yes I had flex with no locals... you do loose the program guide for locals if your using the ota dongle. I have a vip211z.. I am upgrading to a Wally though
Flex Pack & Channel Packs Coming 8/4
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Well, if they end up in AT250, I would be more likely to downgrade to Flex than upgrade to 250 to get them and I do want BBC World.
As I have posted in other threads, my "real" locals do not come in reliably OTA, even with a good OTA antenna on my roof. Some stations don't come in at all (CBS and Fox) while others only come in occasionally, usually at night. As far as one account being cheaper, it occurred to me that if somebody likes the channels in the base Flex Pack, but still wants to get all of the Welcome Pack channels, it is actually cheaper to have two accounts than it would be to add all of the various add-ons required to get the remaining Welcome Pack channels with Flex Pack. Then, you just have to switch back and forth between the two receivers to watch different channels. This is assuming just one receiver per account, of course, with non-DVRs. Otherwise, the additional receiver fees and DVR fee would make Flex Pack with the add-ons the cheaper option.
That's some funny stuff there. Funny. My worry is someone will actually call them for answers.
I just finished chat with Dish Network CSR re: pricing for Flex Pack...
My Question: "I understand the pricing for the new Flex Pack programming is $34.99/month. Or if you sign up for (or have) auto-pay you get a $5/month discount which makes it $29.99/month. Can you confirm this?"
Her response: "Ted, if you are an existing customer and wish to change to Flex Pack, the package is $39.99 and there is no $5.00 credits for that."
So it seems like the graphic (rumor) only applies to new customers or it's not accurate. Either way, slight bummer but still cheaper than the 'Top' packages in most cases. ...now all I need is a $2K 300ft OTA antenna and convince ATL stations to boost their output strength (or have all mountains between me and the stations bulldozed) and I can get locals at no cost!
My Question: "I understand the pricing for the new Flex Pack programming is $34.99/month. Or if you sign up for (or have) auto-pay you get a $5/month discount which makes it $29.99/month. Can you confirm this?"
Her response: "Ted, if you are an existing customer and wish to change to Flex Pack, the package is $39.99 and there is no $5.00 credits for that."
So it seems like the graphic (rumor) only applies to new customers or it's not accurate. Either way, slight bummer but still cheaper than the 'Top' packages in most cases. ...now all I need is a $2K 300ft OTA antenna and convince ATL stations to boost their output strength (or have all mountains between me and the stations bulldozed) and I can get locals at no cost!
I suppose the misinformation that seems to surround this package is because it isn't actually announced yet. But looking at My Programming it shows Flex Pack @$34.99. No note at all about discounting or special rate or anything else. I'll be watching this as it comes out because if it was $39.99 it doesn't save much at all from the non-plus T120.
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I subbed to the flex pack w/ locals a couple weeks ago when it was first being discussed in a different thread. I received my first email statement today and it shows the base Flex pack at $34.99, No credits or special pricing noted.
Obvioulsy no one wants the cost to be $39.99 and from all accounts it isn't. But wouldn't you lose some of the main (non sports) Cable channels not found in the Top 120 that Flex does have? At $49.99 including locals that's still $15 less than the top 120. In fact, add the package with ESPN and you are still ahead of the game because that's the Top 120+, so still would save $10 and have more main Cable channels.
No, Flex + Locals + ESPN (national action pack) would be top 120, not plus. Add regional action pack (RSN, B10, PAC12, etc) then you're at 120+, and the money saved is minimal.
Right, Flex+locals+ESPN has all of the T120, not plus, that I watch. I'm sure some other T120 channels are missing but since I don't watch them I never bothered to check. Basically my 3 Favorites didn't change at all when I switched to the Flex, local, ESPN package.
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