Owned vs leased receiver replacement costs?

[TalonDancer]

Is Dish's receiver replacement fee $15 whether you own or lease your receiver?

Background:
Dish recently replaced our 622 because the HD crashed. The total cost to us was $15. So Dish did good I assumed that the fee was only $15 because the receiver was "leased". But since there is no obvious "lease fee" on our most recent statement, we must own the 622.

DVR Service $ 6.00
DishHD Absolute w/Locals $ 29.99
Taxes $ 2.33
Total $ 38.32

So why was Dish willing to replace our 622 for only $15?

Mind you I'm not complaining about our monthly Dish bill or the $15 fee for replacing the 622. I'm just curious.

Talon Dancer

 

[KAB]

If you did not buy it, you do not own it. There is no lease fee for the first (highest lease fee) or only receiver. The $15.00 is now the standard replacement fee, leased or owned.

 

[Bobby]

The first receiver is part of the service so it is not listed on your billing. That is why you don't see an obvious "lease fee."

 

[navychop]

But would you "own" the replaced receiver?

 

[KAB]

But would you "own" the replaced receiver?

If it was owned to begin with.

 

[TalonDancer]

If you did not buy it, you do not own it. There is no lease fee for the first (highest lease fee) or only receiver. The $15.00 is now the standard replacement fee, leased or owned.

Thanks for clearing that up!

I always thought the 622 was leased, since we had an initial 2 yr commitment. But I had forgotten that the 1st receiver didn't have a 'lease fee'.

Talon Dancer