Yeah, they do tend to have the jump on things with DirecTV, both not so exciting and things that are far more exciting than other sites on the net. There's probably a pretty good reason for that too. :scratchin
I was able to transfer a HD Receiver out of my account to another person's account. I called, had them turn it off on my service and then the new possessor of the HD Receiver simply called in and added it to his account. That was it.