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Last year, in August, we signed a 1 yr contract with dish network. This August 1st we were moving to an apt. that did not allow any dish services. I called in July to cancel - the man told me if we canceled a month early - there would be a cancellation fee of a few hundred dollars for cancelling early. He"claimed" there was nothing he could do. I spoke to 3 representatives and even finally attempted to ask for supervisors but was told there was none. I hung up very upset. I went online to their web site to complain and also lower my plan for the next month so they could get as little as possible from me while i couldn't and wouldn't be using their services. I received NO response from my online complaint. I then called 2 weeks ago to cancel - as I am due to have a baby any day now and didn't want to get side tracked and forget to cancel. I spoke to a VERY nice gentle man who said he would wipe our charges clean and would send me a box to return the equipment and if I chose to use their UPS label it would charge $15 to my account but that would be it. I was VERY greatly to have our last bill wiped and thought I would look into alt. choices of shipping if I could find any. I did not. That's fine. He did not mention ANYTHING about a cancellation fee. He DID ask me if I wanted to wait until Sept. 1st - although he didn't say why - and I said why wait? no - just cancel, i don't want to forget when I have the baby. He congratulated me and wrapped everything up. I got a letter in the mail the other day saying that i'm canceling early and will be auto charged $195.00 on 9/10. I called - the woman was very rude, said i was told this in July. I agreed - I was, that's why i didn't cancel in July.She also said i had a two year contract, which i disputed and she didn't really care. She said that's tough I have to pay and it will be final. i hung up. My husband called back and spoke to at least 6 different people (talk about the run around) and was told initially we did only have a one yr. contract - and was confirmed by several others. Then they told him their "notes" say that I was told about the cancellation fee in august. And had I cancelled Sept. 1st then there would be no charge. Now, if ANYONE is stupid enough not to wait 2 weeks to cancel a service to avoid $195 charge then I'd like to meet them. I didn't cancel in July b/c that's what they told me. Why would I NOT wait in August if they told me that. Because he didn't tell me anything about a cancellation fee at all. whatsoever. We requested to have the recording pulled - they declined. Then when my husband became upset and they transferred him yet again they told him it was then a 2 yr contract and we will be paying the $195. Being on the phone for 45 minutes and speaking to so many people, he hung up and told me to put a stop payment with the bank - which I've done. so not only did i sign a one yr. contract, not a two yr. contract, but it should've ended Aug 1, not Sept. 1st, and therefore I should've had NO cancellation fees at all. Also, since when does cancelling 2 weeks early qualify for $195 charge that if I would've kept the account open would've charged me about $20. Also, Why are they charging for a service that I can't and won't use? Charging for that should be illegal.