That is definately awful. Not to be suggestive or anything, but if that was my bill, I'd tell them to shove their TV service where the sun don't shine. Mine just goes up $8 and I already feel screwed, but that is plain ridiculous.
Pricing Update from Dish Network
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That is definately awful. Not to be suggestive or anything, but if that was my bill, I'd tell them to shove their TV service where the sun don't shine. Mine just goes up $8 and I already feel screwed, but that is plain ridiculous.
Don't just rant here. Send an e-mail of your complaint - in lots of detail, to CEO@DishNetwork.com.
See my post at: http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/200115-pricing-update-dish-network-39.html for my experience.
You WILL get a phone call in response to your message. They MUST now respond to every e-mail they receive about this issue. From their end, they know they screwed up BIG time!
Be composed when you speak to them. Mine went up 25%. I spent half an hour on the phone with one of the Corporate level "save the customer" types and we had a great conversation.
Remember, you're on their nickle. Spend as much time as you can with the Corporate CSR and make them work to keep you.
My monthly bill was $139.02 total. After my so called 6 month loyalty credits expire my bill would be $163.00. A $23.98 increase. Currently my new bill went up $6.98 from what it was. Not going to happen..........I will e-mail Dish later today and call CS as well for what good that will do. Dish has a good product but it "ain't" that good......... Previously I had contacted Claude from the Dishstore to install Dish in the house my mother lives in that I own. That is not going to happen either. I am sorry Claude. I wanted to throw a little business your way. I really did........
19 cent? My lord, connect me to retention please!
Definitely worth getting a 6-month $5 discount off the bill, don't you think?
19 cent? My lord, connect me to retention please!
Yep... I signed up for Dish due to the Absolutely awesome deal of Absolute. When Absolute is gone, do I need to the be connected to the cancellation department? Absolutely!
My limit on TV entertainment for us is around $50 a month...after that it isn't worth it, since we seem to watch HD locals 80% of the time on the DVR.
Smart Man! Carol and I have always thought what we pay has gotten out of hand. This recent increase has brought it to the tipping point. Time for a change.
That's no whine nor need for cheese.
Come on, Frank! This site will NOT tolerate non-whiners!
Personally, in a better economy, I'd love to upgrade from Absolute to a top tier pac. My 1099's came today & my income for '09 was off by 25% and has really curbed my desire to go higher.
Personally, in a better economy, I'd love to upgrade from Absolute to a top tier pac. My 1099's came today & my income for '09 was off by 25% and has really curbed my desire to go higher.
That's mine two...and the primary reason I switched from D* a little over a year ago to get the cheaper HD-only TurboHD packages that Charlie was pushing. If not for them, I wouldn't be with E*. And yet since I've been with them the TurboHD subscribers have been mistreated over and over -- but I degress. The good news is TurboHD Silver + Locals + DVR is $49.99 (soon to be $50.99) plus tax. It is lacking several channels I would like to have, but the big step up on cost to get them just isn't worth it. Heck, I often question spending $50/month for TV when much of what I watch is from networks channels I also get OTA -- but it's mainly the sports (on the ESPNs and Regional Fox Sports) that keeps me from "cutting the cord" and switching to a HTPC with DVR and OTA tuner.
I have 4 HD-DVR's.. 622's and 722's... 3 additional receivers at $17 each = $41.. up from $21 before... my receiver and loyalty credit is only $11
$41- $11 - $21 +$6 DVR fee = $15 still $15 increase
$41- $11 - $21 +$6 DVR fee = $15 still $15 increase
Smart Man! Carol and I have always thought what we pay has gotten out of hand. This recent increase has brought it to the tipping point. Time for a change.
That's what I did. Saved a bunch of money, too.
I'm a little confused by my recent bill. Is there no longer are charge for a leased receivers? I have a single 622. My bill has a $9.00 charge ($2.00 higher than last month) but then two adjustments negating it:
Existing Customer Leased Primary HD Receiver 9.00
Additional Outlet - Adjustment -7.00
Additional Outlet - Adjustment -2.00
What's the deal with that? Could this be because I signed up for the promotion a few months ago that was to give me $10/mo off my bill for 12 months. I have found that Dish has been applying that promotion with some very odd line items on my bill and in fact no promotional adjustments were on my last two bills at all (I think they added a few extra in early months).
Existing Customer Leased Primary HD Receiver 9.00
Additional Outlet - Adjustment -7.00
Additional Outlet - Adjustment -2.00
What's the deal with that? Could this be because I signed up for the promotion a few months ago that was to give me $10/mo off my bill for 12 months. I have found that Dish has been applying that promotion with some very odd line items on my bill and in fact no promotional adjustments were on my last two bills at all (I think they added a few extra in early months).
I remember reading, in this or other thread, that locals would be included automatically in all packages. I searched this thread and could only find this statement from Scott's first post: "DISH marketing materials will reflect package prices with local network programming included."
I am one of thse people who have only gotten a 2 cent increase. I have Americas Top 250. Does anybody know if new customers are required to get locals and if existing customers will be required to?
I did look at the Dish web site and they say that the regular price for Top 250 is 62.95, $5.00 more than my current price, while the site says that locals are 5.99.
Thanks
I am one of thse people who have only gotten a 2 cent increase. I have Americas Top 250. Does anybody know if new customers are required to get locals and if existing customers will be required to?
I did look at the Dish web site and they say that the regular price for Top 250 is 62.95, $5.00 more than my current price, while the site says that locals are 5.99.
Thanks
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In a chat with billing back around the first of the month, I was told by a CSR that locals would be added to existing customers' accounts only if and when programming is changed. Based on that, if you stay with what you have, locals should not be automatically added.
