No. you can't pay the forty dollars and get activated until then but the 211s have the software and will give you the message Smith showed. The 211k is still awaiting the software upgrade.
IE:
Step one, software is updated.
Step two, you can plug in a drive and see the message about "activating" by calling Dish.
Step three, you call Dish and get activated.
OK. step one is done for 211 so you can do step two. But step three isn't possible for four more days. And step one isn't yet done for 211ks.
Helpful hint: Don't call dish until you can do step two. If that doesn't work there is nothing Dish can do for you. You just have to keep your receiver powered up but turned off over night until the software gets downloaded.