I believe the difference is that Dish has to pay the program content owners a piece of the action for every receiver (Joey, etc.) they activate and Tivo doesn't.
Wally DVR fee
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I believe the difference is that Dish has to pay the program content owners a piece of the action for every receiver (Joey, etc.) they activate and Tivo doesn't.
Since we're all talking about our love of fees. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried hooking up a Hopper or Joey to an HDMI splitter to feed multiple TVs in the house? This would be of limited value since every TV would display the same content but might be useful in certain situations.
I have not done that, but I have used a modulator to be able to use coax to mirror a Wally to a second (standard-def) TV.
Yes, using HDMI splitters my H3 feeds the theater TV, the projector, the bedroom TV, the garage TV, the living room TV and the bathroom TV
True but the use case of one stream at a time works pretty well for those of us with only two TVs in the house.
I've always wondered why people defend every fee and price increase. Especially if they do not own stock or work for the company. The guys here that do installs for Dish I get. Dish is their lively hood.
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I agree. I also wonder why some people attack every fee and price increase. It's simple, you don't think the service is a good value, you change providers to one you think is a better value.
I don't come on here a lot. I don't bitch 24/7. I like Dish but I complained this time because I think that fee does a disservice to the company in the long run. When it gets to expensive I'll leave. I would do that with any service.
I would have signed my grandmother up but now not so much. I'll hook her up with Directv now. No box fee.
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You just proved my point about this fee chasing off potential new subs.
Well they could always make the Hopper 4 be able to do two internet streams at a time. We can always hope.
I don't like fees either but Directv is more expensive than Dish after 12 months and you should be careful with Directv channel packages. If you need to add any channels beyond what's included in the basic package, it'll cost a lot more on Directv than with Dish. Don't assume Grandma will be happy with the basic package.
Thanks for the reply and advice. I'm not talking about the DirecTV satellite service. I'm talking about the DirecTV streaming service. $35 for 60 channels is cool. I showed her their packages and it has everything she likes in the $35 package.
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This kind of shows your previous post in a different light. If you had wanted to be clear, you would have written it as Directv Now instead of Directv now. Because DISH charges $5 for a receiver fee, you're going to a streaming service for your grandmother. That's like saying that since Ford charges too much for cruise control, you're going to take the subway.
For the record, I wasn't directing my comment toward you. There are some on here who complain every time a new fee or price increase comes up, berating the provider as greedy and incompetent. My point was and still is..............it's the bottom line that counts, regardless of how the charges and fees add up to get there. I think you understand that and will make your choices based on that bottom line. So will many others, some of whom have stayed with DISH for many years, bitching the whole time.
I do. The desire to have two streams at the same time is one of the reasons why some people insist on having a two-Hopper 3 system, which Dish has consistently shown that they are trying to discourage people from getting. Having the ability to get two streams from one box would make more people satisfied with only one Hopper 5 (I still say Dish is going to skip the number Hopper 4. Hopper Duo is already the fourth version of the Hopper, and "Hopper 4" has become somewhat of a running gag here.) which would then make Dish more satisfied with serving those customers.
To be clear, I thought that was the introductory rate for new subscribers for the first two years. After the discount ends, the regular rate would be $7 per month.
