Try it, and let me know how it works. Be sure to call the international phone numbers so they know what to do. Be advised that you have to subscribe to a international package and the cheapest is 4.99 for some filipino package.
Will they make you put up a second dish if you want to switch to the preferred choice? It would save me some money per month if I downgraded from choice to preferred choice. It would save me 15 bucks a month if this worked.