Hello,
I was debating what satellite TV service to get a was pretty much settled on Dish Network but a friend just gave me a working Hughes Hird-e86 Platinum HD receiver without an access card( which is know is worth like $400 new the last i seen) and I'm currently receiving OTA broadcasts in HD with it and they look great and thus hearing all the probs with the dish 811 receiver figured Id activate DirecTV service since there receiver works great and not HD reception problems just perfect, steady not pixelized over the air picture. It tuned every local digital channel available with just a minimal on the roof antenna adjustment.
However, if I use DirecTV how do I get my free working Platinum HD receiver on the service and still get two other free standard receivers all installed for free? And what exactly would be my fees if I installed it and didn't have a phone line? I know theres a $4.95 fee if all boxes are connected to a phone but do they really charge you full subscription price for the other receivers or just charge you the $4.95 if you don't hook them into a phone line since I use my cell for everything and don't have a phone line? And since there aren't many HD channels right now could I get with just the total choice programming to save a few bucks rather than getting the HD pack? Finally would they let me pay for the years service all at once?
- Henry
I was debating what satellite TV service to get a was pretty much settled on Dish Network but a friend just gave me a working Hughes Hird-e86 Platinum HD receiver without an access card( which is know is worth like $400 new the last i seen) and I'm currently receiving OTA broadcasts in HD with it and they look great and thus hearing all the probs with the dish 811 receiver figured Id activate DirecTV service since there receiver works great and not HD reception problems just perfect, steady not pixelized over the air picture. It tuned every local digital channel available with just a minimal on the roof antenna adjustment.
However, if I use DirecTV how do I get my free working Platinum HD receiver on the service and still get two other free standard receivers all installed for free? And what exactly would be my fees if I installed it and didn't have a phone line? I know theres a $4.95 fee if all boxes are connected to a phone but do they really charge you full subscription price for the other receivers or just charge you the $4.95 if you don't hook them into a phone line since I use my cell for everything and don't have a phone line? And since there aren't many HD channels right now could I get with just the total choice programming to save a few bucks rather than getting the HD pack? Finally would they let me pay for the years service all at once?
- Henry
