If I lose free PTV at the end of December and choose not to pay waht would I get? I know I would be able to pause and to view the first 30 minutes of an already recoded program. But what guide would I get etc?
You would get the two day guide. The way the DishPlayers work without PTV is that the 7-9 day EPG is downloaded (from the 110 satellite at 3 AM) but you can only view 44 hours of it.