Replacing Dish Network Options?
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Again, money, why provide the content for free when you can get people to pay.
The TV Everywhere apps actually used to make money ( enough to cover expenses)with advertising, but since ad rates are way down and advertisers have moved them to services like Pluto and the rest.
That is why you see services having the same ads over and over.
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But it still costs money to run the app, which advertising used to cover.
Nice thing with Philo is the one button commercial auto skip on dvr content. That feature finally got added to the Apple TV this month. It's been a feature of the Philo Roku app for quite a while.
Sure there is.
Get a Hopper!
Looks like the cheapest Dish package these days is $84.99 😵💫
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plus one DVR/Box charge.
So, close to $100.
YTTV is actually $73 with more channels and DVR with 3 rooms.
Figured out how to browse the guide while watching a channel with Philo. Press the Up key twice and select "Guide."
The first box is not charged - only the additional boxes. So one Hopper 3 has no charge. Also I have not seen any streaming service that compares to the Hopper. And as I have said before the Wife likes the Hopper so the extra $19 in my case is worth her being happy.
Actually $91.39 - 200 package with OTA on the locals. One year contract with $40 credit per month. Have to negotiate that one, though up to now I have always been able to do so.
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You are correct. I checked my bill and am being charged for the H3. Don't know where in my mind that I got the first receiver being free unless it is a non-dvr receiver (211K) that is not charged.
Also that website doesn't even list the Hopper 3 which is miles ahead of a Hopper 2.
BTW - $7 of that amount is for a Joey in the bedroom because my wife doesn't want to use an app.
I love my Wally, I own it and pay zero fees. No DVR fee, no box fee, have a OTA antenna for locals. Otherwise there's no way I'd still pay for TV.
A non-dvr is obviously what I was thinking about having no charge for the first box.
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And my point stands, YTTV is $73, which includes the DVR and up to 3 rooms, is still less expensive.
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You can plug an EHD into the Wally and it becomes a fully functioning DVR.
