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Gamoore
Explorer
Nov 08, 2013

Don't want Dish's "Pay-As-You-Go" plan

We are considering the purchase of the Winegard Pathway carry out satellite dish and two Dish Network ViP211z recievers for use in our motor home. Since we live and travel fulltime in our coach we have no need for the "Pay-As-You-Go" plan from Dish. We would like to sign up for one of their programming packages under a two year contract. These packages are quite a bit cheaper than the ones included in the "Pay-As-You-Go" plan. So far I havn't been able to get an answer from Dish that this is possible with portable satellite systems. Has anyone out there been able to do this?
  • Themucsel's avatar
    Themucsel
    Explorer
    Nov 08, 2013
    I have this service and the first time I suspended it, they tried to charge me to re-activate....thats a no no. You should not be charged any fees for starting or stopping this service.
  • mikebreeze's avatar
    mikebreeze
    Explorer
    Nov 08, 2013
    I have the Family Pay As You Go Dish plan for a tailgater and one VIP211K. The first year I had it I suspended my service for the winter. They charged me $5.00 a month to do this. So this year I canceled the service and had them place a note in my record stating that I will re-subscribe in the spring.
  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    Nov 08, 2013
    Yes, it's possible and that's what most users who need it for more than a short period do. You can call Winegard directly (they are a full service Dish Network provider) at 866-609-9374. They can answer all your questions and also setup the service for you when you are ready.

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