Price Changes and HD packages on dish website

AFAIK the $10 step from the AT100 to AT100+ includes Locals and Regional Sports Networks. Currently they cost $5 each. But I'm with you on the other pricing steps. Why would the next 100 channels only cost $2 and the following 50 cost another $10?

WAG the channels added between AT100 and AT200 are low cost (some maybe even pay Dish to carry them) while the next 50 channels are higher cost.

BTW the current Dish Builder guarantees pricing until January 2008. WOW what a deal :)

Talon Dancer

DISHDVR Advantage page is showing the price is guaranteed through January 2009.

DISH Network -- Dish DVR Advantage
 
DISHDVR Advantage page is showing the price is guaranteed through January 2009.

DISH Network -- Dish DVR Advantage

Yep. The Top 200 with or without a DVR will be the same price if you are subscribing to DVR Advantage. The Top 100 will be $2 less than the Top 100 with DVR Advantage. The Top 200 is actually $7 MORE than the Top 100+ when you take into account that the 100+ at $42.99 has local channels included in that price while the Top 200 at $44.99 does not include local channels.
 
DISHDVR Advantage page is showing the price is guaranteed through January 2009.

DISH Network -- Dish DVR Advantage

Digital Home Advantage Promotion Agreement
CUSTOMER: Thank you for choosing DISH Network. This agreement (the “Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions of the Digital Home Advantage promotion. Additional terms and conditions of service are contained in the Residential Customer Agreement provided to you in your receiver User’s Guide and made available at DISH Network -- Home. BY CLICKING ON THE “I AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS” CHECKBOX TO WHICH THIS AGREEMENT IS LINKED AND THE CORRESPONDING “SUBMIT ORDER” BUTTON YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED, READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER AGREEMENT, WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, AND THAT THE FOLLOWING TERMS WERE DISCLOSED TO YOU PRIOR TO LEASE: 1) all equipment provided to you under this Agreement remains the property of DISH Network at all times and you agree that within 15 days of termination, downgrade, or disconnection of service as described below, you will return all such equipment to your original retailer or DISH Network or pay the applicable unreturned equipment charges set forth below; 2) you must purchase DishFAMILY (currently $19.99/mo. or $24.99/mo. with local network channels where available, in each case including rental of one receiver), America’s Top 100 (currently $29.99/mo. or $34.99/mo. with local network channels where available, in each case including rental of one receiver), DishLATINO (currently $24.99/mo. or $29.99/mo. with local network channels where available, in each case including rental of one receiver), or a Chinese, or Russian-language programming package at a current price of no less than $29.99/mo. or $34.99/mo. with local channels where available (in each case including rental of one receiver), a Greek-language programming package at a current price of no less than $32.99/mo. or $37.99/mo. with local channels where available (in each case including rental of one receiver), or Polish-language programming package at a current price of no less than $38.99/mo. or $43.99/mo. with local channels where available (in each case including rental of one receiver), an Arabic-language programming package at a current price of no less than $39.99/mo. or $44.99/mo. with local channels where available (in each case including rental of one receiver), a Portuguese-language programming package at a current price of no less than $43.98/mo. or $48.98/mo. with local channels where available (in each case including rental of one receiver), a Hindi-language programming package at a current price of no less than $54.99/mo. or $59.99/mo. with local channels where available (in each case including rental of one receiver), as your minimum subscription level at all times (Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hindi, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian-language programming packages at the minimum prices listed above are each referred to in this Agreement as a “Minimum International Programming Package”; 3) programming and other payments applicable to the purchase of pay-per-view or video-on-demand programming, the lease upgrade fee (if applicable) of up to $99 (if applicable) for a model ViP612 DVR receiver or a second model 522, 625 or AT&T Homezone 1022 receiver, equipment rental fees, DISH Network DVR service fees, additional outlet programming access fees, HD enabling fees, Homezone enablement fees, and corresponding taxes and/or reimbursement charges are non-refundable; 4) whether a non-refundable activation fee of $49.99 plus applicable sales taxes and/or reimbursement charges must be paid prior to installation; 5) whether you are eligible for local network channels by satellite, or a website or phone number to contact to determine if you are eligible for local network channels by satellite; and 6) if you elected the 18-month agreement option below, a prorated cancellation fee of $240will apply for early downgrade, termination, or disconnection of service as described below. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR RESIDENCE, YOU ARE STILL BOUND TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE PRICES, PACKAGES, AND PROGRAMMING AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DURING ANY TERM AGREEMENT PERIOD TO WHICH YOU HAVE AGREED.

