if you go on ebay, you'll likely find people "selling" their HR24s. some of those units are actually bought and paid boxes, and their owners have the right to sell them to anyone else who can then activate the receiver on a different account. the rest of those receivers are still leased recievers, but D* didnt want them back. those are receivers you will NOT be able to activate on a different account. the only way to tell one from the other is to get the RID of the box you want to buy, call D*, and ask them if it is owned or leased.