DISH: equipment return
Return leased equipment within 30 days; equipment counts as returned only when DISH receives it.
What does this mean?
Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 98% of 43 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.
Collect
- return label or box tracking numbers
- receiver serial numbers
Steps
Within 30 days after cancellation, ship leased equipment with the return labels or boxes DISH sends. If it came from a retailer and you cancel within the first 30 days, return it to that retailer.
Keep tracking until DISH confirms receipt. You bear the risk of loss in shipment.
If billed for returned equipment, email the tracking numbers and ask for removal.
More contacts for this issue
Facts you can cite
- Deadline
All leased equipment must be returned in good operating condition within thirty (30) days after cancellation or disconnection. Equipment is not deemed returned until DISH receives it, and the customer bears the risk of loss in shipment.
Source: dish.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Fee
DISH charges an Equipment Return TV Fee of up to $20.00 for each return label or empty box it sends. Charges for unreturned or damaged equipment are set in the promotion agreement.
Source: dish.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Deadline
Customers may opt out of the arbitration provision within 30 days after setting up an account or starting service, whichever is first, by written notice to DISH Network L.L.C., Attn Office of the General Counsel, 9601 South Meridian Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112; a notice postmarked later is invalid.
Source: dish.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Process
A Dispute Resolution Notice must be a declaration signed under penalty of perjury with name, account number, contact information, a factual description of each disputed transaction, an itemized calculation of damages, and the requested resolution.
Source: dish.com, verified 2026-10-12
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Retention team
DISH publishes no separate retention number.
Written complaint
MailDISH general customer service mailing address DISH NETWORK L.L.C., CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, P.O. BOX 9033, LITTLETON, CO 80160-9033Executive office
Federal regulator
State agency
Your state’s utility commission. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Arbitration
MailDispute Resolution Notice (Section 12 of the Residential Customer Agreement) DISH Network L.L.C., Attn - Office of the General Counsel, 9601 South Meridian Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112Send a signed Dispute Resolution Notice first. The agreement bars arbitration or small claims for at least 60 days after notice (the notice form says 30 days). The claimant must also personally take part in an individual settlement conference.
Watch out
- The agreement gives two different Dispute Resolution Notice addresses (Section 1 and the notice form - P.O. Box 9033 Littleton; Section 12 - 9601 South Meridian Boulevard, Englewood).
- The DISH support site and contact pages redirect several times and list no chat option.
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