12-12-2005, 04:09 PM
This year we bought a Sony Wega 50 inch HDTV for the bedroom (wife spends much time there as she is handicapped) and had a Model 811 HDTV receiver added to our account. It cost $50 installation, an additional $4.95 a month for having a second receiver, and an additional $4.95 a month for rental of the 811 receiver. Later in the year, we bought a 60 inch Sony Wega HDTV for our den/TV room. I called DishTV to replace our non-HDTV receiver with a second 811. I was told that the second 811 had to be purchased at a cost of $450 or $495, I don't remember which. Instead I bought an 811 from an eBay auction for $225. I don't recall for sure, but I think the only additional cost for service for the second HDTV receiver is $4.95 per month. When buying a satellite receiver from an eBay seller, you have to be careful that the contract under which it was acquired has been fulfilled.