DISH Network Reviews

I pay $160.00 each month for cable TV, and you can't come to a deal with Fox News? And you want to blame this on Fox News? Are you aware of your track record over the past 10-12 years? Rest assured that everyone else is!

I have been a faithful customer with Dish Network for years but I am tired of their inability to negotiate contracts and constantly blocking my favorite networks. This has happened over and over again. This last failure over Fox News is the last straw for me. That is the only news channel my family and I watch. If they cannot carry Fox then I will have another provider. What's more, when you call to get a status of the negotiation, you never get an answer. I am beyond upset. I am fed up!

I have paid Dish for the channels that view Fox news & Fox business. I therefore demand a refund from Dish and I will after 19 years leave dish for DirecTV within the next few days if Dish fails to provide what I have paid for!

Either dish or Fox made a big mistake when they blackout Fox News. If Dish thinks this will make us start watching the liberal news media. Dish customer service was the pits as far as helping us. I will give them two weeks to get their act together then if things aren't changed we (after being a dish customer for 15 years) will find another subscriber.

Dish has a one-way contract... cancellation of channels. I would not have dish had I understood their business practices. Called Dec 20 told $650 due to cancel service. They may or may not get Fox news back to programming. They offer NO adjustments for not keeping their end of the contract. We the people need to find better company to give our money too. Out of this mess at end of my contract.......

They evidently feel that, since they have more customers than DirecTV, they can be cavalier about their relationships with their customers. Doing this dirty Dish deed to FOX during Christmas week exemplifies their "holier-than-thou" opinion of themselves. One would be wise to dump Dish stock and switch carriers. The only way to retaliate against such crassness is through the pocketbook.

We arrived home from travels Sunday to find Dish has blocked the channel I watch the most. I called them and got the excuse they are in negotiations with Fox. Well I am not in negotiations. I paid for Fox as part of my channel package and I want it back now. I told the customer rep that I will fire them if they don't have Fox restored Monday. She seemed nonplussed by this promise.

Fox News, the only news channel I watch, was removed without notice, from my DISH TV subscription package. When I started with DISH, it was part of what they offered. Where is my rebate from taking away what I watch almost all the time? Better yet, put FOX back on immediately and restore what you promised me when I signed up.

Dish is wrong to remove Fox news from its programming. They are not helpful on the phone and on live chat. They read a script to their customers blaming Fox News.

When I signed up to DISH, FOX News and FOX Business was in the package. Without them, I would expect a huge drop in my rates at least. However, I'm not waiting for them to realize their miscalculations on the backlash that is going to come from this. DISH uses their customers as pawns in their negotiations and forgets there are options. I'm going to DirecTV today.

We have had DISH for several years. They dropped FOX & today I ordered DIRECTV. I paid for FOX. DISH contracted with me to provide FOX as part of my package & they have defrauded me. Class action is needed here.

My husband just told me to cancel our service with Dish Network. Blocking Fox News violates our freedom of speech. We have a right to be heard. I hope that Dish reconsiders this move they made. I see we are not the only people enraged about this.

I have been a customer of Dish for 12+ years. On more than two occasions they have taken networks off the system. This morning no FOX Business or FOX News. That was the last straw... after being on hold for over 30 minutes and getting some agent overseas, they transferred me to someone higher up. I told them that if FOX is not reinstated in 24 hours, cancel my account. They offered me $20 which is a slap after putting up with their increases year after year with less entertainment value. Very poor business ethics and responsibility on Dish management. I will be back to Cable by Christmas.....best gift ever! Thanks Dish....I needed a reality check this year.

I cancelled Dish immediately upon my not being able to get FOX news, which I believe is a breach of "implied" contract on Dish's part. Do any lawyers out there see a class action there? I refused to be bought, when I cancelled they offered unbelievable deals (three times), each one better than the last. Well it will cost me dearly but I simply cannot stand it anymore. Bad enough at 71 years old I need to climb up over two stories to get the equipment off my steep roof (in the snow), and I dread the confiscating my charge card account monies the way they are going to. Oh, I was lead to believe that the equipment return wouldn't cost me. How about $17 for the shipping labels (per box). Oh well, just call me stupid. I will let you all know how it turns out. I wonder what FOX says, when dish seems to be placing all the blame on them?

Well they finally reached the bottom of the sewer. These communist left wing cartel ** cut off Fox News thinking the American people would just lie down and accept their heavy hand. I got news for them. They just let the genie out of the bottle. They are the greediest self-serving cartel in America. Bundling the most disgusting selections of useless stations in order to charge their customers outrageous fees in order to get a dozen useful stations. It is time for the American consumer to band together and go after the commie Senators and congressmen in Washington DC who have allowed this cartel to dictate what we the consumer must watch. It is time to go after these greedy **’ bank account and let them know we will no longer eat the Pablum they want to serve us.

I have a contract with Dish Network. To break it I will have to pay a fee. Contract is until December 2015. I am about ready to pay the fee, but at this time of year, I can't afford it, so this is my Merry Christmas from Dish Network!!! Pulling Fox News I hope will cost Dish Network serious loss of customers. What horrible customer service they provide. To pull one of the only program that I watch, among the 798 crappy programs they offer, is insane. A few weeks ago they pulled TCM, the only other program that I watch. They pulled TCM for almost a month, telling me that other providers do this. I know of no other provider that has done this!!!

I called to get new service and was connected right away to an agent who told me that I would get Internet and TV for $105 and after my credit check installation fee waived, equipment charges waived, the only thing I would pay is first month upfront, which I agree to the $105 charge. Turns out it was almost $200 to get started. When I tried to cancel I got put on hold twenty minutes transferred to retention who tried to offer me $10 of per month for six month ($60) for being charged the extra hundred dollars to keep the service. When I said no I just want all of my money refunded to my account they said I have to wait two days and call back wait on hold twenty to thirty minutes to request a refund. This company is dishonest and I would not recommend them to anyone.

I have had Dish service 3 times in my life over the last 15-20 years. The first two times ended because of divorce, and moving (opting for rabbit ears to save money). I will NEVER have Dish Network again!! EVER! Why? You ask...

Fox News is not available on DISH. I hope everyone reading this will do as I did. Call DISH and demand they give you a $15 discount for the next three or cancel your DISH service. They DID give it to me! This should help motivate DISH!!!

I cannot believe that DISH has the nerve to not keep FOX news on the air. Our country is in shambles with everything going on and the only fair and balanced news is on this channel and if DISH can't see that, I don't want to be a DISH customer.

In order to be an informed American I need to hear both sides. Without Fox to balance the opinions, you have become nothing more than propaganda for the left. I will be cancelling my subscription to Dish Network ASAP. You should be ashamed.

Dish needs to be legally challenged. First, they stop providing channels you were promised in your contract with them, but provides no financial reduction in fees for this. I contend this is a BREACH OF CONTRACT. When I signed with them, the list of provided channels included FOX and TURNER. If they wish to blackout these channels, they owe their customers a rebate in fees for not providing these networks. Second, when I tried to cancel, I was told that I owed $140 for cancelling the contract. I have been a customer for over 2 years. A year ago I called to try to lower my monthly fees and informed them that in 5+ years I have never used the DVR. They said that they could come and downgrade my service by replacing the DVR with a Non DVR box. and save me $8-10 a month. I agreed. To my surprise this renewed my 2-year contract and to save less than $240 dollars, I was now on the hook for $280!!! Cable companies need to be controlled, either by legal action or Congress. I wish we could go back to a TV antenna!

I will be leaving you as soon as possible because of no longer having Fox News.

Fox blackout - It is clear that your corporation and stockholders has made all the money you could ever spend. I will be leaving you soon as your game playing during one of the most critical periods in our nation’s history excludes you from being a player of value. FOX will return after I have left, so I will have no way of knowing that they are back on Dish. You will have no way of letting my family know that you were just fooling around with FOX and didn’t really mean to go out of business yourself. If you can tell me right this minute that the FOX network will come on during the day, do so now.

