Just Scheduled 1 Hopper 3 Joey Install for Saturday 03/17/12!

[sfollenius]

I called a retailer, updish, he was able to tell I was a class B customer and would be charged $99 for the "upgrade". He gave me all fees etc and set my install for this Saturday! Can't wait. I have used them before, they did great work when I had a dish problem under the protection plan. Not sure what areas they service but their # is a an 800 #.

 

[Scherrman]

Awesome. Hope everything goes well and you enjoy the system. What configuration are you going with?

 

[sfollenius]

I am just going with 1 Hopper and 3 Joeys, I think that will work for me since 2 of the TV's are kids TV's they can watch stuff from the DVR if need be not always live TV. Alot of our recordings are on Network TV so the PTAT will help us out, think we will be fine with the 3 tuners.

 

[sfollenius]

I will post how the install goes, sure we will get some folks feedback who will have it installed on Thursday, I chose Saturday since they give a 4 hour window and didn't want to take off from work.

 

[bravesfan19]

I called a local retailer & scheduled my hopper & 2 joey installation for Thursday. I'm not sure if they knew what they were talking about but he told me my installation & upgrade charges were $0.

 

[Scherrman]

I called a local retailer & scheduled my hopper & 2 joey installation for Thursday. I'm not sure if they knew what they were talking about but he told me my installation & upgrade charges were $0.

They have something screwed up. They'll figure it out one way or another. Maybe you'll get lucky.

 

[sfollenius]

Yeah, Up Dish took a credit card for hold purpose only, they said they will not charge the $99 until they do the install, at which time I can use that credit card or another one.

 

[KAB]

I don't think anybody will be getting an install on Thursday.

 

[navychop]

$omebody will, I'll bet!

 

[Scherrman]

True, I don't see how Dish would be able to schedule any same-day installs.

 

[sfollenius]

I thought maybe retailers could schedule them in advance and activate on Thursday?

 

[KAB]

$omebody will, I'll bet!

Too bad money can't buy brains!

 

[KAB]

I thought maybe retailers could schedule them in advance and activate on Thursday?

They're not supposed to.

 

[Neutron]

I'm not upgrading to the Hopper until OTA is available, but I called a retailer closest to my city and was told they can't place any orders for it until Thursday.

EDIT: I called another local retailer to ask and was told they just got their equipment in today, but the website for ordering for customers on their side won't be up until Thursday. He told me on pricing that A and B get it for $100 and C gets it for $200.

I'm not sure how you guys are getting them ordered now. I'm not ordering but again I was just curious what my local retailers were saying.

 

[Scherrman]

Well you can have a retailer schedule you for Thursday but that retailer can't run the claim until Thursday. So it is possible that a customer may not qualify when they run the claim.

 

[KAB]

Some retailers are following the rules, some are not.

 

[Scherrman]

They're not supposed to.

Why can't they? We have someone scheduled.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Why can't they? We have someone scheduled.

Didn't you just answer that in your prior post, #15??

 

[KAB]

Why can't they? We have someone scheduled.

I thought you said no orders until Thursday...meaning not even discussing it until then

 

[Scherrman]

Dish directly will not be able to but we can. We have the capability since we have our own installers. Dish has no idea what installers they have available and in what area.