At Direct Sat USA (HSP), all non-standard equipment is free to the customer. Also, if a tech declines an install due to a customers refusal to pay custom charges, said tech is labeled lazy and a rookie that knows no better is sent out to bend over.
If you refer to the Directv manual it will help you set your remote to RF. Some TVs have a setting that detects room lighting that will interfere with the IR remote.