Forget about using these guys if you have a motor home and need to change local stations when you change locations. DISH customer service can NEVER EVER EVER get you the local station change without 3 or more phone calls for EACH location change. Customer service is useless. Supervisors are useless. They just refuse to provide this service without so much time and phone calls that it is just not worth it. And they charged us $274 for the receiver and installation. Goodbye DISH, hello DirecTV. Even if DirecTV sucks, they can never be as bad as DISH!!!!

When making calls I was just transferred from operator to operator and no one gave me a clear answer. They did not give me the deals they were offering me just moving the charges up is all they could be doing. The very first operator Christina was nice but from there only one other man could get what I was explaining. The others were very rude and inpatient not willing to listen clearly or ask questions to satisfy the customer.

With that disclaimer said, I will continue with how horrible this technology is... For something that's been around since the 50s, readily available as access to the internet since its inception during the late 1990s and early 2000s, it's advanced at the rate of say Fossil fuels. Horribly.

Have been with Dish network for 4 - 5 years. A year or so after our contract was up, I got a hold of them to see if we could possibly get a new system. They say sure just need to sign a new contract but no good pricing schedule. Have to pay full price. I say forget it we're going to DirecTV. So they send me to account specialist. They say great news we can get you all new systems for free. No commitments! I say sounds good but I want paper billing. Sure sure! We get the new system and at the end tech asked to sign for equipment and 2-year contract. So I sign for equipment but say there's no way I'm signing a contract.

I just got Dish Tv and since I've gotten it my last name is wrong on the contract and even though I have advised them of that no change. So I want to know since they have lied to me about the contract and the price and we have had nothing but problems with it since we signed up. What right do I have to get out of the contract??? They say their customer service is great and it's not. When I first talked with them they said you can run two tvs off one box. What they didn't tell me was if you're recording two shows, both tvs have to watch the same show, so needless to say we have to have two boxes which is more money. So in the long run the consumer gets screwed again.

We are bound with a 2 yr contract for Dish TV with financial penalties for disconnecting service early, $20 per mo, prior to end of contract. For 12 mos would be $240.00!! However Dish is dropping important channels from our plan and increasing the price!! So far we have lost CNN, losing CBN and Fox news channels. How can they get away with this???

Be warned, Dish TV DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR CUSTOMERS once they get your signed contract and money! I recommend that anyone who is thinking of becoming a Dish TV customer, that you do your research!

This is the worse cable company I have ever used! Their packages are expensive. They make you get a 2 year contract and they offer a "$20 discount" for 1 year (you can get this specials with more channels for the same price "Discounted price" with other cable providers). Plus that was something that was not mentioned to me at the beginning. Wow!!! If you want to add a receptor, please avoid that. Then if you want to cancel the contract there is a $260 fee for that. Idk I'm just not happy with their service. I felt they just want to have you stuck with a 2 year contract and once you have signed the contract there is no way to reduce the bill. I just didn't have this experiences before with other cable providers I have used. I wanted to try something new, but I went wrong this time.

Well I got TV and internet bundle. When I purchased, the lady asked if I had a router or needed to purchase one from Dish. I said I would just purchase one from Dish and she said that it was $100 but on special, I could get it for $50 with the new service. The tech came out the next day and installed everything but the internet was horrible. We literally had to reboot the router every time we tried to use the wireless internet. I called and complained and they sent a new tech out to check the router for problems. Here's where it gets interesting.

I had so many service issues. As soon as my 2 year commitment was over (9/2010), I cancelled. All the equipment was returned. I even paid for more one more month just to be rid of the headaches. Today I came home and found a collection notice from AFNI for $115.29. I called and they confirmed my last payment, and the return of the equipment, but could not tell me what this charge was for. I paid for two years of bad service and worse customer service, and not once did Dish offer me any compensation for all the days without service. It's a slap in the face to receive this notice now. This is not the way to win business.

Dec. 5, 2014, I called DISH to discuss my bill. I was offered a 30 dollar discount on my bundle (TV, DSL, PHONE). Instead of the discount, my phone was shut off Dec. 10 and my DSL was gone the next day. I called Terrance in Littleton, CO. He told me that my phone should not have been shut off and offered me a $50 credit, plus credit for the time my phone and DSL were down. When the phone came back on, I was given a different phone number. I called back and talked to someone who said he was in the president's office and there was an order to disconnect the phone. They would not give me back my original phone number. Why can't they go back and listen to the recordings with agents? I would never shut off my phone as it is connected to two different alarms. I took notes on everything that was said. I did not get all the credits they offered. And my bill is back to where it was. I have another year with them. HORRIBLE COMPANY.

Be aware when you cancel service you are required to pay shipping costs of returning equipment, not a huge deal, about $18. They will tell you this. BUT what they won't do is charge your account on file. When you cancel, your account is closed but they will send you an email with the $18 charge stating "charged to your account," so you think it's done, then a month or two later you get daily phone calls from collections over this charge. You try and contact DISH via the email you received (because you no longer have an account and can't log in or get anywhere over the phone without an account #) and get a notice "charged to auto-pay." Well, they won't ever charge your auto-pay because you no longer have an account. The collections person even said they shouldn't have worded their emails this way. Do yourself a favor and if you haven't yet signed up - DON'T and if you cancel, see how you can just pay that charge over the phone.

From Pastor ** - been way over charged for at least 6 mo. at around $200.00 a mo. My name is Terry **. I stuck with paying 200 a mo. for what I know was way too much. It should have been only a $100.00 a mo max. I got tired of it all. Called them over and over and they said it’s normal. I got to where I was tired of being way overcharged. So one month I didn’t pay. Months later I called - I missed sat and I owed them all kinds of money is what they said. I have witnesses to prove all this is true - to do the right thing they need to pay me back all that was overcharged to me and still I missed sat so much and called a lot of times to work it out. Was even willing to pay them to get sat back.

I am moving in with my fiance who has Dish network. I had it in my apartment although it didn't work properly on either TV. I called to cancel my service since I am moving in with him. They asked me 3 times if I want to transfer my service to his home. No... he already has dish network. Hello?? How many times do I have to say that? They won't send me boxes to return my equipment, they say I have to bring it with me and continue to pay for 7 months. What kind of customer service is this? They want both my fiance and I to pay for their crappy service. I will never refer a friend to Dish network, and once our contracts are up, we won't use them again.

I had Dish TV service and was ok with it. I signed up for their internet service in Aug. It was horrible, it would go down 5 to 6 times a day. I had to unplug the modem then wait for it to recycle. I called Dish 3 times but they never sent anyone to fix it. I finally called and cancelled both the internet and TV service. I argued with their rude customer service rep for 15 minutes. He never turned the service off and they kept billing me for it. I went with sudden link the same day I had called Dish to have it turned off. They removed almost a $1,000 from my mother's bank account. After several phone calls I received a refund of $545. They are still charging me almost 500 for early termination. Over $300 just for the internet. I do not feel I should have to pay early termination fees for something that did not work correctly. I will be filing in small claims court against these rip off artists.

I have been on the phone with your company for over 2 hrs. complaining about service been disconnected because a manager told me to pay on certain day. Tried to call corporate and was transferred to six different account specialists that keep telling me that they are from the corporate office. You are going to lose lot of customers because of all these little deceit by people that represent your company. I am thinking about switching to another company after 6 yrs. of been with DISH. I demand a call from the real corporate representative.

I don't even have dish network, but the phone call I just experienced made sure that I never will! I called to find out their prices, and the man on the phone was incredibly rude the whole time. I wasn't aware that I couldn't just get internet, and I told him our TV was free (because we don't have cable!) and he said “Well then maybe you should get internet for free.” Very snobby. Then, I just went along with it because I wanted to see how much it was, and I told him we would want the cheapest cable set up, and he kept asking how many TVs, etc. I said “Probably one because we want the cheapest TV since we don't watch!” At this point I was getting flustered, and he had another rude response so I asked to speak with someone else and he said he was the only one. I said, “Really, in your whole company, you're the only person I can speak with?” He said, “Yes, you can call again but you'll just get me.”

