Ok....we're DISH-free now!!!! Time to explore streaming options *without* a tv provider...I've got the Tivo, a Roku, a Firestick, and a Sony BR player w/apps...along with OTA reception. The Roku and Firestick were a couple of Black Friday deals so a *good* price. But, I haven't tried either one of them at the house. The Firestick I have tried out here at the shop but we're talking cable-modem here versus Centurylink 3Mbs at the house.
The guy at DISH *really* wanted to keep me. He tried *really hard* of which I complimented him about after-the-fact.<grin> I let him exhaust all the offers before I used the "NOW!" expression...actually had to use in two or three times. Basically, as a "preferred customer" he could knock $25 off of my bill and guarantee it for 2-years (sounds like there would have been a contract, eh?). We had been with them for eleven years....figuring our bill and multipying it by 11 that means we've paid them over $16,000 during that time!!!!! That's not going to happen aagin over the next eleven years!!!!(I sure hope I'm still around in eleven years!
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So, what can I do with an old DISH DVR? They don't want it back.
Oh, and we received two new credit cards from the BofA a few days ago. We had a card several years ago, but when we got a Costco membership it transferred the account and balance to American Express. I thought the BofA card was dead. Anyhow, I called BofA and after being firmly warned that I couldn't reopen the account once close and that I would lose all my rewards points (eh?), etc., they closed the account. I probably won't be able to sleep a bit tonight worrying about those reward points.<grin>
Two closed accounts today. Hmm, what's next....????