Go buy a new car, put an intake on it, then go to the dealership with a "funny noise under the hood," and tell me how far you get with them doing anything under warranty.
Who said anything about warranty coverage?
But I can swap the intake on that car if I like, because I own it and can do what I like to it. If it is leased I cannot, or I'd be liable for the cost to return it to stock at the end of the lease when it has to be returned.
Same for painting it a different color, or adding flames. How about adding an different radio and new speakers.
There are lots of things you can do with something you own that are not options with a leased item.
- If you're planning on disassembling your receiver for parts or targets, then I guess it really doesn't matter that you're getting a free upgrade because you can now take your old receiver, that you own, and disassemble it to your little heart's content. You can also do that with the one you own now (that they don't care if you send back or not.) Enjoy.
I was speaking to the question of why someone would want to own instead of lease in general, not the "upgrade" program Dish has of for the 721 receivers.
Go back and read the whole thread. I said Dish had no requirement to replace the 721 at all, and that the upgrade, even as a leased unit with fees waived, was a good deal, and well beyond what they were obligated to do.
They could easily have dropped support for the unit and required customers to get new units in the normal manner (lease or purchase) and pay what ever fees would normally apply.
Case in point, the recent OnStar issue with GM vehicles. A lot of early adopters lost usage of OnStar when the cell carriers turned off the analog towers GM covered part of the cost to upgrade some systems, but others were just turned off.
I got hit with it as well, when I could not keep my Nokia 5100 phone active. The carrier offered to replace it was a new phone for free, but that new phone is not as good in many respects. in stead I bought a newer phone that met my needs better than the replacement offered. But not of the newer, digital only phones work as well in my area. While the analog phone might get static, I never lost the signal such that I could not make/receive calls. The new phone loose signal all the time in places I often go.
Sure, when it works the audio is clearer, but I'll take noisy over no signal any day.
The new one has longer battery life, text messaging, and lighter weight, and smaller size. But if I often cannot get a signal, what good are all those things?