When I ordered Dish to replace ATT for my internet and cable I was NOT told my internet was limited. I also was not told I'd have TWO dishes in my backyard. My TVs will sometimes freeze and if it's not corrected by Dish my TV will shut off. I called to complain about not being told about the limited internet or that I'd have two dishes. Reply: "The order was placed, you must have known about both." Stupid comment as I would not have ordered limited internet and not be able to do research from Ancestry.com. Yesterday I received notice my bill will be going up a minimum of $7.00 per month. I've had this rotten service for less than 2 months! Threats of turning off one of my local channels, customer service that is terrible. A charge for a tech coming out because the 1st tech did not tell me how to restart the service although I received a message via email I would not be charged for the visit! I'll pay to stop the service early and sue the hell out of these crooks!

Four and half years ago at a different residence in a different city, I had an account with DISH Network. The contract I signed said that they would guarantee service in the downstairs living room and the upstairs master bedroom. The service in the upstairs bedroom never worked properly. Sometimes we got the channels to change upstairs by turning the TV off downstairs. Sometimes we had to turn the power off to the box, then turn it back on without turning the downstairs TV on. Often, we would just forgo watching TV in the bedroom.

We signed up for Dish last month (November 10th) and we already (December 15th) received an email stating that our bill would be going up $5 starting next month! We were told we would be locked in to the package price for 12 months. IT'S A BLATANT LIE AND A TRAP TO GET YOU TO SWITCH!! When you call you get a song and dance about being the lowest and channel owners are raising prices. When you lock in a price, it shouldn't matter till after that 12 months. BUT NOT WITH DISH! They will put it in your contract that they can no matter what they promise when you sign up! Nothing but thieves!!

I recently moved to N. Idaho temporarily to see if I would like to eventually relocate here permanently or be a snowbird. I have a six month lease and only brought the necessities I could fit in my car here. My home is in CA. I had no intention of permanent residence in Idaho returning when it started to snow. One day a salesman from Dish catches me working on one of my rentals and proceeds to pitch this TV service to me. At the time I had just internet and no TV at my rental. My internet is with TWC which has no contracts, when I got a TV I was going to go with them. This sales guy talks me into going with Dish and has me sign a 7" tablet explaining that I was signing up for the discounted package for HBO etc. I spoke to a gal on the phone to verify. I was NEVER TOLD THAT THERE WAS A 24 MONTH COMMITMENT.

Last year our receiver box went out and we contacted Dish who sent us a new one... It took 4 days. They did not overnight it. As soon as it finally got here I packed up the old one and took it to a UPS office as instructed with a picture of a UPS truck. About 4 weeks later I start getting phone calls and emails that they have not received it. I told them I sent it...maybe it got lost. The harassment continued. Finally I went down to the office I had dropped it off at and found it was sitting on a shelf. I ask why? They told me it was a Fedex. They send me UPS instructions and slip in a Fedex label???? I sent it back by Fedex but it was an overnight. They made us wait 4 days for our new one and overnighted the non working one. I will never understand that. Now they keep threatening taking away favorite channels. I'm truly annoyed. We are shopping but the choices out there are not very attractive.

This is the second game I have not been able to watch. I am a patriots fan and their games that are a 1 o'clock dish doesn't seem to air. It's not just the patriots games either. Most football games that air at 1 pm on cbs dish don't air. I've talked to a supervisor about this problem and he didn't help me at all. He said that there was nothing he can do about it. So I pay for the football pass and can't even watch the games I want to. I'm very disappointed in dish for not resolving my problem.

After signing up with Dish for a 2-year contract, within 2 months, they discontinued the Speed Channel and within 12 months, my bill went up from $29.99 to $74.99. When the technician came to install the satellite dish, he told me that he would mount it to the side of my house. Without checking with me, he drilled holes through my roof. 18 months later, I have cancelled Dish and still have an ugly mounting unit on my roof. When I have cancelled Comcast or Frontier, they sent me prepaid boxes to return their equipment. With Dish, they charge you for each box. They nickel and dime you every step of the way. VERY DISSATISFIED.

My husband ordered Dish tv and we did not like it at all. The bill was supposed to be 29 dollars, but we were paying 170 dollars. When we finally noticed we called and they said "you forgot to cancel the premium channels." So we canceled them, then they charged us for 2 months at once. They were trying to charge us for a movie that was ordered when no one was home so we called again and they reversed the charge. I wanted to cancel Dish tv and go back to DirecTV because of the price and they said we signed a 2 yr contract. I asked my husband and he said he didn't remember them saying he was signing for that, and Dish tv told us that in order to cancel their service we have to pay 30 or more a month to pay for early termination for the next yr. What the!!!!!!!! That's the same as their low package so now we are stuck with them. Now we are moving and being charged 100 dollars but their ad states, "You pack your boxes and we will move your services for free," where is the free if we are paying for it. Very unhappy with Dish tv. I would not tell anyone to get this service.

We've been with Dish for less than a month. The main box on the hopper system is rebooting every 10 seconds and as a result the other 3 TVs on the system are not working. I was given 4 "options": 1. be without TV for the weekend, 2. be credited for the days we're without the service (that should be a given) or 3. drive to get a new one. Dish can send a tech in two to three days to replace the box or I can drive 70 miles to pick up a new box (that's the closest supplier). Or, get this, I CAN CALL the technician who installed the service and ask if he can come out, if I STILL HAVE HIS NUMBER. Has anyone ever heard of a company that has THE CUSTOMER call the company's technician to replace defective equipment the company installed. BEWARE!

I Have had Dish for Internet for almost a year now! Nothing but problems. Always losing Internet access. Call Dish. Tech checks network. Reset Dish modem and router. Internet will work for a short time then stop working. Also Dish has limits on data usage 10 Gigs. That will not last very long. After 10 gigs are used up Dish will slow down the Internet speed. So slow that nothing downloads. That is how they get you! Add more data. Then your monthly bill go! Best advice Don't go with Dish Network!

I was promised a service by sales and lied to! Excellent Service Technician! Technician could not believe Dish's Customer Service and the service I original plan I agree to.. Lots of hidden cost that is not told to consumer. I was so on 20 GB, and only got 10 GB. When I tried to correct this problem I got the runaround, and the upcharges! Dish would not help me and wanted to charge me $1000.00 Cancel Fee. Dish told technician to remove equipment. I wanted full credit, but no such process exist. Agent ** was very rude. I kept my cool, but with no resolve. It would 10 days approx to look at what I was told my word against Dish's Agent..! So beware, not recommended - poor service! I would be fired at work if I operated in Customer Service this way! I was sold a package of goods! - That was changed at the service technician install equipment, and now can not get out of being charged $1000 in fee to stop this roller coasters.

My DC was compromised. I call dish to pay using my bank account info while I wait for my new card. They tell me it was declined. I call my bank ready to fight because they told me everything was unfrozen. Bank said there is nothing wrong on this end and that no one has tried to run anything. I call dish back and they tell me it's me and I need to be better with my money! I have been trying all day to make a payment to them. Funny all my other bills I was updating over the phone and Internet worked just fine. They kept telling me it was not on their end. Truly feel like they are trying to get late fees out of me!

Lots of great programs to watch but... I am on limited budget and told them so at time of getting this service. My bill is always huge. It seems I'm always paying on this account. And every time I look online my bill is 170.00. I hate disputes. Easy going easy to manage is my motto. I had to take off auto pay because I'm afraid they'll do like a well known wireless provider did last year and wipe me out depleting my bank account. A total nightmare.

We have been really screwed by this company. My husband was relocated and we were told our transfer of service would be free. Not true. We were charged $100 and told we would have to wait 3wks for install. Well we waited........ tech shows up at 5:10pm and his estimated time was between 8-5 so there you go. Then because of trees he couldn't install I insisted and he went and brought a supervisor to explain. So DISH can't provide the service yet have hit us with our 264 monthly bill, 675 in termination fees, and we need to return their equipment. Oh yeah we were told we would be responsible to remove and trash our dishes from previous address. What an awful company dish is. Please avoid at all cost DISHTV.

I requested cancellation when my contract expired & was told someone would contact me to pick up the equipment. A month later, I received another bill from Dish & no one ever picked up the dish, box, etc. When I called to inquire, the rep was not helpful. I asked three times to speak to a supervisor. When I finally got a supervisor on the phone, she agreed to credit my account but informed me I would have to send the equipment back at my own expense - roughly $20. There is no local drop off location. This is an unexpected "charge back" and I'm extremely disappointed in Dish's business practices.

