Why Buy??

[ccollet]

I've noticed alot of recievers and dish equip.for sale on places such as ebay. I'm kinda curious as to why someone would want to buy and own the equipment when i thought it was provided by Dish Network anyway.

 

[Cold Irons]

Some people like to own their own equipment for various reasons.

Myself, I (almost) never buy - I lease the E* equipment because I usually want to replace it with new technology withing about 3 yrs, so the lease seems cheaper.

To each his own.....

 

[C1787GJ]

You can only lease a certain amount of equipment from them. Usually 4 tuners, so after that you have to buy. I lease a 522 and a 625, but purchased a 311 for another room and also purchased the switch to make that one work So sometimes you have to buy stuff, or like he said some people just want to own it

 

[grendyl]

I wondered this too b/c it seems the cost of the product is sometimes more than it would cost to rent the product over it's entire lifecycle

 

[nmoulton]

I just bought a 625 receiver. It cost me $200 on ebay including the shipping. If I leased it, I would pay $99 up front (that is the deal the CSR offered me, some may be offered better deals), plus $5 per month lease fee. So if I keep the receiver for 20 months, I break even. After that I'm saving $5 per month. Even if you lease, you have to keep it 18 months, (again, that was the deal I was told.)

So from my perpective, I don't understand why anyone would lease!

Norm

 

[brg606]

I just bought a 625 receiver. It cost me $200 on ebay including the shipping. If I leased it, I would pay $99 up front (that is the deal the CSR offered me, some may be offered better deals), plus $5 per month lease fee. So if I keep the receiver for 20 months, I break even. After that I'm saving $5 per month. Even if you lease, you have to keep it 18 months, (again, that was the deal I was told.)

So from my perpective, I don't understand why anyone would lease!

Norm

yea, that's all good if nothing goes wrong with the receiver in the next 2 years. leasing also has the built in warranty factor.

 

[Charade]

I just bought a 625 receiver. It cost me $200 on ebay including the shipping. If I leased it, I would pay $99 up front (that is the deal the CSR offered me, some may be offered better deals), plus $5 per month lease fee. So if I keep the receiver for 20 months, I break even. After that I'm saving $5 per month. Even if you lease, you have to keep it 18 months, (again, that was the deal I was told.)

So from my perspective, I don't understand why anyone would lease!

Norm

This is interesting. I got in on a deal about 2 years ago for a 510 from Dish for $79 (or so). I truly believe I *own* that because there is NO lease fee on my bill. I just ordered (waiting for the installer as I type this) a 625 for $69. The CSR made NO MENTION of this being leased NOR mentioned any lease fee. The ONLY fee mentioned was the $5 second receiver and $5.98 DVR fees. There was an 18 month commitment or there would be a $240 cancellation fee.

 

[Charade]

Well, I just checked and the 625 that's on it's way now is LEASED. I didn't know that nor did the Dish CSR state that. They told me that it was $5 for the 2nd receiver (the 2 tuner counts as one) and $5.98 for PVR. Now I read on line (my account) about the offer and it states it's a lease. The $5 is for the lease payment and if you don't keep it connected to a phone line, there's another $5 charge. Geeze Louise!! They really stick it to you with the extra fees. OTH, I do like that I need an upgrade because of a system change (or equipment failure), they will change out the box (if I understand correctly)

Now I'm unsure of the status of my 510. How can I tell if I own it or it's leased?

 

[WiCkeDuDe]

I bought my 622 under the costco deal because I do not want to be locked into a 18 month contract. I have always bought my equipment and installed it myself. Most of that is due to a contract and some is that some installers dont know what they are doing so I install myself. In the case of a 622 I dont want to pay the leasing fee or any other costs. This way I can also cancel and move to another service if I want, plus I can always Ebay the 622 for a return. Since I did in fact buy it I can do whatever I please with it.

 

[rdinkel]

It is easier to do your own installs when you own everything. Don't have to fight over not using a Dish installer. Don't have to wait 18 months between upgrades.