Is My Bill WRONG?

[Scott Greczkowski]

I was just checking over my bill and I noticed something..

Besides paying $85 a month just in hardware fees. (I have 1 922 and 5 622/722's) I noticed that I am also being charged a $10 a month DVR fee...

I did an audit in my house and I could get rid of one of the 622/722's and will probably do this once I can watch TV2 from the 922 on a seperate TV in HD.

Now correct me if I am wrong didn't the monthly DVR fee go away with the new equipment fees? I see I am still being charged $10 a month for DVR service.

Is this a charge I should be fighting?

A copy of my bill is below.

 

[KAB]

I thought there was a $10.00 DVR fee if you had a 922, which you do. DVR fee did not go away. $6.00 for those who don't have 922.

 

[RandallA]

Correct, the 922s get hit with a $10 DVR fee instead of the regular $6.00 fee.

 

[KAB]

I have to laugh Scott, you're the man who dispensed all this info to us in the first place. Short term memory problem?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I never pay attention to my bill's thats something my wife does.

 

[navychop]

Yeah. Kinda odd getting this question from Scott. Maybe it's a pop quiz.

 

[RandallA]

I honestly think that Scott tries to cover too much. I wouldn't remember crap if I tried to do as much as Scott does.

 

[wcnghj]

How can you possibly have time to watch all that TV?! In so many rooms!

 

[Rangers484]

Show off.

 

[DBS Commando]

Over $2400 a year in just TV bills?

That's insane.

Why do you bother with the superstations and the sport pack?

 

[jerryez]

And that is just to Dish. I hear that he also has Direct TV and U-Verse. Scott, do you have any Canadian sat services or maybe two or three cable services. I hope all of this is tax deductible as a business cost, since you are in the business.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I canceled Bell TV a few weeks ago. Never used it.

I only have DISH now.

But yes it is tax deductable.

I should note that this afternoon I downgraded my DISH programming to just AT250 with HD Platinum.

 

[mike123abc]

Why is your everything pack so expensive? It is still 99.99 on Dish's web site...

I have a pretty similar configuration, just 3 DVRs though, but the bill is a lot less.

 

[navychop]

Did they add on locals unasked, or did you already sub to locals?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I already subscribed to locals.

The AEP was more as it also included Playboy... that too I have canceled as of today.

 

[C1787GJ]

With a nice 20 cancellation fee too, that is almost 3 months of the playboy channel!!!

 

[Darrell S]

Scott: Did you like Hot Tub Time Machine? I watched it and She's out of my league during the sale.

 

[mike123abc]

Edit... Opps see you have 3 more dual DVRs than I do... They really add up! If DIRECTV had my locals I would probably consider switching in the next couple months since they would be less expensive, it is the price I have to pay for being in a backwater market.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yup got wacked the $20 cancellation fee for it. But to be honest I dont think I turned it on in about 6 months.

 

[BobMurdoch]

OK, was Hot Tub Time Machine worth 99 cents?