Just curious, could the Dish Home Protection Plan cover obselence?

[Sterling]

Just curious, could the Dish Home Protection Plan cover obsolescence?

Don't want to start a war, I know it sounds like a troll question. But, I'm just wondering if Dishnetwork's Home Protection Plan could be legally required to cover a receiver that no longer works when they switch to MPEG 4. I mean, it no longer functions for it's intended purpose - to be able to receive Dishnetwork's programing service.

 

[chaddux]

Don't want to start a war, I know it sounds like a troll question. But, I'm just wondering if Dishnetwork's Home Protection Plan could be legally required to cover a receiver that no longer works when they switch to MPEG 4. I mean, it no longer functions for it's intended purpose - to be able to receive Dishnetwork's programing service.

The plan covers "defects" (with an extensive definition of defects) of equipment. Legally, obsolence is not a defect as long as there was no guarantee of functionality for any given period of time. I don't know of any precedent that exists otherwise. Technology becomes obsolete all of the time and I doubt any court would be willing to define "obsolence" as a defect (excluding any aforementioned guarantees) because of the far-reaching economic effects of such a ruling.

 

[miguelaqui]

Don't want to start a war, I know it sounds like a troll question. But, I'm just wondering if Dishnetwork's Home Protection Plan could be legally required to cover a receiver that no longer works when they switch to MPEG 4. I mean, it no longer functions for it's intended purpose - to be able to receive Dishnetwork's programing service.

It seems to me....That would be the same situation for those who had to get new receivers for the Superdishes. A 3000 would not be picking up programming the sub would be paying for, but they would not send the sub a new receiver for free.

 

[Stargazer]

I wonder if it covers a receiver that is still listed on the account but not activated.

 

[bcshields]

The superdishes were a matter of locals for free because of the FCC,... I'm not sure if the DHPP would cover swapout of rcvrs.

Under normal situations they would say "he has a warranty, swap it out" but with the impending changover of EVERY rcvr... Dish will have a set plan for those in your situation. Probably a "discounted" upgrade fee (like trouble calls are), if there's a fee at all.

 

[miguelaqui]

The superdishes were a matter of locals for free because of the FCC,... I'm not sure if the DHPP would cover swapout of rcvrs.

Under normal situations they would say "he has a warranty, swap it out" but with the impending changover of EVERY rcvr... Dish will have a set plan for those in your situation. Probably a "discounted" upgrade fee (like trouble calls are), if there's a fee at all.

I know that when the Superdish first came out, there were no swap outs for free. They were able to do "Dish it out like new" and purchase a reman. 301 for $49, if they had the programming to qualify. No matter which warranty the customer had.

 

[BobMurdoch]

If you wait long enough, I'm sure there will be swapouts for the late adopters. It will tied to CC Auto Pay or something, or it might cost $50 to upgrade, etc.

Keep on eye on the chats. In exchange for a 1 or 2 year commitment, they give away free or near free receivers all the time. I've gotten 2 PVRs this way. (And I've got 4 total + an old 4900 in the basement).

 

[bcshields]

If the DHPP doesn't cover the upgrade, it will put you in a seperate category because of the DHPP which might allow for different terms for upgrade.