Email from Dish on Turbo HD re: current customers

[Paul Secic]

Yes, but its worth it. Here's how my bill reads:

DISHHD ABSOLUTE WITH LOCALS 34.99

HBO 14.99

WGTV (PBS) 1.50

That's $51.48 (plus tax, which is less than a dollar).

In a couple of days all the HBO's will be HD. You can't beat this deal.

I would like to have comedy central, FSN south, & sport south, but I can live without it. I debated getting the DVR and decided not to. I wish now that I had so I could record movies off HBO.

I've got two SD sets that people watch. One lady bought a 18" HD set hooked to a SD receiver. But shes moving soon due to Dementia, depression. So I'll buy a 32" Sharp HD Set in Dec. get this package. I feel sorry for my friend, but she's up at night giggling. I havn't had good sleep in about two months.

[cudwortho]

I switched to DishHD Absolute and I was under the impression I would still get HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz in HD. I called customer service and they ensured me I would be getting those channels, but they are still red on my program guide. Do I just need to wait alittle longer or should I not be getting those channels?

[tcatdbs]

If you signed up for them they shouldn't be red. They do not come with the Absolute package. You can get HBO and Showtime for $22 more and add Cinemax for a penny.

I switched to DishHD Absolute and I was under the impression I would still get HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz in HD. I called customer service and they ensured me I would be getting those channels, but they are still red on my program guide. Do I just need to wait alittle longer or should I not be getting those channels?

[tcatdbs]

Curious, why is your PBS $1.50? I haven't receive a bill yet, but I expect mine to look like:

ABSOLUTE and LOCALS: $34.99
HBO and STARZ: $22.00
EXTRA HD receiver: $5.00
722 DVR fee: $5.98
= $67.97 (price quoted me) + tax.

I thought PBS came with locals. GREAT deal with all the HBO, MAX and Starz HD channels!

Yes, but its worth it. Here's how my bill reads:

DISHHD ABSOLUTE WITH LOCALS 34.99

HBO 14.99

WGTV (PBS) 1.50

That's $51.48 (plus tax, which is less than a dollar).

In a couple of days all the HBO's will be HD. You can't beat this deal.

I would like to have comedy central, FSN south, & sport south, but I can live without it. I debated getting the DVR and decided not to. I wish now that I had so I could record movies off HBO.

[KevinRS]

PBS is an optional add on for 1.50 if you don't have a local PBS station

[Stewart Vernon]

I think some of the "can I make changes to DishHD Absolute" after 8/1 might be because of how Dish sometimes bundles things.

Your bill might have:

DishHD Absolute
HBO
SHO

Your bill might have:

DishHD Absolute w/ Locals
Starz
MAX

Now... You should be able to add and subtract the premium movie channels all you want, without messing with the grandfathered package... BUT adding/dropping locals might be a problem, because the computer likes to combine those lines... so you might be stuck either with or without locals because changing that would require deletion and re-addition of DishHD Absolute and they wouldn't be able to add it back.

This is the only scenario I see where making an account change might be a problem after 8/1.

[EscapeVelocity]

And now Part 2 of my Absolute struggle over the $35.00 a month. The 150 channel promise may mean that Dish intends to work things out with: (1) Rainbow which will bring us AMC and (2) News Corp. which will bring us FX (and SPEED, for those interested). Or not. And they may include the other three I'm interested in. Or not.

If they do add them on August 8 and put them all in the Absolute package, I'm going to be very, very upset.




On the other hand, I will be very very happy. :)

[kal915]

Yes, but its worth it. Here's how my bill reads:

DISHHD ABSOLUTE WITH LOCALS 34.99

HBO 14.99

WGTV (PBS) 1.50

That's $51.48 (plus tax, which is less than a dollar).

In a couple of days all the HBO's will be HD. You can't beat this deal.

I would like to have comedy central, FSN south, & sport south, but I can live without it. I debated getting the DVR and decided not to. I wish now that I had so I could record movies off HBO.


Why are you paying 1.50 for GPB(WGTV)? If you live in Georgia you get it with the locals you suscribe to, since it's a statewide channel. BTW, WGTV may show PBS kids, but it's not PBS

[Yes616]

How will this affect those of us that subscribe to both SD and HD? Will we get the new HD channels?

Don't worry.. Nothing changes for any and all existing (HD or SD) subs. Most of us can just stick with our plan we got back in Feb that is locked in until 2009.

All new channels will be available to those in the approriate channel package. AT-250 HD channel will only be available if you already receive it's SD counterpart, etc.

The only thing missing for me on the HD Only package is TV Land and sometimes Boomerang. I know they don't even do HD. Maybe "soon".

[Gary Noonan]

If you signed up for them they shouldn't be red. They do not come with the Absolute package. You can get HBO and Showtime for $22 more and add Cinemax for a penny.

I have HBO and Showtime. Dish told me today I could not add Cinemax for 1 penny unless I dropped both Showtime and HBO. CR guy said Cinemax offer only valid if one has no premium channels.:nono2: :confused:

[Gary Noonan]

I have HBO and Showtime. Dish told me today I could not add Cinemax for 1 penny unless I dropped both Showtime and HBO. CR guy said Cinemax offer only valid if one has no premium channels.:nono2: :confused:

I did what I should have done in the first place and call technical support.
A tech arranged for me to get the one cent deal. The lesson, never believe what consumer reps say as they always seem less well informed than techs.:)

[brant]

Why are you paying 1.50 for GPB(WGTV)? If you live in Georgia you get it with the locals you suscribe to, since it's a statewide channel. BTW, WGTV may show PBS kids, but it's not PBS


I live in GA, but my locals are FL stations. I have to pay extra to get the GA pbs.

[phrelin]

Well, "My Programming" on the Dish website "My Account Home" page now shows:

Current Programming: America's Top 200, SilverHD with PlatinumHD

They handled that change.