I don't know if it considered a leased receiver but you are correct that there is a lease fee for the 2nd receiver (whether it be leased or owned) that I just became aware of. Yes I did use the correct config during setup although there was no option for round with 2 LNB just oval w/ 2LNB. I...

Just read thru the service agreement and you are correct that there is a lease fee for each additional receiver in the home. I missed that when orginally going thru the service agreement. In regards to your 2nd question, I tried both methods and get the same result.

Purchased the receiver at Best Buy to avoid having to avoid lease fee on a second receiver. Sales person convinced me that it would be better to buy the HD receiver in case I ever changed my mind about wanting HD. He was aware that I did not have the HD package and did not indicate that a HD...

I had planned on using the old receiver on a second TV.

I bought a H21 HD receiver from Best Buy for my cottage in northern Michigan (zip code 48656). After setting it up and activating it, I was not able to receive the local channels. Error messages were 749 (multi-switch problem) and then it would switch to 721 (channel not purchased). One local...