gburrell
join:2005-02-10
Wyckoff, NJ
| Former Dish subscriber
Well I have had both DirectTv and Dish and now am on cable due to satellites extra cost for equipment and HDTV. If satellite insists on penalizing existing subscribers with high cost to get new equipment and higher fees to get HDTV, people are going to switch back to cable. It used to be satellite was a lower cost option with more channels and choices, but now cable has turned that around. (At least in my area). Looking forward to Fios driving even more competition. |
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Neyland
join:2003-02-04
USA | I agree!
The cost of the equipment must be factored into the cost of the service.
Also, the amount of compression on the sat services reached the disgusting stage for me. |
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nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD | reply to gburrell
ditto.
they lost me because of the $300 "upgrade" fee for the HD DVR.
I might be a FIOS customer someday, when the county I live in and verizon get done suing. |
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wizzle
Premium
join:2004-06-15
Durham, NC
| Agreed.
$100+ is just too much to ask. I'd say in my area that cable services are generally $10/month more expensive. So a $300 equipment purchase would take over 2 years to pay for itself.
Too much changes in 3 years time to commit to such a purchase. |
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Geminimind
Premium
join:2003-12-20
Sacramento, CA
 ·AT&T Yahoo
| reply to gburrell
If you notice satellite companies are giving you free installation deals if you extend your contract,will move your dish service for free if you commit to one more year of service. Contracts to keep their customers longer or charge them a breach of contract fee. Both D and E* suck. TV is expensive no matter who you go with. Why not go with the one who has no contract. |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to nasadude
said by nasadude  :ditto. they lost me because of the $300 "upgrade" fee for the HD DVR. I might be a FIOS customer someday, when the county I live in and verizon get done suing. And the kicker is you STILL have the lease fees on it so you really dont own the box.
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| reply to nasadude
So what's the difference between paying a 1 time $200 (current upgrade price) with a monthly $5 DVR fee, and paying $20/month for a multi-room DVR? At the end of a year, you will have spent $260 for Dish and $240 for Verizon's. Almost equal. But at the end of 2 years, Dish is at $320 and Verizon is at $480. Even with just the standard DVR ($13/month), it's almost equal after 2 years.
Now this doesn't take into account programming fees, but they vary greatly from provider to provider so a direct apples to apples comparison can't be drawn.
My point is that, if looked at over a not-so-long term view, their isn't a lot of difference in price. One just has higher upfront costs but lower reoccuring fees, while the other has nothing upfront, but constant fees that can add up in the long term.
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| reply to Geminimind
I don't know about DirecTV, but Dish has no contract options available. Yeah you have to pay a $50 installation fee. But many cable companies also charge similar. If you know someone who already has Dish, you can get a Club Dish referral to save $50 (aka "free activation"). If you don't like it, just call, cancel, and ship the receivers back at any time.
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