David
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Granite City, IL
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Re: Not likely
Sounds like you got a higher TV pkg (Dish TV) than what you probably should have got.
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lurk3r
| I do have the highdef package (advertised at $10 per month, actually 20), and upgraded from the $34 to the $59 TV package. That means $79+10+25 = ~110, not 160-170. I paused the add on TV and read it to the agent, the flat out refuse to honor it. My DSL and base phone line costs $39+$35 = $74, so I should be able to get the satellite for $5 according to their add (the same one I signed up for last year). Someone really has to sue these people for their complete disregard for truth in advertising. |
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David
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Granite City, IL
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| Now taking what you just told me..
If I add $34+$39+$35=$108 is what I get that way.
Now if you upgraded as you say to the $59 pkg
$59+$39+$35=$133, so how you get $110 out of that is beyond me.
Now I am not sure on the High Def. pkg but if I have to use my DirecTv as an example (theirs is like $20) I would pay the $61 I currently pay plus $20 for the addon HDTV pkg.
So mine would be a $61+20=$81 for my current TV channels plus the DirecTv pkg. I don't think you can even order DirecTv's just HDTV pkg not without having another package.
I will have to ask them and find out.
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lurk3r
| Exactly, you have hit on my problem, they are advertising all 3 packages for $79, but charging me $108 as you illustrated. I'm not trying to be unreasonable, I know that what I have will be more that the base package. My problem is that they are charging me $4 less for 2 of the 3 services that they advertised, and continue to advertise at $79 for all 3. |
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David
Last man standing
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join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
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| Ok, I think you might have actually answered your own question. Now with what you are telling me, and keep in mind this is just what I am going on.
Now here's what I crunched(keep in mind basic numbers here):
$35=DSL
$34=phone
$59=Upgraded tv pkg
$20=HDTV add on
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$148= Total
Now if you did all of that I get $148 right there. I didn't add any taxes to this, so this would be about in the ballpark estimate. Now keep in mind this also is including the upgrades you made.
$35=DSL
$34=phone
$34=tv pkg offered
$20=HDTV add on
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$123=Total
Here is the estimated price I get if I just went with the HDTV upgrade only, and stuck with the basic pkg. I can't say for certain if you can just pay for say Discovery HD and not have to purchase Discovery. I don't know if that works or not or if you have to pay for the channel. That would be something dish would have to answer. I can't say I have tried it as I have no HDTV's in my house. I have a 25 inch sanyo that works just fine for TV. However, some people enjoy their TV more than say me. I think what happend was you went outside the pkg with the upgrades. I am willing to bet that's what happend. I don't think dish would sell a $59 for $34, If DirecTV don't I don't expect dish to.
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