How much would it cost?

Hi all,

I searched a bit and didn't find exactly what I was looking for on this forum, so I was hoping someone here could help out.

We subscribed to Dish in 1998. We have owned every piece of Dish equipment we ever used. We currently have a Dish 500 (legacy LNBs) and a a 625 DVR. We receive a mailed bill every month.

I'm hoping to convince the wife how badly we need an HDTV, and if successful, we will need HD from Dish. If I were to go to an HD DVR like the 722, I know I will need a new dish to hit all three satellites.

How much will Dish want to install a new dish, and how much more will I pay monthly for the leased DVR? Any other fees I should be aware of? Also, will Dish want to take my owned 625? Granted I won't need it, but I paid for it.

I suspect I'll have to pay the $99 HD free for life fee (there's an oxymoron) or go to CC autopay. I would like to avoid the autopay if at all possible!

The cheaper all this is, the more likely wifey will okay it. Thanks for any help you can offer.

Thanks for the great info, guys. Even with a $95 install, that wouldn't be too bad. I could buy a dish and install that myself, since I did the previous ones. Of course, the dish would likely cost me $50 or so, so having someone else do the work for $95 might be worth it. I would deactivate the 625 and probably sell it.

I think I'm going to need the Western Arc since our HD locals are on 129 (Fort Wayne, IN).

This looks pretty promising!