[mythtv-users] Semi OT: Directv questions

[Brad DerManouelian]

On May 11, 2008, at 8:02 PM, Dewey Smolka wrote:

> On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Rod Smith <mythtv at rodsbooks.com>  
> wrote:
>
>>
>> No, it's not enough just to swap cards. DirecTV "weds" the card to  
>> the
>> receiver at the time of activation. If you get a new HD tuner,  
>> chances are
>> DirecTV will insist you buy a new card for it. There are mythical  
>> tales of
>> people getting cards transferred from one receiver to another, but  
>> the last I
>> checked, such stories were quite rare.
>
> Thanks, Rod.
>
> On the positive side, that would seem to imply that ny landlord's HD
> boxes all have cards already. And seeing as how both cards and boxes
> are available afermarket, that I could activate his card and box
> together, keep my activated D12 unhooked until I get a second line,
> and then either plug my old, already activated box into the line or
> get a new unit to run on the second line.
>
> I've been very impressed with Direct so far and am not eager to learn
> that they are Just Like Everyone Else(TM).

Yes, the card must stay with the box it's in. However, remember that  
you are charged $5/month for each box you have activated. I think you  
get the first box free and additional ones are $5/mo or something like  
that.

-Brad