HELP!!! Elderly Father Moved Out And Canceled His DISH - When Can I Start My Own DISH Service?

Why wouldnt it be? Just get on their website and sign up. Not sure where you are, but they have next day installs available here. Might even be faster if you call and tell them you already have the dish and just need whatever receivers you want hooked up.

 

You haven't called Dish already to start a new account ?

SInce your father canceled, YOU are a new subscriber, but DIsh might give you some flack on that. An adequate story that can be verified should help.

 

The ONLY thing I would think possibly be rejected is your eligiblity for "new Customer" status. And as James said - just tell the truth - there should not be any problems getting a new Dish account under your name at the same address.

Please let us know what your results are.

 

I believe that the only time the address is an issue is if the previous subscriber has an account balance.

 

how can dish collect from a new customer at an old address. i don't think that would be legal. when i first moved here our cable co tried that. making new customers pay off someones elses bill from the same address they even red flagged the joint. lets just say it didn't end to well for them

 

even with different credentials like SSN and DOB

 

I cannot think that being an issue, unless the contract also had your name on it.

 

though time warner and now spectrum used to pull that crap. trying to make people pay other peoples bills that wern't on the acct just because the address had a balance on it

 

was your credentials an his contract??? if no then you should have no problem what so ever. and if they say the address has a balance on it then i would def file an fcc complaint providing your credentials wern't anywhere on his contract. were you an authorized user on his acct if so that might hinder you also. but other than that i see no issues. keep us updated and let us know how it goes. it don't surprize me what so ever with some of the stunts these companies try and pull

 

That would not be legal....A phone call to a lawyer would take care of that quickly.

 

darn right it would!!!

 

It wouldn't be legal - and you wouldn't need a lawyer to tell them that !!!!

 

Being in the right isn't going to insure that you win your battles.

 

By making it seem like the problem will go away if the balance is paid.

 

It goes a LONG WAYS.

 

Not legal to make someone else's bill if they didn't sign the contract or wasn't even an authorized user on that person's account. Dish would have to chase the person down. Wich they won't do they will just sell it to a debt colletor