I found out there is a rule by DishNetwork on VODs (Video on Demand). Apparently, no matter how the video gets rented you pay. No excuses. Makes me wonder how many times people falsely call in and tell them a movie got rented.
How did I find out this tidbit?
I had to call after scrolling through the guide and seeing "rented" next to a VOD. I actually thought about renting one, my last freebie I had, and came across it. So I called them because it wasn't playing or anything, so I wasn't sure if something had really been rented. Well, they informed me this is the 2nd video we got this week. Apparently, "Alice in Wonderland" had also been rented. I remember Chelsi mentioning that movie, but I thought she was talking about the cartoon being on Disney. Nope...she figured out how to rent it. But what gets me is the 4 year old knows how to read, so she had to read that it was going to cost mommy $4.99. AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN FINISH IT! Jaemin (yes the 1 year old) hit enough buttons to manage to rent "The Bounty Hunter". I cannot believe how long we've had satellite and never had this happen until now! Luckily since VOD is all day we just made sure we watched it and got something out of these dang videos.
So, make sure to use the lock PPV! I didn't even know that existed since we never do PPV. And Dish, well they don't even slightly feel sorry for you. Nothing. Just a polite and sometimes not so polite "per our agreement" yada yada yada. If there were a cable provider here I would switch in a second. We get so little for $63/month and we need this just to see locals!
I was mad, but it's a tad funny now. They're definitely the two that can give you a run for the money.
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