Uh, almost all of these fees are new ones that didn't exist a couple years ago. Whether they are disclosed is beside the fact, if they are new fees imposed on an already existing subscriber. Hemi wasn't complaining about the amounts or that the fees were sprung on him, but the existence of the fees in the first place and the fact that they were hindering his ability to terminate service. He's been complaining about the fees for a while as have many others. People should be able to have as many TVs as they deem necessary no matter what anyone else thinks. These fees were never an issue until February of this year when E* decided to be the new cable pig and start charging excessive fees. Even Comcast's DVR fees are less these days.
Agree, I would have kept my service, If I was assured the fee's were set at $17 , while I think thats way high, I would have accepted it, But, Now they raised base packs $2 granted HD free,
But with their channels moves , I would still need platinum, so that still and increase of $2, now Multi Sprorts pack, $7 another $1 increase, Super Stations $7 another increase of $1, Protection plan charges $6 plus a service call of $15 , This is never ending. Most of you think I'm just bashing E*. Well they brought it on. All this including the $17 DVR Duo Fee's happend only since Febuary. Then E* starts Dropping HD channels, So what the Heck, Now I'm paying all this extra and losing stuff in the process.
Before Febuary, I was happier as a pig in SH$%
If they would have just let me cancel without the messing around, I might not have been so pissed off when I started this thread.
I'm fairly Happy with my D* service, But I still think E* was cheaper, and D* seems to have Billing issues where credits don't apply when they are supposed to thats a pain. Equipment upgrades are way overpriced. And Don't get me started on the HR's
But will I come back to E*, Sure but right now I just need a break.
My D* Break Down
$63.99 Choice Extra
$10 HD access
$7 DVR
$5 HD Extra
$42 Cinemax,Sports,Showtime,Starz/Encore
$15 4 Rooms of service
$6 Protection Plan
-$10 Loyalty Credit 4 of 12
-$10 Sports pack Credit 1 of 6
Total $128.99
With Dish Network
$64.99 Top 250
$10 HD Platinum
$6 DVR fee
$33 Starz, Showtime,Cinemax
$7 Multi Sports pack
$20 4 rooms, 2 /612, 1/722
$6 Protection plan
Total $146.99
Even without my Credits, E* is only $2 Cheaper .