Why would this thread get shut down? We can debate the ethics of a Canadian looking to pay for DirecTV services - just as an American resident who wishes to subscribe to Canadian-based services - until we're blue in the face. It doesn't do anyone any good by the way. I'd suggest you try to help - we can't be stopped.
In addition, there are moderators here who deem these activities to be satisfactory, much in the way that people "move."
Ah, debating is one thing but a "how to do it list" is another. I am the wrong one to ask to defend DTV. What those folks did to people who set up companies to install the DTV product has produced all kinds of problems.
DTV sells their programming to people who live in addresses within the USA (CONUS). Canada has another system. If someone were to call DTV from Canada and order an installation or even open an account the CSR would refuse because DTV is limited in where they are legally allowed to sell their service. If you deceive anyone during the sales transaction the contract is void.
Enforcement is another matter. And I have to think about how DTV is damaged by someone spiking a dish to a Canadian tree and tuning the same signal they are paying for in Detroit.
Is it possible that DTV is better than the Canadian service?
Joe