How to Remove Dish Network Auto-Pay Without Getting Charged for Free HD

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There is a way to remove the Dish Network auto-pay without getting charged for Free HD service.

Do you want to know how?

I was frustrated to know that I had to have the auto-pay feature locked to yes in order to receive Free HD service from Dish Network. It seemed to me that Free HD isn't free if there are stipulations tied to it. I didn't want auto-pay locked to yes because I like to have full control of what money is coming out of my bank accounts. I would rather pay them on my time. I wanted to remove the auto-pay from my account.

Free HD should not be tied to whether or not a customer has auto-pay enabled or not. It seems like Dish Network is afraid that customers won't pay if they don't have the auto-pay feature turned on. If a customer is going to pay, you will know it. If someone is going to default on payment, there is nothing that a company can do to stop it. Auto-pay is like having a little insurance to keep customers from forgetting, but if there is no money in that account, there is a kink in the chain.

I was frustrated with the whole Free HD for life, unless of course you want to not have the auto-pay feature enabled.

When I checked my email, I discovered that my auto-pay bill had failed.

What? How Could My Dish Payment Have Failed?

I do not understand how or why my Dish payment failed. I called the Dish Network number to talk with a representative. They did not know why my Dish payment failed.

I thought that to be strange, since the card is still active. So I figured the email that I received was a phishing scam, because it asked me to go to a link and log in and update my billing information.

Implications from Dish Payment Failure

I got on my computer and went to the Dish Network site (not through the email). I logged in and saw some special messages to me from Dish Network in yellow. (See screenshot on right). It says that my auto-pay has been turned off because my auto-pay bill payment failed.

I was surprised to see this message. However, I am also somewhat relieved at the same time. I didn't want auto-pay enabled in the first place, and now I no longer have auto-pay enabled. Since Dish Network deactivates in this manner, I get to keep Free HD without incurring the HD charge of $10 a month.

If you do not want auto-pay activated, and want to keep Free HD without being charged, you would have to  have the same situation happen to you. Auto-pay must fail. Dish Network then deactivates auto-pay. Keep Free HD. It's that simple.

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How do I turn Automatic Payments Off on my Comcast account?

This is how you turn the auto-pay off for your Comcast account:

1. Visit the Automatic Payment section of the My Account website and sign into your Comcast account using your Xfinity ID and password.

2. Select the option, Stop Automatic Payments, which is found on the right of your stored payment information.

3. Click Turn Off

4. You will receive an email confirming that your Automatic Payments have been cancelled on your Comcast account.

It is a very straightforward process to stop automatic payments on your Comcast account.

Alton Brown Hosts Cuttthroat Kitchen on Food Network

Alton Brown as host of Cutthroat Kitchen on Food Network

When Cutthroat Kitchen comes on Food Network, Alton Brown opens up with the following monologue:

"I have one hundred thousand dollars of cold, hard cash in this briefcase. Four chefs get twenty-five thousand dollars each. If they want to leave this kitchen with any of the cash, they have to survive three culinary challenges, and…each other. In a game where sabotage is not only encouraged, it’s for sale. It’s a game we like to call…Cutthroat Kitchen."

Alton Brown is a Perfect Host for Cutthroat Kitchen on Food Network

Alton Brown makes an excellent host of this show, especially since we know he is a food expert from his previous show, Good Eats on Food Network. It seems very fitting that he is now the host of Cutthroat Kitchen.

There are times when he might feel sorry for a Food Network contestant on the show, and he might give them a quick tip to get them going. There are also times when he sees a contestant cheating, and docks them money for breaking the rules. Overall, I think Alton Brown is a pretty fair host and judge on the show.

What are the names of the Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episodes?

Cutthroat Kitchen Season 3 Episodes

1. A Few Good Ramen
2. Breakfast in Bed
3. Two Chefs in a Pod
4. Chain of Tools
5. Tso Good
6. The Rice Stuff
7. Ladel-Ayheehoo
8. Life's a Mystery...Meat
9. Judging Judges
10. Panini, Meeny, Miny, Moe

What are the names of the Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episodes?

Cutthroat Kitchen Season 4 Episodes

1. I Can't Believe It's Not Udder
2. You Wanna Pizza This?
3. Anything but a Cake Walk
4. Big Trouble in Little Chinese Chicken Salad
5. Welcome to the Jungle
6. I like my Peppers Pulverized
7. Two Chefs, One Toga
8. Ho-Ley Pot
9. Superhero Sabotage
10. The Eggs-Orcist
11. When in Rome, Cook on a Scooter
12. Chili'd to the Bone
13. Tongue Thai-Ed

What are the names of the Cutthroat Kitchen Season 5 Episodes?

Cutthroat Kitchen Season 5 Episodes

1. Crabs of Steel
2. Tos-Ta-Da