This is to serve to help others with their complaints against Dish NetWork LLC. Dish Net Work LLC is company that conducts itself with FRAUDULENT PRACTICES. We contacted this company back in Sept 2013 to acquire television network services upon completion of installation of their equipment within our home by a person who represented himself to be a Dish Network service technician. My wife was told to sign and initial a BLANK cell phone screen with nothing on the screen except a single line to sign upon (which was the equivalent as signing a blank piece of paper). When she asked what this was for she was told it was simply confirming that the equipment was properly installed. I was also told that I needed to present the first month payment on her credit card, which she did for $49.95.

10/11/2014 Digital Dish came out to install 1 hopper with sling and a wired Joey. Problems started from the installation of the hopper. The coaxial sparked when the installer tried to screw the coaxial into the hopper. He then contacted his supervisor many times and informed me he had to unground the outside dish. The system finally booted up. The installer went into the other room to install the Joey. A few minutes later he came out and informed me that the Joey receiver was fried, because he said my outlets were hot. He took me outside to the meter where the main power came into the house telling me it was hot also. He then told me to call my power company, and I did. AEP came out the same day, and stated the power coming from outside into the house was perfect. And that the Dish installer was wrong.

I had TV go to loss of service called Dish. I had to talk to three people. Then they said they could not fix it so they wanted to send a person out and charge me for the service call on their Dish.

Sad that Dish doesn't care about the viewers!!! Outside of a very few channels and NBC, CBS just to mention some & we can hardly watch what is put on Dish. If it's not bad language it's nudity. We will be watching a programs and it's interesting however, without warning there goes bad language and some nudity. We know Dish doesn't care what the Discovery channel is putting on. Even Gold Rush has such bad language that it's hard to watch most of the time. Be careful - Discovery is getting large enough to start its own TV Network. You could be out has the largest TV Network and Discovery in. The word is... Watch Them.

Tried to get another box installed for another tv set. Dish was no help to me - wanted me to give a credit card no. that I did not want to give. So I still don't have the extra box I need to watch my tv. Very upset with Dish Network. Soon as my times ends I will never have Dish Network again.

I decided to switch to DishTV after poor experiences from a cable and another satellite provider. After contacting Dish, I was set up with an installer for the next day. The installer arrived about an hour late and profusely apologized, saying he had a challenge with his previous installation and wanted to stay until he was assured it was working properly. The installer, Johnny, used a laser to discern the optimum location for the satellite dish and then he trimmed several trees (!) to make sure the dish was located for the best reception. Then, Johnny took great care to install the inside boxes just right and even ran extra cable so my daughters could relocate their TVs to other locations if they wished. Each location was thoroughly tested and the remotes labeled for the rooms. He even helped me in hooking up my new wireless modem.

We need more time for downloads as many people in our home do College online, k12 online as well as banking and many other projects that have to be done on a regular basis. We end up having to pay for more g-bytes each month and it is getting to be very expensive. We got dish thinking it would be better but we can't even get Netflix or watch movies or any of the things you advertise because time is gone before the month is over. We feel like we lose out on many things because you don't have an unlimited data plan. I wish we had known this before signing up with dish because it sure isn't what you advertise on television.

Upon retiring and then moving, the Townhome I bought will not allow the Dish stuck on the townhome. As I explained this, they pretty much told me that I could go Screw myself. When I told them I had had DISH for 5 years and they told me if I moved, I could just cancel with no cancellation fees. Now I am stuck with a $300 plus bill and all I have is ss now. Just a bunch of sorry people that you have to deal with.

I had to cancel because my mother died and my house will be empty and their only option was for me to pay $360 to cancel service. I will never recommend or have dish again.

Nov 21, 2014, I had an Oral agreement which is legal and binding with Michelle in NV on a RECORDED SALES CALL. Dish Network violated the contract. Breach of contract is a legal cause of action in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance. A fundamental breach (or repudiatory breach) is a breach so fundamental that it permits the aggrieved party to terminate performance of the contract. In addition that party is entitled to sue for damages. I have numerous calls and emails with various representatives of dish network. Services were cancelled as of December 3rd.

In a game of brinksmanship CBS and DISH are screwing the consumer. I called Dish tonight when CBS was taken off the satellite, they offered to take $10 off my bill for 3 months. Big deal. I contracted with them to get two things, which I stipulated when I agreed to the two-year contract: local San Francisco channels, and local sports on CSN Bay Area. I have one last 1 out of five (FOX, CBS, NBC, ABC, CSNBA). I want 20% off my bill or cancel my service. I am tired of being the pawn in DISH's game of chicken.

On December/02/2014. I called the 1-800. Number Spoken to a customer service representative. Made a payment of $14.54. I then set up auto pay for the month of January. The customer service representative said I was all done & no payment until January. December/03/2014. I was billed by auto pay for the same amount of $14.54. I called to speak with a customer service representative on December/03. I told they couldn't stop the auto pay & there was nothing they could do. They had to charge me even when they saw that I called in the day before to make a payment. I would say they are low life rats.

Called to refer a family member and everything was done over the phone with a dish rep. Using the certificate I received in the mail from dish was used to confirm the referral and told I would get a credit for $5 a month for ten months. After several months passed by, no $5 credit. Called Dish to inquire. They had no record of the referral and could not find the certificate # that was used. They couldn't find the record of the conversation with their rep. What a scam!!

I was in the market to get new cable & internet service. I did some shopping and thought Dish was worth a try. What a colossal mistake. The "technician" came at 10 am, installed 2 gigantic enormous satellite dishes on my roof. One for internet, one for TV. Then he left for an hour and a half because he didn't have a part. He returned and was "finished" at about 4 pm. That's a 6-hour install, an entire waste of a day for me. He stated that the internet modem had to "finish downloading" before I could use it. Then he left.

They want you to be with them. Even if there is no facing place where to put the antenna, you can not cancel. So we had to pay the early cancellation because they couldn't be able to put the service here. It's been three times that we moved and they just want our money!! This people is trained to take money not to give service. Professional thieves!! Watch out!

I have only been a customer of Dish Network for 8 months. I have been extremely dissatisfied with the internet. I have called several times and complained. I use the wifi for school and webinars for work. I was basically told from the representative the wifi would not be adequate for my purposes and was rude. I was told I couldn't speak with anyone else. I wasn't looking to terminate my internet, until I was told it would not suffice for my needs. It’s completely unreasonable to pay for a service to be able to do school work and not be able to at least do that much! It’s a MUST in my home to have wifi, and half the time, I don't even have it. Customer service is apparently a thing of the past with this company. As I see others feel the same way!

I have had DISH less than a year and have had nothing but trouble. At first every day and sometimes several times a day the video would freeze, then the audio would stop, then the screen would go black. The remote and receiver stop working but I could turn tv off and on. I have contacted DISH on multiple occasions and I am on the third receiver. Each contact I was asked to unplug and plug in the equipment which would mean moving the tv. I repeatedly stated that I am disabled and crawling around on the floor and moving the tv was not possible for me. Even after repeating I was disabled they continued to tell me to move things around and unplug/plug equipment. Now every day at 4:00 pm the video freezes, then the audio then the screen goes black. There is no sense in calling because they have NO clue what is wrong. Cannot wait until my contract ends so I can get rid of DISH.

Pick a day. You will get different answers. I have been on the phone once a week. I hear we can reduce satellite TV charges. But, if we reduce or cancel satellite internet, we have to "stand in line" for the next signal. I did not have to stand in line when it was installed. Right there, pronto. When I said (comparing to cancelling the WHOLE deal) the cancelling went up from 300 to over 700. I really don't understand how a company can treat people this way. Refusing to pay may be my only way.

I called today to add an additional box in another bedroom, Rep stated that I would have to extend my contract for another year and that I would have to pay 95.00 for the box and a 50.00 Tech fee plus a 12.00 monthly service fee. When I heard all that I became angry, I understand the 12.00 monthly fee but all the other stuff is a ripoff. When I started the service 2 years ago I was paying 65.00 because all the discounts you get for the first year but after the first year they charged you for all of the discounts and since you are in a 2-year contract, it's not much you can do.

