I still have the Epix channels in my Movie Pack, but they are not listed anywhere on the Dish site any longer. What is happening? I know there was a thread started on this subject, but it is still a problem and the thread went dead.
Is Dish dropping Epix channels?
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That subject to change clause is a son of a b* at times. I've had that pack since it was Platinum HD. Over it's name changes over the last decade, I've seen it add and drop plenty of channels. I've even seen it add Blockbuster's last ditch effort of DVDs sent to your house by mail, and drop that.
My $5 discount Movie Pack ends in a few days. If I click on drop the Movie Pack and they offer me a new $5 discount, will I lose the Epix channels, if I accept their offer?
I don't think so, but I bet you don't get the offer. After a prolonged period of time of being offered the discount this last time I did not. I was considering dropping the Movie pack but decided to keep it to keep Epix included. I'm paying more (no discount) but we do watch many of those channels and if I dropped it the value without Epix would be diminished if we got the package again.
We decided to continue Dish Movie Pack at the regular rate of $10/month. We thought about dropping it. However, think of it this way: Epix a la carte is $7. $10 - $7 = $3/month for the additional channels in the Dish Movie Pack, or if you get both without the grandfathering, $10 Dish Movie Pack + $7 Epix a la carte = $17/month or $12/month if you get the $5 promotional discount.
Epix streaming (that one channel) comes FREE as part of legacy Charter/Spectrum internet-only service.
By removing Epix from the Movie Pack and charging separate for it is just another way Dish is raising their prices. And they just raised prices for packages and equipment.
Same strategy as newspapers, landline phones, etc. It's legacy technology and if you want it you're going to pay for it
If it works for them, great. I switched last week to Uverse and they actually gave me a $350 gift card to switch. DIRECTV has the same offer.
Wait and see what happens after your promotion ends. I negotiate the Uverse contract for my boss- at his residence- and ATT is always trying to jack up the price of Uverse.
For anybody who thinks Dish is overpriced (and sometimes that person is me), I then remind myself that the Welcome Pack + H3 + HBO is still a great deal. I get basic channels, locals, my OTA stations with adapter, a great receiver (H3), HBO, and the "Go" streaming versions of many channels. Not to mention the countless free previews Dish provides throughout the year. I cannot complain.
We were able to extend our 1/2 off movie pack discount and keep the Epix channels.
Honestly landlines still matter. I know quite a few people that still have them and use them including myself. Tried voip from the cable company and quality was trash, cell phone coverage where we live is fair but your right, when a service has few users your going to have to pay a pretty penny for it ($65 in my case
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Correct, dish is the best value and technology you can get for your money.
Landlines certainly matter to me since I get my broadband through DSL. It's kind of rural where I live so DSL is pretty much the only way to get internet service, and I'm certainly not going to pay for overpriced satellite internet. Consequently, I'm limited to 15mg, good for streaming HD but not good for 4k.Honestly landlines still matter. I know quite a few people that still have them and use them including myself. Tried voip from the cable company and quality was trash, cell phone coverage where we live is fair but your right, when a service has few users your going to have to pay a pretty penny for it ($65 in my case
