Combination Lease/Equipment Question

yes directv would know you have a new IRD, you have to call them to "marry" the old card to the new IRD.

It should be "owned" if you activate it before 3/30. After that you might be stuck with a lease.

When you call to activate, make sure you tell D* it's owned and you don't want a lease. Then after, check your account on D*'s website to see if it shows up as leased. If it does, call D* and ask for access card dept and get it switched to "owned".

hiker said:

It should be "owned" if you activate it before 3/30. After that you might be stuck with a lease.

When you call to activate, make sure you tell D* it's owned and you don't want a lease. Then after, check your account on D*'s website to see if it shows up as leased. If it does, call D* and ask for access card dept and get it switched to "owned".

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I may be wrong on this so don't quote me but last I heard as long as you bought the box before 3-1-06 it should be treated as an owned box and not a leased box. This lease thing is only for those that buy a box "after" 3-1-06.

LonghornXP said:

I may be wrong on this so don't quote me but last I heard as long as you bought the box before 3-1-06 it should be treated as an owned box and not a leased box. This lease thing is only for those that buy a box "after" 3-1-06.

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I thought you were still able to "buy" a recevier if you did not want to lease one?

According to the Solidsignal Equipment Lease Program Information the IRD can be activated as "owned" if purchased before 3/1. But they stipulate that it must be activated before 3/30 so D* is givuing a 30 day grace period. It looks to me that D* is setting up to allow lease only after 3/30. Which brings up this question, how will D* know if you purchased before 3/1? I don't think D* will be requiring receipts so if someone were inclined to be dishonest...

hiker said:

According to the Solidsignal Equipment Lease Program Information the IRD can be activated as "owned" if purchased before 3/1. But they stipulate that it must be activated before 3/30 so D* is givuing a 30 day grace period. It looks to me that D* is setting up to allow lease only after 3/30. Which brings up this question, how will D* know if you purchased before 3/1? I don't think D* will be requiring receipts so if someone were inclined to be dishonest...

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Honestly do you think DirecTV even cares. After 3-30 if you try and activate owned hardware they will put you on the lease plan or tell you to take a hike. I know it sounds harsh but they haven't exactly been being nice to customers with the lease plan so why would they do the right thing with this. I've talked with Stephanie Campbell a while ago and she told me she got out because of how this company was starting to run. She even told me that it would most likely only get worse as Murdock was going to fire "anyone" who defied him on "his" plans. I at first didn't believe her but now I wish I had and said something more because this has gotten very bad. Murdock tells his people to try a lease plan with no upfront costs and they do all the work and in the last minute Murdock wants something different and everyone must go along with it or risk their jobs. We aren't talking about little works but guys like Chase Carey because if they are fired by Murdock do you know how big of an impact that would be on their careers. Your better off quiting because if you stay and things fall apart Murdock would surely blame you and say you should have told me I couldn't do this without a customer backlash and a class action suit. Now at the time Murdock has his bright idea you don't dare go against it.

You can't win with people like Murdock who think they are the only ones who can do the job because I tell you this much if you pay a manager that makes 50 grand a year now over 250 grand he/she will do a better job than the current guys. Nobody on this earth is ever worth millions but these people think they are and that ego is always what kills them at the end of the day. They get themselves so disconnected from the average joe they have no idea what is going too far for them.

Also of some note I won't be getting much information on DirecTV news anymore because most of my contacts aren't talking anymore and my brother is getting very close (less than a month) from leaving DirecTV and finding another job. He is sick of it and he knows its only a matter of time before the system ruins his career. Smart people tend to know when you must jump ship before it crashes and that is exactly what he is doing now.

Even with VE how did you avoid being charged for not activating within 30 days of purchase.

boba said:

Even with VE how did you avoid being charged for not activating within 30 days of purchase.

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I was just thinking this exact same question when reading this post. But at least you said it.