My house was flooded one month after I switched to Dish Network, forcing me to move. When I got into my new place, the technician discovered that I could not get a Dish signal at my new home. While the technician was still at my house, we called customer service about the situation. After several discussions, we agreed to cancel my service. They informed me that I would owe $440 for canceling my contract early and that they would charge it to my card on file. I had lost that card during my moving process, so I wasn't concerned that they would charge anything to my account. I planned to pay them $50 a month by check until the balance was cleared. I hadn't heard anything from them in several weeks and I never received the box to return my equipment.

The installation technician installed the service at my previous apartment and got me to sign something on a tablet which I thought is the installation complete confirmation. I moved after 6 months and the new community doesn't allow dish to be installed. DISH says I have a two year contract which has a fine print that reads it is my responsibility if there is any reason why dish cannot be installed and I have to pay $360 cancellation fee. Absolutely hate this service. I will add a receipt here once I get my final bill.

DISH has many misleading points in their contracts. The agent tells you that whatever program package you sign up with you can keep. Within 6 months of my sign up I had 4 of the stations I signed for GONE. As of today, 16 months later, I have lost approximately 16 of the programs in my package, not to mention a huge $50 a month jump for less service. I was suppose to lock in at approx. $46 after the first year. But, it jumped to $79. I had to call constantly and argue my contract. After 3 months of arguing the $79, they put me at approx. $54. Still over the contract agreement! It is a constant harassment and irritation to constantly babysit and keep ahead of the DISH scams to squeeze every dime out of you. I am dropping DISH 3 months before my contract is up because they violated their contract themselves. Everyone BEWARE. None of these companies give a rat's behind about you. They just want what's in your pockets.

I had lightning strike my house which hit the DISH receiver and the cables outside. When I had it installed, they had to run the coax outside because I was using the indoor cable for TWC internet. Anyway, I found out they do not ground the system. Technician said, "We are not electricians, we don't ground." Getting back to the lightning, the cables fried inside and outside setting my couch, carpet and wall on fire. If I didn't have a fire extinguisher the house would have burned down. Needless to say, I canceled my DISH and returned to TWC. The cables are underground and grounded. After I canceled, I asked them to remove the cables and DISH and they ignored my requests. (I didn't want that to happen again.) I had to remove everything myself and add insult to injury, I had to pay for shipping to return the two dish boxes even after I was told they will waive the shipping! I am happy to be back with TWC, no DISH for me, EVER! I will gladly pay more for TWC!

I left Dish several years ago. Afterwards I received telephone calls daily or every other day. Same with emails I would get 2 emails from Dish in one day. For the past few years, I get mail to my house every single week. This is harassment!

I have a 2nd TV that my kids took over to use mostly for video games. I originally had it set up for TV programming. Come to find out that when I got a new TV and wanted to use it for regular TV viewing, the signal had been shut off although I was still being charged for 2nd TV programming. When I complained to Dish Net, they could not correct the problem via chat and verified that I had been paying for 2nd TV programming all along. They then wanted to send over a tech for $90 charge to reprogram receiver. I said, "no--reduce my bill to 1 TV." They then said they would send tech for free. Wondering if sat networks double dip by charging for inactive auxiliary TVs people are paying for. Something fishy about all this.

Contacted Dish in November 2013. Representative offered me 12 mo at a fixed rate. I have transcripts of conversation. After 3 months the bill increased 50.00. I contacted dish about this and the conversation escalated to their "office of the president". Was told I needed to provide transcript which I did and never heard back. After 12 months of dealing with this and yet another price increase I called and cancelled which sent me to the office of the president again. I explained my situation and was then told that I would owe 360.00 early termination fee. I explained to the rep that I thought there should be some form of adjustment due to the circumstance and was told to have a nice day. So even after providing documentation of the promises, this company refuses to acknowledge or honor what their representative stated, and refuses to make any form of adjustment. So at the end of the day, paying 360.00 in early term fees is better than having to deal with a shyster company like Dish network.

I try to get package but the guy on the phone was very rude and not helpful. Never will call them again. Very disappointed how he was talking with the customer.

Right off the bat, I do not want to lose service. I was notified by the owner of the park I live in that the Dish was not allowed in the location it was put. After 3 tech visits it was determined the current location was the ONLY location with signal. I even signed up a referral but have to cancel service. My problem is the lack of compassion of these people. No break on cancellation fees (even though I signed up a customer). They want $440 to cancel. NEWS FLASH DISH: My contract says $220 ($10 per month for remaining contract). I am simply appalled as to the non compassion toward most of the previous complaints I have read. Do not understand how an agreement can be so one-sided. We have to follow it to the T, but they can change anything and everything if they please. I would rather pay regular rates from day 1 and have no agreement to sign. Other aggravations include unprofessional CSRs, double talk robotic conversations, HOURS on the phone getting promised promotional gifts.

They just won't get it I don't want their DAMN service...and they call. I made one mistake on asking about their pricing...and they call. I had three family members killed in a car accident and told them to leave me alone...I did not want to be bothered by them especially at this time and they keep calling. I ask for a supervisor, he assures me my number has been removed and they call and they call and they call....on and on and on.

Dish is a hot mess. If they knowingly mischarged you or say you lose all DVR programming due to equipment malfunction they sometimes credit your account or offer you movie vouchers but get to a very small limit of these "credits" in the calendar year, of Dish fixing their own mistakes and they tell you there is nothing they can do for you and they will be able to issue any credits the new calendar year for any new issues not withstanding ones. Dish don't put caps on your own ridiculous service. If it's your fault, you OWE me. Like for example, when you just got into a contract fight with Turner but didn't want to pay their asking price for over 7 popular channels, you knowingly charged all your subscribers all those days those channels were missing (and your representative called Turner shady). You knew exactly what you were doing. You owe every Dish customer a credit on their bill and you know it. Shady company.

For the past 3 months I have been trying to resolve the slow internet speed issue with the Dishnet customer service. After speaking to customer service 3 times now, I have come to a conclusion that these people don't know what they are doing. In the state of Colorado, they have tied up with CenturyLink, which was not mentioned to me beforehand when signing the contract. Now every time I call Dishnet, they keep me holding and talk to Century Link and do something to increase up the download speed.

A year ago I called Dish after DirecTV doubled our monthly rate. Dish offered me a two year contract for $54.00 per month. I wanted to reduce the cost so I also downgraded the service. A few months ago I noticed that my fees were increased to over $70.00, I call the Dish customer and after an hour or so she told me she had no Idea why my rate increased, she promised to reduce the rate and make sure it would not happen again. After DISH lost CNN and other Turner channels, which we were really interested on, I called to find out what they were going to do about it. I ended up talking to three different agents. First agent just told me that I only received a courtesy discount and ignored the fact I told her I signed a two year contract, like a good little Robot, she kept repeating that I was lucky to get the courtesy discount. I asked to talk to a supervisor, the next agent was not even as articulate as the Robot, she told me that Dish did not have a two year contract anyway that I would not have been getting a two year contract at all. (So she was telling me that I was lying) I had enough of that, I asked very politely to talk to her supervisor.

Had Dish installed, was happy with service. The problem started when I started working with them. Found out they're very shady. Not only do they sell dish they also sell DirecTV, Cox cable, Cox internet, CenturyLink, and charge people to put cable on illegal. I've seen it with my own eyes and the owner is involved. Also I made 3 sales and my check bounced and owner said he would not pay me. I've had 2 of my customers complain about the install and services. I found out the one that was satisfied lived in upper neighborhood and well established.

From day one with Dish they have tried to charge me the money my uncle owed. The house I moved into was previously occupied by my uncle. As a favor to a family member I moved into the home to fix all needed repairs, clean the home, and keep the utilities on until the home could be sold. While my uncle lived in the home, he had an account with Dish, however, the account was overdue and the service was shut off. I only discovered the issues with my uncle's account when I tried to set up service with Dish when I moved into the home 4 months after my uncle moved out. From that time forward, Dish has tried to charge me for my uncle's past due charges. Never have I had any ties to my uncle's account, nor have I ever been financially obligated to any of my uncle's debts. As much as I would love to help family I do not have the income to support more than myself.

