I have been a customer of Dish Network for about 15 yrs. At first, their customer service was exceptional, and was always American techs who were easy to understand and very capable. And if you did have a problem, Dish was always responsive and willing to adjust my bill if I had problems. Also, when rates increased, as they did regularly, the CS people would work with you to find a plan that was affordable.
All of that has changed. Actually getting thru the mindless questions from an AI generated app, to speak with a human is quite the challenge! And when you finally Do get a person, they are in India I believe, and sometimes difficult to understand and impossible to get your questions asked because the conversations are scripted and if you don't follow their script, you get nothing.
Today my service was cut off because I had an outstanding balance. Paid it via phone and was told service back on in 15 minutes. Four hours later I turn on the TV and nothing. Restarted the whole system, but still no picture or sound. After being on the phone for an hour, I finally got a signal but no Guide to see what's on! Tech had me plugging and unplugging everything, and generally trouble shooting for an hour! All in all, I would say Dish Network is definitely not the company it once was. their prices are high and go up continuously, the customer service needs to be completely revamped, and moved back to the US, and if they want to stay in business, they had better take a hard look at exactly what they are providing for $130 per month, that we can't get somewhere else!! read more