Well this isn't as hopeless of a cause as I thought. All I can say to Dish is SETTLE. I, along with most other distant network subs I assume, would probably be willing to pony up a $1 extra a month for the service if this is what it takes to offset settlement costs. They are worth it to me, it's less costly (in terms of my time) than what it would take to cancel Dish and get a D* setup.