So in so many words they reserve the right to bend you over with no Vaseline when ever they feel like it...:D

The truth is they know there is not much you can do about it.... To have what I have with D* it would cost me way too much upfront, and that applies to most E* HD customers. If you think E* doesn't know what it cost the average E* HD customer to leave and go to D* you are fooling yourself. All they are doing is playing a numbers game, how much money will we lose per customer lost vs. how much money is it going to cost us to squeeze more HD in before the next birds launch.....

Just my .02....as I remain stuck in neutral like the rest of my E* buds...
 
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I would have, but I was leaving town this morning, so just pasted it in open office writer since it happened to be up at the time. Barely got it posted before running out of town for the day.
 
Anyone know when we can add this package? I would love to get rid of the HD Enabling fee by substituting it for the $10 package.
 
The third HD package already exists and is called dishHD. It is the package that all current subs to E*'s HD package already know and love. You'll remain grandfathered into the dishHD package unless you call to change your package to dishHD Essential or dishHD Ultimate. If you don't intend to downgrade to dishHD Essential, don't forget to contact E* to switch from dishHD to dishHD Ultimate. ;)
 
Well despite what they told me when I signed up and what the website now about says how my price as an existing customer will not go up over my 18 month commitment which is not up until September 2008... I just got a letter from Dish that says that my price is going up and it will be reflected in my next statement.

Time to call customer dis-service! :mad:
 
Ok well next time Dish don't send me a letter that says my bill is going up when it is not... They said since I am in the DVR Advantage package that my bill will not go up until my commitment thing is over. Situation back to normal.
 
I noticed that there is a new package only available to existing customers, the Latino Everything Pack, I wonder which channels will include, since it is $7 cheaper than the AEP, and also if it will be possible to add any HD package to it. Right now you can't add HD Channels to any Dish Latino Package.
 
Dish can suck my nut if they think I am gonna pay $20 for more than half the channels Directv has. Right now Directv is trying to help me get the NHL Center Ice package for free for the rest of this season so I can finally dump these f**king losers!!!!
 
The third HD package already exists and is called dishHD. It is the package that all current subs to E*'s HD package already know and love. You'll remain grandfathered into the dishHD package unless you call to change your package to dishHD Essential or dishHD Ultimate. If you don't intend to downgrade to dishHD Essential, don't forget to contact E* to switch from dishHD to dishHD Ultimate. ;)

"dishHD" is $20.00 and has all the HD channels in your AT package (- movie channels). dishHD Ultimate will be $20.00 and has all the HD channels in your AT package (- movie channels). How are these different.

Depending how this works out I will properly switch to the Essential package. I might lose HDnet and universal HD and will miss them. Those are the only channels I watch outside of my AT package and do not think they are worth $10.00 a month.

I am just happy I will have some kind of choice on what HD I pay for. Even if it is a package for $19.00 without Voom and $20.00 with Voom.
 
I work at a regional retailer that carries Dish Network. A couple of weeks ago, the Dish sales rep was in the store and casually asked how much interest I thought there would be in an HD-only package for around $35. I suppose that is what the $29.99 package is (plus locals?). Unfortunately I couldn't get any more information out of him. :)

I did confirm that the extra $5 is for locals and is optional. The $10 package is the HD channels with SD equivalents, and then $20 with Voom, etc.
 
Dish can suck my nut if they think I am gonna pay $20 for more than half the channels Directv has. Right now Directv is trying to help me get the NHL Center Ice package for free for the rest of this season so I can finally dump these f**king losers!!!!


Hey if they give you NHL CI for free, I would switch today too.
 
I noticed that there is a new package only available to existing customers, the Latino Everything Pack, I wonder which channels will include, since it is $7 cheaper than the AEP, and also if it will be possible to add any HD package to it. Right now you can't add HD Channels to any Dish Latino Package.

The latino AEP is not longer exist, but you can have the AEP with the HD package and you can add the latino's packages for only $12.49,Even if you don't want the HD package but have AEP you can have it for the same price.
 
I am currently on month 5 of the 6 month free HD promo. It looks like when the promo ends I end up with the Ultimate pack by default, unless I downgrade to the Essentials pack. Since the Essentials pack is only $3 more a month now than the enabling fee itself that is probably where I am headed. I never watch Voom or Universal HD. I hope that HDNet at least is included in the essentials pack. I do watch that one occasionally.
 

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