I disconnected my service more than a year ago and Dish continued charging me for the service. I did not realize that I'm being charged month to month for the disconnected service as someone else pays my bills. I called Dish and they did not want to refund me the money that I overpaid for a year although I did not use their service as my new service was the one sending me the signal. I think that Dish Network company are very unprofessional and thieves and I will never go back to them or recommend the service to anyone. DO NOT BUY DISH NETWORK. Also Dish keeps changing more and more for their service. Buyer beware!!

When I first signed up with Dish I was extremely happy, everything was great, I even tried to convince my friends and family to switch from DirecTV to Dish because I thought they were so much better! Now I regret my choice to move to Dish in the first place. A few months after I signed up with Dish I got moved for work. This is where my trouble began. The installer came out to set up my service and told me that I could not receive service where I am at because there is no line of sight. So naturally, I call to cancel, why would I pay for a service I can't use? Well, the first agent I talk to (after I have to repeat myself 5 times because apparently he wasn't listening) tells me my only options are to cancel my account and pay a $420 cancellation fee or I could transfer it to a friend or family member (despite the fact that I told him 3 times the latter option was not an option he continually brought this up). I told him I didn't think it was right that I would be charged a cancellation fee when it's not my fault I have to cancel, I can't get service here. It's not as if I'm choosing to cancel.

I'm one of those customers who have the biggest package available in 3 rooms just to have choices while living alone. This came as a surprise. In all my years with cable I have never sat down to watch something and couldn't because the network didn't renew their contract. When I called to find out what was going on, I was told "Oh, hopefully this will end by next news." It's been over a month now and Corporate Chairman Mr Ergen says, "He's not concerned his customers won't be able to watch CNN." After reading the article reading Mr Ergen's quotes, I'm convinced I need to change networks. I'll probably go back to Uverse Att. My advice, Dish has poor customer service and they appeal to the lower income with lower prices deals that attract you but give extremely poor customer service and could care less about providing a good service for what consumers want.

I signed two yr contract for a particular package deal, it included auto pay (charge card) only to be able to receive package deal. They started to overcharge me from bill one, and then when I would call, they would quote me things that I would get for my inconvenience, but they never kept their promise. Every month when I would receive a bill it was wrong. I would call and again a nice quote to save me money, but my bill never changed and no deal was ever given. I would call them and they would blame me and also tell me that there is no record of what I stated to them about offering me deals, they just flat out lied on phone is a big game of theirs.

The Realities of being a Cable/Satellite TV Subscriber — First of all, to the Dish Network Subscribers, I feel your pain, as a former Dish customer myself for 8+ years I went through the process you’re now experiencing several times. At this time I no longer have any Cable/Satellite service, I could just no longer afford their prices, I downgraded my package a couple of times, then realizing I wasn’t really missing anything I totally closed my account. I’m currently just getting my local channels Over the Air through an Antennae (FOR FREE).

Anyone reading this and wondering if you should switch to Dish Network, I urge you to please reconsider before you switch. They will remove programs and channels at their will. If you sign a contract with them you are asking to be taken advantage of any time they want. They shut your system down every day to see if somehow you're cheating and stealing from them and see what you have been watching so they can remove programs and channels just because they think not enough people are watching them, so they can negotiate with the people they get their programming from. Yes right in the middle of you watching a program your system shuts off for up to ten min while you have to sit there mad as hell. I can't stand this Dish Network, and as soon as my contract is up it's over for them with us, and as far as Direct is concerned they try to make your bill higher each Month. Your best bet is just regular High speed internet and Netflix. I can't wait till there is more programming like Netflix. We all need to get out of our contracts and watch things some other way and send both the satellite co. a big message. To hell with both of you. WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE IN ANY MORE. I WILL NOT SIGN ANOTHER CONTRACT WITH ONE OR THE OTHER.

Since my favorite sitcoms, drama series and news are at CBS and CNN, today I called DISH TV customer service to rescind my contract and I got a recited speech of my contract small letters, so therefore I have to keep on paying 72.50 monthly for the term of my contract and can't enjoy my favorite programs. It is a huge customer screw up. I will be filing a formal complaint to FCC and PR government agency that represents customers. Very upsetting. BTW here in Puerto Rico you are blacked out since Tuesday Nov 18.

When dish TV did not renew the contracts, previously held, certain channels were no longer available. Ultimately, the shows that aired on these channels were unavailable for viewing.

Well first of all the complaints I have are not the channels or any little dispute. They came out to install a new Dish at my new apartment which they did so and it works great but they never asked me or the property manager where the Dish could be mounted. It was mounted right next to a electrical box on the common property so it had to be moved. They came back out to move the Dish then tell me I cannot get a signal from where it is permitted to be. So I said I'll have to cancel my subscription so tech leaves.

In the middle of the year my DISH was turned off. I was in a wreck and couldn't afford to pay. However a lawyer representing DISH called and ask if I could make payments and she would waive some of my fees because I still wanted to get it turned back on. So I paid what was asked of me even after one of my auto payments didn't go through, I stood by my word and called to make the payment. I talked to her again and she said call DISH and ask how much it would cost to get it turned back on and the person I talked to said $100 and something.

Obtained Dish to watch Pac 12 Network. Local ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox channels are in HD. With my Tailgater I can watch HD TV while on the road in my trailer. I watch live TV or programs recorded on my DVR from anywhere on my IPAD, computer or android phone with Dish Anywhere.

I have asked the FTC to sue DISH. I have also asked the FCC to revoke DISH's FCC license. This is a result of the fraud, deception, and theft. They have taken CNN and TCM off of DISH, however, continue to take money from me for those services - that they refuse to provide. Do not sign up for DISH. They are arrogant, hateful crooks!

Dish network needs to stop taking ch away from our servers or add new one for the ones that get taken away.

Dish is getting to be just as bad as Time Warner Cable! They keep dropping channels but not the price. I pay extra for a package to include Cartoon Network, Boomerang, ETC, but those channels as well as others have been dropped by dish but lo and behold my package price didn't. Pretty soon like TWC we'll be paying $140 month for 10 channels! Stuck with a 2 year contract but may be worth the money to break contract and go with Directv. Can't be any worse than these two.

We never received notice of recent Turner channel blackouts involving CNN, TruTV, Cartoon Network, and others. We're told that we're subject to channel and programming change and there's nothing we can do about it. Dish claims they are doing everything they can, but if so, why is there a blackout of the channels? Why not settle these disputes before the contract ends? It's to frack its subscriber accounts to line their own pockets. We're entered into contract for two years, shouldn't we get the same service for the whole two years? Not asking for special treatment, just feel hosed by the man.

I have been a Dish customer for 4 years. Recently we have lost channels with no discount in our bill or warning that it was going to happen. In June 2013 I had upgraded to a Joey in our bedroom. They are trying to say that starts another 2-year commitment and they are charging me $80 early termination fee. They broke the contract by not notify us of changes and a decrease of our bill. I was treated terrible by customer service, I was disconnected from one person then had to tell someone else what I wanted. This happened 3 times.

I've been a Dish customer since Primestar gave us up. Although the service overall is fine, their practice of dropping/changing channels at their whim is infuriating. One day ION west is gone, then HUB with no explanation, then a local channel gone. Now this Turner "temporary" fiasco with no end in sight. Why must I live up to OUR service agreement but Dish doesn't have to? Just let us have the channels we want without all the extra ones we DON'T want.

One of the main reasons I have for using Dish had been Cartoon Network for my children. This dispute has gone on long enough. If TBS goes, I might as well go with Direct or another service.

I signed a contract knowing I was going to move. They said I would be released if dish could not install at the new location. I moved after 6 months and I have 2 options, pay $340 early cancellation or move again in one year to their service area and continue to pay a pause fee every month for 9 months. They blame me that the satellite can't reach my new location. Dish are filth of the earth.

Dish has violated my contract by not informing me of the discontinued channels. Dish did not attempt to inform me in anyway by email or letter of the issue, until I became aware of the discontinued channels. It is unfair that I am paying for service that was promised in my contract. I know if I broke my contract of the two year agreement I would be fined for breaking it. So the question is why is that it's alright for Dish to violate my contract without getting fined for breaking it. I am a loyal customer and I do not appreciate being lied to, we had a legal agreement. If you don't find a resolution and this continues, I will contact a lawyer.

