still need someone with leased receivers to check his/her bill to confirm that the monthly extra receiver fee is not present.
rdinkel said:
Right now I have one 811 and one 522. The 811 is under DHA and I pay 5.00 extra a month for the 522.
These are the line items on my bill, there is a 5.00 a month charge for the 522.
Additional Receiver
Digital Home Advantage with Americas Top 180/Local
Dish Network DVR Service Fee
CBS High Definition East
DISH Network HD Package
VOOM Original
No. If you lease the receiver(s) you will be charged a $5.00 Additional Receiver Fee for each receiver beyond the first. If you purchased an additional receiver(s) you will charged a $4.99 Additional Outlet Programming Access Fee...a difference on only 1 cent per month. If you lease, you are typically locked into a programming agreement and must return the receiver(s) upon service termination.AndyOI said:
Multiple receivers
I went through the decision (DirecTV vs. Dish) last January and settled on Dish, primarily due to the initial and monthly outlay for 5 receivers - Dish was $15 cheaper per month. I own one 211 receiver, and lease three 211's and an 811. My year is almost up and I want a HD DVR. I tried the ceo@dish.com thing two months ago but since I was under contract for a while yet, no go. I also still want the cheapest per month. Has anything changed in that regard?
I went through the decision (DirecTV vs. Dish) last January and settled on Dish, primarily due to the initial and monthly outlay for 5 receivers - Dish was $15 cheaper per month. I own one 211 receiver, and lease three 211's and an 811. My year is almost up and I want a HD DVR. I tried the ceo@dish.com thing two months ago but since I was under contract for a while yet, no go. I also still want the cheapest per month. Has anything changed in that regard?
riffjim4069 said:
No agreement here, but I would have to return the receivers if for some reason I left Dish.
Just placed my order for the vip211 lease under the Dish'n it Up program. My net cost will be only $25 after I trade in my owned 6000. And the added monthly cost is only a penny more each month. It comes with a one-year programming commitment that requires the basic HD package.AndyOI said:
Because several folks have started emailing me to buy my 6000, please be advised that it has now been sold.rdinkel said:Just placed my order for the vip211 lease under the Dish'n it Up program. My net cost will be only $25 after I trade in my owned 6000. And the added monthly cost is only a penny more each month. It comes with a one-year programming commitment that requires the basic HD package.
Bob
