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Negotiating Dish Network

Flika13 — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:29:51 GMT

Has anyone successfully negotiated a good deal with Dish Network? I have been a customer for over 10 years, not that they care, and my bill just went up $30 a month. I spoke with someone today in the customer retention department but was not happy with the deals they offered. I told them what price I would be happy with and when they couldn't meet that price I said to cancel my account on Dec 3 , I am paid up until then.

How long should it usually take until Dish contacts me with a better price? I remember when television was free! Of course we only had three channels and I actually had to get up to change the channel.

Re: Negotiating Dish Network

sann — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:48:42 GMT

I just cancelled my Dish service. I had a two year promotion that just ended. My sons setup a new TV for me ( early Christmas present ) I now have the the Amazon fire stick. something you might be interested in ....... I have Sling which is 35 dollars per month....... First month is 10 dollars..... Its on a month to month basis ........ You can cancel anytime.... No contracts......I let my sons set everything up wasn't sure I could get it right not ever having anything like it before....

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chessylady — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:55:26 GMT

Sling belongs to Dish...

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Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 01:56:56 GMT

@Flika13 wrote:
Has anyone successfully negotiated a good deal with Dish Network? I have been a customer for over 10 years, not that they care, and my bill just went up $30 a month. I spoke with someone today in the customer retention department but was not happy with the deals they offered. I told them what price I would be happy with and when they couldn't meet that price I said to cancel my account on Dec 3 , I am paid up until then.

How long should it usually take until Dish contacts me with a better price? I remember when television was free! Of course we only had three channels and I actually had to get up to change the channel.

@Flika13

Probably never, since you have just cancelled your service. You stopped negotiating, so what is there to talk about?

My two years is up and I am also looking around ... probably will go with Spectrum, which I already have internet with.

You should check with all services in your area that will BUNDLE services .... internet, TV, phone, etc. I never understood why my sister has a land line, but never uses it and never answers it .... having the land line just makes her total bill for TV and internet a better price.

While some people keep the same service for years, I recently read that bouncing around from company to company when your deal is expiring might save you money in the long run.

To me, this is such a hassle. I find no joy in calling multiple companies and comparing deals. It's just annoying.

Re: Negotiating Dish Network

sann — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 02:13:11 GMT

@chessylady wrote:
Sling belongs to Dish...

Agree....... But compared to what I was paying I'm happy with 35 dollars.........I kinda like being a Slinger.........

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Love my grandkids — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 03:52:50 GMT

@Flika13 Don't hold your breath. They won't be calling.

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Bibione — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:19:52 GMT

I am not very happy with Dish Network.They lost NBC recently.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:20:03 GMT

I pulled the plug on Direct TV several years ago so I don't negotiate. However, I've read many posts where people have tried and failed to get deals. Apparently the attitude of these service providers has changed.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:26:02 GMT

@Bibione wrote:
I am not very happy with Dish Network.They lost NBC recently.

@Bibione If you live anywhere near an urban area, you can use an inexpensive interior antenna and get all the local stations, which could amount to 50+ channels. I paid $12. for mine on Amazon, one for each TV.

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Bibione — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:27:15 GMT

Thanks.I might get one.

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Porcelain — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:42:40 GMT

@sann wrote:
I just cancelled my Dish service. I had a two year promotion that just ended. My sons setup a new TV for me ( early Christmas present ) I now have the the Amazon fire stick. something you might be interested in ....... I have Sling which is 35 dollars per month....... First month is 10 dollars..... Its on a month to month basis ........ You can cancel anytime.... No contracts......I let my sons set everything up wasn't sure I could get it right not ever having anything like it before....

I agree. Sling is fabulous. It's pretty much all the channels you get on cable. Except you can turn it off and on whenever you want.

Whenever there's something on cable tv that I can't find on other streaming networks, I just get sling tv for a few months to watch it and then turn the account inactive again.

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catter70 — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:04:10 GMT

My RCN cable just went up $21.00 and $13.00 of that was taxes and fees. What a rip off.

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Meowingkitty — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:15:32 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I pulled the plug on Direct TV several years ago so I don't negotiate. However, I've read many posts where people have tried and failed to get deals. Apparently the attitude of these service providers has changed.

I kicked DirectTV to the curb 2 years ago when the raised my price $65 a month. They would not negotiate. I still get junk mail from them at least once a month wanting me to come back but i just throw it away so I don't know what they are offering.

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Judaline — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:02:56 GMT

@Bibione wrote:
I am not very happy with Dish Network.They lost NBC recently.

Huh?? I have DISH. We haven't lost NBC-or any other channels!!!

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patbz — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:10:44 GMT

I live in AZ and we have Dish but (at present) no NBC; this happens occasionally, it'll eventually be back.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:37:41 GMT

They have contracts with local providers which expire and must be renegotiated. They'll go through the process, then NBC will return. Here, it was CBS not long ago.

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hckynutjohn — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 17:53:36 GMT

@Flika13

I have been with Dish Network for over 15 years. I have negotiated several types of "deals", which include equipment/package price reductions, and credits when I did not have access to channels that were down.

Also worked with service contractors they use for my area country for discounts on services they were providing. My present contract includes my cost for a Hopper 3, being the same as the Hopper.

Left DirecTV because I knew more about electronics then their base line technicians, and instead of minutes, it took hours to get even simple problem corrected.

I too remember long before retail TV sets hit the market, and the limited number of OTA stations one could watch, but only daytime hours.

I am happy with Dish Network and plan on negotiating with them, to my satisfaction, again when I need a new contract.

These are my experiences with this company.

hckynut 🥅🏒

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aubnwa01 — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 02:40:28 GMT

I have Dish & lost Fox (when it comes back, I'll have to catch up on The Resident & 911 via On Demand) & some other channel the 1st part of Oct. due to a dispute with some outfit called Tegna. I called Dish's CS a couple of days ago, & the guy gave me $5 off for one month. The last time I lost channels, they gave me $5 a month off for 6 mos., but I guess they're getting stingy! He told me to call back next month if it hasn't settled to get another big $5 off!

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:37:02 GMT

@Flika13 wrote:
Has anyone successfully negotiated a good deal with Dish Network? I have been a customer for over 10 years, not that they care, and my bill just went up $30 a month. I spoke with someone today in the customer retention department but was not happy with the deals they offered. I told them what price I would be happy with and when they couldn't meet that price I said to cancel my account on Dec 3 , I am paid up until then.

How long should it usually take until Dish contacts me with a better price? I remember when television was free! Of course we only had three channels and I actually had to get up to change the channel.

@Flika13

I've been working on moving away from Dish, so I'm curious as to what you have decided to do.

Unless I get some new information, I am going to bundle my internet and TV with Spectrum ... it's a 12 month rate with no contracts, which is their big selling point ... mo contracts. Prices jump after 12 months, but it looks like my TV and internet costs will drop approximately $80 a month ... for now.

I have no idea what Sling or streaming is, so am not sure if it's something I would even want.

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geezerette — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:54:30 GMT

@Judaline wrote:
@Bibione wrote:
I am not very happy with Dish Network.They lost NBC recently.
Huh?? I have DISH. We haven't lost NBC-or any other channels!!!

@Judaline

None of your networks must be owned by Tegna then. They are in a contract dispute with DISH.

We lost CBS. I've been watching my shows on my iPad with their app. At least it's free.