We have lost access to CNN and can no longer continue our services with a company whose CEO feels this is a "non-event." The day that CNN was blocked from our lineup I sent an email asking when this issue would be resolved. I received no response. Almost a month later we decided to cancel our service because our most watched channel (CNN) was not broadcast and CBS was threatening to cut ties with DISH due to contract issues. As my husband says, "fool me once, shame on the ** CEO, fool me twice, shame on me." I do find it interesting that the CEO of DISH thinks losing CNN is a "non-event" when we were offered a $15 discount per month for our troubles, then when we refused, a $20 discount, then $25 and finally a $50 discount. It seems odd that a company would offer a discount of $600/year for such a "non-event"?

We have been Dish customers for about 20 years and are not pleased with their cancellation of all these channels (Turner, Sirius Music stations from 99 to 11 and now threatening to cancel CBS). We are also not pleased that they feel they need to renew our contract with every change we make. Why do all their customer service people have to be based out of the country and sound like idiots when we try to contact them. They are not helpful. They are based in Englewood, CO and should have customer service reps in that area! Keep jobs in the US!

I have been a loyal Dish customer for years. I have had a few equipment problems in the past twenty years but they were all resolved quickly and to my complete satisfaction. Until recently, I have had no complaints with customer service. My big problem with Dish is their constant contract disputes. Losing CNN is like a slap in the face. As a loyal Dish consumer, I feel so disrespected and disregarded. One day it's there and the next morning CNN, and HLN, are gone and now I have three channels of MSNBC! No warning, no announcement, no nothing! That is so unacceptable.

Over the last several months I have had a complete loss of signal, a partial loss of signal, or a loss of channel signal at least half the time I watch my TV. I checked all the things that might interfere with the signal and me, 66 year old was up a tree topping it so it didn't interfere yet it didn't improve. I went to customer service and they tried to help but were unsuccessful. Please, don't even try Dish as they are not reliable. The worst part is I had good service for 2 years and then when it went, it was from good to bad. I would want to change servers but while I was getting good service I expanded my service and that is when the service nose dived to - I can't wait to go to any other Dish or Cable service to get the proper signal so I can watch the channels I was given when I signed up for their service.

I called dish 3 weeks ago regarding the channels removed and asked, "when will the channels come back?" I was told soon, it has now been almost month and I am paying 70$ for channels that I'm not receiving. I called last week to cancel but they are charging me a cancellation fee. I don't understand why if they broke the contract I'm paying for channels that I'm not receiving. This is a rip-off! My contract is over in a year, but I'm not going to keep getting ripped off by dish.

Every time I have to call into tech support, I get some out of the country person who is reading a script and repeats everything I just said. For one little tech support issue, it is a least a 60 minute call NOT counting the hold time. I just wish that Dish Network would hire people in the USA instead of hiring people out of the country with some kind of whiny "Minney Mouse" voice on the other end of the phone line that only 50% of the time can solve my issue/question. One time I called Dish about the same issue 3 times and I actually got an American voice whom was very pleasant and handled my issue right away without having to repeat everything that I had just said. Wow...that was great. On occasion when I am on hold for a long period of time, when I hear the whiny voice, I just hang up because I don't want to get frustrated that I can't understand the person on the other end 40% of the time and also because I don't have the time...nor the patience.

On Oct 13th I contacted Dish Network regarding the cancellation of Turner broadcasting. I was told that it was a just a temp. thing and that it would be restored in a couple of days. So far it has been 22 days and with no resolve. I contacted Dish customer service today, and the representative told me that Turner Broadcasting is demanding a 500% increase in cost to the service, compared to last contract. Stated that Turner is going bankrupt, and trying to use Dish Network to make up for their downfalls. I believe that both companies are at fault. We all know that contract negotiations start well before the end of a contract. Both sides should have had plenty of time to satisfy each other’s demands, and here is the big question, why didn't Dish or Turner send out a survey to us, the consumer, who pays the bill in the first place, to see what we thought.

I called 888-333-dish which is listed as their number on Nov 04 2014 to cancel my bill and ms Leslie confirmed that it was canceled. They later sent a bill and I called the business dept and they stated that my account was still active. They said that I had called the residential number so I had to be billed until the 18th and charged an early termination fee because it was not in their notes. I do not recommend anybody to use their services.

We recently had Dish Network installed only to find out that the service was spotty in our area and that our usage was actually split during high and low volume time of day. Within 1 week our "usage" was 75% used and we were told that it would flip over to the other half at a dial-up speed during the "peak usage" time frame. When we tried to cancel the service we were told we had a contract and we would be charged $900 to terminate. We never signed a contract. We have already connected with another provider and receive much better service and connection speed, as well as channels and programming -- all at a better price.

Do I have to tell anymore? They have dropped CNN, and I'm stuck with dish in a two year contract. The CEO of Dish thinks CNN is irrelevant. He wants people to watch the stupid fox news. Fox news when facts don't matter.

I have notioned that the program lineup on all the channels have changed so much. There is nothing I can watch anymore. There are way too many advertising products channels, surreal crap, etc. Cartoon channels have become limited. No more Garfield, Scooby Doo, etc. Oh, and too many channels with Christmas movies. I love Christmas, but on all day every day until Christmas. I would love more funny shows, less sex shows. And gave good old viewing choices.

I have had DISH for a little over a year and am trapped in their crazy contract. It seems they do this because they KNOW they have horrible service! Each time you need to add something, they restart that contract so you're stuck even further. The main issue I have with them is that every time it rains, even a little, we lose service. DISH is too expensive to be providing such poor service. Another issue I have with DISH is that if you have a service problem that needs their attention on the weekend, you're out of luck. This is ridiculous! I wish there was a way to get out of this contract without having to pay tons of money. I don't know how they get by with this.

It would also be nice if Dish would not show the same program or movie over and over again.

On the 3rd I authorized them to take out $191 and I check my acct the next day and they sucked an additional $206.96 and I did not authorize this. So I called up screaming and plus $64 in overdraft fees as well and they PROMISED to refund the money in 2 days. And I had to go into the hospital as I have bone cancer and I check today and the money was NOT in the acct. So I called and they tell me now that they won't refund it and this was all the money I had in the world and now my acct is so overdrawn I can't take a dime out and I have no money for food or anything as I am disabled and rely on a check once a month and does this company give a crap? NO they don't so I am calling every site I can find as well as my local PD as this is THEFT so I am hoping that our DA will take this on as a criminal case! If I could switch to a cable company I would be doing it today! DISH SUCKS and their word is no good!

I've spent much time researching Dish Network. After being a loyal customer for nearly ten years I didn't like what I read about the company. On top of it on November 20, their contract with CBS is up and they are in negotiations with them. I just signed up with Directv. I will save $600 in one year and the second year of the contract my package will actually be $11 less a month. Change is good!

Speaking to one of your loyalty reps I was asked why I didn't want to cancel this evening rather than at the end of the month. WOW. Really? How did she ever become a loyalty rep? It's so great that I am spending my day off to deal with this.

I'm moving for my job and the property will not allow Dish network at my new apartment. I called Dish Network to explain and cancel my service. They charged me a $400 early termination fee and want the equipment back. This is ridiculous. It's out of my control so why should I pay? They recommend I move the account over to a relative or the new resident but that's not going to happen. They've dropped all turner broadcasting channels like CNN and every time it rains (even a light rain) I lose reception. DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO DISH NETWORK!

Recently, CNN and Turner Movies and other Turner channels were removed from Dish TV. Last year, Epic Movies was included in the movie package, and Dish made that a separate charge. Now, tonight I see that Dish is saying CBS is having a dispute with them. This is ridiculous! I'm still being charged for deleted channels that I watch all the time. There is no way I want to stay with Dish without CBS shows. I'm still in a 1 1/2 yr contract. Does anyone know if I can legitimately quit Dish without penalty if CBS exits?

