Giving Dad one of my unused receivers

Here's how to proceed ....

* Be sure that the receiver you want to give Dad has been deactivated from your account.
* Sent the receiver and its access card to your Dad.
* Your Dad will then call DirecTV and activate the receiver. Hopefully the CSR will allow him to use the old access card, but they might insist that he get a new one for $20.

OK, thanks. I'll give it a try.

if you try to activate using the old card, he will end up having to return the receiver to DTV, as using the old card would only be done by uneducated billing agents. ACDT agents are the only ones who can prevent the receiver being labelled as leased, and we will require you to order a new card.