My second question was: is there a way to run two external hard drives off of one receiver?

I'm thinking my best bet may be to just keep one receiver in service with a bare bones package. By the way, I got my DISH service years ago as a bundled package with my AT&T phone & internet. They don't even offer DISH anymore. Now their package is with Direct TV, so I may face some issues when...

I'm assuming the disconnect signal would affect the external hard drive? The new receiver would be one that I buy and never hook up to a satellite signal. It's sole purpose would be to play back my recorded shows.

Hello, newbie here. I was trying to find an answer to my question and was glad to find this forum. I have two Dish 722k receivers with an external hard drive on each. I am looking at the possibility of discontinuing Dish service, but want to be able to play my recorded show on my hard drives...