pb4uski
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I figured that I would share our quasi cord-cutting experiment. We live in a rural area with no OTA because of a mountain between us and the local transmitters.
When we were in Florida last winter we had our Dish TV service on vacation... $5/month to keep it on hold. When we returned from Florida I put in the absolute cheapest package I could get and still get my local stations (CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox) ... their Welcome Pack which is $20/month get us our local and some limited cable channels, including HGTV which is a much for DW. So our total cable bill is about $63/month...$20 for programming, $39 for equipment (4 TVs and a centralized DVR that any TV can access) plus $4 in taxes.
So we pay $63/month summer and $5/month in the winter.
It has worked out ok but I miss TNT and USA but we access that via DD's Infinity connection via the internet but have to tolerate the commercials.
Recently I told DW that I was thinking of upgrading our Dish programming so we didn't have to do the commercials and she said that there was no need to... so we'll see.
BTW, to get the Welcome Pack you have to call Dish... you cannot get that cheapo programming package via the internet portal.
When we were in Florida last winter we had our Dish TV service on vacation... $5/month to keep it on hold. When we returned from Florida I put in the absolute cheapest package I could get and still get my local stations (CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox) ... their Welcome Pack which is $20/month get us our local and some limited cable channels, including HGTV which is a much for DW. So our total cable bill is about $63/month...$20 for programming, $39 for equipment (4 TVs and a centralized DVR that any TV can access) plus $4 in taxes.
So we pay $63/month summer and $5/month in the winter.
It has worked out ok but I miss TNT and USA but we access that via DD's Infinity connection via the internet but have to tolerate the commercials.
Recently I told DW that I was thinking of upgrading our Dish programming so we didn't have to do the commercials and she said that there was no need to... so we'll see.
BTW, to get the Welcome Pack you have to call Dish... you cannot get that cheapo programming package via the internet portal.
Are you a current Dish Network customer and tired of paying $50 or more for a bunch of channels you don’t watch? I recently discover a “secret” programming package that gets my family all local channels in HD plus popular channels like TBS, History, TLC, MSNBC, Hallmark, Hub, HGTV, Food Network, Oxygen, CMT, and Boomerang for a whopping 65 cents a day . We get 60 channels in all, plus one HD-DVR receiver, for a grand total of $26.99 a month. (If you don’t want the DVR service you only pay $19.99/mo.)
The package is called the ‘Welcome Pack’ and most people don’t know that it’s available to ALL Dish Network customers, new and old. Why it’s called the ‘Welcome Pack’ is a mystery to me. If you log into your online account you’ll notice that this package is NOT an available option. Currently, the only way you can get the welcome pack is to call them at 1-800-333-DISH and ask for it. Took me 5 minutes to call and get our programming changed.
Below is a screenshot of what your account will look like once you have the ‘Welcome Pack’. Your account will actually say ‘Package No Longer Available’ – WRONG! The secret is you just gotta call and ask for it!
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