My costs with Dish went up 5 bucks this year due to some increased costs associated with local broadcasts and a few cable channels. that is the first price increase I’ve had in the last 10 years for my “service”. I did upgrade 2 years ago to a new base unit, which dish did not charge me for the upgrade and it allows me to record 16 channels at once (plus an over the air channel so 17 recorders) and prime time TV for all 4 networks. It’s DaBomb. No one else has a dvr with that many recorders.
I left Direct many years ago because they refused to give me a break on new equipment when they were giving that equipment away for new customers. With dish the most I ever paid for an upgrade was 25 bucks when they came out with the DVR recievers and that because I wanted two of them (one for me, one for the wife). When I upgraded to the single 16 channel DVR my bill actually went down by 10 bucks due to having only 1 recorder vs. 2. Compare the prices between dish and direct. You may win on that “first year” but you will more than pay for it on the back end, and the 2 year contract per year coasts will be more than dish. I’ve done the math on that one more times than I care to admit and every time dish came out ahead. That’s why I’ve been with them for over 14 years.
Smarter than the average bear
