[mythtv-users] OT: DirecTV STB, Lease vs Own?
Jeff Simpson
jeffsimpson at alum.wpi.edu
Sat Apr 8 03:03:57 UTC 2006
> > Do I save any money by purchasing my own box?
>
> Unless DirectTV starts charging you for not using their leased box,
> the thing should pay for itself in as little as three months or so
> (based on the numbers you give).
Yeah, I checked on it. It turns out that the $5 is a the service fee
per-box, and the box was actually given to us with the package, so I
already own it. So much for that plan!
> > Can I buy more than one and use them, or is there a fee associated
> > with each of them?
>
> Well, can your satellite dish feed multiple signals to multiple
> boxes? That would be the big catch. I know that in the past, it used
> to be you needed a satellite dish per box, but I don't know. If you
> have the physical capability of hooking up multiple STBs to one
> satellite, you're probably in the clear. As above with ComCast, we
> already had the line running into the room, so it didn't matter that
> we hooked something up to it.
No, I'm positive that we can use one dish for multiple boxes, unless
they put 4 dishes on the roof (we already have 4 STBs, and one of them
is a DirecTivo with 2 tuners). I was just curious if we could add more
boxes with no fee if we own them, but I see that is a resounding no
:-/
- Jeff
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