Dish representative claim the problems are Turner. Was going to wait a little and hope things worked out. Then to my shock cbs announced that they will pull away from dish. That's it. I called dish, told them how unhappy I was with those decisions and the fact that they can offer internet but oops it's not hooked up in my area. My area is big, a part of Denver. I will join the class action suit when it's time, in fact I am really excited to watch these nuts get screwed. A breach of contract, I can't wait. Also if you put up a big fuss they will give you a discount $30 off of my monthly bill. I will use that while I wait for the disconnect and switch to DirecTV. I'm sure they too will be big fat liars. But maybe they don't need to hire 40 people a month at Englewood call center then fire half if not more. What a bunch of Dumbledore. The employees you fire talk about the lies they are suppose to use with the customer, dumb bosses. Clean house starting at the top. If you lie, you are ** fired.

Dish Network has made unauthorized withdrawals of money out of my checking account and are charging large amounts of money to cancel my contract, so beware to anyone who gives their debit card for paying your bills. Do not recommend Dish to anyone....company is the worst ever and they are a bunch of thieves!!

Having been a DirecTV customer for 12 years, I switched to Dish in search of a better deal and have lamented that choice ever since. There aren't many options here, and DirecTV has long hold times for customer service but that's nothing compared to the rude customer service associates, malfunctioning equipment, and illegitimate promises at Dish.

Had another technician come out and install it and it works.. apparently the other guy was a rookie and didn't know what he was doing and gave me the wrong answer. Still was good to know what would happen if I really did not have any signal. Everyone should be aware of when moving. If you move and you have no signal, you are out of luck!

Dish kept on charging us for a package that they no longer have all the rights to. This is unethical and not good-business practice. I find this very fraudulent and something needs to be address with Dish about this.

Upset with service. Dispute with Turner. Why are we paying for a service that they contracted to pay for. Not first time has happened. We lost local channels a while back. Perhaps a class action suit is in order. Recently called to inquire about moving to another address, representative was less than helpful. Have heard of other recent complaints about this also. So everyone is aware their customer service is located in Philippine Islands.

I was adopted 40+ years ago and found out I'm native American (Cherokee/Shawnee/Powatan) and so is my wife. After having children I wanted them to embrace their heritage. So I have looked for Native American TV channels and programs. NONE found. I find it as a type of technology based cultural and religious genocide of Native American people. Dish and others has every other culture on its channels including international cultures like China, India, French, Latin, German, Korean, ETC. I find it racist to not jump on the chance to put native American TV channels on networks.

DISH NETWORK customer service are very rude and unrespectful for the customer.

The obvious problem is the system reset at 1:30 each morning. I have the Hopper with Sling. Prior to this had regular DVR where the reset could be manually set. Second, the background color on the info, apps, and other areas is light gray with faint white letters. You can't read it. There's no way to increase font size or background color. I almost have to be sitting a foot away from the TV just to read anything. Can't change apps to a menu format, nor can you change the color format on the program guide.

Dish channels are disappearing. I'm simply canceling my account rather than wait for Dish to solve their problems. Called DirecTV and signed up with them.

I just updated my account for 2 more years to only be blindsided by Dish's inability to work out a deal with Turner. I feel Dish has done a breach in my contract. I will not stay with Dish unless Dish corrects this asap. I want my CNN BACK AND I WANT IT TO HAPPEN SOON. VERY UNHAPPY DISH CUSTOMER.

I am missing HLN and CNN. After calling DISH 3 times about the missing channels, DISH tried to offer me a $10 per month discount for 8 months. I told them "no." After trying to cancel my service, they wanted me to pay an early term fee of $370. I informed them I was filing a complaint against them with the FCC to be released from my contract due to them failing to provide me with the channels I signed up with. As soon as the FCC rules in my favor, I will immediately cancel DISH network.

I have been dealing with dish for 9 months and have had so many problems. But for a corporation to say they're going to provide a service then don't to me that's a breach of contract. You took channels people watch and then could care less about what they think or how they feel. Your first response should of been to let any one out of their contract who wants to leave with no obligation. But no, an overseas greedy corporation only cares about one thing, money. Well, I'm making it known to you now, I'm not paying you a cancellation fee for you breaching your contract with me. I watch CNN at least 2 hours a day and Cartoon Network about 6 hours a day. Not including TCM and Tru Tv. So go back, sit down in your office and make the right decision and allow everyone who wants to leave just leave.

Dish network, your contractual agreement with Turner has absolutely nothing to do with your contractual agreement with your customers. You are a business providing a service and generating an income from that service. Your job is to provide the paying customer with that service or take a loss when you cannot provide that service. As with a lot of other customers, I'm a huge fan of Cartoon network, CNN, HLN, etc. Why am I not able to cancel my service without being hit with a large cancellation fee when it is you Dish Network, that has not upheld your end of the bargain? Where is my compensation for having to go with the lousy alternate channels you have provided? These alternates are not what I'm paying for. I have seen no reduction in my bill and I'm still without the channel line-up that I signed on for. Each month that I have to pay the same cost for my bill with a lot of the channels I enjoy removed, I feel taken advantage of. It's just not right how you large corporations can do what you want and when you want to the average citizen without repercussion. I feel a civil lawsuit is in order.

Horrible cancellation policy. BEWARE. We moved to a new home 7 months into our service and we are unable to use DISH due to trees near our home. We were forced to cancel service and pay $300 for early termination. VERY POOR WAY TO TREAT A GOOD-PAYING CUSTOMER.

On August 22, I called to cancel my service. They didn't cancel and are trying to bill me. I'm getting almost daily calls threatening my credit if I don't pay.

I previously had phone service with which I was very happy. I later called about bundling internet, phone & dish. I was told it would be $89.00 plus taxes. Well my bill is almost double. When I call to resolve, I get someone who just reads my bill to me. They don't answer any of my questions and they blame me for the service I have. When I referred the customer service representative to their website for the pricing, she told me she could not find it. What???? I am so very disappointed.

My mother is 92. She had been a Dish customer for 20 years. She had to go live with my sister. Her home was left with everything connect Oct 2013. Dish wouldn't allow me to disconnect even with power of attorney. In April 2014 I drove the 2000 miles to clean and rent her home. Called Dish who after reviving my 20 plus pages of my power of attorney, had many reason for me to be unable to disconnect. All bills from Oct 2013 to April 2014 were paid. The day I tried to disconnect, that night there was no service. Dish billed for May and June when service was off in April. Please beware if you have an older person on Dish. The company will knowingly cheat them and have no concern with their age. They may target older people. Don't get hurt as my mother did.

CNN is our go to station for news. Since 10/21 we have not had access to CNN due to a dispute Dish is having with Turner. We have heard nothing from Dish about the issue. We also have not been offered any compensation on our monthly fee. To make matters worse we have no choice as to who we use as our cable provider as our condo association has a contract with Dish. I guess they could care less how we feel as they know that we are stuck with them. Believe me, if we had a choice I would drop Dish in a second!

We used to watch satellite via my large backyard C-band dish. Then in the early-2000s we switched to Dish Network and were satisfied customers continuously for about 11 years. We had Dish "Everything" - their full max package - at my mother's house, and she watched the various movies and programs every day. It was reliable, had broad offerings, and was much cheaper than Comcast. I am personally surprised to see that Dish seems to have low satisfaction ratings. I'm a professional commercial broadcast engineer and carefully think out my technical choices. It worked great for my mom.

I recently went back to Dish Network. At the time I subscribed, and up until a few weeks ago, I was receiving my most watched station CNN. For the past few weeks I have not been receiving CNN because of a dispute Dish is having with Turner Broadcasting. I really miss CNN. If Dish cannot sort this out I will have to switch to another provider. Furthermore, Dish has not offered any credit on my Dish bills for broadcasting I signed up for and that I am still paying for, but am no longer receiving.

Not only just days after getting Dish I lost channels we watch I find out I was charged $49 for install because when you call Dish without your knowledge they put you thru to sales & another company instead are the ones who are supposed to pay out the promos they offer for switching. This salesperson told me I was approved for it all if I switched & signed up for 24 months service. Not only did they charge me their own install fee I didn't get my $100 Visa card or the $50 referral promised to me nor did my dad. I've emailed support many times, got on Dish chat many times & called many times. Dish refuses to honor the promos I was promised, told me to report charge as fraud to my credit card for what the installer charged.