yes you can but you will be charged a $6 access fee for not subscribing to an hd package but the access fee will allow you to view hd premium channels if you subscribe to any like hbo showtime

dish network does not have anything to do with the programming shown on some networks ggw pays tv programmers like tv land and other networks for a 1 or 2hr slot the same thing happens on basic cable on certian channels after a certian time

really i have talked to hundereds of thousands of customer's you still happen to call the 800 number because they could not get any help

the reason they may have made this kind of mandate is because of how many customers call and are upset because the techs give out there number but never answer when they call it and it forces the customer to call in to the 800 number to try to get the csr to correct the problem over the phone...

most of the techs that give out their phone number do not answer the phone when the customer's do call so they end calling the 800 number anyway

you still need to send the rebate form what you see on your bill was the charge for your upgrade $99 for your receiver and $49 for the install and your payment of $149 takes care of those charges