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My install was this past weekend and it turns out I got an HR21-700 instead of the HR20 I requested. I've heard it lacks OTA tuner but that doesn't matter to me since I don't use an antenna. I ended up buying a small LCD TV at Walmart and returning it the next day. That turned out not to be...

Speaking with D Retention should be able to net you what I just got: free HR20, free new dish, free installation, free HBO and Showtime packages for 6 months, free Starz for 3 months and free HD package for 12 months, and keeping/relocation your existing equipment to other rooms if you wish...

It appears to me that mentioning competitors deals is the way to go to get free stuff. I have been a customer for 7 years and wanted a free HR20 to replace my old SD DVR. On my first call I got the following for free: HR20 new dish free HD package for 12 months free HBO and Showtime packages for...

What I'll probably have to do is buy a $250 HD LCD from Walmart for the installation day and return it the next day. Thanks for the responses.

Update and a question I called retention and was offered by the first person I spoke to: Free HR20 Free new dish and installation Free HBO, Showtime and Starz for 3 months Free HD package for 12 months All seemed fine until they mentioned that the HR 20 will not be installed on a non-HD set. I...

Thanks for the info and quick reply!

I appreciate all the info I have read today on this forum and I plan on attempting to get a free HR-20 setup as others have done here. My current problem is that I have an older RCA DVR40 DVR and a standard def Sony television. The current DVR does not have component outputs so I know I am not...