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rjohn1015

@charter.com

reply to jimmiew
Re: [DISH] How about Dish Network HD vs. DirecTV?

I used to install dtv. If you are looking for just an HD I imagine with a promotion and HD upgrade the receiver and dish would run you about $100. Its the HD DVR combos that are the $300 units.

Also If you cancel w/ one of the providers with the intention of going to another, tell them that before you cancel and they will offer you all sorts of deals just to stay with their company. Request the retention department and bitch about your bill every 6 months with the threat of cancellation. Your bill will be cheaper than Dishs' in a year plus you will have an extra sports package or movie channel to boot. Be sure and threaten to cancel over the phone. Dtv makes all of its money on stock so they all in all don't give two shits about whether or not you (the customer) get a free HD DVR as long as you agree to pay for service.

If you do cancel and then try to go back under a new installation package like you are talking about, you will have to sign up under a different name. Maybe your wife's. Otherwise you will be listed in their computers as a former customer and that is a curse that you can not get rid of. You are right that they take far better care of their new customers than their existing ones. If all of your profits are in stock you definitely are going to care about quantity not quality.
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