Dish Network - Gaps in Service
I will not be using my Dish Pay-as-you-go service for the next few months but cannot find any information on their website about suspending the account. Has anyone done this? If so, what was the pro...
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Yes, cancelling is the best way to do it. "Suspending" will cost you that six bucks a month for absolutely nothing.
You can cancel your service easily by simply not paying your bill. In fact, Dish CS now recommends that. You WILL get a notice or two saying your account is overdue but when you call them they say don't worry, we always do that.
If you cancel by not paying your bill you must wait at least one billing cycle (30 days) to restart your service, or else your first payment will be retroactively applied to the time you were cancelled (for non-payment).
You can also call them and insist that you want to cancel right now, today. They're going to try and talk you out of this but eventually they will comply and any remaining credit balance on your account will be applied when you resart your service.
All in all, Dish CS seems to be cooperating more, I've found. PAYG works well for me because I only want sat service during the winter and summer months, for short periods. Otherwise if you know you're going to use the service continually the rates are better if you sign a contract.
You can cancel your service easily by simply not paying your bill. In fact, Dish CS now recommends that. You WILL get a notice or two saying your account is overdue but when you call them they say don't worry, we always do that.
If you cancel by not paying your bill you must wait at least one billing cycle (30 days) to restart your service, or else your first payment will be retroactively applied to the time you were cancelled (for non-payment).
You can also call them and insist that you want to cancel right now, today. They're going to try and talk you out of this but eventually they will comply and any remaining credit balance on your account will be applied when you resart your service.
All in all, Dish CS seems to be cooperating more, I've found. PAYG works well for me because I only want sat service during the winter and summer months, for short periods. Otherwise if you know you're going to use the service continually the rates are better if you sign a contract.
