4tide1 said:
But they tell me I will have to pay 6.00 lease fee for the 211 plus 5.00 for the extra sd rec. I will be using. Is this correct. If so would it not be better to just buy the 211 outright and avoid the 6.00 lease fee. I thought I would just have to pay the 59.00 for the hd programming and 5.00 for the extra rec. Any help?
The $6 lease and $5 extra receiver fees would be correct if you kept both of your current receivers for a total of 3 receivers. If you told them you didn't want to send a 4900 back to them for a $10 credit, they might be thinking the 211 isn't going to replace a receiver. It would also be the correct amount if you happened to have signed up under one of the older initial lease plans. They paid $5 for all receiveivers - not just the 2nd, 3rd, ...
The ViP receivers are $6 to lease and $6 as an extra receiver fee so you wouldn't be saving anything to purchase it. If it was going to be your ONLY receiver on the account, you would save $6/month if you did purchase instead of lease.
I'd suggest you login to "My Account" at the DISH website and click on Equipment to see what your offer indicates. Some people are offered a 211 for $49 instead of the $79 you listed - but everybody doesn't see identical upgrade offers.