Uh OK, well I have DirecTV & I get FREE HD access as well. Many existing D* customers have been getting their HD fees waived for 2 years. (it will most likely be eliminated for ALL D* subs by then anyway)
I have 3 HD DVR's & didn't pay ANY upfront fees for them as well - & oh BTW, their SD DVR has no monthly fee, just like yours is, so I have NO idea what the point of bringing up the "leased" part is? (the 1st leased receiver on D* is always FREE, just like yours is... )
If they want to upgrade to HD, there should be no problem with them also getting a FREE HD upgrade. (& the fee waived as I pointed out)
I don't even pay a DVR fee (lifetimer here)
They're paying for FOX DNS, while you aren't - why??? If they have local channels thru D*, why would they even need FOX DNS?
You're also getting a LOT less "real" channels than they are - a more fair comparison would be between their pkg & AT200; but then it makes this post, well, less useful...

DirecTV does offer a comparable pkg (Select Choice) for $40 I believe, but you have to call a CSR to ask for it. If you do a search over at the D* forum, someone should have the lineup listed.
The point is - sometimes DISH is cheaper, sometimes DirecTV is - but at least compare apples to apples when you make a comparison commercial...
