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Dish 942 with Skyangel

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I currenly have the Skyangel lifetime subscription so I have no monthly bill with Dish. My current receiver is an 811 and it would be nice to have the programming on more than on TV. I am considering buying a 942 off Ebay and was wondering if anyone else has this scenereo. My questions are:

1. I do not need the PVR so is there anyway to have a 942 and not use the PVR and save the $5.99 per month?

2. With the 942, will I get hit with a non-hd fee? I heard that Dish will no longer sell HD programming with this receiver.

3. I am considering early in 07 to move to the Top 60 package since my cable deal is almost ending. I would go with the 622 but it appears that if I don't buy their HD package, I will get hit with a non-HD fee. I only have a 22" HD LCD and have no desire for the Dish HD programming outside of ESPN and I would choose to live with ESPN standard. I currenly get all my OTA in HD with great signal. That is enough for right now.

4. If I deactivate my 811 reciever from Dish, will it still work to receive over the air HD? I would still keep it connected to the SW64.
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Based on Dish's price increase, I am most likely going to keep my 811 and buy a 508 from Ebay. I want to stay around $40 per month because that is all TV should cost (my opinion). This will get me 6 OTA HD channels, I get Fox news with SA and the kids are happy with their channels.

My calucations are:

$29.99 Top 60 (100)
$5.00 additional reciever
$0.00 DVR fee (since it is a 508)
$5.99 Locals (so I can PVR them)

Am I missing any other fees other than tax?
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My only concern about the 942 models is that there have been alot of complaints about reliability. Any thoughts on the 508 vs. the 942 with regards to longevity? I know my 811 goes out alot especially if I leave it on an OTA local.
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