Text Messages

Opting in to text messages with DISH gives you control of your account via SMS on any mobile device! Ordering movies, checking your balance, and making payments is hassle-free and takes no time at all.

Opt In Now

By opting in, you can start to receive important notifications about your bill, equipment, programming, appointment reminders, your favorite sports team, and more.

Follow the prompts below to get started:

Opt In:
Text JOIN to 34741

Opt Out:
Text STOP to 34741

Opt in or out of any text message category by visiting My Profile. If opting in, a text message from 34741 will arrive on the selected cell phone.

Text Us

No need to call us, no need to go online, you can text us at 34741 anytime.

Check Your Balance:
Text BALANCE

Pay Your Bill (charges last form of payment):
Text PAY BILL

Enroll in eBill:
Text EBILL

Order Pay-Per-View:

Text MOVIE

Order Video On Demand:
Text MOVIE or your 5-digit Order ID

Receive Refer-A-Friend Certificates:
Text REFER

Message and data rates may apply depending on wireless carrier plan. See wireless plan or contact carrier for details.

Participating Carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile^®, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Boost, U.S. Cellular, Cellular One, MetroPCS, Cellcom, Cellular South, Carolina West Wireless, Interop, ClearSky, nTelos, and Virgin Mobile.

T-Mobile® Liability Notice: T-Mobile® does not guarantee that alerts will be delivered and will not be liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Mobile Privacy Policy

We will only transmit your text messages with the information you provide. Nonetheless, we reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request, to avoid liability, to protect our rights or property, or to accurately report donations for an SMS Giving program.

When you complete forms online or otherwise provide companies like us information in connection with the Service, you agree to provide accurate, complete, and true information. You agree not to use a false or misleading name or a name that you are not authorized to use. If we, in our sole discretion, believe that any such information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, we may refuse you access to the Service and pursue any appropriate legal remedies.

We maintain and process your messages to provide the Service to you and to improve the Service. Our computers may process the information in your messages for various purposes, including formatting and displaying the information to you, preventing unsolicited bulk messages (spam), backing up messages, and other purposes relating to offering you the Service.