Free upgrade to the Hopper 3?

[gblaue]

I can not agree with that. If you say you will leave if ...... then yes you should be prepared to do so. But there are times you should be afraid to (Cautious about saying it) meaning the problem has to be bad enough that nothing else matters. If you are a DIrectv customer as an example looking to lower your bill and you feel they should be doing it for you and they refuse, there are consequences to going to DISH - you may not get your RSN in a couple of areas, they may not have a channel you watch all the time, no Sunday Ticket. Cable may not be good in your area etc etc. Leaving from DISH would have it's own set of things to be considered. (I would pay more with Directv, I would have receivers I don't like as much etc etc) The saying is "Bite your nose off to despite your face."

Both sides never get everything they want in a negotiation. You have to know what's important to you, when negotiating.

 

[bmetelsky]

The saying is "Bite your nose off to despite your face."

I think it is "Don't bite your nose off to spite your face."

 

[KAB]

Agreed, but sometimes you need to let them know, in a respectful way, that you are willing to go elsewhere.

I think it is "Don't bite your nose off to spite your face."

No bulls eye yet. "Don't CUT off your nose to spite your face".

 

[Jallen0]

Unless you're moving to a cable co you will have the same issue with DirecTV. You can not have one account with receivers in multiple locations. It's called account stacking

I do not want to stack the account. I will not be taking my receivers in house 1 to house 2. I want two sets of receivers in two locations. I don;t even have an issue with paying for both locations. My issue is that I MUST start a new account and sign a two year commitment. For a place in another part of the country where I will only be staying for one year. That means when I get back I will have two accounts at one location with no recourse.

 

[Patrick Smith]

I do not want to stack the account. I will not be taking my receivers in house 1 to house 2. I want two sets of receivers in two locations. I don;t even have an issue with paying for both locations. My issue is that I MUST start a new account and sign a two year commitment. For a place in another part of the country where I will only be staying for one year. That means when I get back I will have two accounts at one location with no recourse.

One account with equipment in 2 locations is account stacking.

 

[Scherrman]

I do not want to stack the account. I will not be taking my receivers in house 1 to house 2. I want two sets of receivers in two locations. I don;t even have an issue with paying for both locations. My issue is that I MUST start a new account and sign a two year commitment. For a place in another part of the country where I will only be staying for one year. That means when I get back I will have two accounts at one location with no recourse.

What you want to do is considered account stacking. What you said you will not be doing is actually ok.

If you're going to be there for a year then just do a DishMover.

 

[Patrick Smith]

What you want to do is considered account stacking. What you said you will not be doing is actually ok.

If you're going to be there for a year then just do a DishMover.

I think he's wanting to have active service in both locations.

 

[Scherrman]

I think he's wanting to have active service in both locations.

Then he would be giving the exact definition of account stacking.

 

[KAB]

He started a new thread in main forum...same subject.

 

[navychop]

Why not just use Sling/Dish Anywhere to remotely access the existing account?

 

[AZ.]

Both sides never get everything they want in a negotiation. You have to know what's important to you, when negotiating.

Yes this is called compromise......and for some strange reason that is now evil in some political circles?....Strange hea?

 

[ChadT41]

If you want both addresses actively able to watch tv at the same time on one account... That is account stacking. If you want one address active at a time, then just do a DishMover. If you want the second account without the commitment, just purchase the equipment. There are multiple options, but what you have stated so far is the absolute definition of account stacking. Without further clarification, that is all we can go off.

 

[larrybone]

Just got off the phone with Dish Free upgrade and free installation. They wanted to come out this afternoon but I scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. The representative could not have been more helpful or nicer. Great experience, can't wait.

 

[darrengs]

Most of the people who get discounts call up dish and threaten to cancel or complain about how long they have been a customer. Very few actually get major discounts just for asking.

I just received 10 months discount plus free HBO for a year for being a 4 year customer. Still no contract and I was told simply to call in 10 months too see what discounts I am eligible for when these expire. No threats needed

 

[darrengs]

Just got off the phone with Dish Free upgrade and free installation. They wanted to come out this afternoon but I scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. The representative could not have been more helpful or nicer. Great experience, can't wait.

I have only needed to contact Dish a handful of times, but it has always been a good experience with a more than acceptable outcome.

 

[redman042]

You never need a certain level of programming package for upgrades, they are two separate things. However what your level of programming is and or has been is used towards determining what you must pay for upgrades and will entail a two year commitment.

What year of reduced price are you referring to? There are new customer prices but you would not be eligible for that. Top 120 is $64.99 and does include the RSNs. If you mean you want Top 120+ that Includes sports/RSN and is $69.99.
It may be possible to get DISH to give you a discount off of the package price for a period of time, It won't be new customer pricing. Getting it depends on several things the sum of which is really only known to DISH, includes what package you have had, how long a customer, paying on time, etc etc...
If you have any add on packages you might have a better chance getting those reduced such as the Sports package, premium channels, etc...

I was referring to the new customer price of $34.99 for 1 year for AT120. We do not have any add-on channels or packages. We've been customers since 2004 and have always paid on-time. My wife and I are discussing some of our larger monthly bills and our Dish bill is currently $105/mo for AT200. We don't need 200 channels anymore and our TV watching is only moderate. We are just trying to strike a good balance for ourselves without completely eliminating a service that we like. Also the Hopper has been a great DVR but we've experienced some freezing and other glitches lately. So if we stick with Dish, we would like the new H3 box.

I'll either wait for DIRT to contact me or call customer service. Sounds like I probably won't get a one year bill reduction all the way to the new customer price, but they can help me out in some way.

 

[zinc]

i scheduled my upgrade today and they said i would have to join the protection plan... i stated i have been a long term customer and it got waived. so all i had to do was the 24month commitment

 

[dalyew]

I think it is "Don't bite your nose off to spite your face."

Better than "Cut your nose off despite your face"

 

[dalyew]

Yes this is called compromise......and for some strange reason that is now evil in some political circles?....Strange hea?

Compromise ......you said a bad, you said a bad word!!

 

[gblaue]

Yes this is called compromise......and for some strange reason that is now evil in some political circles?....Strange hea?

I'm ok with the word compromise. I wish there was more in the political circles.