Re: Increased Customer Revenus in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20919993 en Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:08:31 EDT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:08:31 EDT Re: Increased Customer Revenus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21022910 thefoxbox :
said by Matt See Profile :

said by thefoxbox See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

Well duh, they bumped up the package price for everyone.

(Edited to correct)
Thankfully I got my package at a discounted rate instead of just signing up anytime.

You guys should call every month to see what discounts are available. It always works for me.
I bet they extend your contract each time they give you a new "discount" though?
Nah, it's mainly just promotional things for add-on packages and services that I wouldn't get unless I could get a discount. Like right now I'm getting Showtime for free and I had been getting CineMAX and Showtime for free along with another discount because my magazine was experiencing delivery issues. Every little bit helps, so instead of paying $100 I was paying around $85.

I'm already in a contract since I've only had the service since December, though. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21022910 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:26:42 EDT Re: Increased Customer Revenus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20920195 Matt :
said by thefoxbox See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

Well duh, they bumped up the package price for everyone.

(Edited to correct)
Thankfully I got my package at a discounted rate instead of just signing up anytime.

You guys should call every month to see what discounts are available. It always works for me.
I bet they extend your contract each time they give you a new "discount" though?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20920195 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:28:29 EDT Re: Increased Customer Revenus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919993 thefoxbox :
said by Matt See Profile :

Well duh, they bumped up the package price for everyone.

(Edited to correct)
Thankfully I got my package at a discounted rate instead of just signing up anytime.

You guys should call every month to see what discounts are available. It always works for me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919993 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:52:11 EDT Re: Increased Customer Revenus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919238 en102 : Over the past year, my service on the legacy Plus package went from $55/month for 3 tuners to $65/month, with no real benefit to me, outside of the Plant Green channel.
I cancelled 2 weeks ago. Retentions called me the next day attempting to get me back (almost worked!). $50/month, 2 free months, 3 months of free HBO/Starz/Cinemax and no contract.
Sounds good... until they put me on the 'new' Choice plan :p for that $50/month, and I lost most of what I watched... cancelled on the spot.
I'm currently on HD OTA, and TWC will be here next week to cutover from POTS/DSL to Cable, HSI + VoIP.
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said by Matt See Profile :

said by Nightfall See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

Well duh, they just bumped up the rate by $9.99 for every customer who has HD.
Link? Source?

I am an HD subscriber and my rates haven't went up.
»[DIRECTV] Programming Choices

The package price went up and they added an additional $4.99 to keep some of the HD channels I had. So my "HD" fee went up to $14.99 a month.
Not what you originally posted, but thanks for correcting it and standing corrected.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919218 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:19:07 EDT Re: Increased Customer Revenus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919068 Matt : I corrected it. I thought it was a bump in the HD fee, but it was a bump in the package pricing. My package went from $52 and change to $63 and change and I had the 2nd to lowest tier with the $9.99 HD access fee. No DVR or anything.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919068 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:56:11 EDT Re: Increased Customer Revenus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919034 Matt :
said by Nightfall See Profile :

said by Matt See Profile :

Well duh, they just bumped up the rate by $9.99 for every customer who has HD.
Link? Source?

I am an HD subscriber and my rates haven't went up.
»[DIRECTV] Programming Choices

The package price went up and they added an additional $4.99 to keep some of the HD channels I had. So my "HD" fee went up to $14.99 a month.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919034 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:52:55 EDT Re: Increased Customer Revenus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919022 dbmaven : The HD Service has always been $9.99/month (I've had it since it first became available).

They moved 5 channels that have no SD equivalent to an "HD Extra" package for $4.99/month - HDNet Movies, MGM, Smithsonian, Universal and MHD (Music High Def - which has different programming from MTV). I'd bet that's a zero-sum game - for each person who added that package to keep those channels, another one dropped it because they don't watch them. I don't see any increased revenue there...

The key from a financial results perspective in comparing DirecTV and DISHNet is that the former has been deliberately targeting "more affluent" customers, while DISH has not. Thus, in recessionary times, DirecTV's business is less likely to feel the pinch. Current results would seem to indicate that it was/is a good strategy.
With higher revenue per subscriber, and roughly equal 'acquisition costs' (Dish spends about six dollars less than DirecTV), and lower total churn, it seems to be working.

Competition is good for the consumer, and I hope DISH rights the ship soon.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20919022 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:51:31 EDT Re: Increased Customer Revenus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20918997 Nightfall :
said by Matt See Profile :

Well duh, they just bumped up the rate by $9.99 for every customer who has HD.
Link? Source?

I am an HD subscriber and my rates haven't went up.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20918997 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:48:06 EDT Increased Customer Revenus http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20918893 Matt : Well duh, they bumped up the package price for everyone.

(Edited to correct)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20918893 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:30:23 EDT