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| You probably just want to call them. You can change the billing thingy if you want, but I doubt it will make much difference. Ie: it's not like it will cause them to forget who you are or what your number is/was. If you really want to duck any final payments, you could cancel the card, but I think you will find that most credit card agreements have a clause holding you accountable for payments that come in after you close the card, probably for just this kind of reason. |
Really? So you're telling me I can't do anything to prevent Dish from continuing to charge my card after my contract with them has expired, after I have closed my account and no longer use their services? That's obviously the sort of mafia-style business practices we all expect from Dish, but I'm trying to avoid such shakedowns, which is what my question was all about. Did you not understand that?
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| Dish internet is contracted out to satellite internet companies. Hopefully you knew that that satellites can not compete with dialup on ping times (ie multiple round trips through a device 22 thousand miles up takes time even at the speed of light), but should do OK on bandwidth (compared to dialup at least.) Obviously no one recommends satellite internet as your best option unless you are in someplace very remote. |
Indeed, that's the sort of truth in advertising Dish ought to showcase; especially the "Obviously no one recommends [Dish] satellite internet" tagline. I mean, charging cable internet rates for less than dial-up performance, not to mention your internet dropping every time it rains, are some of the joys of being a Dish customer - it's so reassuring to be part of a community that cynically shares in its own misery. I think everyone should know that....hopefully, that is.
